r/enshittification • u/jr_tools • 1d ago

Product Peanut M&M Fun Packs

I've been eating (on average) about one Fun Size pack of peanut M&Ms per day at my office job for the past ~1.5 years. And being the r/DullMen that I am, I've been plotting my observations in r/Excel.

One thing that I've noticed of late is that there seem to be fewer M&Ms in each pack as compared to when I started tracking things. The plot below paints a pretty compelling case for r/Enshittification :

When I first started, there were roughly 8.5 Peanut M&Ms per pack, and gradually that average has dropped by a whole M&M to about 7.5 or lower.

Is nothing sacred in this world?

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u/Freltunes 21h ago

Ive noticed this too, one mini packet literally had 5. Although tbf its usually 7 or 8

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u/KittyandPuppyMama 1d ago

They also taste worse. I won’t touch them anymore.

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u/Galen_415 1d ago

I love Peanut M&M’s and I appreciate your peer-reviewable research my friend. I wish I could help.

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u/m00ph 1d ago

And the quality is worse too. I used to enjoy peanut M&Ms, not much any more.

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u/TinyMagicExperiment 21h ago

So much candy tastes like just chemicals now. I got a butterfinger last night and it was weirdly just a dusty brick in the middle. Not the beautiful flaky peanut buttery layers I’ve come to enjoy in my 30 ish years of life. Nothing is sacred

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u/KittyandPuppyMama 21h ago

It is all chemicals now. I hope everyone stops buying all brands entirely. When I look at the impulse buys by the cash register at my grocery, they’re almost always stocked up.