Foo - Food Sizes Shrinking or Am I Becoming A Giant?!?

So we went to CrappleBee's for my birthday dinner last night and I happened to notice that you get less food for the same or more money. Really makes me never want to go out to eat anymore. :notamused:

TTIWWP

Happy birthday kiddo.

We had a favorite local family owned Mexican restaurant that we'd go to occasionally. We always had great service and enough food that we could share a meal. And we tipped generously.

The last time we went there the portions were noticeably skimpy and when we said something about it to the waitress she just shrugged 'meh'. We have not thought about going back there since.

I am gonna say you are morphing into a giant. Have you noticed your eyes getting closer together, your forehead protruding or any semblence of a unibrow?

Grocery store items have been consistently shrinking as well ... without a price reduction. I guess they think consumers are too stupid to notice.

Actually, restaurants really need to cut back on serving portions. It's getting ridiculous. Just another cause of america's ever-expanding waist size

Grocery store items have been consistently shrinking as well ... without a price reduction. I guess they think consumers are too stupid to notice.

When the economy started going into the dumper, this is indeed what happened. One of my few food indulgences was buying a 1 lb. box of Cheez-its, the finest and most dignified of all snack crackers. The box has been shrunk to 13 oz. The price has stayed constant. The food industry is banking on us not noticing or getting used to it.

When the economy started going into the dumper, this is indeed what happened. One of my few food indulgences was buying a 1 lb. box of Cheez-its, the finest and most dignified of all snack crackers. The box has been shrunk to 13 oz. The price has stayed constant. The food industry is banking on us not noticing or getting used to it.

I have read a lot in the business press lately about how this is being done to try and hold food prices down. But a lot of vendors and restaurants are doing both: raising prices and shrinking portion or package size.

Mmm...Argonauts (http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270691720760).

Your ravenous appetite has caused you to become hugified. Thus, I think it is the latter and not the former that is happening.

A 24 pack of toilet paper used to last our family of four a month.

Last month we ran out almost a week early. When I went shopping this month I check, our regular brand had less square feet than all the others. switched brands problem solved.

I wonder what size bike the 50 foot woman rides...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2172890615_85c5f3e2a7.jpg

You are just getting older--like when you go visit your old elementary school and the ceilings and urinals seems much lower than you remember.

I have mixed feelings about it. I mean it's nice when I stop eating sooner (I have this problem where I don't stop eating as long as there's food in front of me - gee, thanks Mom and elementary school teachers), but on the other hand, I hate paying good money and leaving still hungry or feeling ripped off. A lot of the time I think what's skimped on first is the sides/condiments as I've gone lately to some places and the guac/sour cream were tiny spoonfuls just so they could meet the menu description of having it. That sort of thing just gets my goat. If quac is out of season or just too expensive, just don't put it on the menu, don't pull this "lets put a little green smear on the plate so when they complain we'll say there was some" b.s.

Mistake #1 going to a chain restaurant.

They're just helping you save room for desert. :)
We just went there on the third and did the two for twenty deal. Not too shabby for twenty bucks plus drinks.

Actually, restaurants really need to cut back on serving portions. It's getting ridiculous. Just another cause of america's ever-expanding waist size

Maybe go back to what the sizes used to be? I remember when the quarter pounder was the large burger.

For shrinking sizes check out http://www.mouseprint.org/

Pumkin, you need to start a TV show. Let's see, you could call it....Mango vs Food, find super sized meals and pig out.

Mistake #1 going to a chain restaurant.

^best advice this malcontent ever gave.Always been my rule.

Always plenty of food at a Mexican place.

Your ravenous appetite has caused you to become hugified. Thus, I think it is the latter and not the former that is happening.

You're a weiner ;)

Pumkin, you need to start a TV show. Let's see, you could call it....Mango vs Food, find super sized meals and pig out.

Who the helio would watch that?

They're just helping you save room for desert. :)
We just went there on the third and did the two for twenty deal. Not too shabby for twenty bucks plus drinks.
It's two for $25 around here.

You're a weiner ;)

And you are some kind of Pennsylvanian Sasquatch-woman with a large appetite that even Applebee's can't satiate.

196613 yeah look at what 6 dollars got me. :[

Here. Applebee's have always been minimalistic when it comes to portions. Compared to other restuarants, the do seem smaller, and their advertisement portions on TV look bigger. If I'm paying for it - I don't mind leftovers - and in fact I enjoy them. I haven't eaten here since the 1980's, not for portions - but for many times of way too poor food service (sloooooooooow).

For shrinking sizes check out http://www.mouseprint.org/
I like this site.

For shrinking sizes check out http://www.mouseprint.org/


I like this site.

+1
See MP, you aren't nuts. Someone else has taken notice too.

Some of their stuff seems like it came from the Onion.
E.g.
http://www.mouseprint.org/wp-content/avert/dentyne2.jpg

In the past when they've done the app, entre, dessert combo or the app and 2 entres combo, sometimes they've come on special plates and are smaller than what you get if you order the regular meal by itself. Sometimes I've seen this and sometimes I haven't. I wonder if it just depends on whether that particular franchisee bought the special plates.

I suggest you try Hometown Buffet or perhaps Olive Garden next time.