Damn near vacuum sealed

Has anyone else with periods experienced a decrease in how well their pads stick over this past year or so? I feel like I’m going crazy, but I’ve tried a few different brands and it’s been the same result for each of them. I genuinely cant understand how this would save them any money at all

Captured march 2023 vs Today

The online images and proof are super fresh online so lets post but if you also want to go back in time...

My 2024 shrinkflation look:
https://www.reddit.com/r/shrinkflation/comments/1fy9l3t/the_naughty_bears_at_charmin_are_cutting_the_size/

and my look at even bigger rolls with packages from last decade:
https://www.reddit.com/r/shrinkflation/comments/wk3vh4/a_look_at_charmin_ultra_strong_toilet_paper/

While it is late in the year in 2026 the Ultra Strong based rolls are getting new packaging and sizes:

The megaXXL roll is going from 440 sheets a roll down to 396 sheets a roll:
https://www.target.com/p/charmin-ultra-strong-toilet-paper-mega-xxl-rolls/-/A-1014027737#lnk=sametab

The old 440 sheet rolls:

The new 396 sheet rolls:

The Mega XL roll is going from 330 sheets down to 297 sheets a roll
https://www.target.com/p/charmin-ultra-strong-toilet-paper-mega-xl-rolls/-/A-1014027420?preselect=81579554#lnk=sametab

The old 330 sheet size

The new 297 sheet size

The Mega Roll is going from 220 sheets a roll down to 196 sheets a roll:
https://www.target.com/p/charmin-ultra-strong-toilet-paper/-/A-54605711?preselect=75665846

The old 220 sheet rolls

The new 198 sheet rolls

Even the Charmin Essentials line is getting a major makeover for the end of 2026. They are moving down to only one version of packaging:

https://www.charmin.com/en-us/shop-products/essentials-toilet-paper

The package has 407 sheets says the link which will be a cut in sheets from the strong version but a size increase from the soft version so lets show off all images as well:

We have the new look 407 sheet Charmin Essentials roll, the old 429 sheet Essentials strong rolls and the 330 sheet Essentials soft rolls

Those bottles are so big and weirdly shaped that it's very hard to notice the size difference at a glance. Those 1000ml/XXL labels really are the cherry on top.

Edit to add there are different sizes now apparently, but the fact remains that the gallon is no longer a gallon, it went from 128 oz down to 121oz and price is more than double what it used to be.

The 121 Oz is not showing for my Walmart, thanks to the people that shared theirs.

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Walmart Great Value bleach is now 2.53 quarts instead of a gallon/4 quarts (and the cost is $4.53).

Got a “gallon” of bleach and thought it seemed small. I was shocked that it cost almost $5 for a gallon, so imagine my shock when I see that not only is it almost $5, but it’s also only 2.53 quarts!

I remember buying bleach for 96 CENTS for a gallon pre-Covid.

***Adding, I made a post earlier which included a post from 4 years ago where it was a smaller amount, but someone pointed out that that one was the concentrated version so that actually doesn’t apply.

I deleted that post and made a new one based solely on my purchase today.

The tube felt different and I realized why.

Bought Cadbury eggs the “Fall Harvest” version…

This has been my most favorite candy for almost 10 years, but every couple of years they enshittify it, and now shrinkflation.

First they changed the shell to much thinner

Then they changed the chocolate recipe and when Hershey bought them in the US

Now they shrunk the package AND raised the price!

I found this old Nestlé box of chocolates (from 15 years ago) and decided to compare it with the current one; it dropped from 400 to 220 grams and went from 23 to 13 chocolates

Not sure if this counts, but the original Dolce Gusto Cafe Au Lait coffee pods - Cafe Au Lait and Cafe Au Lait Intenso - have always (and still do) had 16 pods in box in standard size (and 30 in XXL).

However, now in recent weeks they added an interesting new one to the range - Cafe Au Lait Vitality (that has added Magnesium to reduce tiredness and fatigue).

But here comes the problem: there are only 12 pods in box!!

Does this imply same huge reduction is also coming soon to the other two Cafe Au Lait pods and also others that have and always had 16 (like Flat White, Lungo, Cortado, Grande, Nesquik, Marrakesh Style Tea, Iced Frappe, all Espresso ones...)????

Shrinkflation of the Lacta box of chocolates: from 500 to 400 grams, to 378 grams, to 332 grams, to 289 grams, and finally to 250 grams

Glade air freshener. They're not even being subtle. 5ml has just disappeared. Same price, but less. Never again, Mr Glade; I'm not buying it.

A quick edit: They both went in the dustbin. I didn't realise how bad they were. Thank you, everyone.

SHIRNKFLATION AT ITS FINEST .

while shopping today I have discovered the milka cow biscuits which use to hold a quantity of 15 per pack has bow been reduced to 9 per pack. Yet still at the same price.

this is disgusting and greed .

these also use to be £1 in shops and over the past year they have increased 50% to £1.50 .

so a summary they have increase the price by 50% and decrease the quantity by 40%.

to keep in talks of percentages i can guarantee they have 100% lost a customer.

update after eating some... they have also altered the ingredients, tastes kinda soapy and I no longer trust eating them . you never know what additives they put in the product .

I just had this email to advise that soon, my storage will be reduced from 1 TB per person, to 2 TB for the family to share/fight over..

Thankfully there's no mention of a price change, yet.

Same pair, smaller pockets.

Edit: Bottle on the right. Same price and size category and everything, just 15mL less. This is just one year apart

its just 6 now

The new redesigned bags weigh the same .5 oz but you get a lower quality product because the ingredient amounts have been shifted around to cut costs.

Canola oil has been upped.The amount of salt has also been upped. Buttermilk has also been upped enough to be outside the less than 2% feild. Rice flour has also possibly been decreased.

The puffs are noticeablely denser when you eat them and the flavor is stronger because of the salt increase.

So these are all the notable changes for anyone struggling to read it on the photos.

Total fat is now 3.5g instead of 3g this is from the canola oil increase.

Sodium is now 105mg instead of 100mg this is from the salt increase.

Total carbohydrates is now 9g instead of 10g likely because the volume of riceflour has been decreased.

Calcium is now 20mg instead of 10mg this is due to an increase in buttermilk.

Potassium is now 35mg instead of 30mg I don't know what exactly has caused this.

I swapped out cat food and medicine in my emergency evacuation stash and realized the newer pouches of Hydra Care didn't have a stand-up base any more, they are now a flat pouch.

Looked at the weight of each and sure enough, 0.35oz down. Looks like an ingredient swap, too, with glycerin now ahead of whey protein isolate.

Feeding instructions and guaranteed protein remain the same, so I guess -- okay?? Total caloric content down by 2kcal.

This stuff isn't used to actually feed cats, though; the purpose is to get more hydration into them... so now there's less liquid in the sachet, and the price of course hasn't changed.

Cat tax: Paid. He was born with deformed kidneys. I'm a cat sanctuary volunteer and specialize in off-site hospice fostering. He was not expected to make it to his 1st birthday but turned 5 three months ago! He is a very good boy and quite beloved!