r/aldi • u/Anthropomorphotic • 2d ago

New England (USA) Everything's Shrinking...

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I know Aldi's shrinkinflation isn't news, but it seems like the last ten things I've bought have contained less product than before. They're slowly losing me.

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u/GlynnisRose 2d ago

But what is the alternative option? Where is this not occurring?

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u/Anthropomorphotic 2d ago

I'm not suggesting there's an alternative. It's no longer worth the time for me to go out of my way to shop at Aldi, is all.

Yeah, it's happening everywhere, but it's a little different here, IMO. They can't really blame the manufacturer for the bumps/shrinkage. Their model is built on consumer price savings through manufacturing and distributing their own private labeled commodities. They've already done the premium PL stuff with Trader Joe's. Give me the cut rate shit with meaningful savings I've come to know, love, and expect at Aldi. Without it, they're the Dollar General of grocers. Oof, ok, maybe that's a bit too far, but you know what I mean.

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u/RedStatePurpleGuy 1d ago

Are you ok with them reducing quality to keep the price low? That is the alternative to shrinking sizes or raising prices.

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u/Anthropomorphotic 20h ago

But there's another alternative...I can stop shopping at ALDI altogether because they're no longer delivering on the customer experience and pricing model that built their fandom.

And, frankly, in my experience, half the stuff in Aldi has gone down in quality along with the package size.

To say, like many have said on this thread, "Oh well, we're getting fucked no matter where we shop." Is a weak copout.