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Did Pringles sharing tubes (UK, 2026) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before185 g
After165 g
−10.8%smaller
Price per 100 g · observed+12.1%Shelf price £2.50 → £2.50, as recorded by the source.

Before you paid £1.35 per 100 g; after, £1.52 per 100 g: 12.1% more for the same amount.

How big a cut? The joint 60th-largest of 94 documented chips & snacks cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 41% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2026 · reported 15 May 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Brand
Pringles
Category
Chips & Snacks
Source
allsupers.co.uk

Source and evidence

Pringles 165g Original Sharing Crisps: 185 g → 165 g — Shrinkflation | Allsupers | Allsupers allsupers.co.uk

Source fetched 2026-10-21. All 59 Allsupers cases.

Original, Paprika, Texas BBQ, Smokey Bacon and Salt & Vinegar at Sainsbury's; Smokey Bacon and Cheese & Onion at Tesco; all £2.50 before and after. Found by Allsupers' automated check of Sainsbury's, Tesco listings: the old listing disappeared and a smaller pack of the same product appeared (new pack since 15 May 2026); regular price £2.50 before, £2.50 after. Other matching Allsupers records: record 81, record 83, record 86, record 27, record 141, record 1513.

Evidence
Typeautomated supermarket price tracker (Allsupers register; retailer listings, regular prices recorded)
Confidencemedium
Size cut alone, at the old price+12.1%

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Against official inflation: ONS CPI (UK) “crisps” changed −0.2% (12 months to May 2026). This pack’s price per gram changed +12.1%, 12.3 percentage points above the official rate, using the shelf prices the source recorded. Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.

What the source says

“Before: Pringles Original Sharing Crisps 185g (Sainsbury's), size 185 g, regular price £2.50, price per unit £13.51/kg. Now: Pringles 165g Original Sharing Crisps (Sainsbury's), size 165 g, regular price £2.50, price per unit £15.15/kg. First detected: 17 May 2026. New pack since 15 May 2026.”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Pringles sharing tubes (UK, 2026) shrink? 185 g → 165 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/pringles-sharing-tubes-uk-2026-uk-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Pringles 165g Original Sharing Crisps: 185 g → 165 g — Shrinkflation | Allsupers | Allsupers (https://allsupers.co.uk/research/shrinkflation/ean_swap/84).

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