silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前To Fight ‘Shrinkflation’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers: Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cutwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up11.29Karrow-down13
arrow-up11.28Karrow-down1external-linkTo Fight ‘Shrinkflation’ France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers: Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cutwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square106linkfedilink
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·1 年前We used to have standardized package sizes in the EU for things like butter, chocolate, etc. So stupid to give that up
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 年前I guarantee it’s because of neoliberals and conservatives trying to emulate The US.
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 年前It was in the name of customer convenience and individualism of course. Think of the singles!
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 年前But luckily, we now have guidelines on how crooked a banana has to be to not be thrown into the trash!
We used to have standardized package sizes in the EU for things like butter, chocolate, etc. So stupid to give that up
I guarantee it’s because of neoliberals and conservatives trying to emulate The US.
It was in the name of customer convenience and individualism of course. Think of the singles!
But luckily, we now have guidelines on how crooked a banana has to be to not be thrown into the trash!