So how much for a packet of regular crisps in the shop?

AMKC

I ask because I seen when I was waiting in the A and E yesterday that a packet there was 1 euro and 10 cent from the vendor machine. I don't eat and can't eat them that's why I am asking as I am curious.

tigger123

About a euro. Depends on where you buy though.

blade1

AMKC wrote: »

I ask because I seen when I was waiting in the A and E yesterday that a packet there was 1 euro and 10 cent from the vendor machine. I don't eat and can't eat them that's why I am asking as I am curious.

'bout three fiddy.

Snotty

Euro sounds about right. The extra 10c goes to the HSE and its what makes it a first class health system

ILoveYourVibes

Snotty wrote: »

Euro sounds about right. The extra 10c goes to the HSE and its what makes it a first class health system

lol

punisher5112

Snotty wrote: »

Euro sounds about right. The extra 10c goes to the HSE and its what makes it a first class health system

No that's the fat tax

Timberrrrrrrr

AMKC wrote: »

I ask because I seen when I was waiting in the A and E yesterday that a packet there was 1 euro and 10 cent from the vendor machine. I don't eat and can't eat them that's why I am asking as I am curious.

Really milking your visit to A&E, 2 threads about it now! Not getting the attention at home that you feel you deserve?

blade1

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Really milking your visit to A&E, 2 threads about it now! Not getting the attention at home that you feel you deserve?

Stop bumping the thread up so!:p

AMKC

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Really milking your visit to A&E, 2 threads about it now! Not getting the attention at home that you feel you deserve?

But this thread is about crisps not my A and E visit. its just I seen the price there and was curious.
Got plenty but I do not do things for attention and certainly did not say oh here's a big dog I will let him bit me on the hand so I will end up spending 6 hours in A and E. No thanks. As said already that was not fun. I had lots of plans for my Saturday but not that.
So lets make this thread about crisps.

RocketRaccoon

A euro for a pack of crisps? When did that happen?

I remember them being 28p, have the bags gotten bigger?

shamrock55

You can't eat crisps, I'd rather be dead

IAMAMORON

It creeps up on you. The days of the 10c meanies and burger bites are over. I lash out now on a mega pack of kettles, for the gum bleeds alone, mmmmmm.

I love opening a big pack and feeling slightly guilty, so I pour half into a bowl, just to convince myself that I am not going to eat the whole pack....

Lying to and codding yourself should not be underestimated as a perfectly acceptable pastime.

RocketRaccoon

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

A euro for a pack of crisps? When did that happen?

I remember them being 28p, have the bags gotten bigger?

Used to be 7p when I was a kid. Snax were 5p. I wonder if that price differential between the two still holds today- anyone know the price of Snax vs Tayto?

KevRossi

Haven't eaten Snax in years, but they were always cheaper than Tayto or King. Sam Spudz were a bit more expensive.

I remember them going from 5p to 6p* and having to go back to my Dad and argue with him for a rise in pocket money. After him getting me to debate my point he gave me a pocket money rise from 10p to 12p.

Them were the days.

*1977-78 I think - prices used to be printed on the bags.

Oasis1974

You can buy a 1.5kg bag of oven chips in Tesco for 69c I **** you not.

corkboy38

Snax and Skips are €1 in my local shop, Tayto/King are €1.20.

Dairy Milk chocolate is fairly commonly €1.30 or thereabouts for the small 6 square bar.

OldMrBrennan83

I got Manhattans the other day for 90c.

Yer Da sells Avon

Oasis1974 wrote: »

You can buy a 1.5kg bag of oven chips in Tesco for 69c I **** you not.

True, although I wouldn't recommend it because they're shite.

Stephen15

Why do shops like Spars and Centras in general these days have peculiar price points like €1.10, €1.15 etc. instead of charging nice round figures for small items likes packets of crisps, sweets like fruit pastilles and chewing gum like a euro.

IAMAMORON

It's all in the margins baby, like everything.

Zaph

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

I got Manhattans the other day for 90c.

At least 89c too much. Their cheese and onion crisps are possibly the worst I've ever tasted.

Osborne

Paid €1.10 for McCoys in Euro Spar today.

Force Carrier

I saw packets of seens for 90c in the pound shop.

Stephen15

sugarman wrote: »

Convenience shops like Spar and Centra €1.10/20/30 for a your run of the mill Tayto, King, Hunkey Dorey etc..

