la bala Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Even 50p pieces are smaller nowadays And worth less by the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 there used to be a good two mouthfuls to them, now they're no bigger than a pigmy's testes, can you guys remember wagon wheels? they really were as big as your face Wagon Wheels .... Now not much bigger than a Polo mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Its a fair cop. Guilty as charged m'lud :( your sentence is ................ I must stop eating pies as they make my wibbly wobbly tummy even more melton mowbray .... written out 200 times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Anyone looked at the fresh meat (possibly everything else but I've I've only noticed the meat) display counter at Tesco's? "Could I have that piece of steak, please?" And when it comes out from behind the glass it's half the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) your sentence is ................ I must stop eating pies as they make my wibbly wobbly tummy even more melton mowbray .... written out 200 times Harsh. Harsh but fair :( Don't let Winston72 see this, or he'll be on my doorstep with his Tyco "my first execution kit", before you can say " long drop". Edited December 19, 2014 by Blunderbuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriBsa Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Healthy stuff doesn't seem to have shrunk i.e. fruit and vegetables. Perhaps supermarkets are like drug dealers and they give ever smaller deals to addicts who can't control their sugar craving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 We used to use Curlywurlies as ladders when I was boy! Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yorkies have shrunk but has anyone tried their big Chocolate buttons? Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Anyone looked at the fresh meat (possibly everything else but I've I've only noticed the meat) display counter at Tesco's? "Could I have that piece of steak, please?" And when it comes out from behind the glass it's half the size. Some sort of magnification glass counter perhaps haha, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Maybe it's because your hands have got bigger ! Ive notice the tin sweets have, I now have to buy two tins and I still put money on both tins will be gone by Christmas dinner apart of the strawberries and orange ones they still be around for Easter, XxxxSuzy The fruit creames are first to go in our house. It's the toffees that are left, wife sticks the toffee pennies to the roof of the dogs mouths they have loads of fun licking like mad for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinggun Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) The guy I used to work with was always banging on about creme eggs and wagon wheels etc being bigger when he was a lad, I always used to say I think it was just he had small hands as a lad now he's man his hands are bigger so it all looks smaller The main thing shrinking in the supermarket for me is the amount of food I seem to get for the same money I always spend, I think I need to start going somewhere else. Edited December 19, 2014 by smokinggun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Condoms are 1/2 the size they used to be too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Quality Street - 780g - costs about a fiver on 'offer' today. Bought a tin several years ago - in a real metal tin (not plastic like today) - 1.7kg - cost about the same from what I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Quality Street - 780g - costs about a fiver on 'offer' today. Bought a tin several years ago - in a real metal tin (not plastic like today) - 1.7kg - cost about the same from what I recall. Its all done to cut obesity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 some carrots look bigger ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Quality Street - 780g - costs about a fiver on 'offer' today. Bought a tin several years ago - in a real metal tin (not plastic like today) - 1.7kg - cost about the same from what I recall. I use an old QS tin for storing first aid stuff and its an old skool 1.8kg whopper.I think i bought this tin (with sweeties) back in 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 some carrots look bigger ! Actually thats true enough, is that because they are GM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 mind you Im also noticing a lot of really small veg and assume they cant be bothered to grow them bigger and they have the audacity to call them baby veg, swine, whatever next, baby eggs, Actually thats true enough, is that because they are GM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 mind you Im also noticing a lot of really small veg and assume they cant be bothered to grow them bigger and they have the audacity to call them baby veg, swine, whatever next, baby eggs, No, it is just the stuff that would normally not sell, or go for animal feed, or food processing. A bit like 'fun-size' apples - I bet these under-sized apples would normally have gone for juice. They have found a way to maximise their profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English archer Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Check out 1 minute 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Didn't know the sold them in the US! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 I just got given a 1lb tin of quality street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Check out 1 minute 30 ...knew I was right.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Cadburys Walnut Whips don't seem to be even half as big as they used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juby trap Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 bet they don't sell as many in America now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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