Anyone bought their favourite food and have it suddenly taste like crap?

jeanjolie

Yesterday, I bough some salt and vinegar Pringles from Spar for €2.50. I thought I'd be enjoying a good snack but... .

Well to be fair, at least I didn't find a rat in my crisps like some English guy did, but these crisps tasted completely stale. I thought it might have had to do with the Red Bull dulling my taste but even after coming back and trying them for two hours, they tasted like ****.

Today I bought some from Supervalu and compared with the ones in Spar. It wasn't just my imagination, they really were stale. I don't think this is the first time it's happened to me (and yes, it was the same flavor)

Anyone experienced this with Pringles or their other favorite foods?

messy tessy

Moros. I remember them being MUCH nicer.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No. Never happened to me.

You just got a stale pack. You should have brought them back to the shop.

BBD or UBD were ok I assume.

Rumpy Pumpy

Snax were the worst. From crisp classic to little miserable cardboard wafers.

Food scientists are the enemy of humanity.

Ol' Donie

Pringles ain't what they used to be. They really ain't.

northgirl

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

Snax were the worst. From crisp classic to little miserable cardboard wafers.

Food scientists are the enemy of humanity.

There's a weird chemical element to them now too.

Ol' Donie

messy tessy wrote: »

Moros. I remember them being MUCH nicer.

Do they still make Moros? Those Boost bars are the single edible thing Cadbury's produce these days.

Except Double Deckers, which have changed but are still tremendous.

Academic

jeanjolie wrote: »

Yesterday, I bough some salt and vinegar Pringles from Spar for €2.50. I thought I'd be enjoying a good snack but... .

Well to be fair, at least I didn't find a rat in my crisps like some English guy did, but these crisps tasted completely stale. I thought it might have had to do with the Red Bull dulling my taste but even after coming back and trying them for two hours, they tasted like ****.

Today I bought some from Supervalu and compared with the ones in Spar. It wasn't just my imagination, they really were stale. I don't think this is the first time it's happened to me (and yes, it was the same flavor)

Anyone experienced this with Pringles or their other favorite foods?

So you're asking if anyone has ever purchased something that turned out to be stale? Yes, many people have, but with proper counseling they've gone on to live outwardly normal lives, though secretly they will bear the scars for the rest of their lives.

Stay strong, my friend. We are here for you.

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Estrellita

Nothing tastes like it used to imo. Everything has been cheapened down, watered down, made smaller you name it. Glass bottles of milk years ago with the lovely creamy top, are now litres of watery píss. 50% extra anything they are just giving you back what they took out and are charging you more for.

I used to be gumming for a lovely cup of Barry's tea, well it's nothing but piddle now. Not bad enough to turn me into a Lyons woman or anything, let's not get crazy here. But I'm not one but impressed. A'tall a'tall.

jooksavage

As I child I was noshing into a bag of Snax and almost broke my teeth on a piece of plastic, completely coated in dust and masquerading as a crisp. Ever since I can't go near then.

MilesMorales1

What are those crispy pancakes called, they were savoury, forget the name. I loved them as a kid, had one recently and they were just awful, made me retch.

Colser

What happened to the crunchy bits on the outside of a Brunch.wouldn't bother buying them now and they used to be my favourite.

Rumpy Pumpy

Colser wrote: »

What happened to the crunchy bits on the outside of a Brunch.wouldn't bother buying them now and they used to be my favourite.

Yip, another classic ruined. No real milk at all in HB ice cream these days.

Monster Munch is another one. Used to be a spicy bag of pure happiness, especially licking the dust from the inside of the bag. Now these pale puffy things that taste of nothing.

biko

I used to have breakfast in McDonalds years ago and happened upon a McD the other morning.
Went in and ordered what I remember ordering back then..

It was disgusting

Ol' Donie

biko wrote: »

I used to have breakfast in McDonalds years ago and happened upon a McD the other morning.
Went in and ordered what I remember ordering back then..

It was disgusting

That's it!

I was racking my brain thinking I had a big one of these experiences lately.

That was it. It's just...different. Just simply not as nice.

And it pisses me off, because I used to love them.

Academic

I’m old enough that I first tried Pringles when they first came out. All that was available was the single potato-like flavour at that point.

I didn’t understand the attraction, to be honest. I very much preferred the taste of ordinary crisps. Those of you who did prefer Pringles, can you say why? Was it the reduced level of unhealthy things like fat and salt?

everlast75

Jersey cream biscuits

LushiousLips

MilesMorales1 wrote:

What are those crispy pancakes called, they were savoury, forget the name. I loved them as a kid, had one recently and they were just awful, made me retch.

I think they're actually called crispy pancakes lol

Noveight

Monster Munch used to be unreal. Boring now, not nearly as spicy.

Tauriel

Whenever I see "New And Improved Recipe" I tend to roll my eyes because although it may be a new recipe, it sure as hell ain't improved.

I loathe seeing those words on the packaging of anything that I use to like.

lazybones32

Pringles can be hit and miss. Original (ready salted) are the only ones i've never noticed any change in flavour...mostly cos i rarely eat them. All others can be a lottery.

Beanntraigheach

"Big Al's" products have changed for the worse in recent years.
They used to be really nice, especially the Chicken Tenders.
Now it's like chewing on a mouthful of rubbery buttock.

twirlagig

Noveight wrote: »

Monster Munch used to be unreal. Boring now, not nearly as spicy.

Used to love them years ago when there would be really orangey spicy ones in them!

Lucozade

cumulonimbus

Supernoodles. I loved these in my student days.
Ever since they "improved" them, they are not so super.

Outlaw Pete

Hellman's used to be the bollox. Now it's rank.

Alanhooly

Lucozade tastes completely different now, much less sugar in it apparently.

I remember when I was younger being devastated that 'hot lips' no longer tasted the same

Junkyard Tom

I think we might be confusing maturing tastes with cibusnostalgique.

The Backwards Man

Yellow Man is crap these days.

Anyone else like the old yellow man?

DeiseDoll

A bit off topic but crisp related - my favourite crisp as a child was Sam Spudz Smokey Bacon. I haven't seen them for years but I'd love to try them again for pure nostalgia purposes.

KingJamsie

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lucozade

The new recipe, after taste of ass