{"id":22075,"date":"2022-04-24T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22075"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:56:06","slug":"shrinkflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/04\/shrinkflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrinkflation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During times of inflation, companies usually increase the price of their products, but some don&#8217;t. They choose to sell the product at the same price, but with less contents inside of their containers or packaging. This is colloquially known as &#8220;shrinkflation&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might sound like a normal thing for companies to do, but after the periods of inflation are over, companies typically don&#8217;t go back to their old ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more, let&#8217;s watch this video about shrinkflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Shrinkflation May Leave Fewer Chips in Your Bag | WSJ Price Index\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q13_06F4_HI?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your thoughts on shrinkflation?<\/li><li>In the long run, do you think that this practice would be a problem? If so, how could we spread awareness?<\/li><li>Have you personally experienced shrinkflation? How did you feel about it?<\/li><li>Are you meticulous\/savvy when it comes to the products you buy? What are some things you do to make sure you are getting value for your money?<\/li><li>Now that you have heard of this practice, would you be a bit more mindful about buying products, their prices and contents? Why or why not?<\/li><li>What are other ways to help companies deal with inflation without passing the burden to their customers too much?<\/li><li>How did companies you have worked for in the past try saving money?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate During times of inflation, companies usually increase the price of their products, but some don&#8217;t. They choose to sell the product at the same price, but with less contents inside of their containers or packaging. This is colloquially known as &#8220;shrinkflation&#8221;. 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