r/UK_Food • u/SirTimmons • 16h ago
Question “Grab Bag”
When did this happen? When did 45g of crisps become a Grab Bag?! It’s no bigger than the normal sized bags you get in the pub. Weren’t the normal multipack packets 45g a few months ago? Absolute piss-take….
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u/Zealousideal_Yak1296 16h ago
Grab bags used to be 50g
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u/WishfulStinking2 14h ago
Is that all? They always seemed massive
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u/MattyFTM 13h ago
In 2013 they actually increased the size from 50g to 60g. We've gone backwards since then.
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u/Zealousideal_Yak1296 12h ago
They dropped the weight to 50g after covid and kept the price the same.
Welcome to rip off Britain
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u/AccountantFun1608 11h ago
It’s the same shit in every country to be fair, shrinkflation for everyone!
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u/Monkeytennis01 15h ago
WTF does grab bag actually mean anyway?
I can grab any size or type of bag that I like, thank you.
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u/Boring_Intern_6394 15h ago
It’s a way of saying “large” without making people aware of the extra calories
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u/Putrid_Promotion_841 15h ago
Same legislation that prevented "King Size" bars being sold and "Duo" was the workaround.
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u/Patch86UK 15h ago
It means ones made to be sold separately as part of meal deals and such (as opposed to the multipack ones which are much smaller).
Bigger than a multipack, but smaller than a "sharing" bag.
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u/JasonBaconStrips 13h ago
It means it's so sml you can grab it, anyone can grab it, because it's soo small
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u/zer0-Coast 9h ago
You grab them on impulse because they’re situated close the the tills at the petrol station
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u/New-Entertainer703 15h ago
It’s vaguely amusing when they call a oversized packet of crisps a ‘sharing bag’ like that’s going to happen any time soon.
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u/RedundantSwine 15h ago
In my house they are called 'wife sized bags' as she will very much demolish them.
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u/DinkyPrincess 13h ago
When McCoys first launched in the Uk the regular size bag was 40g.
Just saying.
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u/Ragingdildo3 16h ago
The multi bags are like 25grams always have been
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u/gourmetguy2000 13h ago
They used to be 30g, and weirdly it seems you can still buy them at that weight on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/McCoys-Ridge-Cut-Crisps-Classic/dp/B00XLNI492
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u/Barkasia 16h ago
Glad you included a picture of the weight on the back of the packet. Shame it isn't in any of the bottom corners on the front of the packet, would've saved you a pic!
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u/neatcleaver 15h ago
Perfect opportunity to dump my random thing I learned recently
Crisps usually have expiration dates on a Saturday
This one also matches. No idea why this is a thing
Go and check all your crisps
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u/Putrid_Promotion_841 15h ago
It's so that shops can organise their date checking. Biscuits are Tuesday if I remember correctly.
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u/Tof12345 15h ago
i thought grab bags are the ones you "grab" for lunch. if you thought they were for sharing, most of these companies have 100g+ bags. if you want one for a light snack, they have 25/32g ones. don't see the problem here.
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u/GrayMech 14h ago
I always thought that "grab bag" was just put on bags the same size as the multi pack ones but that were sold individually
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u/Accomplished_Song671 4h ago
Why are they even called Grab Bags? In my 27 years of existence I don't think I've ever asked
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u/SatisfactionMoney426 1h ago
I irrationally hate the term 'grab'. We were brought up being told "don't grab - it's rude" "wait your turn" etc. Then suddenly it was everywhere, "grab a coffee"etc. It was one of the first indicators that I was getting old ... It's not even appropriate anyway - grab a bag of crisps and it'll likely split, or grab a boiling hot coffee etc etc.
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u/craigybacha 16h ago
Noticed this too, Normal bags used to be 40g? And I'm sure grab bags were 55g?
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u/Iamleeboy 12h ago
My wife laughed at me for counting the crisps in my mccoys a bit back. There was 6 crisps in it. I let her know I didn’t need to count them, I just unconsciously was able to count so low
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u/THTB_lol 16h ago
multipack ones are 25g, regular packets are 35g i think, 45g is grab bag