Walkers crisps ripoff

shellsuit

aurongrande wrote: »

For years on end Walkers has dominated the crisps market. However, I don't understand how.

For starters, their crisps don't tastes very nice, and not only that, you barely get any in a pack (you'd be lucky to get half a pack full on any flavour other than Ready Salted. It doesn't matter how many crisps are in the packet, they all have the same weight of crisps in them. The packers are larger so there is more air in the packet to stop the crisps from getting crushed.

I know that I've had some cheap brand crisps that are puke worthy, but Walkers crisps are not far from that.

So, upon trying round, I've found several, slightly more expensive, but far higher in quality brands should be more popular than Walkers. McCoys, Seabrook and Kettle.

Can anyone explain to me why one of the worst brands, is the most popular? And which brand(s) do you prefer?

Advertising and the fact they do just about every flavour you can think of.

I like Walkers crisps, but my favourite crisps have to be Wheat Crunchies, yum!

mum26

Aldi own brand are very nice.

shop-to-drop

I like Tesco value ready salted. The packs are small but at 12 packs for 48p I'm not complaining. No artificial flavours, colours or MSG so feel confident they aren't any less healthy than other crisps either.

BargainGalore

Morrisons have a large bag of Mcoys (18), salt and vinegar, chess and onion and ready salted quite cheap around £2ish each bag is 32g unlike Walkers 25g

BargainGalore

They make wonderful flavours like Canadian Ham and Beef. Best crisps ever

They are BOGOF at Sainsburys I think all major shops sells them now

GEEGEE8 wrote: »

I'd never heard of Seabrook until I moved to Bradford about 8 yrs ago (thankfully not there now!), it's definately a Northern thing as my friends and family back in the Midlands probably have never heard of them either! they are nice though.

I love Transform-a-snacks - pretty cheap but soooo nice!

I don't buy Walkers, boring and you don't get many.

freebiequennie

seabrook prawn cocktail are my fav crisps used to love redmill prawn stars but they discontinued them

freebiequennie

BargainGalore wrote: »

They make wonderful flavours like Canadian Ham and Beef. Best crisps ever

They are BOGOF at Sainsburys I think all major shops sells them now

ooohhh trip to sainsburys to stock up here then

aurongrande_2

arrontdep wrote: »

Advertising.

I prefer Disco's.

I've never heard of that brand.

aurongrande_2

Stompa wrote: »

I very rarely eat crisps, but did try some Seabrook ones a while ago. They were awful, I figured they were probably some sort of 'value' brand.

Sorry, forgot to mention. The only Seabrook one that I like is their Prawn Cocktail flavour which is rare to find in these parts.

aurongrande_2

glitter03 wrote: »

I like McCoys. I prefer crisps that are really crunchy so usually go for the crinkle cut type

McCoy's are great, but for me, some of their flavours are too strong for my taste.