It is not unheard of for customers to find weird things inside their shopping. The gamut of bizarre objects people have found in their supermarket groceries, run from bananas with weird spots, to finding dangerous pests. However, even in such cases one expects to find the amount of food one had paid for.
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But, turns out customers are being shocked by their food in other unpleasant ways, besides finding unwanted surprises inside. As reported by 7news, an Aldi shopper noticed something weird inside her packet of frozen fish fillets. Here’s what happened.
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Customer’s unpleasant find inside Aldi’s packaging
The news about Aldi’s fish fillets first broke through the Facebook group Aldi Mums, where one shopper shared a photo of her packet of fillet, and pointed out how there was way less food inside the packet compared to what used to be there before.
Her comment stated,
Thought you’d like to see this - shrinkflation
The photo displeased many. One commenter expressed their annoyance, saying,
They’re more like nuggets than fillets
Another comment stated on similar lines,
Just an absolute rip off
Still another expressed their frustration saying,
It’s happening with everything now!
The box should bebe an appropriate size for the product/s, or at least have an image of the size on the front of it.
— NEVILLE MADDEN (@NEVIE_JOHN) April 1, 2023
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ALDI supermarket shopper’s frustrating find in Ocean Royale Golden Crisp Crumbed Fish Fillets buy | 7NEWS https://t.co/gmfYSXHoVy
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Has the Aldi product’s size really shrunk?
'Shrinkflation' refers to the phenomenon where many products (including food) today have noticeably shrunk in size, while the price stays the same. So, in effect, customers end up paying more money for less or the same amount of the item.
But as per the report by 7new, the Aldi fish fillet brand Ocean Royale Golden Crisp Crumbed Fish Fillets has not actually decreased in size.
Some comments pointed this out too. One said,
They’re 425g, that seems about right. Box is too big
Another one reasoned,
The product is sold on weight, so just because the box isn’t full that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re missing out on anything
Sources used:
7 News: ‘ALDI shopper’s frustrating find in frozen fish buy: ‘What’s going on?’’
Facebook: Aldi Mums
