Crisps

[Shady]

Monster munch, bermuda triangles, jaws, odduns, quarterbacks, transform-a-snacks, space raiders etc etc.

When, and why, did crisp manufacturers lose imagination? all these crisps were bought out in the 70's and 80s's, so weve had over 20 yrs without a decent packet of crisps with a gimmick. its all 'sea salt and balsamic vinegar' or ~~~~ing 'rosemary and saffron infused chilli chocolate kelp' flavour or some shite like that.

I want american cheeseburger flavour etc

And they all look the same, no open shark mouths, no triangles, no little men with wheels to attach, no back stories as to why an inter-galactic war necessitated a packet of crisps.
Gimmicky crisps are what made Britain great, and now its all ~~~~ing shit.

Yeah i know you can still get some of the crisps, but the fact remains that they are over 20 yrs old and getting crapper, i mean wheres the toasted cheese flavour space raiders? can only get pickled onion nowadays and in multibags at that...

[Shady]

and burtons fish and chips, but they werent crisps, they was more biscuits, but they was still on the crisps shelf

[nara]

Original or Cheese 'n Onion only.

Anything else is expensive sawdust imho.

[Johnner]

Ah,those days !! Don't forget Captain America crisps,where you could get,IIRC,a badge in it.~~~~ing wouldn't be allowed now,with bullshit health and safety !

[johnboy1974]

Anyone remember Tudor crisps gammon flavour and bovril too.

[skegsagypsy]

Tudor Gammon were the dogs nutts, Tayto Cheese 'n Onion can't beat them!

[xant14]

Salt 'n Shake! lazy b@stards couldn't be bothered to put it in themselves. Probably wont get away with it now coz too much salt... Salt is good..mmmm
I live and work in a place with an S word... shady doesnt like me saying it, so I won't. And in my town there are no salt and vinagre crisps.. 2 supermarkets and NO salt and vinegar.. ~~~~ing ridiculous. The nearest town that sells S&V is 35km away.
Its all sour cream and whatever here, dill, chives etc.
I am the biggest importer of S&V crisps to S... but I eat em alll myself.

[Lainie]

golden wonder saugage and tomato are my favs

can hardly get them now.

[Meat-Head]

Tayto Cheese 'n Onion can't beat them!

Yeah rings a bell


I live and work in a place with an S word... shady doesnt like me saying it, so I won't..

SVEDEN. You really did move far away from GMB45.

OFF TOPIC:-

Is there an update on the bird with the lamda probe thread?


golden wonder saugage and tomato are my favs

can hardly get them now.


Also rings a bell and some other funky flavors.


There is a rumor going around, that CLEARLY states the company that makes Quavers costs them FIETY ?0.50 to make ONE KILO of mix.

How many Quavers in a Kilo?

[SIMPLY THE BEST]

Hong Kong Phooey cheesy balls the dogs bollox in the 70's,Often ate a packet or 3 watching Robinson Crusoe or Here come the Double Deckers or The Banana Splits ahhhhhh those were the days. lol

[Hoppy01]

A loved these.

[Shady]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wCnKsie1c8/TYUHzGyrXgI/AAAAAAAAAEI/2o7nUtl4t3s/s400/football%2Bcrazy.jpg

now everyone can see it :)

[Hoppy01]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wCnKsie1c8/TYUHzGyrXgI/AAAAAAAAAEI/2o7nUtl4t3s/s400/football%2Bcrazy.jpg

now everyone can see it :)

Cheers mate, got in a bit of a mess there..

[tshirtman]

you got me thinking of what I used to eat as a kid and remember these three.

Potato puffs
Horror bags
hedgehog

I also remember making keyrings out of empty crisp bags by putting them under a warm grill until they shrank to the size of a matchbox.

[johnboy1974]

I remember a savoury crisp snack called savoury straws. They came in cheese flavour and i think the other flavour was spicy flavour, they were delicious.

