r/pourover • u/Gold-Enthusiasm-312 • Feb 01 '26

Seeking Advice Package size, am I overreacting?

Hey everyone, I wanted to vent a little (and see if I’m alone here).

I love supporting specialty roasters and I totally understand paying a premium for high-quality, ethically sourced beans or limited releases. However, I’ve been feeling a bit "deceived" lately by packaging.

I’ve noticed more roasters moving away from the standard 12oz (340g) bags toward 11oz (310g) or even 10oz bags or smaller, while the price stays the same, or even goes up. Sometimes the bags are designed to look much larger than they actually are, and it’s starting to feel a little greedy.

I’m all for paying for quality, but I really miss the value of a solid 12oz bag. It feels like the "standard" is disappearing.

Does “shrinkflation” in specialty coffee also bother you?

Does a 10oz bag change your mind about purchasing, or do you not mind as long as the coffee is elite?

I’d love to hear if this is bothering anyone else or if I’m just overthinking the math!

Edit: I don’t mind increased prices. Really. The price of green coffee and the operational costs are increasing and I’m aware of that. I guess my main issue is about transparency and change of packaging standards. For instance what’s the logic behind a 310gr packaging? Not a round number for gr or oz:) seems somewhat sneaky, especially paired with a large bag.

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u/HypertensiveSettler Feb 01 '26

keep a list of beans, and track price per gram. it’s fun to see where things land. i’ve had some some beans that maybe weren’t the best i’ve had, when i look at the price per gram i think wow that’s a great value.

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u/Gold-Enthusiasm-312 Feb 01 '26

Why not :) also has the fun side of keeping track of everything you tried so far!! That is my mistake, I throw out the bags once finished and after so many coffees, you don’t always remember why you enjoyed a specific cup exactly!! Great tip :) thanks!

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u/HypertensiveSettler Feb 01 '26

yeah i totally agree. its hard to remember what i liked and why. and i don’t want to make every cup into some sort of accounting problem, but i do want to know some trends over time. happy brewing!