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Did Pringles shrink?
5.96 → 5.5 oz −7.7%Size Facts
Before5.96 oz
After
5.5 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+8.4%
When2017
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – 2017 (Part 1) (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“Mike K., who kindly submitted this picture to Mouse Print*, says he “noticed that the Pringles shelf looked like a topographical map with all of the different new and old cans.” Each can lost about half an ounce of chips, going from 5.96 to 5.5 ounces.”
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