Changes in sizes and pricing

Yah, everything's going up in price and no one likes it but I've noticed people can't agree on how manufacturers should keep their costs and profits level.

Half feel they're being cheated when the price stays the same but the container or portion size shrinks. The other half asks why the price has gone up again on the same size container. I didn't mind either way but have decided the huge number of people in the US on fixed or low incomes, able to pay one price, would be better served if sizes decreased and pricing stayed the same.

A box of cornstarch lasts me years so I've no idea when this happened. Argo has changed to a resealable plastic container. I passed over it three times looking for a cornstarch box that hadn't changed in decades. It seemed like a great idea to add this safety feature to compensate for a smaller size. Whoa! Both of them hold exactly 16 oz. It has a larger footprint but easily supports another box or can on top. I'm sure the price is higher (it's corn-based, isn't it?) but this is a fine example of why you must read labels.
Coffee, not so good. When the old 16 oz cans went to 13 oz, I switched to the 39 oz size. Well, about the time the new 13 oz decreased to 11 oz, the 39 oz decreased to 34.5 oz (left). Now I see it's down to 27.5 oz (right) and the price has gone up a dollar! I won't switch to lower quality (my sister-in-law is laughing at me saying that right now) but if I can cut back to no coffee after 11am, I could pay the same and buy good quality coffee beans.