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Did Dial Body Wash shrink?
21 → 16 oz −23.8%Size Facts
Before21 oz
After
16 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+31.2%
When2021
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – Summer 2021 (Part 2) (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“Bottles recently lost almost 25% of the contents, going from 21 ounces to only 16. If you find a product that has been downsized, please try to take a sharp picture of both the old and the new package and submit them to Edgar (at symbol) MousePrint.org ”
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