Published 12:20 2 Dec 2024 GMT

Truth behind Quality Street tins ‘shrinking’ since the 1980s will actually surprise a lot of people

Have chocolate tubs 'shrunk'? Yes, but there's more to it than that

Tom Earnshaw

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Topics: Food And Drink, Christmas, Money, Cost of Living, UK News, Viral, Twitter, History

Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

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Truth behind Quality Street tins ‘shrinking’ since the 1980s will actually surprise a lot of people

Have chocolate tubs 'shrunk'? Yes, but there's more to it than that

Truth behind Quality Street tins ‘shrinking’ since the 1980s will actually surprise a lot of people

Have chocolate tubs 'shrunk'? Yes, but there's more to it than that

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