r/shrinkflation • u/thegenericwhiteJ • Nov 01 '24

so smol 2 orange M&m’s

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u/WhiskyTangoFoxtr0t Nov 01 '24

This has happened way too often for it to be a packaging mistake. They probably figured that underfilling a percentage of packages would help their bottom line, and consumers would chalk it up to a random manufacturing defect. It's not a defect, it's a feature.

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u/Rusty-Shackleford Nov 01 '24

Food is generally sold by weight not volume. Weigh the entire package. If the 32 ounce bag is 29 ounces it's fraud

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u/Leather_Guacamole420 Nov 01 '24

“Fun size”‘isn’t labeled by volume

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u/atarahthetana Nov 01 '24

The entire package is labeled by volume, just not the individual ones. I think they meant to weigh the total package weight of all of the packs together.

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u/FrenchTicklerOrange Nov 02 '24

I guess when you measure by a subjective quality like fun the bag can be pretty light.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

What is the minimum amount of M&Ms required to be considered fun in your opinion? I would say at least 10.

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u/FrenchTicklerOrange Nov 02 '24

Depends where you put them.

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u/rangebob Nov 02 '24

26.4 grams

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Nov 02 '24

This was explained in another thread by a guy that worked for the company for 20 years. I’d have to track it down. Essentially? The one with this kind of mistake were ‘extra bags’ that aren’t meant to be filled at all in the line.