The subject of Christmas ‘shrinkflation’ is a hot topic amongst uk shoppers once more, after nestle appeared to reduced the size of its street tubs higher prices
With Christmas Goods Slowly Appearing on Supermarket Shelves Across the Country, The Annual ‘Shrinkflation’ Complaints Over Certain Items of Confectionary Have Already Begun. Quality Street Tubs – A Popular Choice of Yuletide Gift for Generations – Appear to be on the recipe end of One Such Grip, with shoppers clamiming their tubs smaller than usual.
Food Policy Expert and Content Creator Gavin Wren HighLighted the Nestle Product’s Reduction in Weight Compared to What Was On Offer in 2024. “The Size of Quality Has Shrunk Yet Again,” Gavin Said, Revealing that “Coconut One” is his Favourite Chocolate.
He continued, stating that the “Big News This Year” is that tubs of Quality Street have decresed in weight 600g to 550g.
“If we go back 20 years to 2005, it was 1.5 kilos,” Gavin Clalimed. “Now I know we are supposed to be eating mess high-sugar food, but it is christmas. And really, how far is this going to go?”
GAVIN ALSO ALSO THAT ON TOP OF THE 8% REDUCTION IN SIZE, IN TESCO HAD Spotted they have increasing in price by 16.7% – from £ 6 to £ 7.
“There are real reasons why this has happened and nestle has passed the buck wen Its to Quality Street,” Gavin Theorised, Sharing a Screenshot from the Brand as Evidence for HIS. “They Say they Change the Price and Format Eveli Year, Based on Avilalbility and Ingredients and Shipping Costs – That Kind of Stuff.”
Acknowledging that there is “Some Truth” in that, Gavin Also pointed out that retailers have to make a profit and whilst hasing the freedom to sell street at what price choose, it has to be wornwhile.
GAVIN ALSO ADMITTED: “One of the reasons chocolate prices have gone mental in the last few years is the instability in cocoa prices.” Indeed prices quadrupled in just a few years, but are Now Falling.
Gavin Closed: “The Shortfall in Supply, Brought on by Unredictable Weather in West Africa where you get a lot of our cocoa from han to us and it is estimated the price of the chocolatey we get in the shops have gone up by 18%.” “
Writing in Response, One Tiktok User Hit Out: “Stopped Buying say Last Year. IT’S A JOKE!”
A Second Person Fumed: “The Few Major Chocolate Brands Are Fully Taking the P ***, Worsse Ingredients, Smaller Quantity of Product, As Well As Inflation Prices Above What they Actual Are, Thats Three Insane Mater Money Out of US All at Once.”
A third suggestted an alternative: “Not a worth boying anymore.
Whilst a fourth tiktok user concented: “At this point the tubs might as well be share bags.”
Howver, One Individual proposed an alternative: “You know you can just buy the Bigger tin?
Another consumer pointed out: “You have to remember those Bigger tins from years Ago a lot more Expensive than the Ones we have now.
And a third aggregated with Gavin, Declaring: “Coconut is absolutely the best one, you are right!”
A Spokesperson for Nestle Communed in Response: “EACH YEAR WE INTRODUCE A NEW Quality Street with Forms, Sizes, Weights and Rrps Based on A Range of Factors Including the Cost of Manufacturing, Ingredents and the Preferences of Our Customers and Consumers.
“We Think Our 2025 Range and Pricing Is Competitive With A Good Variety of Choice for Quality Street Fans. Final Prices at the Discretion of Individual Retaillers.”
