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Detergent and Cookies Downsized

The latest products to downsize have keep the same old package, but decided to put less product inside.

P&G has just downsized its largest containers of Cascade dishwasher detergent ActionPacs.

*MOUSE PRINT:

In surprisingly large print, the company decreased the number of loads you get from each container from 110 to 105. The trouble is that most consumers have not memorized the number of loads that each size container of Cascade provides, so they are not likely to recognize they are now getting less for the same price.

Also downsizing but keeping the package the same is Mrs. Freshley’s.

*MOUSE PRINT:

Here, instead of getting 12 Buddy Bars in each box (six packages of two), you now get only eight (four packages of two) — a decrease of one-third! Most people, including MrConsumer would not have noticed this because the boxes are the exact same size. Mrs. Freshley’s indicated that in fact they make both eight bar and 12 bar products, but that it is the retailer who decides which to carry. In this case, it was Dollar Tree which apparently decided it could make more money selling the eight pack for a dollar.

Thanks to Cathy B. for spotting the Mrs. Freshley’s change. She also notes that Mrs. Freshley’s Swiss Rolls are being cut similarly, but the box is smaller.

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6 thoughts on “Detergent and Cookies Downsized”

  1. How long can our great nation survive when greed,selfishness and deception rule in all segments of society ?

  2. To Lucky Bill: As long as society can get away with it!

    “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. These companies have no shame!

  4. Mr. Consumer, you don’t say if the price of the cookies went up, down, or stayed the same at Dollar Tree, so I don’t know how I feel about this one. I’m guessing at least the unit price went up, which of course we don’t like.

    Edgar replies:: Richard, Dollar Tree is a dollar store where everything is one dollar.

  5. Not too surprising about dollar tree. MOST of their stuff per oz is comparable to local retailers. Unless you are buying clearance or generic items there.

    Found in a few cases that they were actually the more expensive way to buy things. In other cases way cheaper. You just need to keep your eyes pealed.

  6. They should just not write the number of ActionPacs on the container, and continue to remove one a week. How long would it take me to notice?

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