Hey Everyone,
With inflation giving us nowhere to hide for a very long time, what things have you noticed have changed -- for the worse?
I was thinking of this topic last week while I was shopping for groceries.
I have a favorite brand of candles - - Tuscany -- they have great scents, colors, and are often on sale for half-price. They also have a sturdy metal lid that I find handy for snuffing them out when I'm done burning them for the day.
Lo and behold, I noticed a new crop of summer scents -- that now have corks for lids.
I guess I'm going to having to save at least one metal lid from each candle (they have different sizes) to use as a snuffer from now on, just in case.
I moved on to picking up a replacement jar of a staple sensitive skin cream I depend on -- then noticed that unlike the other jars before, this one no longer had a lid with a pump. Thank goodness I didn't throw out the old jar, because now I'm going to have to save that pump to fit on future jars (and hope it lasts a long time.)
Yes, these aren't very earth-shattering things of course, but I just couldn't help noticing the stark difference -- while mumbling to myself about how cheap companies are getting.
My parents like to tease me about "saving all this junk" when they come over, but I always tell them I have a good reason as to why!
How about the rest of you?
* What things have you noticed have changed -- for the worse?
* Is your favorite pack of cookies, jar of spaghetti sauce, etc., now half the size -- but twice the cost?
* Have you noticed certain products disappearing altogether? (Such as, with some companies shrinking costs by eliminating extra varieties?)
* Is there some kind of staple you always bought, but has starkly changed over the years? Do you still buy it?
This past Christmas, I finally bought myself a pair of flannel jammies. Being a bit of a cheapskate, I'd put it off by just surviving with old t-shirts and sweats.
I should have stuck to those!
I'm not sure how they're even getting away with calling this "flannel" -- it's thin, hardly holds any warmth, and most certainly doesn't have that cozy, slightly "furry" feeling you get from REAL flannel. I was most dismayed by the fact that it was from a company that was supposedly well know to have good products, and had ordered from before.
What about you?
I would really like to hear all about your latest disappointments with products, services, and any other item you would like to tell us about.
With inflation giving us nowhere to hide for a very long time, what things have you noticed have changed -- for the worse?
I was thinking of this topic last week while I was shopping for groceries.
I have a favorite brand of candles - - Tuscany -- they have great scents, colors, and are often on sale for half-price. They also have a sturdy metal lid that I find handy for snuffing them out when I'm done burning them for the day.
Lo and behold, I noticed a new crop of summer scents -- that now have corks for lids.
I guess I'm going to having to save at least one metal lid from each candle (they have different sizes) to use as a snuffer from now on, just in case. I moved on to picking up a replacement jar of a staple sensitive skin cream I depend on -- then noticed that unlike the other jars before, this one no longer had a lid with a pump.
Thank goodness I didn't throw out the old jar, because now I'm going to have to save that pump to fit on future jars (and hope it lasts a long time.) Yes, these aren't very earth-shattering things of course, but I just couldn't help noticing the stark difference -- while mumbling to myself about how cheap companies are getting.
My parents like to tease me about "saving all this junk" when they come over, but I always tell them I have a good reason as to why!
How about the rest of you?
* What things have you noticed have changed -- for the worse?
* Is your favorite pack of cookies, jar of spaghetti sauce, etc., now half the size -- but twice the cost?
* Have you noticed certain products disappearing altogether? (Such as, with some companies shrinking costs by eliminating extra varieties?)
* Is there some kind of staple you always bought, but has starkly changed over the years? Do you still buy it?
This past Christmas, I finally bought myself a pair of flannel jammies. Being a bit of a cheapskate, I'd put it off by just surviving with old t-shirts and sweats.
I should have stuck to those!
I'm not sure how they're even getting away with calling this "flannel" -- it's thin, hardly holds any warmth, and most certainly doesn't have that cozy, slightly "furry" feeling you get from REAL flannel. I was most dismayed by the fact that it was from a company that was supposedly well know to have good products, and had ordered from before.
What about you?
I would really like to hear all about your latest disappointments with products, services, and any other item you would like to tell us about.
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