I bought a little bag of air today. The company that made it was kind enough to put some potato chips in it. - ThreadSky

clmcginley.bsky.social•110 days ago

So true.

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jagsman.bsky.social•111 days ago

Keep breathing girl….

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snootyvonb.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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torettox84.com•111 days ago

Did they also remove all salt and flavor so it’s not accidentally tasty?

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strength-integrity.bsky.social•111 days ago

Too funny…😂

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klouw.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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klouw.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂😂😂😂

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kizzy-izzie.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 needed this laugh with all the fuckery going on

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jperks54.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂🤣😂🤣

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jcubed1327.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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kkempen.bsky.social•110 days ago

I’m going out on a limb here, but perhaps, a bag full of air that can be easily squished is not the best packaging. Charles Chips used to come in a canister that you could refill so they didn’t get all squished.

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ex-gopgeraldo.bsky.social•110 days ago

Not saying that they aren't reducing the amount of chips in bags BUT the air is there to keep chips from going stale. At stores, bags that have flattened are pulled from sale

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michiel3282.bsky.social•110 days ago

I've had this discussion 30 years ago as well.

The truth is still the same.

You need the air, but some have misleading proportions. Always look at weight of the bag and price per weight unit for an accurate result.

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freetpeople.bsky.social•111 days ago

The worst part is it wasn't even air. It was a bag of nitrogen.

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nullagallun.bsky.social•110 days ago

I once opened a bag of chips to find that it was missing the chips

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baddog64.bsky.social•111 days ago

True enough ‼️🥲

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buckmcw.bsky.social•111 days ago

Hahaha!! That is soooo true

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alienjawdee.bsky.social•111 days ago

With too much salt……

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clydebarrowtx.bsky.social•111 days ago

Awww 🥰
🤪

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frawinoz.bsky.social•110 days ago

Snort laughing. Lucky I had mo liquids in my mouth.

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pattymb.bsky.social•110 days ago

We call the bag of chips “salty air”

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siminsaysso.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

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beachlady1955.bsky.social•111 days ago

It basically sucks. Everything is smaller, yet costs more.

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k8ryners.bsky.social•111 days ago

The cereal box shrinkage really annoys me. My 88¢ hotdogs cost $1.69 today. Forget about buying beef!

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catlesschildlady.bsky.social•111 days ago

Quality is also deteriorating.

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webpuppy45.bsky.social•111 days ago

"Some settling may occur"

Yeah, I had to settle for half a bag of chips.

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mchemar.bsky.social•111 days ago

😅

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fpatrick.bsky.social•111 days ago

Don’t count on using that “air” in an emergency. It’s got an excess of nitrogen to replace the oxygen that 1) causes rancidity, and 2) is what we need when we breathe.

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occupant9242.bsky.social•110 days ago

...and you paid $3.99 for that little bag of air.I do too...

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cinewolf.bsky.social•111 days ago

There's always potatoes. 🥔 They're still pre-Deportaion priced for now.

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hippymama.bsky.social•111 days ago

Hahahaha 😆 😂 so true

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sykeology219.bsky.social•110 days ago

Haaaaa. It’s so nice when they do that.

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debs1096.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣...they tell us its to not crush during shipping but with all that space they have more room to bounce into crumbs

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batt46.bsky.social•110 days ago

Truth!

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msmuffet6754.bsky.social•111 days ago

The tiny bags of chips are more than the party size ones sometimes. I figure the small ones are for people who don't trust themselves to put the chip clip on the bag and stash it out of sight.

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thetimeline.bsky.social•111 days ago

I'm finding myself taking LOTS of deep breaths lately — I'll have to try those 'bonus potato chip ones!' LOL

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robinlsun.bsky.social•111 days ago

A little snack of end-stage capitalism!

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domtravels.bsky.social•111 days ago

sLAYS the truth…

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msbureaucrat.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣

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jmhardin.bsky.social•111 days ago

Don't let President Skroob know about it. He'll want to steal it to go with his Perri-Air.

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womanwhorules.bsky.social•110 days ago

Surprise bag

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kcbaby66.bsky.social•111 days ago

Don’t know whether to laugh or cry at that.

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duchess13.bsky.social•111 days ago

That was great 🤣

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carolswolfe.bsky.social•110 days ago

I love complimentary chips with my bagged air!!

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locko8668.bsky.social•111 days ago

They have to ensure the air has flavour. i think the chips are to absorb any moisture? Like those little bags of beads they put in sneaker boxes.

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dabxdee.bsky.social•111 days ago

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szarotka.bsky.social•110 days ago

They are getting greedier and greedier. I also wonder if they not adding some addictive spices to it.

