A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you buy food often?
2. What is a small package?
3. Do you check the price?
4. What is a hidden change?
5. Do you think companies are honest?
6. What is a small chocolate bar?
7. Do you feel angry about size changes?
8. What is a cheaper product?
9. Do you think shrinkflation is wrong?
10. What is a clear label?
11. Do you notice small differences?
12. What is a fast sale?
13. Do you like big packages?
14. What are three products that show shrinkflation?
15. Do you think consumers have power?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between inflation and shrinkflation?
2. Why do companies use shrinkflation instead of raising the price openly?
3. What are the good things and bad things about a smaller product size?
4. How can a person calculate if a price change is fair?
5. Should all companies be required to put a warning on shrunken products?
6. Why is it important for consumers to read the weight on the label?
7. Do you think shrinkflation affects poor people more than rich people?
8. What is the purpose of changing the packaging design during shrinkflation?
9. How does shrinkflation hide the true cost of ingredients?
10. What is the difference between shrinkflation in food and in non-food items?
11. Do you think governments should control product sizes?
12. What are the problems when people do not notice the size change?
13. When is the best time for a consumer to complain about shrinkflation?
14. What are two things that cause companies to use shrinkflation?
15. How does shrinkflation affect the overall economy?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely pointing out shrinkflation to a store manager?
2. How does the public discussion of shrinkflation affect a company’s reputation?
3. Should the government require companies to clearly display the unit price (price per gram)?
4. What is the difference between true shrinkflation and a simple product redesign?
5. Do you believe that shrinkflation is a dishonest business practice?
6. What are the challenges of legally proving that a company intended to deceive the consumer?
7. How does the focus on profit margins affect ethical business practices?
8. What is the idea of “perceived value”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when small businesses suffer because large ones use shrinkflation?
10. How does a lack of consumer awareness allow shrinkflation to continue?
11. What are the steps for properly comparing the price of two different sized products?
12. What is the value of social media groups dedicated to exposing shrinkflation?
13. Should public media criticize politicians who ignore the issue of shrinkflation?
14. What are the reasons why some companies claim shrinkflation is necessary for the environment?
15. How does the history of product size changes reflect economic instability?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures to continue buying a brand even after noticing shrinkflation?
2. What are the moral problems when essential items (like medicine or baby food) are affected?
3. How does constant social media exposure of shrinkflation affect people’s trust in brands?
4. Should consumer protection agencies be legally required to fine companies for misleading packaging?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of feeling cheated by a trusted brand.
6. Who is responsible for monitoring and reporting shrinkflation globally?
7. What is your view on the practice of companies using light-colored packaging to hide the empty space?
8. Evaluate the role of large supermarket chains in accepting shrunken products from manufacturers.
9. How does the concept of “mass customization” allow companies to hide unit price increases?
10. Discuss the concept of “deceptive packaging” in the context of consumer rights.
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for labeling product weight across countries?
12. What are the legal differences between general price increases and fraudulent size reduction?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of shrinkflation is mainly to exploit consumer inattention?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that consumers have easy access to unit pricing?
15. How does the practice of shrinkflation affect public discussions about poverty?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the least financially stable consumers are often the most affected by hidden price increases?
2. What is the right way to think about a company’s moral duty to be transparent about size changes?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the visibility of consumer complaints about shrinkflation?
4. When should the government consider mandatory notification on packaging for size reduction?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using psychological design principles to deceive consumers?
6. How does the focus on quick profit affect the long-term, necessary investment in durable, value-for-money products?
7. Discuss the impact of mass shrinkflation on inflation statistics and economic perception.
8. How should leaders use tax incentives to promote companies that increase product size while maintaining quality?
9. What is the idea of “consumer sovereignty” and how does shrinkflation challenge it?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when the public loses trust in all major brands?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a packaging change is misleading or just clever design?
12. How does the search for total convenience conflict with the ethical need for transparent labeling?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the immediate, strong regulation of packaging size?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from a hidden size reduction (e.g., in a meal deal)?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of clear space on a label dedicated to product weight?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s expectation of value and the company’s financial imperative?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely nationalize the essential food and household item sectors to prevent shrinkflation?
3. How does the concept of “honesty” change when technological design is used to obscure truth?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how technology platforms use algorithms to price products based on consumer inattention?
5. How do historical views of fair trade and commerce affect modern business practices?
6. How can communities maintain economic fairness when major global corporations constantly hide cost increases?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to regulate product size and allow the free market to solve consumer issues.
8. What protection should laws give to employees who report shrinkflation policies within their own company?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the argument of “cost control” to mask deceptive practices?
10. What did old thinkers say about ethics, deception, and the moral conduct of trade that is still relevant today?
11. What will happen to the need for human checkers if AI can perfectly track and report all instances of shrinkflation?
12. How do people use the idea of “it’s only a small change” to avoid discussing the cumulative effect of shrinkflation?
13. How does the experience of successfully organizing a protest against shrinkflation improve a person’s sense of consumer power?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that manufacturers reduce packaging waste alongside size?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, transparent food and product label, how would that fundamentally change consumer behavior?
