Retro Celebrations box from 2009 compared to today's selection is 'staggering'

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It is no surprise that things have changed in today's society than how they were in 2009. For example, the Labour Party were in power with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the helm, Poker Face by Lady Gaga was the top song of the year, and Freddos were 17p.One thing that has changed since 2009 that you may not be aware of is the size of Celebration tins, as one woman made the shocking discovery recently, reports the Mirror.Celebration tubs are an iconic part of Christmas shopping, with stacks of Quality Street, Roses, Heroes and the red Celebration tins lining supermarkets over the festive season.However, one thing that's for certain is that the size and sometimes the shape has changed over the years, and they've not exactly grown in diameter.One TikTok user took to the app to showcase the staggering difference, as savvy shopper Deborah shared her shock at the size change over the years.Deborah said that she kept an old tub of Celebrations from 2009 with treats for her dogs inside, as a reusable buy, and grabbed a tin from the shops this year to see how different times have gotten.She explained in the clip: "This is the Celebrations box today with the tiny best before date there, and it's 600 grams. "And [this is] the one that I've had in my cupboard for years, holding my dog's biscuits, treats, which has its best before date, nice and big, so you can read it and it's holding 975 grams.

The difference in that."Deborah clearly wasn't impressed by this difference, as she jokingly captioned the video: "Is this something to celebrate?".

She also claimed that it would be much easier to finish off a whole tub now with how small the product has gotten.Others weren't happy with this either, as one TikTok user wrote: "I ate an