On Sep 19, 10:13*am, wrote:
When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

I really don't care, they cover the roof and are hopefully waterproof.
It was just a surprise to find two different sized shingles.

Shingles are available in metric sizes, slightly larger than standard.
perhaps this is what explains the difference.

Joe