walkers crisps

McCoys are the biz .. and try Asda, Sainsbury, in fact any of the big four own brand corn chips .. 1/3 of the price of Doritos and I defy anyone to tell le difference

Hovi's Biscuit said:

...salt and vinegar goes in a blue bag!

Seabrooks....crisps don't get any better!

Did you know that Proctor & Gamble tried to argue at a Tribunal that Pringles weren't wholly or mainly made of potato?

FACT.

Give me McCoys over flavourless Walkers any day!

Although not technically a crisp but a corn based snack, I only ever eat Smith's salt and vinegar chipsticks.

Stig said:

Off_it said:

Did you know that Proctor & Gamble tried to argue at a Tribunal that Pringles weren't wholly or mainly made of potato?

FACT.

The whole Pringles thing is amazing, a triumph of clever marketing people. Designed as a way of using up the scraps, it's sold as a top-of the range product. Manufactured by a conglomerate normally associated with cleaning materials it's sold under a name which is a contraction of P&G to give it a friendly old-time family feel. Genius.

I thought that, in legal terms, p&g aren't allowed to call Pringles 'crisps' as a crisp must be a potato slice, whereas Pringles are reformed potato sludge. I quite like them though, all things considered!

donnyaddick said:

Hovi's Biscuit said:

leftbehind said:

Think the best Crisps are local Crisp Tavern, love these always full of flavour

I agree with this - Tavern Snacks of SE7. Support your local independent business!

Seabrooks Crisps are good too, although made in Bradford so not exactly local. However they are very tasty!

Seabrooks are good - Canadian Ham flavour especially, but nothing beats a bag of Brannigans Beef and Mustard!

Their Canadian Ham and Pickled Onion flavours are the nuts. I once asked a Canadian girl if there some way of cooking ham unique to Canada that made it a suitable subject for a crisp flavour. Needless to say, she was nonplussed!

Lincsaddick said:

Stig said:

Off_it said:

Did you know that Proctor & Gamble tried to argue at a Tribunal that Pringles weren't wholly or mainly made of potato?

FACT.

The whole Pringles thing is amazing, a triumph of clever marketing people. Designed as a way of using up the scraps, it's sold as a top-of the range product. Manufactured by a conglomerate normally associated with cleaning materials it's sold under a name which is a contraction of P&G to give it a friendly old-time family feel. Genius.

I've leant something today .. the genesis/genius of Pringles !!! .. I have always been interested in how some folk will pay top money for a crisp that comes in a tube which probably costs more to manufacture than the contents. Is the potato v corn debate a matter of vat or non-vatable ?

Potato crisps, etc = VATable
Other crisps, etc = non- VATable

So if you're feeling peckish and want to do a bit of tax avoidance, it's Doritos over Pringles every time!

And of course, the non-VATable stuff isn't 20% cheaper.

Off_it said:

Lincsaddick said:

Stig said:

Off_it said:

Did you know that Proctor & Gamble tried to argue at a Tribunal that Pringles weren't wholly or mainly made of potato?

FACT.

The whole Pringles thing is amazing, a triumph of clever marketing people. Designed as a way of using up the scraps, it's sold as a top-of the range product. Manufactured by a conglomerate normally associated with cleaning materials it's sold under a name which is a contraction of P&G to give it a friendly old-time family feel. Genius.

I've leant something today .. the genesis/genius of Pringles !!! .. I have always been interested in how some folk will pay top money for a crisp that comes in a tube which probably costs more to manufacture than the contents. Is the potato v corn debate a matter of vat or non-vatable ?

Potato crisps, etc = VATable
Other crisps, etc = non- VATable

So if you're feeling peckish and want to do a bit of tax avoidance, it's Doritos over Pringles every time!

And of course, the non-VATable stuff isn't 20% cheaper.

cheers for the info Offy