There has been a lot of talk about redflation in recent times, this practice by which many manufacturers seek to maintain their profit margins in the current times of inflation. at the expense of the consumer by reducing the quantity but maintaining or even raising the price.
This term has been widely used in recent weeks in France given that their authorities have gotten to work defending consumers and will force the food industry to indicate whether their packaging is smaller than before.
In fact, Carrefour in the neighboring country already signals products that use these practices to help consumers orient in front of the very full lines of its hallways.
Well, now it is the networks that denounce that reductionist practices are also being carried out in the Spanish supermarkets and that products are now sold in packaging with lower quantities and at the same or higher prices.
This is what the tiktoker financial expert Alex Mestres, who has used a brief comparison of Mercadona products before inflation and currently.
For example, it shows in photographs the reduction that the Hacendado Mayonnaisewhich previously came in 560 milliliter containers and is now 100 grams smallerFurthermore, it is now more expensive than before.
Likewise, he assures in his comparison that the Hacendado sliced bread It used to include 28 slices and now has two less slices. Plus, it’s also more expensive now.
@alexsmestres Have you noticed that in the last year in supermarkets like Mercadona, the products are more expensive and on top of that they come with less quantity?😭 This action is called *reduflation* 🤔 and it is used by supermarkets supposedly to combat inflation 🤬, with the excuse of the rise in the price of raw materials. How about? I read you 👀 in comments. #money #extramoney #personalfinances #financialeducation #finances #intelligentfinance #financialfreedom #millionaire #incomesources #investment #money #wealth #business #onlinebusiness #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #compoundinterest #invest #investbetter #investonline #investwell #savings #marketproducts
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This humorous clip has been commented on by its followers, who apart from pointing out these practices by Juan Roig’s chain, with increases in other products such as a kilo of muesli to one euro and now half a kilo to 2.10, have also claimed to have detected them in other supermarketslike Lidl.
“Tell me a supermarket that doesn’t do it,” one user has challenged, while another has defended that although Mercadona has reduced quantities, “it maintains the quality”.
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“I go to Lidl and the money makes more money for me. There are only a couple of loose things that are expensive,” says one user, and another points out that it is cheaper. To field. On the other hand, another user adds that Mercadona is the supermarket with the cheapest gluten-free products.
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