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		ceejayoz on Dec 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Korea Will Police 'Shrinkflation' at the Sup... I’ve seen it called “skimpflation”. Skimp on ingredients instead of shrinking the product.

andersrs on Dec 21, 2023 [–]

That's a good one but there are other forms too. 1. You turn up to buy the store brand of x commodity food but it's out of stock. Stockflation? 2. Bad service. Long waiting times at a restaurant for example.

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