Mars bar from 1991 found during house clearance shows effect of 'shrinkflation' as chocolate is over 20g smaller now

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Mars bar from 1991 found during house clearance shows effect of 'shrinkflation' as chocolate is over 20g smaller now.

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A cleaning service owner has sparked a fresh wave of debate about "shrinkflation" after unearthing a Mars Bar from 1991 during a house clearance in Scunthorpe.

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Victoria Gordon shared a photograph on social media placing the decades-old 62.5g bar next to a modern version, which weighs just 40g, a reduction of more than a third."It was nearly as big as my hand, which was kind of why I noticed it," Ms Gordon said of the discovery.The bar, which carries a best-before date placing it at roughly 35 years old, was found buried among items during a routine clear-out of a property.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Gordon, who operates a cleaning business called Pocket Rockets, regularly shares videos documenting finds from hoarding situations — but nothing has attracted attention on this scale.

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I've never had anything go this viral," she said.

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