Old El Paso Gluten Free Taco Crunchy Shells (18pk) 191g/6.7 oz

First time buying shells this year and discovered that, although the "net weight" and count stayed the same (somehow, which just baffles me because literally HOW)....these tacos are 25% smaller than their predecessors. We happened to have an old box still in our pantry from 2022 and the size difference is more than noticeable. The quality is also just not there anymore. Almost all of our shells were broken. I know a lot of that is probably the merchant themselves rather than Old El Paso...but still. It's not like they made them sturdier or thicker to compensate and ensure that there was no net weight difference despite the smaller size. Those still in tact basically shattered upon trying to eat them. Major disappointment. What a cheap way of cutting costs and still charging the same price. Hope your margins are looking better than my likelihood of buying another box.

First time I had bought hard shells in a few years. Was shocked that they are now so small that you can't actually fill them with anything. Old El Paso, if you are going to shrinkflate the product please keep in mind that there is a baseline size beyond which the product becomes useless and no longer meets its basic goal of being a delivery system for toppings. Your hard taco shells have crossed this line. I was basically unable to fit most of my fillings in them and had to eat the toppings separately with a fork or spoon. Honestly, it's stupid and I can't see myself ever buying your product again unless you adjust the sizes. If I have to break it up to top it and then eat it like a toastada or nachos then I may as well just buy those corn products or use soft taco shells. You could have shrinkflated the number of shells instead of their size, or just raised prices, but instead you have made your own product irrelevant. Please reconsider the product size so they can fulfill their purpose.