The Cheerios Scandal

I was unloading my groceries today, when I noticed this:

Do you see what I see?

The family size box of Cheerios shrunk! 😲 

The O's inside were all the same size, so I had to conclude it was either a miraculous event OR a criminal act of fraud on the part of General Mills. (It's 2021 - there is no middle ground.)

In shock, I immediately inquired of Google as to the reason for this scandal. 

Evidently, instead of charge more for the box to accommodate rising ingredient prices, GM just decided to charge the same price and make the box smaller! 

It's no matter to them that my family does not get smaller. Now I have to let one of them go. 

😶

Hush, you people who are contesting that I live alone. Just think what will happen if I let myself go!

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There's more to this big mess. After cutting off a side of every box, do you know what GM did with the leftover cardboard and Cheerios? They came out with this premium golden box for giants.

That's right.

Now it's my mission to find said Giant who is eating all my cheerios.

(Excuse me, all my family's Cheerios.)

Illustration by Matt Tavares