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carolswilliams1.bsky.social•111 days ago

Seriously! 😒

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match907.bsky.social•110 days ago

I hate when they put chips in my Bag O' Air.

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marshscarecrow.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ah yes. Shrinkflation.

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tnmammaw.bsky.social•111 days ago

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madamedefargeknits.bsky.social•110 days ago

Ooh! Like a prize!

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maddieknowsbest-3.bsky.social•111 days ago

This made me laugh because it’s true.

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daven-ott94.bsky.social•110 days ago

Ain't that the truth these days. Everything in the grocery store is half the quantity and twice the price that it used to be 3-4 years ago.

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dumbdumbs.bsky.social•111 days ago

Was it the full intact chip kind or the itty bitty crushed chip kind?

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johnpolecat.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂🤣 so kind of them.

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insolentpheasant.bsky.social•111 days ago

Seriously- potatoes are cheap. The bag is worth more than those 4 little chips. WTF

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andybeans.bsky.social•110 days ago

Wait for your birthday, when people give you colourful bags of their breath... for free!

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seattlescott.bsky.social•110 days ago

🤣 oh ew.

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norapaterson.bsky.social•110 days ago

My box of cookies had room enough in the box for a bag of chips.

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blackgrl71.bsky.social•111 days ago

Can we FINALLY dedicate some space to how food comps are getting away w/ charging more for less?! Like a bag of chips w/only a quarter full...

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onlyjustice.bsky.social•110 days ago

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kitkat57.bsky.social•110 days ago

Hahaha

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conect2u.bsky.social•111 days ago

Once you make chips, you'll never be satisfied with a bag of air again.
😆🤣🤣

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oldbym.bsky.social•110 days ago

How nice of them!☺️☺️

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oldbym.bsky.social•110 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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sunnydays25.bsky.social•111 days ago

😅😂🤣

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dangerjane.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂😂😭

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gypsybootz.bsky.social•110 days ago

Lol!

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theecodequeen7.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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redsoxfungo.bsky.social•111 days ago

What a nice surprise!

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wildman55.bsky.social•110 days ago

Glad you’re back

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satyrdaze.bsky.social•111 days ago

"Contents are sold by weight, not volume" is the manufacturer's excuse I normally see on packaging.

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aprildianne.bsky.social•110 days ago

This is officially known as “Snackflation”. A term I didn’t coin, but think is ridiculous.

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lizabethstucker.bsky.social•110 days ago

The place I bought my bag of air from was nice enough to pre-crunch the chips so I wouldn't choke on them.

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tgirl1966.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂

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olddogg80.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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dundee89.bsky.social•110 days ago

🤣

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gaialuv.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂🤣 It’s so pathetic. There’s no end to the corporate greed. Can’t satiate the greedy billionaire asses. It’s never enough for them.

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tadish.bsky.social•111 days ago

You are right a bag of air USA potato chips biggest rip off

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cicicarolee.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yay!!! I found you!

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smithinjapan.bsky.social•110 days ago

Hahaha! Nice. I actually had some ketchup chips imported (a distinctly Canadian flavor) because I really wanted them. It was about seven chips and the very same air you talked about… all for a crappy conversion rate plus about $30 shipping.

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seattlescott.bsky.social•110 days ago

Nom nom nom… ketchup air!!

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jsmithdromey.bsky.social•110 days ago

lol. How true.

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barb1158.bsky.social•111 days ago

Haha. So true. 😊

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yolib.bsky.social•110 days ago

They are getting so damn ridiculous. What's it down to now? One ounce?

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rene-alexius58.bsky.social•111 days ago

And many people buy little plastic bottles with water in them.

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goofychic.bsky.social•111 days ago

It's the little things, you know. 🤣

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rschommer.bsky.social•110 days ago

😆☠️ Relatable.

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edb1947.bsky.social•111 days ago

Like the prize in a box of CrackerJacks.

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skeptic-pete.bsky.social•111 days ago

So you'd prefer your chips all broken and crumbled?

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scottclevenger.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ugh! I *hate* when they do that. It gets the air all greasy.

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sftyler.bsky.social•110 days ago

Greasy air is good if you use a straw.

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pitagirl.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂

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toddmhale1969.bsky.social•110 days ago

Truth!🤣

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bowmanoz.bsky.social•111 days ago

i bought a little bag and they were kind enough to put pretty buds in it. joy, rapture!

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soundskugle.bsky.social•110 days ago

😆😆😆that gets a follow

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boopsahoy.bsky.social•111 days ago

You won the internet!

