2. Consumers have complained to the Commerce Ministry that some manufacturers are acting unfairly by downsizing their products without any accompanying price reductions as a tactic to evade the ministry's price restrictions. They say that far from alleviating their cost of living, the practice has ended up imposing a higher burden on them. Apisant Kasamanont, owner of a mini-mart in the Sanambin Nam area of Nonthaburi province, said that even though retail goods prices had not increased in the past year, some producers had lowered the quantity in their packaging.