Do I need glasses or has Rice Krispies shrunk?

Biggins

Do I need glasses or has Rice Krispies shrunk?
I must be going blind while getting older. Poured them into a bowl for my kids this morning and I'd swear that when I was a kid/teen, they were actually larger in size!

Am I going daft? (The wife would say "more daft!") ...or are Krispies too being shrunk in size along with our chocolate bars, biscuits and other stuff we once took for granted?

MagicMarker

Are you sure they weren't just very far away?

phasers

They certainly have Biggins! Cornflakes have too.

Biggins

MagicMarker wrote: »

Are you sure they weren't just very far away?

Arms length - and the "Snap, crackle and pop" was no longer the sound I used to remember as a kid!

...Maybe I'm losing it! :pac:

hiscan

Biggins wrote: »

Arms length - and the "Snap, crackle and pop" was no longer the sound I used to remember as a kid!

...Maybe I'm losing it! :pac:

It's a sign of getting older when the "Snap,Crackle and Pop" has nothing to do with Rice Krispies anymore
I feel your pain

FatherLen

you may as well book yourself into a home now before you start counting pennies at the checkout...

iPlop

You're not going mad ,everything is smaller these days.I remember frosties were big when I was a teenager ,now they're the same size as smarties, bloody rip off.

dan1895

I agree with th op. Another one is penguin bars. Bloody tiny they are these days.

Biggins

FatherLen wrote: »

you may as well book yourself into a home now before you start counting pennies at the checkout...

...But I still have some cents - I think!

Biggins

Sink The Banana wrote: »

You're not going mad ,everything is smaller these days.I remember frosties were big when I was a teenager ,now they're the same size as smarties, bloody rip off.

dan1895 wrote: »

I agree with th op. Another one is penguin bars. Bloody tiny they are these days.

It don't seem fair.

TheMilkyPirate

Your all getting bigger.

OutlawPete

They look at least 27% more plump back in '84.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VV8tpF58l0

Rented Mule

I don't think the reason you need glasses has anything to do with your choice of breakfast cereal.

Biggins

OutlawPete wrote: »

They look at least 27% more plump back in '84.

They did - didn't they! I'd swear to it, they did.

Dang blasted multi-nations. Ruining the small joys of kids breakfasts! Booo... Hiss...

mstan

Sink The Banana wrote: »

You're not going mad ,everything is smaller these days.I remember frosties were big when I was a teenager ,now they're the same size as smarties, bloody rip off.

Yes because a 2KG box of small Forsties/Rice Crispies is a much bigger rip off then a 2KG box of big Forsties/Rice Crispies.

Kojak

FatherLen wrote: »

you may as well book yourself into a home now before you start counting pennies at the checkout...

Or start wearing your trousers up under your armpits......

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

Arms length - and the "Snap, crackle and pop" was no longer the sound I used to remember as a kid!

...Maybe I'm losing it! :pac:

It's all to do with bigger spoons, and also hearing ability deteriorating with age.

Biggins

ejmaztec wrote: »

...also hearing ability deteriorating with age.

O crap!

Latchy

Mars baas used to be much bigger and cheaper about 10 years ago .Now manufacturers squeeze 10 smaller ones into a 'extra- value - pack' and charge you more for it .

cesc77

Kojak wrote: »

Or start wearing your trousers up under your armpits......

Kept up with a bit of twine.

Three-quarter length trousers are all the rage with the oul gits:D

Not everything gets smaller though


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6990000/newsid_6993100/6993138.stm

thecornflake

phasers wrote: »

They certainly have Biggins! Cornflakes have too.

Eh no we haven't. I'll have you know I'm as plump as I have ever been.

ejmaztec

Latchy wrote: »

Mars baas used to be much bigger and cheaper about 10 years ago .Now manufacturers squeeze 10 smaller ones into a 'extra- value - pack' and charge you more for it .

The sheep loved them.:P

Biggins

Did a bit of quick research on this to see how much others have noted downsizing...

