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To think prawn cocktail are not a core flavour of crisp

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NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:32

What is this madness? Walkers classic multipack have ready salted, cheese and onion, salt and vinegar and prawn cocktail. The meaty multipack have smoky bacon, roast chicken, cheese and onion and prawn cocktail. I question the inclusion of cheese and onion in both a little but at least it is one of the holy trinity of flavours. Prawn cocktail though? AIBU or have Walkers lost the plot?

Before anyone asks yes, I do have more important things to worry about but still!

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NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:46

Well I refuse to accept I am BU despite having asked the question and am seriously considering flouncing. (I'm supposed to be doing my tax return today so might be for the best)

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DistractMe · 01/11/2025 14:45

IMHO the classic pack should be Ready Salted, Cheese and Onion, Roast Chicken (or maybe Smokey Bacon)and Salt and Vinegar. Though I really dislike the latter I do acknowledge its rightful place in the canon.

Lambington · 01/11/2025 14:44

Utter nonsense. Most normal people would choose Prawn Cocktail over Ready Salted or Salt and Vinegar.

MoserRothOrangeandAlmond · 01/11/2025 14:43

my favourite crisps are prawn cocktail. Seabrooks especially!!

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 01/11/2025 14:42

YABVU

Prawn cocktail have always been a core flavour.

If you don’t like them, fine. I don’t like cheese and onion, couldn’t even eat one, but I have to grudgingly admit their core status (would probably not admit it if I was in that sort of argumentative mood!)

NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:41

They are a tier two flavour alongside smoky bacon. Perfectly lovely in their own place.

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SlightlyBruisedApple · 01/11/2025 14:40

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/11/2025 14:34

Correct. PC are lovely, but a whimsical, flighty choice of crisp. Not a staple.

The weird fringe of the crisp world.

NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:38

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/11/2025 14:34

Correct. PC are lovely, but a whimsical, flighty choice of crisp. Not a staple.

Exactly. Prawn cocktail have their place in the crispy rainbow of flavours but double billing in the multipacks? Surely not!

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Kago2790 · 01/11/2025 14:36

They are fourth most classic imo. So they should be in a classic pack with four flavours.

AgentPidge · 01/11/2025 14:36

What?! Prawn cocktail is the best flavour! It was my favourite back in my teens, around 50 years ago, and always was a core flavour, along with cheese & onion and salt & vinegar, so YABmassivelyU!

NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:35

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/11/2025 14:34

Cheese and onion in a meaty multipack is downright rude

What happened to beef and onion? It's insanity.

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WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/11/2025 14:34

Cheese and onion in a meaty multipack is downright rude

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/11/2025 14:34

Correct. PC are lovely, but a whimsical, flighty choice of crisp. Not a staple.

NamelessNancy · 01/11/2025 14:33

I've just seen Seabrook are pulling the same stunt only without the cheese and onion duplication. The world's gone mad!

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