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pegmargoann.bsky.social•111 days ago

And lots of calories! Signed: chipaholic

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akdavis-reed.bsky.social•110 days ago

My son would say that is a bag of chips, now 50% lies!

(He said something similar about a bag of candy corn a year or so back)

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shislandinfo.bsky.social•110 days ago

It isn't air - it's an inert gas for two purposes: to keep the contents fresh and to cushion the package against handling impacts.

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nostalgiajon.bsky.social•111 days ago

Lol

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grudgingoptimist.bsky.social•111 days ago

And if you add water, you'll have, uh....

wet potato chips

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iamboudicca.bsky.social•111 days ago

😀

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pamnapo.bsky.social•110 days ago

Are we at war with Plano, TX? Why are chips so expensive?

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ojodio.bsky.social•111 days ago

I agree and since when do we need to do math to buy paper towels and toilet paper?

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mrkeithtaylor.bsky.social•110 days ago

You’re not supposed to eat those. They’re potpourri, to give the air some fragrance.

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bellatv55.bsky.social•110 days ago

careful, they reuse the bags so much it give the contents a kind of salty taste... #foodforthough

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jomommafromtwitter.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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spursyflo.bsky.social•110 days ago

Crisps…plural?? Are you sure it wasn’t one giant crisp that was shaken so hard in the airbag that it broke into a few smaller crisps?

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ptnmsr.bsky.social•111 days ago

😆 out loud

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wrmclain.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂 Ha ha, that's funny!

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kenbsr.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂🤣😂

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faunagrave.bsky.social•111 days ago

Lays be like: $5.49 a bag. Thats like 12 chips. take it or leave it, bro.

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stargazer087.bsky.social•111 days ago

Haha sounds absolutely correct

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keeperofthecastle.bsky.social•111 days ago

That's good.

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deathorcake.bsky.social•111 days ago

I like to think of them as little shiny pillows with a surprise snack inside for when you've woken up

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hi-there-friends.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

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blackward-frecklez.bsky.social•110 days ago

I bought a party size bag of cheese curls and it was half a bag! I could believe the amount of space in the top of this brand new bag. Am I supposed to use that as party decoration?!

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patrickj223.bsky.social•111 days ago

Good 1,I saw today that they are selling cans of snow from the eagles game, 50 bucks a can,comes with dry ice for shipping 🤔😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😎🚫

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irosk.bsky.social•111 days ago

HAHAHAHA SO TRUE

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yusergname.bsky.social•110 days ago

They put the chips in there to keep the air fresh and to prevent the air from crumbling. Geez everybody knows that.

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earth-one.bsky.social•111 days ago

Best post of the day! 😆

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youmeandtea.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ain’t that the truth. 🤦‍♀️

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hyperbolee.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣

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patmfitz.bsky.social•111 days ago

LaCroix Crisps - my favorite is the “hint of sour cream and onion” scented air.

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lw-smiley.bsky.social•111 days ago

Yeah yeah, but a bag with no air will contain only broken and crushed chips. Puffing the bag up minimizes breakage. Seriously, put chips in a vacuum sealer, suck out all the air, and see what happens.

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vodouqueen.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂

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tparso22.bsky.social•110 days ago

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nhboxy.bsky.social•111 days ago

Same price as the bag you bought last month.

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theeroxycox.bsky.social•110 days ago

This giving things out for free trend is not set to last.

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bellaletty.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ain't that the truth!

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debjm45.bsky.social•111 days ago

😅

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marymng.bsky.social•111 days ago

So true.

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rimney.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thanks for the laugh. I was needing one badly.

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kikix77.bsky.social•110 days ago

I just laughed out loud! Thank you for starting my day off on a good note.

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solitudepeace.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ain’t that the truth.🤣💕

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traceexistence.bsky.social•111 days ago

I just wrote to an organic BEAN company about how their once filled cans of beans are only 2/3 full now, w/ mush on the bottom, like they've been overcooked. No response. I mean, BEANS. Really? Aunt Penny's, if you're wondering.

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the-walking-dad420.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

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ian-vo.bsky.social•110 days ago

My wife just love ‘em - addictive bags of air!!!

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zwicky.bsky.social•110 days ago

Does the air quality differ in the different flavours?? - Cheezel fan🙄🤔😊

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forwhatitisworth.bsky.social•111 days ago

Do they think the customer doesn't notice the air-to-crisp ratio?

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notsogreatscott.bsky.social•111 days ago

I JUST raised hell about that yesterday. The ENTIRE PARTY SIZE bag filled a soup bowl

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grannyzee.bsky.social•111 days ago

The chips were subliminal aroma therapy.
You will buy more chip bags.

