RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seBM to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 5 days agoMars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today'swww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating
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minus-squaretaiyanglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days agoI know it’s shrinkflation but part of me (namely, me as a parent) appreciates it being a more reasonable size for something unhealthy and sweet. Me as a sweet loving goblin is horrified, though.
minus-squareulkesh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoFine, as long as it’s also cheaper. But, it’s not.
minus-squaredeft@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoI agree with you 100% but also a dollar in 1991 vs a dollar in 2026 has different value. But yeah
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIt’s a combination of inflation and shrinkflation combined that makes it a lather-seeming difference.
minus-squareParlimentOfDoom@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoIt’s not like Fun Sized candy bars weren’t around back then…
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoeven fun size are less than half the size of what they were. they took the small side and made it a square.
I know it’s shrinkflation but part of me (namely, me as a parent) appreciates it being a more reasonable size for something unhealthy and sweet. Me as a sweet loving goblin is horrified, though.
Fine, as long as it’s also cheaper. But, it’s not.
I agree with you 100% but also a dollar in 1991 vs a dollar in 2026 has different value.
But yeah
It’s a combination of inflation and shrinkflation combined that makes it a lather-seeming difference.
It’s not like Fun Sized candy bars weren’t around back then…
even fun size are less than half the size of what they were. they took the small side and made it a square.