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

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before2.5 kg
After2 kg
−20.0%smaller
Price per kg · if the price stayed the same+25.0%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 7th-largest of 52 documented dish & cleaning cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 72% 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.

Same price, and both packs claim 125 washes: Henkel lowered the recommended dose from 20 g to 16 g. 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 +25.0% 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

“Stellungnahme zum Somat Classic Pulver erreichte uns folgende Nachricht einer Konsumentin: "Ich habe heute eine neue Packung Somat-Geschirrspülmittel gekauft. Bei gleichbleibenden Preis wurde nun der Packungsinhalt um 500 reduziert.”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Somat Classic dishwasher powder XXL (Austria, second cut) shrink? 2.5 kg → 2 kg”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/somat-classic-dishwasher-powder-xxl-austria-second-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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