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Shrinking Jaffa Cakes!!

73 replies

VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 20:16

McTitties are reducing the number of Jaffa Cakes from 12 to 10 - that's TEN - in a packet. This is an outrage. I'd boycott them but they're just too.... nom nom.... only 10 in a pack? Not enough to share. Get your own.

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PeaceAndLove1 · 26/09/2017 20:19

Tight bastards. Have you tried own brands. I think the Tesco ones are ok. Not sure on pack size though.

VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 20:19

here's the link

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VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 20:20

The Aldi ones are nice but DS says he can tell the difference.

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ForalltheSaints · 26/09/2017 20:20

Last October we had the Marmite crisis, now this October we have the Jaffa Cake crisis. What will it be next year!

AllTheWittyNamesAreGone · 26/09/2017 20:20

Cunts

Has anyone blamed brexit yet?

NotCornflakes · 26/09/2017 20:21

Shock This is terrible news! Is there a petition I can sign?

Ivy79 · 26/09/2017 20:21

@Allthewittynamesaregone

I blame Brexit.

Grin
Onthejobhunt · 26/09/2017 20:22

Dammit, you made me raid the Jaffa cakes! I'm supposed to be eating healthy this week! Grin

PeaceAndLove1 · 26/09/2017 20:24

Tesco do a jaffa cake cake.

www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=291396990

VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 20:25

Not sure about Brexit, but can we invoke Godwin's Law yet?

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billybagpuss · 26/09/2017 20:25

This does cause a problem in that it doesn't divide into a family of 4, I know this is rarely an issue as who on earth 'shares' them? but every now and then its unavoidable.

Sparklingbrook · 26/09/2017 20:26

DS1's favourite, He will be unimpressed. He's just started Uni and Jaffa Cake quantities are very important when an impoverished student. Angry

VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 20:27

And if you eat half a pack, 6 is enough, 5 isn't.

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ImSoUnoriginal · 26/09/2017 20:27

Lidls ones are the best.

Ttbb · 26/09/2017 20:32

The M&S lemon and lime ones are way better

PortiaCastis · 26/09/2017 21:15

I saw jaffa cakes in the ,£ shop.

Terrible though the feckers fancy depriving us of two whole jaffa cakes per packet

I blame hurricane Irma Brexit Trump and BorisfuckinJohnson as he ate all the sodding jaffa cakes and is brexiting us and is a twat.

EdmundCleverClogs · 26/09/2017 21:33

And if you eat half a pack, 6 is enough, 5 isn't

I have a very odd 'thing' about Jaffa Cakes. I can only eat them in 2s, so a pack of 10 isn't up to the job. Then again I'm a heathen who likes the Asda smartprice JCs, I assume it's only McCheapskates that are going to 10 packs.

EdmundCleverClogs · 26/09/2017 21:34

As for sharing, I'm afraid I don't understand that. Anyone going near my Jaffa Cakes risks life and limb Smile.

EatTheChocolateTeapot · 26/09/2017 21:37

10 is 2 times 5 so can still eat them in 2s

VanillaSugar · 26/09/2017 21:49

But not if you only want to eat half the packet!

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HoneyIshrunkthebiscuit · 26/09/2017 21:53

I'm personally outraged. 12 is a great number. It divides by 3 and 4. 10 only divides by 5 and 2. Not shareable at all.

FakePlasticTeaLeaves · 26/09/2017 21:59

This is not really acceptable at all.

Now when I want to shove 12 in my mouth at once, I will have to buy two packs Angry

zippydoodaar · 26/09/2017 22:02

ALDI jaffa cakes are half the price and DH thinks they are nicer.

I really hope McVities aren't going the same way as Cadbury's .

EdmundCleverClogs · 26/09/2017 22:29

But not if you only want to eat half the packet!

Precisely. Half the pack in the morning, half in the afternoon!

I'm so buying Jaffa Cakes tomorrow....

HelenaDove · 26/09/2017 22:47

DH likes the Sainsburys Jaffa Cakes.

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