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Twinings The Earl Grey

Significant erosion·shrink only
25/ 100

Then vs now

Then · 2022
n/a for 100 bags
n/a
Now · 2023
n/a for 80 bags
n/a
+25%
hidden price rise per bagif the shelf price held flat

The pack shrank from 100 bags to 80 bags with no price cut on record. Hold the shelf price flat and that is a hidden 25% price rise per bag.

Brand head-to-head

Tea bags per box

140 bagsin the pack now
down from 180 bags, a 22% smaller pack
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Twinings
Twinings The Earl Grey
25
80 bagsin the pack now
down from 100 bags, a 20% smaller pack
This packBest buy

Two big-name tea boxes that look the same on the shelf, judged on the one number you cannot see through the carton: how many bags are actually inside, and which brand has quietly taken the most out of the box.

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How the score is built

Shrink · quantityCounts
Price per measure moved +25% between the earliest and latest pack on record.
Skimp · qualityNo data
No recipe change on record for this product.

Value Erosion Score 25/100 is scored on the one pillar we have data for, and labelled as such. How we score.

The receipts

  1. Apr 2023Pack
    80 bags
    price not on record
  2. Jan 2022Pack
    100 bags
    price not on record

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