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Hear me out. Crisps.

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siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:09

We gift people chocolate, why not crisps?!

Was thinking earlier how I'd bloody love a selection box of lovely crisps as a present. You know, nice posh ones you wouldn't normally buy yourself.

I may start it off 😂

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myphoneisbroken · 15/12/2023 22:10

Totally agree. Those super posh truffle ones that cost £5 are divine.

HotGirlInHell · 15/12/2023 22:11

Yes! I could live without chocolate but would love this.

Nitw1t · 15/12/2023 22:11

I have long put crisps in DH and DCs stockings.

Space raiders though, not posh ones! Grin

WaltzingWaters · 15/12/2023 22:13

love crisps. Love this idea!

mrsfollowill · 15/12/2023 22:13

I've bought myself one of those cards you get on pub walls with bacon/scampi fries on for Christmas - I think its 50 little bags- I love them and they are hard to get these days - got it from Amazon - I do have other presents as well 😍

TomatoSandwiches · 15/12/2023 22:13

I know someone that would be absolutely made up with a big box of crisps actually 😂

🤔 your name doesn't begin with a D does it?

AdoraBell · 15/12/2023 22:14

£5 truffle crisps? Real genuine truffle? Why haven’t I seen these? Who makes them? I need to know.

noooooooo · 15/12/2023 22:16

And the Nobel Prize for Why Is This Not a Thing This Should Definitely Be a Thing Right
goes to @siriusblackcat

OlgaRhythm · 15/12/2023 22:16

Or a crisp advent calender with all the different types and brands. Dragon's Den, here I come!

MeinKraft · 15/12/2023 22:16

mrsfollowill · 15/12/2023 22:13

I've bought myself one of those cards you get on pub walls with bacon/scampi fries on for Christmas - I think its 50 little bags- I love them and they are hard to get these days - got it from Amazon - I do have other presents as well 😍

You are my hero

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siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:17

It doesn't.

Glad I'm not alone in my crazy Friday night musings 😂

Do you know, they don't even need to be posh ones. A multi pack of salt and vinegar squares would be heaven.

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MeinKraft · 15/12/2023 22:18

siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:17

It doesn't.

Glad I'm not alone in my crazy Friday night musings 😂

Do you know, they don't even need to be posh ones. A multi pack of salt and vinegar squares would be heaven.

Bacon wheat crunchies too

Bobbybobbins · 15/12/2023 22:19

Good call OP

JoyeuxNarwhal · 15/12/2023 22:20

I've posted this on another thread I think but last year I wrapped Pringles like a cracker and bunged them in dc's stockings. Was their favourite gift 😂

Andarna · 15/12/2023 22:20

I'd love that. Chocolate is getting boring.

mrsfollowill · 15/12/2023 22:20

God I love S&V squares! I always get them with a Tesco meal deal. I've not opened my bacon/scampi fries parcel yet- it's in the pile of Amazon boxes next to me. But now I'm wondering if I can resist the temptation to rip them open tonight😂

SisterMichaelsHabit · 15/12/2023 22:20

I am here for this! One year when I was a student one of my friends from home sent me a pub-sized box of Tayto crisps for my 21st birthday.

Best. Present. Ever.

(cheese and onion, in case anyone wondered)

grandkk454 · 15/12/2023 22:21

Fab idea.

DH likes a niche flavour of posh crisps that you might only get in a few delicatessens around here. I’ve got his a massive retail box of them for Christmas.

Moonwatcher1234 · 15/12/2023 22:21

siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:17

It doesn't.

Glad I'm not alone in my crazy Friday night musings 😂

Do you know, they don't even need to be posh ones. A multi pack of salt and vinegar squares would be heaven.

True but you would really pay for it with the burning and bleached white lips that accompany salt and vinegar squares.

dudsville · 15/12/2023 22:21

My dh loves crisps and i once have him a big bag filled with lots of individual bags of crisps. I'd forgotten about that. Thanks for the thread OP, he'll be getting this for his birthday!

Bolloxforsure · 15/12/2023 22:23

I love crisps. Whenever my parents go abroad they bring me crisps back.

The answer to your original question, OP, has got to be something to do with packaging. We need something better to make them a viable gift option.

Bookworm12345 · 15/12/2023 22:23

Moonwatcher1234 · 15/12/2023 22:21

True but you would really pay for it with the burning and bleached white lips that accompany salt and vinegar squares.

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They're not proper S&V crisps if they don't do that to your mouth 😁😋

Bookworm12345 · 15/12/2023 22:23

siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:09

We gift people chocolate, why not crisps?!

Was thinking earlier how I'd bloody love a selection box of lovely crisps as a present. You know, nice posh ones you wouldn't normally buy yourself.

I may start it off 😂

Ooooh yes!!! You can keep chocolate, crisps are far better!

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siriusblackcat · 15/12/2023 22:24

Moonwatcher1234 · 15/12/2023 22:21

True but you would really pay for it with the burning and bleached white lips that accompany salt and vinegar squares.

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Lidl do some mighty fine salt and vinegar chopsticks that make my tongue hurt for a few days afterwards. Worth it though.

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