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Did Ariel laundry powder, 8 kg bag (Israel) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before8 kg
After7 kg
−12.5%smaller
Price per kg · if the price stayed the same+14.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 31st-largest of 100 documented laundry cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 48% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2025–2026 · reported Feb 2026
Country
Israel
Brand
Ariel
Category
Laundry
Source
israelhayom.co.il

Source and evidence

Israel Hayom — companies shrink packs, we pay more (6 Feb 2026) israelhayom.co.il

Source fetched 2026-10-25.

Israel Hayom (6 Feb 2026); the Israel Consumer Council compared per-100 g/ml prices with 10 July 2025. 12.5% less powder.

Evidence
Typenewspaper investigation with Israel Consumer Council price check
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“39 חיתולים לעומת 43. בשלב 5 ירדה הכמות מ-27 ל-24 יחידות. חיתולי האגיס, צילום: . בתחום הכביסה: במותג הג'ל של אריאל חלה הורדת כמות מ-1.95 ליטר ל-1.755 ליטר בלבד. אבקת הכביסה של אריאל שהכילה 8 קילו, מכילה כעת רק 7 קילו בלבד. אבקת כביסה של אריאל, צילום: .”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Ariel laundry powder, 8 kg bag (Israel) shrink? 8 kg → 7 kg”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/ariel-laundry-powder-8-kg-bag-israel-2025-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Israel Hayom — companies shrink packs, we pay more (6 Feb 2026) (https://www.israelhayom.co.il/business/consumers/article/19843785).

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