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Tesco

Owned by Deutsche Bank. We've documented 9 shrinkflation events across 8 products since 2021, with an average size reduction of 17.3% per event.

Total events

9

documented shrinkflations

Products tracked

8

in our catalog

Avg shrinkage

-17.3%

per event

First detected

2021

last update 2024-12-04

4 years of shrinking

Click a year · 9 unique events total

0

23

Gaps for early years mean no documented claims, not no shrinkflation events. Reddit's r/shrinkflation was founded in 2013 and news coverage of shrinkflation only became routine after 2021.

20245 events · most covered first

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Paying more for less: Which? lays bare size of ‘shrinkflation’ and ‘skimpflation’ - The Guardian

“<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNYmdQNVVRNE1hNkVnSlRvUUtmcDNtVUR2RmZlb1BxRU9zTkdLNW9NbmZTdDJvQ2dPLU9VcVpLR05Pcm9MRnZrNDU2dTZFVTRtRTR4WVBzZ0FUSTFkR3RON2R2TkswSUluMFhLQlo3cUgxOWdwaUtWdGNRWGFuZVRoN0JtZVlGcWRwY0hyRn…”

2024-01-20↗ open

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Paying more for less: Which? lays bare size of ‘shrinkflation’ and ‘skimpflation’ - The Guardian

“<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNYmdQNVVRNE1hNkVnSlRvUUtmcDNtVUR2RmZlb1BxRU9zTkdLNW9NbmZTdDJvQ2dPLU9VcVpLR05Pcm9MRnZrNDU2dTZFVTRtRTR4WVBzZ0FUSTFkR3RON2R2TkswSUluMFhLQlo3cUgxOWdwaUtWdGNRWGFuZVRoN0JtZVlGcWRwY0hyRn…”

2024-01-20↗ open

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Tesco Tomatoes down by a third

“Tesco salad tomatoes have gone from 6 in a pack down to 4 whilst remaining around a quid. An absolute joke.”

2024-12-04↗ open

Tesco went from 6 salad tomatoes for 85p to 4 for 90p :(

2023-07-20↗ open

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Tesco foil used to be the exact same width as the cling film.

dayofthe_misanthrope

“But hey, at least it's more expensive AND now barely functional.”

2024-11-10↗ open

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Tesco eggs - new and old

“They used to have 15 eggs for £1.99, now they removed them and added 10 for £1.60. It's been changed as recently as today, not 100% sure. Keep in mind these 15 eggs also used to cost £1.19 in 2022.”

2024-02-02↗ open

Biggest individual shrinks

Top 8 of 9 events · best evidence first

Tesco Salad Tomatoes — 6ct to 4ct

Reddit·2024-12-04

-33.3%6ct → 4ct

Reddit ↗2024-12-04

Tesco Eggs — 15ct to 10ct

Reddit·2024-02-02

-33.3%15ct → 10ct

Reddit ↗2024-02-02

Tesco Tex mex chicken enchiladas — 27pct to 20pct

The Guardian·2024-01-20

Tex mex chicken enchiladas

-25.9%27pct → 20pct

News ↗2024-01-20

Tesco Tesco foil — 40m to 30m

Reddit·2024-11-10

-25.0%40m → 30m

Reddit ↗2024-11-10

Tesco Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice — 450g to 400g

birminghammail.co.uk·2022-08-05

Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice

-11.1%450g → 400g

News ↗2022-08-04

Tesco Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice — 450g to 400g

theargus.co.uk·2022-08-04

Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice

-11.1%450g → 400g

News ↗2022-08-04

Tesco Finest sausages — 97pct to 90pct

The Guardian·2024-01-20

Finest sausages

-7.2%97pct → 90pct

News ↗2024-01-20

Tesco Chicken Jalfrezi — 400g to 392g

Reddit·2021-06-15

Chicken Jalfrezi

-2.0%400g → 392g

Reddit ↗2021-06-15

All Tesco products

7 distinct products with documented changes

Tesco Eggs package

Tesco Tesco foil package

Tesco Chicken Jalfrezi package

Chicken Jalfrezi

No archiveTex mex chicken enchiladasTesco

Tex mex chicken enchiladas

No archiveSweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine RiceTesco

Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice

No archiveFinest sausagesTesco

Finest sausages

No archiveCottage PieTesco