What happened to crisps?

[Nibble]

Grab bags, 25 % extra, tubes, boxes, family size, multi packs, fun size, special edition....what happened to normal crisps?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I want to know what happened to the cheeseburger flavoured crisps you could get in the Eighties? Quarterbacks possibly.

 

[spring hall convert]

Grab bags, 25 % extra, tubes, boxes, family size, multi packs, fun size, special edition....what happened to normal crisps?

Marketing.

cf. Coffee.

 

[banjo]

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

And why are grab bags called grab bags? They're just big bags so why doesn't it just say Big Bag of Crisps on the packet? I imagine if you're fat you might grab at these more than smaller packets? Is this the reason?

 

[Nibble]

And why are grab bags called grab bags? They're just big bags so why doesn't it just say Big Bag of Crisps on the packet? I imagine if you're fat you might grab at these more than smaller packets? Is this the reason?

Because they are the only size bags the big fatties can get their big fat sausage fingers around to "grab"?

 

[red star portslade]

 

[Mr Bridger]

Grab bags, 25 % extra, tubes, boxes, family size, multi packs, fun size, special edition....what happened to normal crisps?

exactly what i thought yesterday, went into the garage and wanted a bag of dorito's, all they had were GRAB bags.

what does it mean?

 

[spring hall convert]

And why are grab bags called grab bags? They're just big bags so why doesn't it just say Big Bag of Crisps on the packet? I imagine if you're fat you might grab at these more than smaller packets? Is this the reason?

Because the focus group that the vastly over paid Walker's marketing department took it to, deemed "big" bag boring.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I wish companies were more honest.

"GRAB BAG" Really? They should be called "FATTY BAGS" or "MAXIMISING PROFIT BY LIMITING CHOICE" bags

 

[Nibble]

Big fat people with their big fat grabby hands

 

[Nibble]

I wish companies were more honest.

"GRAB BAG" Really? They should be called "FATTY BAGS" or "MAXIMISING PROFIT BY LIMITING CHOICE" bags

Haha! Fatty bags, brilliant. Brilliant.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i had a pack the other day that had about 4 crisps in it

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

Them's tasty

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i can't be doing with these posh crisps with ridiculous flavours either

there's only need for about 7 flavours of crisps (brannigans and mccoys are immune from criticism)

 

[Hillian1]

Back in the late seventies early eighties there were these things like really thin wheat crunchies, tubes of some description.

If anyone can remember what they were or even if you can get anything like them now I would be very happy.

 

[hybrid_x]

space raiders were the don.....followed by beef monster munch......thread closed.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

i can't be doing with these posh crisps with ridiculous flavours either

there's only need for about 7 flavours of crisps (brannigans and mccoys are immune from criticism)

Steady on there turi.

I'll take a bag of Jalapeno crisps, with my pint, over any of your old skool 7 flavours, ANY day.

 

[Nibble]

Thyme and cracked black sea pepper with a rumour of lime chilli, baked not fried with just a hint of middle class breast milk, Ideal for dinner parties and nights in front of HBO box sets. Or for big fat *****.

 

[MissGull]

In retail the grab bags are actually under the category of 'sharing crisps'.