Tesco, Dunnes, Super Valu etc.. 70c or there abouts.

85c for a packet of Tayto in my local Dunnes. Walkers are usually cheaper in Tesco in or around the 65c mark.

r93kaey5p2izun

Jaysus I'm actually shocked at these prices. I haven't bought a packet of crisps in 30 years but I'm gobsmacked that they're more than 70c!

spurious

2d when I was a kid. Perri in a pale blue packet. They always tasted a bit odd.

fatknacker

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/tayto-cheese-onion-20-party-pack-25-grams-/p-1015558001

There you go...30c per packet if you buy a box of 20. Still far cheaper even with the Euro Pound conversion.

janfebmar

AMKC wrote: »

I ask because I seen when I was waiting in the A and E yesterday that a packet there was 1 euro and 10 cent from the vendor machine. I don't eat and can't eat them that's why I am asking as I am curious.

Tesco has 16 packets of Tayto for a total of 4 euro.

Stephen15

Emmet Dead Salesperson wrote: »

Jaysus I'm actually shocked at these prices. I haven't bought a packet of crisps in 30 years but I'm gobsmacked that they're more than 70c!

You sound like my mother who's always shocked when I tell her the price of things which I buy. Then I try to explain to her those are normal everyday prices nowadays. Anyway that's inflation for ya.

kneemos

Emmet Dead Salesperson wrote: »

Jaysus I'm actually shocked at these prices. I haven't bought a packet of crisps in 30 years but I'm gobsmacked that they're more than 70c!

They're not even half full for that.

Stephen15

janfebmar wrote: »

Tesco has 16 packets of Tayto for a total of 4 euro.

That's not convenient if your out and about and fancy a snack. Also annoys me how the packets in those multipacks are tiny.

Larbre34

kneemos wrote: »

They're not even half full for that.

Thats air sealed in so they don't get crushed. The unbagged weight is about what the pack says.

Paid 75c for a packet of Tayto this arvo in Tesco. 59p in old money. I guess its not the worst inflation from 20p 30 odd years ago.

OldMrBrennan83

Zaph wrote: »

At least 89c too much. Their cheese and onion crisps are possibly the worst I've ever tasted.

I suppose it's down to tastes. I'd have them over any other.

TerrorFirmer

€1-€1.10 is about right for a convenience shop, 70c or so in Dunnes/Tesco.

And of course, you can get a 9 multi-pack on offer for €1.50 at any given time in the supermarket.

Aldi have a 24-pack of crisps for €3 and they're actually pretty decent.

ohnonotgmail

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

A euro for a pack of crisps? When did that happen?

I remember them being 28p, have the bags gotten bigger?

I remember them when they were 6p. Or was it 3p.

Deebles McBeebles

Back in my day we made our own foil bags. They kept our home-made crisps fresh for longer.

Then Big Crisp got involved, King, Tayto......*shiver* Hunky Dorys. Made it a capitalist endeavour, the crisp making. Ah it used to be our thing and they took it from us.

Anyone had any success making your own? I've been thinking about trying with the herbs and spices I like.

IAMAMORON

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone had any success making your own? I've been thinking about trying with the herbs and spices I like.

It is doable but it is a pain in the boylix by the time you have a crisp.

I have gone out, got spuds, soaked them overnight, boiled oil in a pan , fried them , let them dry , season them, refry them , season them etc etc.

It is easier to blow a fiver at the shops.

Think Monster Munch or Alien Spacers.

mondeo

Amazing how expensive sh!t has gotten since the 90's. Early 1990's, 20p would get you a cracking HB ice cream.. Lucky to get one for 2.50 now. A decent quality loaf of bread would cost 30p, A good quality loaf now will cost you 2.20 unless you buy some cheapy value loaf which tastes like cardboard.

10 penny mixes were great ! Imagine 10 chewy assorted sweets for 10p !

_Kaiser_

Aside from the ever increasing prices, the contents are decreasing at the same rate

Next time you see a vending machine have a look at the size of the bars. Then look at the price.

I did see a competition on a pack of Smokey Bacon Tayto today though.. win your rent for a year. You know things are bad when it's come to that!

Poor Uncle Tom

Just can't beat a bag of Walkers cheese and onion max.......

Cee-Jay-Cee

I remember when a packet of tayto cheese&zoning were 5p.

I also remember when all this was just fields.