Mouse Print*-- Here We Shrink Again - Spring 2026 - Part 1

We continue our series spotlighting the shrinking of grocery products without a corresponding decrease in price. This week we will show you popular brands of toilet paper, chocolate, dog food, coffee and more that have been downsized. That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

See last week: Will Grubhub Really Eat the Fees?

2 Dozen "Healthy" Foods Not as Healthy as You Believe

Sometimes foods that you assume are healthy or that are marketed as healthy might actually be loaded with sugar, fat, and calories that nutritionists would frown on. Here are a couple of dozen examples raised by online posters.

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10 Top Smartphones According to Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports tests dozen of cellphones every year and then assigns them a score with 100 being the highest. Here courtesy of Quartz are ten of the top smartphones for 2026 rated 88 down to 82. Note that these are not the top 10 because some prior year models have been excluded from the Quartz list.

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MrConsumer Reunites With Bill O'Reilly to Discuss Shrinkflation

Forty-three years ago, MrConsumer was the consumer reporter on a Boston television program hosted by Bill O'Reilly. Recently the two of us were reunited on his streaming program, where he showed a clip from the old days, and then we talked about shrinkflation today.

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