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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Food Shoppers Paying For Less

Item: If grocery items seem smaller, it may not be your imagination/McClatchy Newspapers

  • Kraft American cheese: 22 slices per packet instead of 24, down 8.3 percent
  • Tropicana orange juice: 59 ounces per carton instead of 64, down 7.8 percent
  • Classico pesto sauce: 8.1 ounces per jar instead of 10, down 19 percent
  • Ivory dish detergent: 24 ounces per bottle instead of 30, down 20 percent
  • Hebrew National hot dogs: 11 ounces per pack instead of 12, down 8.3 percent

Question: Any tips re: how to shop for food and get your money's worth?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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