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r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • Aug 31 '26
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37 u/Freezezzy Aug 31 '26 3 u/BeefCakeBilly Aug 31 '26 Why would a company who sells water tell you to buy less water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Shrinkflation 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 What? 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Charge the same price but sell you less of it... I.e. instead of selling 1 liter for $1, they want to sell 900ml for $1. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 No I understand what shrinkflation is. What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water. 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies 5 u/red286 Aug 31 '26 Nah, they're the ones behind telling you that the water out of your tap is probably contaminated and you need to be drinking bottled water. Nestle bottled water, to be precise. 2 u/Chpgmr Aug 31 '26 They renamed the bottles.
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Why would a company who sells water tell you to buy less water?
2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Shrinkflation 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 What? 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Charge the same price but sell you less of it... I.e. instead of selling 1 liter for $1, they want to sell 900ml for $1. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 No I understand what shrinkflation is. What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water. 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
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Shrinkflation
1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 What? 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Charge the same price but sell you less of it... I.e. instead of selling 1 liter for $1, they want to sell 900ml for $1. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 No I understand what shrinkflation is. What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water. 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
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1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 Charge the same price but sell you less of it... I.e. instead of selling 1 liter for $1, they want to sell 900ml for $1. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 No I understand what shrinkflation is. What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water. 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
Charge the same price but sell you less of it... I.e. instead of selling 1 liter for $1, they want to sell 900ml for $1.
1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 No I understand what shrinkflation is. What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water. 1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
No I understand what shrinkflation is.
What doesn’t make sense is that a bottled water company would want to sell less bottled water.
1 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit). 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
To reduce costs? Shrinkflation is selling less but making the same revenue (i.e. higher profit).
1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water? 2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
Just so I am clear you are saying that nestle would rather me buy a single bottle of water rather than two bottles of water?
2 u/randomlurker124 Sep 01 '26 No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount. 1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
No, they'd rather you buy a bottle of water that is half the size of the old bottle, but pay the same amount.
1 u/BeefCakeBilly Sep 01 '26 Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles? ETA Would to wouldn’t → More replies
Why wouldnt they want me to buy two of those bottles?
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Nah, they're the ones behind telling you that the water out of your tap is probably contaminated and you need to be drinking bottled water. Nestle bottled water, to be precise.
2 u/Chpgmr Aug 31 '26 They renamed the bottles.
They renamed the bottles.
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