Shrinkflation!

More neologisms flood the Net;

This latest one I shan’t forget:

Shrinkflation, as the term implies

Is sneaky commerce, so be wise.

 

Food prices still appear unchanged

In products in our daily range;

But there’s less weight in same-size tins

The supermarket always wins!

 

Packaging by law must state

The exact contents on our plate.

So, labels tell the truth – worse luck:

Fewer goodies for our buck!

 

Money-saving is fake thrift;

I wonder if you get my drift?

Caveat Emptor*  reigns supreme

Price madness shatters Scrooge’s** dream! 

(c) Poet in the woods 2025

* Latin for Buyer Beware!

** Celebrated miser in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.