Hershey's Special Dark chocolate bar 8oz now 6.8oz
Breyer's ice cream 1/2 gallon to 1.75 qts. to 1.5 qts
Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal 19.7oz to 17oz
Dial bar soap 4.5oz to 4oz
Skippy creamy peanut butter 18oz to 16.3oz
Iams cat food 6oz to 5.5oz
Tropicana orange juice 96oz to 89oz
Hellman's mayonnaise 32oz to 30oz
Nabisco Chips Ahoy cookies 16oz to 15.25oz
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter(and others) 16oz to 15 oz
Scott and Northern TP the rolls are shorter by 1/4"
Tuna- 6oz to 5oz
Wrigley's Gum- 17 sticks to 15 sticks
Marlboro Cigarettes(about 8 years ago) got shorter

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/566331-what-products-have-you-noticed-getting.html#ixzz1RQKbZFqU

Babybel 12-pack cheese used to be 12x22g, now 12x20g
Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese - 540g down to 500g (was 600g in 2007)
Black Diamond Cheddar Cheese 520g down to 500g
Lay's Potato Chips - now 235g used to be 300g in 2005 (downsized twice per year)
Nestle Smarties Heart - was 150g now 144g
McCain Pizza Premiere Traditional Crust Pepperoni was 700g now 625g
McCain Pizza Premiere Traditional Crust Deluxe was 736g now 660g
McCain Deep'n Delicious Mini Pizzas - down 200g+ per box
Schneider's Beef Steakettes - 454g down to 400g
Trident Multipack Gum now is 3 packs instead of 4
Kellogg's Froot Loops 425g down to 380g
Kellogg's Corn Pops 375g down to 345g
Kellogg's Raisin Bran 775g down to 625g
Miracle Whip 950mL down to 890mL
Gain Liquid 1.2L down to 1.02L -- most laundry liquids similar downsize)
Aurora, King of the Sea Tuna - 227g down to 198g
Aero Peppermint 45g-40g (more bubbles)
Old South Orange Juice (Frozen) down from 355mL to 330mL
Huggies Mega Wipes 384 down to 360
Huggies Wipes 208 down to 184
Huggies Mega Diapers 72 down to 64
Huggies Newborn Diapers 40s down to 36
Doritos 265g down to 250g
Mr Freeze Pops 110x20mL down to 100x20mL
Classico Pasta Sauces 700mL down to 650mL
Classico Alfredo Sauce 470mL down to 410mL
Everfresh Cocktails 1.89L down to 1.75L
Heinz Tartar Sauce 375mL down to 369mL
Kraft Parmesan Cheese 250g down to 200g
Rougemont Apple Juice 1.36L down to 1.05L

Aero Peppermint going down 5g because of more bubbles is true

http://www.tribemagazine.com/board/tribe-main-forum/157792-products-getting-smaller-same-price.html

WHICH magazine article: http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/shrinking-curly-wurly-toblerone-and-soap/

The BBC reported on it also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13725050

seamus

Latchy wrote: »

Mars baas used to be much bigger and cheaper about 10 years ago .Now manufacturers squeeze 10 smaller ones into a 'extra- value - pack' and charge you more for it .

Ten years ago, I was convinced that all chocolate bars had significantly shrunk in the previous ten years.
But I don't think they've changed in the last ten years.

So I'm fairly certain it's because you're getting bigger, not because mars bars are getting appreciably smaller.

Latchy

ejmaztec wrote: »

The sheep loved them.:P

Baaaaah

Biggins

seamus wrote: »

Ten years ago, I was convinced that all chocolate bars had significantly shrunk in the previous ten years.
But I don't think they've changed in the last ten years.

So I'm fairly certain it's because you're getting bigger, not because mars bars are getting appreciably smaller.

See the BBC report link above.

RichieC

everything's gotten scabbier since i was a wee lad.

Biggins

mstan wrote: »

Yes because a 2KG box of small Forsties/Rice Crispies is a much bigger rip off then a 2KG box of big Forsties/Rice Crispies.

