Democratic senators have introduced the Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024 to address the issue of products being sold in smaller sizes at the same price. Cookie Monster from Sesame Street expressed frustration over shrinkflation, with politicians like Sherrod Brown and Bob Casey calling out big corporations for this practice. President Biden and other lawmakers are urging companies to stop shrinkflation, emphasizing the need for transparency and consumer protection.
Cookie Monster's complaint that "me cookies are getting smaller" prompted responses from multiple U.S. senators including Pennsylvania's Bob Casey. https://t.co/ta0MFJTsZ1
Et tu, Cookie Monster? C is for CRACK! The White House Talks 'Shrinkflation' With Cookie Monster on Twitter and I Got Nothin' https://t.co/WOvfDzoy8b
A pressing economic issue is hitting close to home for a certain googly-eyed “Sesame Street” character with a big appetite: Cookie Monster says his favorite snack is shrinking — and he’s not happy about it. https://t.co/knw1toGdLI
Shrinkflation and greedflation are taking big bites out of family budgets and it has to stop. I working to hold corporations accountable when they raise profit excessively on the backs of hardworking Americans. https://t.co/RBYtlZgxqF
Your liberal media in action. ABC's 'Good Morning America' did a puff piece on the Cookie Monster tweet about shrinkflation, touting replies from Democrat Senators, Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown. Correspondent Trevor Ault omitted their party AND that both are vulnerable in… https://t.co/0hjL4xSuiz
Cookie Monster has taken a stance on a very real and controversial trend in the US economy - and he hates it. https://t.co/gvaOgWn7uP
Cookie Monster’s ‘shrinkflation’ woes get White House response https://t.co/SSGqjqsWKO
An Ohio senator called out companies for “shrinkflation” after Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster expressed frustration with the practice in a social media post. https://t.co/uSi4eihfBm
White House, Dems respond to Cookie Monster tweet complaining of shrinkflation https://t.co/sJ43FghUPK https://t.co/eI0ECEh81N
'Me too, Cookie Monster': Ohio senator calls out companies for 'shrinkflation' https://t.co/gGchohKUsR
Cookie Monster has taken a stance on a very real and controversial trend in the US economy — and he hates it. https://t.co/9fo2ei85zR
We hate it too, Cookie Monster. And it’s not just cookies! Greedy corporations are making lots of things smaller without cutting prices. We’re working to stop them — no one should be getting richer off smaller cookies! https://t.co/DWOXcG2fNy
Charging consumers the same price for less product isn’t inflation, it’s shrinkflation. Big corporations have been using this deceptive tactic to boost their bottom lines and it’s wrong. Americans deserve transparency and I’m determined to get it. https://t.co/hdIm9beTSC
SHRINKFLATION: Even Cookie Monster is complaining about the US economy now. Read below: https://t.co/fRtVsRKgZt
C is for consumers getting ripped off. President Biden is calling on companies to put a stop to shrinkflation. https://t.co/4bkX8o3irI
"Me too, Cookie Monster": Sherrod Brown calls out companies for "shrinkflation" https://t.co/XfFqgBZkdi https://t.co/icpGGxA4pF
Me too, Cookie Monster. Big corporations shrink the size of their products without shrinking their prices, all to pay for CEO bonuses. People in my state of Ohio are fed up — they should get all the cookie they pay for. https://t.co/10OsqGzf4h
Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller. 😔
Democratic senators offer the Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024 to fight smaller amounts being sold at the same price. https://t.co/wn4JweT4yZ