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Did Lay's Potato Chips shrink?
15.25 → 13 oz −14.8%Size Facts
Before15.2 oz
After
13 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+17.3%
When2020
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – Summer 2020 (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“This time around, maybe because parties are getting smaller on account of COVID-19, Lay’s is chipping away at the party size bag shrinking it from 15.25 ounces to 13 ounces”
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