Less product for the same money. Are consumers being ripped off?

In my opinion, its a sneaky way to pull something over on the consumer. How many people actually look at the size of the pkg? I would say that the majority of the people are completely unaware that this is happening. I saw that report on TV and I was furious. I would rather that they state on the pkg something like "New Size" or label it in some way so that you are aware that you are getting less.

that is noticeable in every packed products,,,maybe they think that instead of adding price value on the products they just decrease the content but stays the price so the custimer wills till buy the products...right now consumer is more attentive on price changed than if the product had gone smaller or not...though some others observe that as well..but some will just noticed it when thwy are unpacking the grocery...

some may say blame it to the high gas price lols...

This is a sneaky tactic, to be certain. Cost of business is going up; however, companies should be more upfront with their customers when they are forced to raise their prices. Simply charging the same price but providing less of the product insults consumers on many levels.

Being a former business owner, I know it is hard to keep up without making changes. But the problem is the way they do it, so sneaky, like we are too stupid to notice. If you want to raise prices, raise prices and be done with it. By making smaller packages, you are making us run out of product faster, thereby having to make more shopping trips than we did before. And then we are wasting more gas in the process, now that is the really bad part.

And in the end where before I might actually use a favorite brand, now I am gooing to shop in sale items and lower cost items. And then I might decide, well do I really need to buyany ice cream this week, and skip it. It is a no win situation.

I saw a report on this subject on television. I am certain its sneaky and many people don't notice. It was surprising to see just how much smaller each package is now. They were showing the before and now. Some products are easy to quickly see the difference, but the cereal package really surprised me. Its a lot smaller.

We are buying more boxes of cereal because of this change. It quickly adds up and I feel the public should be aware of the smaller packages. Companies should just tell us rising gas costs are causing them to make changes.

I think most of the time the seller are earning a lot. They are selling to get at least 50% earning.

So I think most of the time the consumers are being ripped off. But no choice, we are buying the needed things. The inflation are a lot nowadays. The petrol price increasing, there's no way to stop the seller to rip more.

The consumers are always the victims.

well, i think it is their strategy to cope with the price increase in their operational and transportation costs... they don't want to hurt the customer's wallet by increasing the price of their products as they are afraid that customers will stop purchasing their products... so the only way to do it is by cutting down the quantity of the product for the same price... i had realised that as well when i am eating in the restaurant... they will put less food on my plate if they don't increase the price... take care and have a nice day...

It's no exception. Every business is doing it for keep their business survive. If the cost of production is higher then they would make the choice either to keep price the same but to reduce the content or to rise the price but to keep the content the same as before. I can fully understand from business point of view but this is common practice for business. Of course they are hearing suggestions and critiques from consumers but it's never been an easy decision for them to make to keep customers happy and keep buying their product. Consumers must also know that the companies increase the price not just for profits but to cover the increased costs of production. I know some businesses are charging too much and that leaves unhappy consumers to switch to another brand. But nowadays everyone are fighting for survival.

from a customer's viewpoint,it's sneaky .but from a manufacturer's viewpoint,it's some kinds of strategy,marketing strategy .

Perhaps the manufacturer has some dilemmas,the rising corn price,the competitive international market price, etc.

But as a consumere, I strongly oppose to this deed

Well,I have too faced such bitter experience now-a days while shopping some branded grocery items.But I do control my irritation for sometime while I look at the compelling situation that forces the companies to take such harsh strategy.The price of a product is usally determined on the basis of the prevailing cost of inputs,expected quality level,the measured quantity,profit margin charged.In the continuing infationary situation of rising cost of inputs and demand for improved quality,business houses have no better options left other than redesigning their product packaging and content,without reducing the quality level and without further hurting the consumer wallet. It is not unethical and unjustified.However,the companies need to take sufficient steps to keep the consumer well informed,in advance.