My all time favs were kp worcester sauce flavour.

[smirnoff_rules]

http://thingsiwastedtoomuchtimeon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/crispsdisc.jpg

[Shady]

smirnoffs and hoppys pics remind me of being able to shrink crisp packets in the oven and make them into keyrings :)

[paul hick]

chicken whickers were my favourites when i was a kid,followed by potatoe puffs and the occasional big bag of nibbits (mexican flavour)

[mtv1]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5579127609_362957a7e1.jpg

has to be Tayto's

in second place oreos

http://i.imgur.com/HTNAO.jpg

[aleister crowley]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/huggie74/clockface.jpg

The BEST crisps I've ever tasted!

[jordigirl]

a loved the savoury straws johnboy they were my favorite
dunno why walkers dont bring them back :(

[Grizz]

http://www.beat102103.com/beat-breakfast-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tayto-smokey-bacon.jpg


Smokey Bacon Taytos. woohoo.............


edit
i remember when they were 4p a pack, but i found this online

http://www.lecraic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tayto3p.jpg

[ray156]

i only eat ready salted.doesn't matter whether golden wonder,walkers or smart price,in fact smart price are actualy better,and at 68p for 12 pack.makes them even better.

[Shady]

cant beat a smart price ready salted sarnie ;)

[RedSpider]

I like 10p crisps but they're not 10p anymore. They're 15p, sometimes 20p and even a mindblowing 30p. I wish they was still 10p so I could buy more with the pound I get for doing the washing up.

Favourite crisps at the moment are the timeless classic that is known as Happy Snax

http://www.mainiwholesale.co.uk/go_files/items/624204-cheap%20happy%20snax%20bumpa%20value%20pack%2020%2 0food%20wholesaler%20birmingham.JPG

The rabbit freaks the living bejesus out of me but you nearly always get more than the specified 20 packets.
My record is 23 packs.
can't beat that for a quid

[xant14]

2 packets of crisps walking down the road, a car stops. 'Would you like a lift?'
'No thanks', 'We're Walkers'.

It's the daughters joke ffs!

[Hoppy01]

you got me thinking of what I used to eat as a kid and remember these three.

Potato puffs
Horror bags
hedgehog

I also remember making keyrings out of empty crisp bags by putting them under a warm grill until they shrank to the size of a matchbox.


The potato puffs were superb in salt n vinegar flavour, a used to buy 5 packets and put them in one bag and scrunch them all up, stick it in a well buttered roll and you have the perfect diet for a 4th year kid in any British school..

[tshirtman]

The potato puffs were superb in salt n vinegar flavour, a used to buy 5 packets and put them in one bag and scrunch them all up, stick it in a well buttered roll and you have the perfect diet for a 4th year kid in any British school..

yep same, scrunch the packet then you could eat them without the need for hands, just tip them in ya gob.

do they still make potato puffs ??

[RedSpider]

yep same, scrunch the packet then you could eat them without the need for hands, just tip them in ya gob.

do they still make potato puffs ??

a simple bit of googling informs me that you can only buy them now in Scotland.

Makes sense since a trip to scotland is much like a trip to 25 years ago

[Shady]

probably not, yet another victim ofthe sad demise of the british crisp industry :(

[Hoppy01]

yep same, scrunch the packet then you could eat them without the need for hands, just tip them in ya gob.

do they still make potato puffs ??

Aye, well we do in Scottyland mate but they don't taste as good, they are weak in flavour..

[johnboy1974]

cant beat a smart price ready salted sarnie ;)


Or two rolls with spring onion crisps with lashings of butter.

[mattybhoy]

Tudor Gammon were the dogs nutts, Tayto Cheese 'n Onion can't beat them!

Tayto's cheese n onion for me too, along with Ringos cheese n onion.

[Hoppy01]

Tayto's cheese n onion for me too, along with Ringos cheese n onion.

No ringo goes like a ringo goes....