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Did Great Value Honey BBQ corn chips shrink?
10 → 9.25 oz −7.5%Size Facts
Before10 oz
After
9.25 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+8.1%
When2026
CountryUnited States
Evidenceshopper video reported by news site; current Walmart listing shows 9.25 oz
Confidencemedium
Source: The Cooldown — Walmart shopper spots 'shrinkflation' as corn chips quietly drop from 10 ounces to 9.25 (2 Sep 2026) (thecooldown.com). Source fetched 2026-10-19. The article doesn't name the brand; it is Walmart's own honey barbecue corn chips, which Walmart lists today as Great Value Honey BBQ Flavored Crunchy Corn Chips, 9.25 oz. $1.84 is the price shown in the shopper's video. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“285600583-0' ); } ); "As you can see, this is the new packaging," she said in the clip. "This one below is the old packaging. They updated it, $1.84. But look, the old one, 10 ounces, the new one, 9.25 ounces." She ended the video with her frustrations. "Walmart, what the hell are you doing?" TCD Picks » Quince Spotlight 💡Thes”
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