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A question for the Americans!
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13 Jan 2009, 20:38
Acid Fairy
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In America, you guys have Lays crisps chips, right? Well, over here we call them Walkers. Same brand, different name. Lookie at the logo:


In all the foreign European countries I have visisted, you can only ever get Lays in a big bag. Here, you can only really buy Walkers in 25g bags, unless you buy like a Doritos party pack or something.

I have always wondered... Can you buy small bags of Lays in America? If not, any idea as to why? Small bags are so handy!

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13 Jan 2009, 20:45
ceterisparibus
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Yep! You can get small bags in vending machines and those variety pack boxes! They are pretty handy!
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13 Jan 2009, 20:46
.like.a.drug.
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You can at the grocery store I work at :)
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14 Jan 2009, 19:15
Transit
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When I went to Florida, quite a few years ago now the bags of crisps were massive, but then so was everything, a childrens meal was the size of an adult meal in the UK! We have an American college where I live so the lecturers children would go to local schools, there was a a girl called Stephanie in my glass for one term in year 9, she used to eat three bags of walkers at a time so it was the same size as the ones she was used too.


One question I have about America, why does your chocolate taste like a solid block of vegetable oil?
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19 Jan 2009, 14:37
[danielle electra.]
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Chocolate taste like chocolate in America... I don't think it would be as popular as it is in America if it did taste like a solid block of vegatable oil..
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14 Jan 2009, 19:20
~RedFraggle~
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I had no idea that Lays (which I've had in Canada) were the same as Walkers... although thinking about it now, they did taste similar. :-/

I never saw any small bags of Lays when I was in Canada. But perhaps it depends on your definition of small. What the Americans consider a small bag, might not be what we consider a small bag. Perhaps you should give a volume. I'm not sure what the volume is of a bag of Walkers though.
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14 Jan 2009, 20:13
starsmaycollide
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vending machine size bags are 1 oz. like ones in this picture-

forgive for being about to go to work and not doing any conversions :-P
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14 Jan 2009, 20:15
starsmaycollide
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you do have to remember though, the damn things are almost always half full because they're mostly air. lol. :-P
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15 Jan 2009, 01:50
Transit
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yeah but like, a weight is a weight
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15 Jan 2009, 03:10
kein mitleid
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1 oz = 28.35 grams. The only reason I know this is from my less-than-angelic past.
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15 Jan 2009, 18:58
~RedFraggle~
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OK, so only 3g bigger than ours then. I wonder why I only saw the bigger bags in Canada.
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15 Jan 2009, 19:51
kein mitleid
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Most of the time, the "snack pack" sizes are really only available at supermarkets in multi-pack cases. At most convenience stores or where snacks are purchased, they sell the "Big Grab" or larger.
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16 Jan 2009, 06:09
i blame mac
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There are small, medium, and large bags. Although the medium ones are less likely to be found...at least that's what I found while living in Canada.
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14 Jan 2009, 19:23
~RedFraggle~
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Wait, I didn't read properly... you said 25g.

I'm sure the only bags of Lays I've seen in Canada or the US were bigger than 25g.
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14 Jan 2009, 19:30
Transit
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Google says, the smallest bag of lay is 1.5 ounces, thats 42 grams, so thats similar to a Walkers Bigeat bag at 50g.
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14 Jan 2009, 19:33
~RedFraggle~
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Ahh... see. My point is proven. What the Americans consider a 'small bag', is the equivalent for a British 'Big Eat' bag. Lol. ;D
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14 Jan 2009, 20:09
Acid Fairy
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Ahhhh!! I've heard that our Large meals at McDonald's are Mediums in America too...
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14 Jan 2009, 20:16
starsmaycollide
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fast food places here have gone nuts with their sizes in some cases. it's really annoying. Wendy's for example changed their sizes and it's stupid. if I want a medium, I want a medium. not a medium that is really a large! :-P
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15 Jan 2009, 04:32
Beautiful Lies
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It wasn't always that way. I was reading in a magazine (something about how some guy lost weight using portion control) and he noticed that back in the day the diameter of a regular dinner plate in America was 9 inches. Now it's something like 12 inches. Basically everything has just gotten bigger. It said something about how a 'kids' size meal is what a 'small' used to be back in the day. Now a small is equivalent to what used to be a medium. It just never stops getting bigger.

This is why we're all on the brink of obesity over here ;).
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15 Jan 2009, 17:31
kein mitleid
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They sell bulk "snack pack" sizes that are 1 oz. These snack packages usually come in units of six.
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15 Jan 2009, 21:19
Acid Fairy
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Yeah that's the same as our multipacks. Ours used to be 28g, but have reduced it to 25g and sneakily the price has gone up!
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18 Jan 2009, 23:21
kel-sy
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Not as small as the ones you guys have. Only medium ones yo!
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13 Jan 2009, 20:49
Bittersweet
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Even in Canada we have Lays Chips. And yes even in Canada you can buy them in vending machines and variety packs!
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13 Jan 2009, 21:39
Immortal Shadows
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haha, i love that "even in canada". i think it's funny that people from other countries think Canada is a small little country where we don't have anything! Canada is actually almost as big as the US.
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14 Jan 2009, 19:22
~RedFraggle~
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I'm pretty sure most Brits are aware that Canada is almost as big as the US. I don't think that's what she meant (I think it's more likely she wasn't sure if they were sold in Canada). Most Brits have pretty good geographical knowledge. Unlike many Americans. ;D (Canadians are better in my experience though ;))
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