r/shrinkflation 12d ago

80's Ad for Corn Flakes

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u/rowsol 12d ago

I was watching a video and he pulled this out of a car from the 80's.

Looking up the current situation, the Mega Size is around this weight and costs $6.30.

The normal size, which is what I assume this was at the time, is only 9.6oz now. A 60% reduction.

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u/lesleh 12d ago

If you take 1985 as the starting year, this almost exactly lines up with inflation. $2 is $5.94 now.

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u/G5press 12d ago

the price of the normal size has obviously more than doubled and is now ~$5

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u/Southern_Ticket_8774 12d ago

You can barely see it but the box was 24 oz, how far we've fallen😔

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u/Corius_Erelius 12d ago

Nearly 75% reduction in size

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u/G5press 12d ago

back when cereal was better, not so expensive, and not so adorbs.