Cadbury's chocolate shrinkflation

[grok]

Even Apple discovered shrinkflation recently, smaller battery & no more free chargers and cables for the iSheep..

The most disgusting change is that Toblerone mountain peaks growing so many miles apart tho.
Seems more like TobleGrandCanyon now than some Swiss mountain peak..

 

[dualmeister]

Lindt is like R55 a slab now

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I'm still bitter how dirty they did us with Pringles.

Pringles are sooooooo shite now, chip is only about 2/3 the size of the tin, filled about 2/3's as well which means they roll over and break, no more is the nice cardboard tray or generous seasoning, nee fok man.

 

[Bryn]

Pringles are sooooooo shite now, chip is only about 2/3 the size of the tin, filled about 2/3's as well which means they roll over and break, no more is the nice cardboard tray or generous seasoning, nee fok man.

And tins have gotten much smaller. A real shame.

 

[Lupus]

And tins have gotten much smaller. A real shame.

From 200 to 150 to 120 now 110

 

[epah]

Most of those expensive chocolates are no better than the cheaper ones.
Lindt uses additives to give the creamy texture. Its still a more pleasant chocolate than Cadbury but very overpriced.

Proper Swiss and Belgian chocolate is great, its just not so easy to get hold of in SA.

Godiva is delicious. Holy moly

 

[Ancalagon]

Lindt is like R55 a slab now

When I left South Africa, Lindt slabs cost R40, or around R32 if you found a Checkers special.

When I arrived in the UK in January 2019, they were £2. They are still £2 in the UK.

Sad to see how much they have increased in SA.

 

[Johnatan56]

From 200 to 150 to 120 now 110

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Note the price per 100g, that's about R25/100g.

Pringles Smokey BBQ Flavoured Chips 100g

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So quite in-line with international, but I think they upped the prices in Europe in Feb or so for the first time in a while by ~10%.

 

[Lupus]

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Note the price per 100g, that's about R25/100g.
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Pringles Smokey BBQ Flavoured Chips 100g

www.checkers.co.za

So quite in-line with international, but I think they upped the prices in Europe in Feb or so for the first time in a while by ~10%.

Yeah can still get it cheaper at some places

 

[Azbubu]

Lindt is like R55 a slab now

 

[johnjm]

Most of those expensive chocolates are no better than the cheaper ones.
Lindt uses additives to give the creamy texture. Its still a more pleasant chocolate than Cadbury but very overpriced.

Proper Swiss and Belgian chocolate is great, its just not so easy to get hold of in SA.

Buy the imported Cadbury instead of the local stuff. Thank me later.

 

[e4et]

Buy the imported Cadbury instead of the local stuff. Thank me later.

How would I know the difference ?

 

[maumau]

Buy the imported Cadbury instead of the local stuff. Thank me later.

Where from?

 

[Azbubu]

Where from?

Some Spars as well as other smaller shops. The Oreo slab used to be imported before being made locally. The £1 bags are all imported. And no, they’re not better. They’re just different since it’s new to us here.

 

[johnjm]

How would I know the difference ?

It says made in UAE

 

[Polymathic]

Bar One has shrinkflated to 52g from 55g and they did a double bluff of now having the weight visible on the face of the product

 

[bluepoole]

Bar One has shrinkflated to 52g from 55g and they did a double bluff of now having the weight visible on the face of the product

Yeah even the big one, which was 2 x 45g, is now 2 x 42g all of a sudden.

 

[upup]

And it does not taste as they use to.

 

[P924]

And it does not taste as they use to.

Yup. Since being bought by Mondelēz, they have gone the way of all Mondelēz acquisitions: relying on brand recognition while minimizing production cost. This means less chocolate and more palm oil.

 

[Bigjay84]

The biggest rip off is still Quality Street, haven't bought them for close to 3 years now