Woman shocked by Pringles can: Shrinkflation at its finest

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of popping open a fresh can of Pringles. You just know that the cylindrical stack will be full of uniformly shaped chips, each perfectly designed to coat your entire tongue with salty, savory goodness.But this past weekend, when I impulse-purchased a packet from the petrol station, that excitement faded quickly.I returned to the car, cracked open the lid, and… there they were.These pathetic little crisps. The Pringles looked… small.I mean, tiny.

Like, almost regular-potato-chip small.The kind you’d expect from a Smiths or a Lay’s packet, not from the God-tier Pringles can. I made my partner hold one in his palm for size reference, and as you can see below, it looks like it’s been shrunken in the wash, and that’s even taking into account that he has quite large hands (you know what they say ).I popped one into my mouth, and instead of that full-tongue Pringle experience, it barely covered a single tastebud. Not only was I left unsatisfied, but I was annoyed that I spent $6 on these measly slivers of potato.Perhaps I got a bad batch, or maybe it’s because I bought a limited-edition flavour and the chips are meant to be smaller.So, as a nonregular Pringles eater, I decided to take it to the (virtual) streets to find out if this was a common issue.It turns out, it’s not just me.

Everyone’s noticing the shrinking Pringles, or the Shringles, if you will.“That is certainly a noticeable reduction! But my recommendation is just to buy the packets of baby Pringles, they’re often on sale as lunchbox items,” my colleague Nama said.Then Lifestyle Editor Leah joked: “It feels like all chips are getting smaller and smaller.Either that, or my appetite is getting bigger.” Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update.

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