Maybe because they are smaller or from another source (and thus smaller), they are cheaper to buy in such large bulk quanties than previous original sources?

efb

It's the lack of GMO's has made them smaller

Latchy

seamus wrote: »

Ten years ago, I was convinced that all chocolate bars had significantly shrunk in the previous ten years.
But I don't think they've changed in the last ten years.

So I'm fairly certain it's because you're getting bigger, not because mars bars are getting appreciably smaller.

There used to be a large size Mars bar in the confectionary shops in uk but it's being downsized to a smaller version ( not to be confused with the mini size ones sold in packs ,in supermarkets )

cml387

Definitely they have toned town the octane-rating of Sherbet Fountains.

I tried one recently for old times sake,and the taste was bland and disappointing,unlike the party-in-your-mouth fizz explosion of yesteryear.

Then I tried sniffing it and that just led to a whole lot of confusion.

sunflower27

I think it's a perception thing.

When I was a kid, my grandfather had 5 acres of land at the back of his house. I thought it was a massive area, but going back years later and looking at it with adult eyes, it didn't look like the vast space I imagined - and I could walk around it in a fraction of the time as well.

Kevin Duffy

Biggins wrote: »

Did a bit of quick research on this to see how much others have noted downsizing...

Hershey's Special Dark chocolate bar 8oz now 6.8oz
Breyer's ice cream 1/2 gallon to 1.75 qts. to 1.5 qts
Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal 19.7oz to 17oz
Dial bar soap 4.5oz to 4oz
Skippy creamy peanut butter 18oz to 16.3oz
Iams cat food 6oz to 5.5oz
Tropicana orange juice 96oz to 89oz
Hellman's mayonnaise 32oz to 30oz
Nabisco Chips Ahoy cookies 16oz to 15.25oz
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter(and others) 16oz to 15 oz
Scott and Northern TP the rolls are shorter by 1/4"
Tuna- 6oz to 5oz
Wrigley's Gum- 17 sticks to 15 sticks
Marlboro Cigarettes(about 8 years ago) got shorter

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/566331-what-products-have-you-noticed-getting.html#ixzz1RQKbZFqU

Babybel 12-pack cheese used to be 12x22g, now 12x20g
Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese - 540g down to 500g (was 600g in 2007)
Black Diamond Cheddar Cheese 520g down to 500g
Lay's Potato Chips - now 235g used to be 300g in 2005 (downsized twice per year)
Nestle Smarties Heart - was 150g now 144g
McCain Pizza Premiere Traditional Crust Pepperoni was 700g now 625g
McCain Pizza Premiere Traditional Crust Deluxe was 736g now 660g
McCain Deep'n Delicious Mini Pizzas - down 200g+ per box
Schneider's Beef Steakettes - 454g down to 400g
Trident Multipack Gum now is 3 packs instead of 4
Kellogg's Froot Loops 425g down to 380g
Kellogg's Corn Pops 375g down to 345g
Kellogg's Raisin Bran 775g down to 625g
Miracle Whip 950mL down to 890mL
Gain Liquid 1.2L down to 1.02L -- most laundry liquids similar downsize)
Aurora, King of the Sea Tuna - 227g down to 198g
Aero Peppermint 45g-40g (more bubbles)
Old South Orange Juice (Frozen) down from 355mL to 330mL
Huggies Mega Wipes 384 down to 360
Huggies Wipes 208 down to 184
Huggies Mega Diapers 72 down to 64
Huggies Newborn Diapers 40s down to 36
Doritos 265g down to 250g
Mr Freeze Pops 110x20mL down to 100x20mL
Classico Pasta Sauces 700mL down to 650mL
Classico Alfredo Sauce 470mL down to 410mL
Everfresh Cocktails 1.89L down to 1.75L
Heinz Tartar Sauce 375mL down to 369mL
Kraft Parmesan Cheese 250g down to 200g
Rougemont Apple Juice 1.36L down to 1.05L

Don't go to America for the shoppin' so!

