"Bill" wrote:

Went to Lowes the other day to buy another box of Hefty 39-gallon
1.3 mil "Steel-Sak" garbage bags. From my records, I have observed
these price increases:

2009, $9.99
2010, $10.98
2011, $11.99
2015, $12.99

The price increase didn't bug me that much this year. What bugged
me was when I got home I found out there are now only 28 bags in the
box instead of 30! Along with the price increase, it bugged
me...lol There are cheaper options, and will be choosing one of
them. My new choice is unlikely to involve either Lowes or Hefty.
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Been to the supermarket lately.

The favorite way for retail consumer products to get a price increase
is to maintain the package size while reducing the quantity of the
product in the package.

As examples a half gallon size (64 oz) box of ice cream is now 56 oz,
and a 5 oz box of Irish Spring bath soap is now 3.75 oz but the box
sizes for these items have remained constant.

Lew