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slightlv

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11. at our local grocery store (small city)
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 08:42 PM
Tuesday

I used to buy their fresh baked raisin bread. It was the size of a normal loaf of brand named bread. In fact, in some ways, it was larger in that it was wider than the brand name breads.

We were at the store last night, and I showed what they were selling these days -- still the "Fresh baked" raisin bread, but the entire loaf was maybe 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. I used to buy this bread to make overnight french toast, or to make bread pudding. To get the amount I'd need to create that dish like I did before, I figure I'd have to buy 3 of these loaves. The price is $2.50... what I used to pay for the large loaf. Obviously, we're not doing that. To me, that goes beyond even shrinkflation!

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