Did Somat Classic dishwasher powder XXL (Austria, first cut) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before3 kg
After2.5 kg
−16.7%smaller
Price per kg · if the price stayed the same+20.0%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 10th-largest of 52 documented dish & cleaning cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 62% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2024 · reported 2 Oct 2024
Country
Austria
Brand
Somat
Category
Dish & Cleaning
Source
konsument.at

Source and evidence

Shrinkflation: Mogelpackungen bei Waschmittel und Co. konsument.at

Source fetched 2026-10-20. All 31 Konsument (VKI) cases.

A reader reported the price rose €1 at the same time. VKI does not date this change; 2024 is when its collection reported it.

Evidence
Typeconsumer organisation (VKI / KONSUMENT: reader reports checked with the manufacturer)
Confidencehigh

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Against official inflation: Eurostat HICP (AT) “household cleaning and maintenance products” changed +1.5% (12 months to Oct 2024). The size cut alone raises the price per kilogram by +20.0% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.

What the source says

“…XXL Ebenso ein Henkel-Produkt: Das Somat Classic Pulver für den Geschirrspülreiniger im XXL-Pack. „Das Pulver ist um 1 € erhöht worden, allerdings ist der Inhalt von 3 kg auf 2,5 kg geschrumpft“, schreibt uns eine Konsumentin. Was sagt Henkel dazu?”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Somat Classic dishwasher powder XXL (Austria, first cut) shrink? 3 kg → 2.5 kg”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/somat-classic-dishwasher-powder-xxl-austria-first-cut-at-2024.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Shrinkflation: Mogelpackungen bei Waschmittel und Co. (https://konsument.at/shrinkflation-und-mogelpackungen).

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