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The Price of Crisps

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57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7353
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...no, not a remake of the Bryan Ferry classic, but a serious recognition at the silliness that has become crisp content (or lack thereof) per bag.

I have recently been taken to buying Sainsbury's own brand Onion Rings and was dismayed at the porosity of the contents. Turns out there are only 12 rings per bag with no shards. In a multi pack of 6 this equates to each ring costing 12p ea

So, if you saw a bowl of rings on a counter and decided to pop one in your mouth only to be asked for 12p - - would you??

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73076
    I think if you re-arrange the contents slightly differently from the packet illustration and nibble bits off one or two you can make them spell 'Brexit'...

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • SporkySporky Frets: 29174
    57Deluxe said:


    So, if you saw a bowl of rings on a counter and decided to pop one in your mouth

    I think I'd have bigger problems than being charged 12p.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 28006
    57Deluxe said:

    I have recently been taken to buying Sainsbury's own brand Onion Rings and was dismayed at the porosity of the contents.

    The "porosity"?

    What are you doing with them that their porosity becomes an issue for you?
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 29174
    Dunking them in lemonade?
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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 31966
    Do adults actually eat crisps? 
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 29174
    p90fool said:
    Do adults actually eat crisps? 
    Yes.

    Grown-ups, on the other hand, are too busy looking down on anyone who doesn't meet their boring standards.

    ;)
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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7353
    "Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%"

    each Bag's Porosity!
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 29174
    Void Fraction is a pretty good band name.

    Something with chugga-chugga in places and electro bleeps in others.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 28006
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    57Deluxe said:
    "Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%"

    each Bag's Porosity!
    OK. 

    I have learned today.

    I assumed you were complaining about them being porous, whereas there's clearly a paucity of rings  in the bag.
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16967
    Chip sticks are still the best value crisps.  A 39p bag actually gives quite a decent portion
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73076
    TTony said:
    57Deluxe said:
    "Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%"

    each Bag's Porosity!
    OK. 

    I have learned today.

    I assumed you were complaining about them being porous, whereas there's clearly a paucity of rings  in the bag.
    To be fair, the packet only shows 8 so they could argue that they're giving you 50% extra free.

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  • JAYJOJAYJO Frets: 1533
    WezV said:
    Chip sticks are still the best value crisps.  A 39p bag actually gives quite a decent portion
    Hows he gonna poke a chip stick?
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  • sev112sev112 Frets: 2859
    And they are very out of date
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30320
    And why oh why oh why don't they have the little blue bag of salt in them?
    Bloody modern life!
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16967
    Sassafras said:
    And why oh why oh why don't they have the little blue bag of salt in them?
    Bloody modern life!
    Easily solved.  Buy the ones that do
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24581
    What the hell has this thread got to do with the price of.. oh, crisps...

    Sorry
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30320
    WezV said:
    Sassafras said:
    And why oh why oh why don't they have the little blue bag of salt in them?
    Bloody modern life!
    Easily solved.  Buy the ones that do
    Where do you them, the 1960s?
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16399
    Sassafras said:
    WezV said:
    Sassafras said:
    And why oh why oh why don't they have the little blue bag of salt in them?
    Bloody modern life!
    Easily solved.  Buy the ones that do
    Where do you them, the 1960s?
    Wez lives in Burton Upon Trent , so more the 1950s really. 
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16967
    Sassafras said:
    WezV said:
    Sassafras said:
    And why oh why oh why don't they have the little blue bag of salt in them?
    Bloody modern life!
    Easily solved.  Buy the ones that do
    Where do you them, the 1960s?
    A supermarket

    a quick google suggests all the major supermarkets stock Salt & Shake crisps.  Fairly sure Aldi have there own version too

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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16967
    https://www.walkers.co.uk/crisps-range/walkers-crisps/saltnshake
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