Why am I paying more for smaller portions?
Update: 2025-11-10
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Alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, we’re gathering your questions about all things money and finances.
Then each week, we get your questions answered by the people who know best.
This week we’ve got this question from Carson in Wilmette:
"Why do I pay more for less? At restaurants, they make the portions look like it's the same, but when I open it, it's less. Everything is shrinking, yet costs go up. Why?"
It’s a phenomenon called “shrinkflation.” To find out more, we called up an expert.
HOST: LANE
Then each week, we get your questions answered by the people who know best.
This week we’ve got this question from Carson in Wilmette:
"Why do I pay more for less? At restaurants, they make the portions look like it's the same, but when I open it, it's less. Everything is shrinking, yet costs go up. Why?"
It’s a phenomenon called “shrinkflation.” To find out more, we called up an expert.
HOST: LANE
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