WENDY KNOWLER | ‘Shrinkflation’ is not in your head: you’re getting less than what you paid for

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WENDY KNOWLER | ‘Shrinkflation’ is not in your head: you’re getting less than what you paid for
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But wait until you hear about a related but more sinister phenomenon called ‘skimpflation’

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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