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Shoppers have been left flushed with anger after finding out posh supermarket Waitrose has decreased the size of their loo rolls. Waitrose, owned by the John Lewis Partnership, cut the price of its own brand toilet roll from £5 for nine rolls to £4, claiming they were passing savings on to their customers. But one eagle-eyed shopper David Winskill weighed the new and old loo rolls only to find they were now 40 per cent lighter. Mr Winskill told The Times: 'I had just got home and taken them out of the packet to put away and it just felt less substantial.

I was not about to start counting out the individual sheets, so I thought I would weigh them and it was 40 per cent different. In the latest row over shrinkflation, which occurs when brands and supermarkets reduce the size of the products while charging the same amount for them, Waitrose has decreased the number of sheets per roll of its own brand lavatory paper from 240 to 190. Waitrose has decreased the number of sheets per roll of its own brand lavatory paper from 240 to 190, while only dropping the price by £1 Waitrose, owned by the John Lewis Partnership, has come under fire from customers who have noticed the decrease in size of the Essential White Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue Although the product has become one pound cheaper, it has also reduced in size.  Mr Winskill, 68, added: 'I couldn't believe it...

because they are smaller they will run out more quickly, so the reduced cost is meaningless. We're paying less to get less, and being told it is a better product.' Read More Food bosses are accused of taking shoppers for 'mugs' as they deny 'shrinkflation' despite selling smaller products for similar prices After noticing the stark difference, Mr Winskill approached Waitrose's customer services team. Despite shopping at Waitrose in Crouch End, north London since it opened in 2009, Mr Winskill was left disappointed with their response.

'I was offered a £10 voucher and told that my views were very important, baejewels.com but it's Waitrose's way of fobbing us off,' he said. 'A touch of honesty and humility would be appreciated.' Hundreds of loyal Waitrose fans have rushed to give the Essential White Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue a similarly scathing review slot online. At the time of writing this article, the product has received 293 one-star reviews, with many claiming they would give the new loo roll zero-stars if they could. One angrily wrote: 'Poor quality since it's been changed.

Less sheets per roll and much flimsier. Don't recommend and won't be buying again in future.' Waitrose shoppers have rushed to the supermarket's website to leave negative reviews A spokesman for Waitrose said its 'embossed' toilet rolls were in line with those sold by competitors A scandalised shopper said: 'This loo roll used to be really good quality and satgasjitu relatively good value.