Brands/IGA/Sugar

Tracked

Tracked product · 1 documented shrink

Sugar

Name: IGA Sugar
Brand: IGA

IGAcondiments

First documented at 5lb in 1985. As of Jan 1985, the same product is 4lb — a cumulative 20% reduction across 1 documented event.

Total events

documented shrink

Cumulative shrink

-20%

5lb → 4lb

Biggest single drop

-20%

5lb → 4lb · Jan 1985

First detected

1985

last update 1985-01-01

Size trajectory

5lb → 4lb across 1 event

0lb

3lb

6lb

9lb

10lb

19851985

Started at

5lb

First documented · Jan 1985

Ended at

4lb

Latest observation · Jan 1985

Net loss

-1lb (-20%)

Within 1985 · 1 drop

From documented events only — earlier or in-between sizes may exist but weren't reported

Change history

1 event · 2 total sources · click a row for sources

Sugar, the original shrinkflation?

GuitarEvening8674

“I worked at a small town IGA grocery store in the mid 1980’s and around 1985 something curious happened: bags of sugar went from 5lb bags to 4lb bags. Salesman told us it was due to the 5lb bag being so heavy and housewives liked the smalle…”

2024-06-03

Where it's sold

2 variants · monitored via retailer APIs

We’re not actively watching this product at retailers yet. Once it shows up in our weekly Kroger or Open Food Facts sweeps, prices and per-unit cost will appear here.

Brands/IGA/Sugar

Tracked

Tracked product · 1 documented shrink

Sugar

IGAcondiments

First documented at 5lb in 1985. As of Jan 1985, the same product is 4lb — a cumulative 20% reduction across 1 documented event.

Total events

documented shrink

Cumulative shrink

-20%

5lb → 4lb

Biggest single drop

-20%

5lb → 4lb · Jan 1985

First detected

1985

last update 1985-01-01

Size trajectory

5lb → 4lb across 1 event

0lb

3lb

6lb

9lb

10lb

19851985

Started at

5lb

First documented · Jan 1985

Ended at

4lb

Latest observation · Jan 1985

Net loss

-1lb (-20%)

Within 1985 · 1 drop

From documented events only — earlier or in-between sizes may exist but weren't reported

Change history

1 event · 2 total sources · click a row for sources

Sugar, the original shrinkflation?

GuitarEvening8674

2024-06-03

Where it's sold

2 variants · monitored via retailer APIs

We’re not actively watching this product at retailers yet. Once it shows up in our weekly Kroger or Open Food Facts sweeps, prices and per-unit cost will appear here.