During this non-recession and days of inflation present Belt tightening is happening everywhere you look.

Shop on line and get free shipping and free returns . That could soon be in the past.

Of course there have been abusers of the system

Abusing ASOS, SSENSE Return Policies Could Get You Banned (thecut.com)

But even without businesses are taking many steps to stay in business in days where margins need to be trimmed to remain competitive.

Some consumers are rebelling against this .

Amazon Is Charging for Some Returns Via UPS. Customers Aren't Happy (businessinsider.com)

Some think this could be a return to days of the past when we got off the couch and drove to the local retailer . I don't think so.

We will suck it up and pay the added fees for the convenience.

Another example is the President's pet peeve .

Shrinkage of potato chips . Clueless Joe took to TikTok (a site the rest of government is banned from using) to complain about potato chips .

President Biden Calls Out Snack Companies for 'Shrinkflation' (foodandwine.com)

The cold reality is that consumers don't like the prices to go up. So what is a business to do ? If they put fewer chips in the bag and charge the same ,consumers still buy the chips . If they put the same amt of chips in the bag and raise the prices ,consumers are less likely to buy it .

This is not the greedy company screwing their customers . This is their way of serving their customers while still staying in business .

Clueless can bellyache all he likes. The truth is that much of this inflation has been driven by policies his administration enacted .