WENDY KNOWLER | ‘Shrinkflation’ is not in your head: you’re getting less than what you paid for
But wait until you hear about a related but more sinister phenomenon called ‘skimpflation’
04 December 2022 - 19:04
Last weekend the New York Times published a feature on a man who is possibly the world’s go-to expert on shrinkflation and other forms of sneaky downgrading of products...
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