13 Products Companies (Sneakily) Cheapened Up

Big name brands have been quietly screwing us for years.
13 Products Companies (Sneakily) Cheapened Up

We like to stereotype big name brands as greedy fat cats that'll do anything to increase their bottom line, scruples be damned. But it's kind of justified when they've been silently getting over on us for years on end.

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13 Products Companies (Sneakily) Cheapened Up
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Kitkat TWix CHUNKY BS CE c Certain candy bars have been shrunken down over time, but the prices have not. A Twix is 14% smaller than it was a few year
When Chobani reduced the size OF their yogurt cups from 6oz to 5.3 oz, they claimed that the smaller portion is the ...established norm for the categ
13 Products Companies (Sneakily) Cheapened Up
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Cheers? eers Called Cheater Pints, some bars in the USA will use thicker glasses that hold 140Z., instead of giving you the 16oz. they advertise. Som
Since flavored chips cost more to manufacture, Lay's packages five to six fewer chips per bag, compared to the same size bag of their original chips.
Ts To save money, Disney resorts are actually reducing the amount of time characters spend meeting and greeting visitors!
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