BBC article backs you up though, but at least it's inflation by size reduction rather than price increase, so same-same really.

pickarooney

And yet the kids are getting fatter and fatter. How is it possible?

Biggins

pickarooney wrote: »

And yet the kids are getting fatter and fatter. How is it possible?

Higher sugar content, higher amount of E additives and/or other substitute crap?
...That and kids might not be as active - instead sitting at home more, stuck to a screen playing their playstations, etc?

Kevin Duffy

pickarooney wrote: »

And yet the kids are getting fatter and fatter. How is it possible?

They now get less exercise lifting the lighter chocolate bars and cereals to their fat faces. Was a day when eating a Big Time bar was a savage workout, all the exercise you'd need, your jaw would be sore for days and you'd need a little sleep after a full one.

Biggins

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

...BBC article backs you up though, but at least it's inflation by size reduction rather than price increase, so same-same really.

Well there seems to be a serious amount of research into this now acknowledged downsizing:

* http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40915489/ns/today-money/t/shrinking-feeling-downsized-products/
* http://www.walletpop.com/2011/01/05/downsized-more-and-more-products-lose-weight/
* http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/business/29shrink.html?_r=1&ref=business
* http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4540627.shtml

*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhF9YSGwfc4

* http://kbyte.kansaiblogger.com/2010/06/08/costco-japan-downsizing-products-but-not-prices/
* http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-06-11-shrinking-sizes_N.htm

...To name a few.

I don't think America is just doing this on its own.

I want my big Krispies back!

sunflower27

pickarooney wrote: »

And yet the kids are getting fatter and fatter. How is it possible?

The bowl... the size of the bowl....

Latchy

Perhaps our eyes are bigger than our bellys.

Blisterman

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Don't go to America for the shoppin' so!

BBC article backs you up though, but at least it's inflation by size reduction rather than price increase, so same-same really.

Personally I'd rather the price went up. At least that's honest. You kow what you're getting. Reducing the size is just sneaky.

theblueeyz

Blisterman wrote: »

Personally I'd rather the price went up. At least that's honest. You kow what you're getting. Reducing the size is just sneaky.

Completely, 100% agree. I don't know if it is intended or not but the "downsizing" also has the side effect of tricking you into eating more than you would have if they were bigger - which means on average you also spend more than you would have if they were bigger.

What a crock.

cesc77

Biggins wrote: »

Well there seems to be a serious amount of research into this now acknowledged downsizing:

* http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40915489/ns/today-money/t/shrinking-feeling-downsized-products/
* http://www.walletpop.com/2011/01/05/downsized-more-and-more-products-lose-weight/
* http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/business/29shrink.html?_r=1&ref=business
* http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4540627.shtml

*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhF9YSGwfc4

* http://kbyte.kansaiblogger.com/2010/06/08/costco-japan-downsizing-products-but-not-prices/
* http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-06-11-shrinking-sizes_N.htm

...To name a few.

I don't think America is just doing this on its own.

I want my big Krispies back!

At the end of the "Groceries get downsized" clip,the co-presenter says"The larger she gets the smaller these get"referring to the items in front of them.

Biggins,are you the Irish version of this guy:pac:

http://morningbounce.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/meet-the-worlds-second-pregnant-man/

*throws up a little bit in my own mouth*

Biggins

cesc77 wrote: »

...Biggins, are you the Irish version of this guy? :pac:

http://morningbounce.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/meet-the-worlds-second-pregnant-man/

*throws up a little bit in my own mouth*

:eek:

Gawd, I hope not!

irelandrover

Does it matter if the size of indivual cereal pieces decreases since the amount you get is based on weight?

Biggins

irelandrover wrote: »

Does it matter if the size of indivual cereal pieces decreases since the amount you get is based on weight?

Probably not - I just miss the better quality, bigger and louder ones.
I'm a big kid at heart still.