Did Unicharm Lifree pads for Zurezu ni Anshin pull-ups, 6-void (Japan) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before20 pads
After18 pads
−10.0%smaller
Price per pad · if the price stayed the same+11.1%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 15th-largest of 65 documented diapers & wipes cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 31% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2026 · reported Apr 2026
Country
Japan
Brand
Lifree
Category
Diapers & Wipes
Source
city.kawaguchi.lg.jp

Source and evidence

Kawaguchi City — 2026 incontinence-products catalogue (revised), supplier notice of April 2026 city.kawaguchi.lg.jp

Source fetched 2026-11-01.

Nihon Care System, which supplies Kawaguchi City's free incontinence-products scheme for bedridden older residents, told users in April 2026 that Unicharm had renewed this Lifree insert pad: 20 pads per pack became 18 from April deliveries, with 'no change to the product specification' (the change is the pad count only). The notice gives no prices.

Evidence
Typesupplier notice in a municipal programme catalogue (Kawaguchi City incontinence-products scheme)
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“すご利用者様には 4 月以降のお届け分より順次、リニューアル後 の商品でのお渡しとなりますので宜しくお願い致します。 敬具 記 リニューアル前 商品画像 リニューアル後 商品画像 商品番号:47 商品番号:47 ライフリー ライフリー ズレずに安心紙パンツ → ズレずに安心紙パンツ 専用尿取りパッド 専用尿取りパッド 6 回吸収 20 枚 6 回吸収 18 枚…”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Unicharm Lifree pads for Zurezu ni Anshin pull-ups, 6-void (Japan) shrink? 20 pads → 18 pads”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/unicharm-lifree-pads-for-zurezu-ni-anshin-pull-ups-6-void-japan-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Kawaguchi City — 2026 incontinence-products catalogue (revised), supplier notice of April 2026 (https://www.city.kawaguchi.lg.jp/material/files/group/41/omutukatarogu2026-shuusei.pdf).

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