of course there was a price increase. younget less product for sa e price..thats a hidden price increase. remeber when siave shampoo was 16 oz, now 15 , how about 1/2 gallon (64oz) of ice cream now not only 48 oz but friendlys cost anout &6 for a quart and a half.

a d if you remember Bryesr took,out the key ingrediant in their product so it can no,longer be called ice cream.

A ONE OZ REDUCTION IN SIZE (say 15 oz instead of 16 oz ) SABES THE MANUFACTURER A BUNDLE. FOR EVERY 15 bottles they used to,fill they now get 1 extra bottle for same cost. plus savings in packaging, savings in shipping and they also increas cost a few cants and you get less and pay more.

Jello pudding is a great example. used to be 6 4 oz containers in a package.. now 4 3.25 oz. so not,only did they cut out 1/3 of amount but further reduced the size by an additional 3/4 of an oz or 3 oz more per package. you now get 13 oz for what you used to,pay for 24 oz

even if they do,not raise price you still pay more.

sadly no one pays attention to,unit price and only see retail price. plus places like walmart give unit prices for same type of,producrs differently. per pound or,per oz so you cannot accuratley compare without a solid math background.