Sir, – Further to your editorial “The Irish Times view on shrinkflation: consumers short-changed” (March 11th), my local supermarket has reduced the number of beetroot in a packet from four to three. Beet that for shrinkflation! – Yours, etc,
PATRICK CALLAN,
Portmarnock,
Co Dublin.
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Sir, – You describe a weight reduction from 400g to 360 as causing a price increase of “almost” 10 per cent. It is. It’s 11 per cent. – Yours, etc,
BRIAN O’NEILL,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6.
