They say that truth is neither good nor bad. It's just truth. I've heard different personalities talking about the shrinking supply of goods here in the U.S. The speakers were poking fun at the different techniques stores are using to disguise the change from their customers. 


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As a Dasher, and delivery shopper I get to see it first hand. Honestly I wouldn't have noticed it, if I wasn't paying attention.  It's subtle. I walk into a store looking for a 12 oz pack of crackers. Only to realize it's actually an 11.5 box of crackers, or a 24 pack of something. Yet now it's a 22 pack instead. The price is the same. It's the quantity that has slightly diminished.


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Well yesterday I was in my local pharmacy, and I notice that the shelves were different. Entire sections were missing. I'd been there countless times this week while delivering. As I scanned the store, I began to notice the subtle change. 


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I understand these stores have to maintain an appearance. It's not their fault. However there are changes happening everywhere. There's an effort to hide these changes from us. Yet they still affect us. Ignorance can only be bliss if we're not negatively affected by it. However if I'm making choices based on an ignorant view of reality. The choices I make will lead to unexpected results. 

All photos used in this blog were taken using my one plus 7 pro.