da fuq did people think they are?! 🤨
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Guessing the question wasn't clear, since Lays is both the name of the original product (potato chips) and the brand (which without looking it up I would guess includes other types of chips such as corn). But results from a well-formulated survey would have less clickbait value, so the shock results get reported.
Frito lay produces non potatoe chips but I don't think any under the lays brand are corn etc.
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Just when I think we've scrapped the bottom of human stupidity...
Well the title isn’t exactly accurate. It references a 2021 study to get the title but Pepsi said nothing about it
The changes come as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes companies to ditch artificial ingredients.
This is likely the bigger factor.
I also have my issues with the cited "study."
I'm not saying Americans aren't dumb, but I take this kind of data with a sack of salt. How was the study phrased? What does the company stand to gain by expressing the results of the study in this way? Why not tell us exactly how the study was performed and what questions were on it?
There's a big difference between "Hey, what are Lay's chips made of?" and "Do you know what exact ingredients are in your bag of chips?"
My gut tells me this is all fairly performative framing so they can just cozy up to a political administration for favor and head-pets while also trying a new marketing campaign that should be universally acceptable to consumers, one that reframes their products as "healthy" in some way.
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Is it just me or does it not literally say “potato chips” right on the bag? Been a long while since I had any Lay’s brand chips.
E: yes it does, on the bigger bags it’s on the front. Not sure about the smaller bags.
All I know is that I'm not paying $5 a bag for their stale chips.
Pepsico basically said on an investor call they will keep jacking up the price so long as people keep buying .
So here we are I guess.
Must be a US thing, in the UK they are easily one of if not the most popular brand of crisps (chips) they are called walkers here but the logo is the same. We have stricter regulations on what is classed as food in this country though.
I just don't understand how it is that chips and things like Doritos can possibly cost so much. It must be due to more and more consolidation and price-fixing.
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I thought they were literally made out of money these days, considering the prices last few years.
I don't eat a ton of chips, but with the prices, I haven't bought any name brand chips in over two years.
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Lines up with the mouth breathing Trump voter stats.
Ought to be in Not the Onion.
No way, I don't believe it. They are absolutely at least 60% cardboard.
They, you mean the consumers, right?
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