Did Febreze air freshener spray (South Korea) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before275 g
After165 g
−40.0%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+66.7%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The 2nd-largest of 10 documented household cuts; a bigger cut than 96% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2024 · reported 15 Jan 2025
Country
South Korea
Brand
Febreze
Category
Household
Source
biz.newdaily.co.kr

Source and evidence

NewDaily — shrinkflation continues despite government warnings (15 Jan 2025) biz.newdaily.co.kr

Source fetched 2026-10-30.

P&G Korea renewed the Febreze air freshener in June 2024 and cut it from 275 g to 165 g (-40%) at the same price, without telling shoppers. In Austria P&G said the reformulated spray still gives the same number of sprays.

Evidence
Typenews report
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“강한 반발을 초래할 수 있는 가격 인상 대신 제품의 양을 줄이는 방식을 택하는 것을 의미한다. 정부가 이를 규제하기 위한 제도적 장치를 마련했음에도 현장에서는 소비자 모르게 제품 용량을 축소하는 행태가 지속되고 있다. 15일 유통업계에 따르면 생활용품 업체인 한국P&G는 지난해 6월에 페브리즈 공기 탈취제를 리뉴얼하면서 용량을 기존 275g에서 165g으로 40% 줄였다. 그러나 가격은 기존과 동일하게 유지했다. 이는 소비자에게 별도의 안내 없이 이뤄져 사실상 가격 인상으로 볼 수 있다. P&G 뿐만 아니라 다른 업체에서도 소비자 안내 없이 슈링크플레이션이 이어지고 있다.”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Febreze air freshener spray (South Korea) shrink? 275 g → 165 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/febreze-air-freshener-spray-south-korea-2024.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: NewDaily — shrinkflation continues despite government warnings (15 Jan 2025) (https://biz.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2025/01/15/2025011500115.html).

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