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Has Weetabix stayed the same size over the years

someone just claimed that Weetabix has shrunk, and they are advertising that the normal serving is 3 of them, not 2.  Anyone got any figures for the size/weight of Weetabix over they years.

I'm talking about standard Weetabix, not any of the specials with nuts or chocolate in.
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I believe they are still the same size. My wife has a Weetabix tin that her parents had somewhere in the 1950's I think. It still fits two packets of Weetabix inside without them rattling too much.
I'll try and post a pic later, but my card reader has temporarily gone walkabout.
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wow, I didn't expect this amount of historical input - thanks!

That was when they built things to last!
The shredded wheat adverts used to suggest that you had to be something special to eat 3, as if two was sufficient for ordinary folk.
I don't ever remember a suggested serving for weetabix, but I always ate them in pairs because it was tidier.
great!