PLFXpert 0 #1 January 15, 2003 I just came from the store and Lay's potato chips were buy one, get one free, so of course I got a couple bags, which promts my question: Why do they make potato chip bags so big if the chips only fill the bottom 1/4 of the bag? I mean couldn't we save on plastic or something? No wonder it's buy one, get one free, b/c you have to buy 4 bags just to fill ONE up.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyboyblue 0 #2 January 15, 2003 They aren't half full when the fill the bags, it settles (and gets crushed?) during shipping. Like cereal boxes or anything else that resembles that. eat pringles if you are concerned with the wasted plastic. or those crazy triangle torengo things that are near impossible to get out of the fricken can. grrr. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobieCootie 0 #3 January 15, 2003 That and they fill it with nitro to keep it fresh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #4 January 15, 2003 Well, I bought a 3-pack of Pringles from Sams on sale last week and once I pop, I really can't stop! So, I tried to avoid them this week Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyboyblue 0 #5 January 15, 2003 damn girl! a three pack? I can't even eat that many. then again. I have big hands, I get frustrated when the can gets stuck on the end of my hand, so I quit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #6 January 15, 2003 Speaking of chip like food. Tostitos Scoops are the best invention of the 21st century so far. It makes dip eating so much less of a challenge!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #7 January 15, 2003 Quote They aren't half full when the fill the bags They are - Walkers did a thing over here with the same amount of crisps just with less packaging, and they hardly sold cos they looked so small.____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #8 January 15, 2003 He he he...yes, a 3-pack! The pizzarias were gone in a day! The originals went w/ me to work and were gone in 5 days. The sour creme and onion were gone by the end of the weekend. I get in to moods. I'll go forever w/out eating chips and then BAM I'll eat a 3 pack of pringles in a week. Ha ha ha! It's really not as many as it sounds, thoughUsually my thing is salsa! I'll have MUCHO salsa and VERY LITTLE chip Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 January 15, 2003 Quote I'll eat a 3 pack of pringles in a week. Ha ha ha! It's really not as many as it sounds, though Pringles Nutritional Info: Serving Size - 1oz 28g/ 14 crisp Calories - 160 Calories from fat - 90 Total fat - 11g/17% Saturated fat - 3g/14% There are 6 servings per container...times 3 containers. That's... 2880 calories 1620 calories from fat 198g of fat (306% RDA) 54g sat. fat (252% RDA) Not saying I wouldn't eat 3 packs myself. But let's not be delusional about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #10 January 15, 2003 Quote Why do they make potato chip bags so big if the chips only fill the bottom 1/4 of the bag? Because they are fattening.[whispering]dumb blonde![/whispering] _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #11 January 15, 2003 I disagree Kev. Butter flavored pretzels rule! Someone on DZ brought them to the party and I couldn't BELILEVE you could get the best of buttered popcorn and salty pretzels in one package. Who the hell thinks up this stuff?!?!? Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #12 January 16, 2003 Quote I just came from the store and Lay's potato chips were buy one, get one free, so of course I got a couple bags, which promts my question: Why do they make potato chip bags so big if the chips only fill the bottom 1/4 of the bag? I mean couldn't we save on plastic or something? No wonder it's buy one, get one free, b/c you have to buy 4 bags just to fill ONE up. Actually, since you asked, they do a lot of consumer research to prove that there is great satisfaction in eating a chip that is still in one piece. The bags are filled with air to protect them from breaking. This is Pringle's whole corner of the market, and why they spend a ton more on their can packaging than it would cost to package the same amount of product in a bag. The aluminum pull-off seal at the top costs more than all the chips in the can. And consumers complain when lots of chips are broken. There are lower standards for regular chips in bags, and there is a balance between expectations for chips breaking compared to the extra packaging volume used to prevent crumbled chips. Think about it, if the bag was packed with chips, they would all end up broken... (i used to be a packaging engineer for p&g's food and beverage department... go figure...) peacehttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 January 16, 2003 Sex is a lot like Pringles...once you pop, you just can't stop.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #14 January 16, 2003 Quote Actually, since you asked..............they would all end up broken... i wonder about things too and sometimes spend way to much time trying to find out 'why' but wow... Quote (i used to be a packaging engineer for p&g's food and beverage department... go figure...) ahh ok you know reading that i was thinking..at some point girl had faaar to much time on her hands..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #15 January 16, 2003 Quote Not saying I wouldn't eat 3 packs myself. But let's not be delusional about it In a day, sure, but I was saying that's not that much for a whole week and it wasn't exactly JUST ME chowing downLewmonst...that's interesting stuff! I don't often buy chips but usually when I buy them, if they're not broken, I like to break them anyways. Maybe I'm in the minority but I actually prefer the bite size pieces after they're brokenPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
