Woman calls out Tropicana for very sneaky apple juice trick and claims drinks brand owes her money

A TikTok personification has accused Tropicana of shrinkflation arsenic she claimed nan juice marque owes her '17 cents of pome juice.'

The female named Paige alleges Tropicana has reduced nan size of its 12-ounce pome juice bottles to conscionable 11 ounces - while keeping nan $1.99 value tag nan same.

She added that nan patient has sneakily changed nan lid of its bottles successful an evident effort to extremity customers noticing. 

In a now-viral TikTok, Paige - who says successful nan video she is autistic - compares nan sizes of nan 2 bottles broadside by side.

She said: 'I spell to nan market shop and think, "Oh they changed nan apical - possibly there's little integrative successful it, and that's great. But then, I picked it up, and instantly I knew thing was incorrect.

'Tropicana wasn't banking connected my spicy, autistic brain. I knew immediately. I didn't moreover person to look astatine nan label.

She compares nan 2 bottles and says: 'Same price.'

The video - posted July 16 - has received complete 5,400 comments from outraged customers. 

Paige, who goes by nan username @rawr_its_paige, besides claimed nan caloric contented of each portion didn't adhd up.

The 11-ounce pome juice vessel was 160 calories, while nan 12-ounce was 170.

She added: 'Don't complaint maine $1.99 for 12 ounces and besides $1.99 for 11 ounces. That's not really things work,' Paige said.

'You thought you could propulsion this 1 complete connected us, but no, you didn't slope connected Paige.'

Anthony Rossi founded Tropicana successful Florida successful 1947, according to nan company's website

Today, each Tropicana drinks are classed number 3 successful nan database of nan most celebrated beverages, according to YouGov.

It is not nan first clip nan institution has been accused of shrinkflation - nan process of shrinking merchandise size without changing its price.

Tropicana shrunk package sizes aggregate times betwixt 2010 and 2018.

This rumor could beryllium compared to nan Listerine Fresh Burst mouthwash shrinkage after its bottles shrunk 17 percent.

After nan 2022 caller packaging nonaccomplishment and nonaccomplishment of sales, it bounced backmost pinch a 'new marque identity' and packaging earlier this year.

'It’s really astir communicating our care, quality, expertise and sensation that we’ve generated complete 75 years overmuch much connected our packaging and being overmuch much proud of who we are arsenic Tropicana,' said Tropicana trading head Elizabeth Ashdown astatine nan time.

Commenters insisted they would beryllium 'switching brands,' and 1 personification wrote that nan expected value quality is 'unacceptable,'  

'@Tropicana measurement into nan room bestie and reply these questions,' a TikTok personification wrote. 

Others believed this rumor results from nan much communal business method of shrinkflation.

'Shrinkflation - truthful overmuch worldly I bargain is shrinking, and immoderate of it is shrinking and getting much expensive,' wrote a commenter.

Another TikToker wrote: 'All nan companies are making packages smaller. A half gallon nary longer exists.'

DailyMail.com reached retired to Tropicana for comment.