IT’S an unwritten law of snacks – every year you get much less for the same, or more, cash.
Crisp makers are particularly bad at this, with the cost of a typical packet now often hitting £1-plus yet with an increasingly disappointing haul inside.
Sun crisp fan Hayley Minn popped open some of our favourite packs to separate the top spuds from the total duds . . .
WALKERS – £1
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 26 big ones, eight small ones and loads of bits
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 2.9p
SENSATIONS – £1
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? Four big ones, 14 smaller ones, and some crumbs
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
MONSTER MUNCH – £1
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 15 full ones and some crumbs that probably make up a half
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 6.5p
QUAVERS – £1
Weight: 34g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 46 full-sized Quavers and a little one
- Price per gram: 2.9p
- Price per crisp: 2.2p
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MCCOY’S – £1
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 14 plus loads of little bits that probably add up to four
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
HULA HOOPS – £1
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 38
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 2.6p
SQUARES – £1
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 34
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 2.9p
WOTSITS – £1
Weight: 36g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 63 and a handful of broken bits
- Price per gram: 2.8p
- Price per crisp: 1.5p
DORITOS – £1
Weight: 48g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 16 plus loads of bits that probably make up another two
- Price per gram: 2.1p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
PRINGLES – £1
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 20
- Price per gram: 2.5g
- Price per crisp: 5p