Here We Shrink Again – Fall 2025 – Part 2

We wrap up our downsizing series this week with more products that have been affected by shrinkflation.

Ziploc Sandwich Bags

The kids will have 10 fewer sandwiches from these boxes of Ziploc bags which have gone from 280 to 270.

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Bounty Mega Rolls

Like toilet paper, paper towel manufacturers continually downsize their products. In this case, Bounty’s super big mega rolls went from 180 sheets on a roll to 164. Interestingly, the Bounty website has begun to have a number of recent complaints citing a significant reduction in the quality of their paper towels. Thanks to Brendan B. for this submission.

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Viva Paper Towels

P&G is not the only paper towel maker reducing the number of sheets on its roll. Kimberly Clark has axed a dozen sheets off their triple roll packs of Viva. They are now down to 121 sheets. Thanks to Richard G. for spotting this.

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Cascade Platinum Plus

Those big tubs of dishwashing pods are as big as ever, but the number of pods inside always seems to be changing. Cascade Platinum Plus now has 47 inside the old 52-pack size. The “new and improved” ones have kept that smaller number, at least for the moment.

SeaPak Shrimp

The old one-pound package of SeaPak Popcorn Shrimp lost two ounces, and is now down to 14 ounces.

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Little Debbie Cupcakes

You used to get eight chocolate cupcakes in a box from Little Debbie, but now a quarter of them are gone, says Richard G.

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Kellogg’s Raisin Bran

Some breakfast cereal makers seem to be making certain size packages for certain stores. For example, we are seeing some smaller sizes only available at drugstores or dollar stores. A case in point is Kellogg’s Raisin Bran. The 14.5 oz. version can be found at Dollar General for example, but not at most supermarkets. The 16.1 size and the 16.6 size seem to be at some stores and not others. And Walmart’s website has both of them at the same price. So, you have to check the net weight to know what you are really getting.