# 53 Corporate Greed Images

> 53 images show how corporate greed hurts everyday people.
- Title: 53 Corporate Greed Images · BuzzFeed | Shortify
- Summary: 53 images show how corporate greed hurts everyday people. 53 images reveal how corporate greed impacts consumers through pricing, quality, and service.
- Keywords: corporate greed, consumer prices, product quality, service complaints, recession indicators, food prices, packaging changes, shrinkflation, subscription fees, cable tv, cheese pizza, toilet paper
- Source: BuzzFeed — https://buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/recession-indicator-images
- Published: 2026-10-26T12:01:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: corporate greed, consumer prices, product quality, service complaints, recession indicators, food prices, packaging changes, shrinkflation, subscription fees, cable tv, cheese pizza, toilet paper
## Cheese pizza rule
Legally, how much cheese needs to be on a cheese pizza for it to still be considered a cheese pizza?

> Legally, how much cheese needs to be on a cheese pizza for it still to be considered a cheese pizza?
## Thin sandwiches
Recession indicator this, recession indicator that, brother, our sandwiches are so thin, I'm genuinely not even sure if they have ingredients on them anymore.

> Recession indicator this, recession indicator that, brother, our sandwiches are so thin, I'm genuinely not even sure if they have ingredients on them anymore
## Toilet paper shortage
I don't know what's thinner, this airport bathroom toilet paper, or my patience when I walk into the stall and see it.

> I don't know what's thinner, this airport bathroom toilet paper, or my patience when I walk into the stall and see it
## Crazy bread pricing
Package of Little Caesars Crazy Bread®: $4.75, 800 calories. Contains buttery garlic breadsticks with parmesan cheese.

> Package of Little Caesars Crazy Bread®: $4.75, 800 calories. Contains buttery garlic breadsticks with parmesan cheese
## USB port prices
This person was just about out of the pack of USB ports they bought last year ($24.

> This person was just about out of the pack of USB ports they bought last year ($24.99), so they went out to buy the same pack again, which is now SIX TIMES more expensive for the same thing
## Sauce confusion
When they said blueberry muffin, they meant (one) blueberry.

> When they said blueberry muffin, they meant (one) blueberry
## Cable TV cancellation
This person spent an hour talking to customer service trying to cancel their cable TV service and got the most out-of-pocket response I've ever seen.

> This person spent an hour talking to customer service trying to cancel their cable TV service and got the most out-of-pocket response I've ever seen
## Cheese sauce value
This person paid $2 extra for cheese sauce and got about 5 cents worth of dairy.

> This person paid $2 extra for cheese sauce and got about 5 cents worth of dairy
## Recession indicator
It's 2026, and even the crazy bread is on a GLP-1.

> It's 2026, and even the crazy bread is on a GLP-1
## Food quality decline
This person spent $2 of their hard-earned money for basil on top of their pizza, and got...this. Bring back shame!

> This person spent $2 of their hard-earned money for basil on top of their pizza, and got...this. Bring back shame!
## Shrinkflation
I am sorry to report that shrinkflation has hit PENS, too.

> I am sorry to report that shrinkflation has hit PENS, too
## Candy pricing
Speaking of candy, this isn't even a cane anymore! What are we doing!!!!

> Speaking of candy, this isn't even a cane anymore! What are we doing!!!!
## Recession indicator
This is just a cone with the concept of ice cream on top at this point.

> This is just a cone with the concept of ice cream on top at this point
## Key takeaway

53 images reveal how corporate greed impacts consumers through pricing, quality, and service.