Does the snack industry have no shame?!

vendygirl
vendygirl Posts: 718 Member
edited January 1 in Chit-Chat
Flavored Pringles of Pumpkin Pie and White Chocolate? I think I need to excuse myself to the restroom so I can be sick.

http://consumerist.com/2012/10/11/just-what-we-needed-pumpkin-pie-and-peppermint-chocolate-flavored-pringles/

Just What We Needed: Pumpkin Pie And Peppermint Chocolate-Flavored Pringles
October 11, 2012 By Laura Northrup

(Pringles)
Candy corn-flavored Oreos just weren’t enough horror for the snack-industrial complex this season. No, they had to go farther, push forward, and inflict new horrors on the noshing public. That horror: dessert Pringles. Specifically, holiday-themed flavors like pumpkin pie spice, white chocolate peppermint, and cinnamon and sugar. Well… the flavor of Pringles can be effectively described as “flavoring powder and salt,” so maybe these new offerings won’t be so bad. Maybe?
No, they’re pretty much as bad as they sound. Not wanting to inflict this horror on our professional taster colleagues down the hall at Consumer Reports, we’re going to defer the Huffington Post, which described the pumpkin pue spice flavor as much less horrible than anticipated, the cinnamon sugar flavor as surprisingly edible, and the white chocolate peppermint as pretty much what you’d expect: a “horrible abomination to humanity.”
Pringles To Debut Pumpkin Pie Spice, White Chocolate Peppermint And Cinnamon & Sugar Flavors
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  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?
    ^^ :laugh: :laugh:

    Sounds gross, they've had no shame for years now. Have you noticed the "individual" bags getting bigger..and now "Family sized"
    and the price is steadily creeping up... just buy a 5lb bag of potatoes, it'll last longer!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    :heart:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    Taketh thou logic and begone!

    (And none of those flavors in a POTATO CHIP sound particularly appetizing to me.)
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    you win
  • NoMoreFlubbering
    NoMoreFlubbering Posts: 95 Member
    That's disgusting. Though many "food" snacks now are frankly disgusting. They scare me.
  • BigBrewski
    BigBrewski Posts: 922 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    I am so happy your on my friends list. I get to see all of your awesome goodness in the message boards :)
  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
    no, they have no shame and never have.
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    No, no they don't.
  • GamerGurl729
    GamerGurl729 Posts: 286 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    :heart: This in a nutshell.
  • ohnoetry
    ohnoetry Posts: 129
    One thing I love about going to other countries is trying all of the interesting flavored chips. I had grilled steak and chicken chips in Brazil, would do again!
  • 130annie
    130annie Posts: 339 Member
    That's disgusting. Though many "food" snacks now are frankly disgusting. They scare me.

    The contents don't scare me...I just look at the back, at the cal content, that scares me off....
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

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  • Marksman21
    Marksman21 Posts: 126 Member
    I must be crazy then. I'd try em!
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    The pumpkin ones sound like they might be pretty tasty.. I'll try just about anything pumpkin themed.
  • jocybee83
    jocybee83 Posts: 155 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    You're my hero!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    One thing I love about going to other countries is trying all of the interesting flavored chips. I had grilled steak and chicken chips in Brazil, would do again!

    That flavor actually sounds good.
  • flobeedoodle
    flobeedoodle Posts: 176 Member
    no, they have no shame and never have.
    No, no they don't.

    Not a single shred of shame.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSqpUKEjso3BUhVAouP5iNulotbvpfiupIt4f8z-xhJLJoLQRacCA

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  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
    That was an awesome response.

    But to answer, "Does the snack industry have no shame?!" Nope. Not many industries do have shame. That's not their job.
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    Hey, I just read this
    And this is crazy
    But don't eat them?
    How about that, maybe?

    Wait a second! You mean we have a choice??? Oh hell that's been my problem all along!!! :laugh:
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Mmmmm, white chocolate pringles....
  • SheilaG1963
    SheilaG1963 Posts: 298 Member
    I'm sorry, but that just sounds gross!
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    In the interest of full disclosure I have to admit to sending Fig Newtons a message encouraging them to make "Pecan Pie Newtons".

    That said, yuck to the new Pringles combo
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    And to everyone's complete and utter shock, they end up tasting great.

    Then threads pop up, "CAN'T STOP PUMPKIN PIE PRINGLES, HALP!!!"

    "WHY PRINGLES WHY ;__; WHY SO DELICIOUS"

    "OH GOD WHITE CHOCOLATE SUICIDE"

    don't worry, the world ends this year
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    I'd definatly try them! They sound good. I love those three flavors!

    Salty and sweet (I'm assuming they'd still have the salty potato chip taste as well) is a good combo. Like sea salt and carmel/chocolate.

    I'm also very angry because I have been looking at every Target I pass for the candy corn oreos and have yet to find them.
  • Marksman21
    Marksman21 Posts: 126 Member
    World end or no, ain't gonna hurt to try.

    Sometimes the oddest combinations become some really good stuff.

    And if the world was gonna end... who gives a crap? Eat junk and live life. Enough said.
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
    I'm trying the white chocolate first chance I get.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Pringles are super dangerous. I got my hands stuck in two tubes simultaneously once. That drive to work was really hard.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    They keep making that stuff because people keep buying it.............the food makers are about as likely to stop making this stuff as the Colombians are stop making nose candy. Supply & demand.....only difference is this stuff is legal.
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