Paying more while the package and contents inside shrinks.

Andrew Teasdale emails:

I snapped both attached images Tuesday night while at the local (Minnesota) Target. I knew packaging was getting smaller, but this was the first time I saw side-by-side the differences (excepting what recently happened to 12 oz. pop cans). One can only imagine the future where a Extra Large candy bar weighs in at 1 oz. and your $2.99 package of Oreos has 4 cookies.

This is how Benny and the ( Cough ) Economists tout their low inflation rate...Soon it will be $5.99 and your favorite Oreo cookie package will look like this