Halloween Candy Shrinkflation has hit a new low

Shrinkflation — the quiet art of selling you less for the same price — is creeping into everything from candy bars to shampoo bottles. Consumers are noticing smaller packages, lighter weights, and reformulated products that don’t stretch as far as they used to. Here are some striking examples that show just how widespread it’s become.

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Exhausted contestants try to keep moving, at least a little, during a grueling dance marathon that began March 31 – more than 900 hours earlier – at the Fordham Palace in the Bronx. (1932)

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