@return2ozma to A Boring Dystopia • 8 hours agoShrinkflation has affected one-third of grocery items, analysis finds. Here are the worst offenders.www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14arrow-up1139arrow-down17cross-posted to: profiteeringnews
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkShrinkflation has affected one-third of grocery items, analysis finds. Here are the worst offenders.www.cbsnews.com@return2ozma to A Boring Dystopia • 8 hours agomessage-square14cross-posted to: profiteeringnews
minus-squareJo Miranlinkfedilink-1•7 hours ago“…affected…” Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit. adjective 1 a **: **having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt **: **given to or marked by affectation b **: **assumed artificially or falsely **: **pretended Neither definition applies. The items are not being affected. Shrinkflation is an outright deceitful practice, not an affectation.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink5•6 hours agoSettle down, Francis. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#h1
“…affected…”
Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit.
adjective
1
a
**: **having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt **: **given to or marked by affectation
b
**: **assumed artificially or falsely **: **pretended
Neither definition applies. The items are not being affected. Shrinkflation is an outright deceitful practice, not an affectation.
Settle down, Francis.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#h1