Expansión toured some stores Walmart Y Soriana in Mexico City, finding that, indeed, products that used to come in a 1-kilogram presentation now offer 900 grams; What was found in 1-liter presentations, now they offer 850 milliliters and just over 900 milliliters.
This is know how redoubling and consists of the reduction of size either amount of product for hold prices without changes.
It is a legal practice, as long as the amount offered is indicated on the wrapper or container.
In the last year, “it increased a lot (what I used to buy the pantry), like 500 or 800 pesos,” said Alejandra, who was walking the aisles of Walmart. “I buy instant soups, instant beans, rice; integral and normal Bimbo bread; I buy a lot of tuna,” she detailed.
Claudia Ortega said, for her part, that in the last year she has had to allocate up to 1,000 pesos more a fortnight than she spent a year ago to stock her pantry. “In beans, rice, in pasta; especially those that come in a bag”. Claudia claims to have noticed decreases of up to 200 grams in the products that she brings to her home.
(Jose Avila)
Although in the box bread (Bimbo) there has not been a decrease in the number of slices -10 sandwiches are still being prepared-, Daniela has perceived a reduction in it grammage. “Since September, when the school year began, I have to prepare a double sandwich -with three slices of bread- to my son because more girls are coming“, said.
In the last year, Mexico and the world have lived through a period of increase in cost of products and services highest in decades.
He National consumer price index (INPC) closed December from 2022 on 7.82% and for the first fortnight of January this year increased to 7.94%, very far of range of between 2% and 4% that has as objective Bank of Mexico (Banxico).
