<story><title>Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard</title><url>https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/dollar-tree-says-1-25-price-point-to-become-new-standard-1.1686022</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>koolba</author><text>Likely through shrinkflation: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Shrinkflation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Shrinkflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next time you’re at the supermarket check if the bacon brands you remember are still a pound. I bet many of them are now 12 ounces.</text></item><item><author>kumarsw</author><text>They have been selling for a dollar for 35 years. I&amp;#x27;m really curious how their inventory has changed over this period. One 2020 dollar is 40 cents in 1985 dollars, but the cost of consumer goods has decreased significantly since 1985. So I wouldn&amp;#x27;t be surprised that their package sizes have not changed much.&lt;p&gt;Related trivia: Between 1886-1959, the price of a bottle of Coke was a nickel [1].&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.npr.org&amp;#x2F;sections&amp;#x2F;money&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;15&amp;#x2F;165143816&amp;#x2F;why-coke-cost-a-nickel-for-70-years&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.npr.org&amp;#x2F;sections&amp;#x2F;money&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;15&amp;#x2F;165143816&amp;#x2F;why-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>skrebbel</author><text>12 ounces is, apparently, 0.75 pounds. It&amp;#x27;s about 340 grams.</text></comment>
<story><title>Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard</title><url>https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/dollar-tree-says-1-25-price-point-to-become-new-standard-1.1686022</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>koolba</author><text>Likely through shrinkflation: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Shrinkflation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Shrinkflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next time you’re at the supermarket check if the bacon brands you remember are still a pound. I bet many of them are now 12 ounces.</text></item><item><author>kumarsw</author><text>They have been selling for a dollar for 35 years. I&amp;#x27;m really curious how their inventory has changed over this period. One 2020 dollar is 40 cents in 1985 dollars, but the cost of consumer goods has decreased significantly since 1985. So I wouldn&amp;#x27;t be surprised that their package sizes have not changed much.&lt;p&gt;Related trivia: Between 1886-1959, the price of a bottle of Coke was a nickel [1].&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.npr.org&amp;#x2F;sections&amp;#x2F;money&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;15&amp;#x2F;165143816&amp;#x2F;why-coke-cost-a-nickel-for-70-years&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.npr.org&amp;#x2F;sections&amp;#x2F;money&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;15&amp;#x2F;165143816&amp;#x2F;why-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>handrous</author><text>My wife&amp;#x27;s preferred brand of pre-made iced tea recently slightly changed the packaging for their large-sized bottles. Checked, and sure enough, they dropped from 64oz to about 59oz.&lt;p&gt;[EDIT] Oh, and in the case of Everything&amp;#x27;s a Dollar (used to be better than Dollar Tree, dunno if it&amp;#x27;s still around) and similar: as someone who got a lot of toys there as a kid and has been in a handful of times in the last few years for various things, I can vouch for their toy selection being &lt;i&gt;much&lt;/i&gt; better in the &amp;#x27;90s.</text></comment>