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lisdoon.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂😂👍 5 or 6 chips should do it

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srazzle.bsky.social•111 days ago

I was literally talking about this over dinner about this giant bottle of capsules that was half full. So much waste.

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mrf911.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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zwicky.bsky.social•110 days ago

Some?? Are you exaggerating Ms. Z? I’m a bit envious😁🦋😊

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kparent.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣

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brefp.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂😂😂

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melffunction.bsky.social•111 days ago

Without the Important spacers the bag will collapse resulting in loss of air.

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theonekay.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ha ha

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joannechase.bsky.social•111 days ago

Love it!

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svdm1978.bsky.social•110 days ago

Hey, that air you're complaining about is literally just there to keep your chips from smashed to smithereens in shipping, right?

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margoforsaints.bsky.social•110 days ago

Thank you! I needed a chuckle in the midst of political horror.

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bogart222.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ain’t that the truth!

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misteremystery.bsky.social•110 days ago

How dare they clog up your bag of air with potato chips! 🤣

Glad you enjoyed getting them!

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farmgurlkp83.bsky.social•111 days ago

Big time

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csmarie.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ah! Shopping at altitude.

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susieq6shooter.bsky.social•110 days ago

My mom, God rest her soul, said several times over the years, "If they keep cutting back on what's in packages, one day there won't be anything in them."

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sandiegogirl1.bsky.social•111 days ago

You’re right Mariana, an air bag😂

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veeham60.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂😂😂😂

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doctorwaffles.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣 so true tho

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veeham60.bsky.social•111 days ago

Oh I know, and that damn air just keeps getting more expensive to buy😂😂😂

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chrissysea.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂

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tangledsilk.bsky.social•110 days ago

We can't afford to spend $9.00 (on special) for two little bags of chips anymore. Can't justify it. Bloody ridiculous for a bag 1/2 full of air.

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zwicky.bsky.social•110 days ago

Oh I forgot to ask Ms. Z about the quality of that air! Just to compare with Australian quality. 😊🐨🇦🇺

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tangledsilk.bsky.social•110 days ago

Kettle air, 😃 so a mild salty smell. Not unlike our "Girt by Sea."

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zwicky.bsky.social•110 days ago

Oh the Girt by sea-salt. Oh those salty nights of sand & lust. Sorry, I must of been checking the tide charts & wind forecast of yesteryears forgotten hopes🌊🏄🏻‍♂️🥰

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tangledsilk.bsky.social•110 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

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zwicky.bsky.social•110 days ago

Tangled Silk
Oh how I wish to be entangled in the silky strands of such laughter. Time has now become the howls of lost dreams.
I dance to the mercy of the winds.🌒

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johnnyspacey.bsky.social•111 days ago

It was a bag of nitrogen and the potato chips included weighed exactly what the writing on the packet said they would.

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birdland-53.bsky.social•110 days ago

That's funny!

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kmkelly.bsky.social•110 days ago

I know, except I once worked with a company that made the bagging equipment. If you don’t put enough air in everything gets crushed in shipping.

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riothyena.bsky.social•110 days ago

It's also not just air, it's a gas mixture specific to the contents to keep them crispy and fresh so they don't come to the consumer stale and crushed to dust. I don't judge snacks by bag size, I read the weight instead so I know what to expect.

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estrogenmaxxer.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yeah like corpos are evil and all but in this specific case, the nitrogen is necessary to keep it fresh and also by law, they have to write how many grams of the product are in the package regardless, so they cannot scam you there.

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jlentini09.bsky.social•111 days ago

Right? $ 7.95 for a bag of Lays???
Forget Eggs, What About Snack Food.

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futuretime.bsky.social•111 days ago

Yep, one pound of Lays chips cost more than one pound of beef ffs!

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carmanavenue.bsky.social•111 days ago

They add the chips so the air has something to protect

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rvsp10.bsky.social•111 days ago

Cute and Funny 😆

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isaco-1.bsky.social•111 days ago

And egggs

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3horses.bsky.social•111 days ago

swines

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rickgoodacre.bsky.social•111 days ago

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margiemay.bsky.social•110 days ago

YOU GOT ACTUAL CHIPS! So lucky

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michieknowsmost24.bsky.social•110 days ago

😂

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wal-martian.bsky.social•111 days ago

I quit. Done playing that game.

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acornalley.bsky.social•111 days ago

Dang! Ain’t that the truth.

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lindaaf67.bsky.social•111 days ago

This made me lol for real 😂🤣

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leigh-reeves.bsky.social•111 days ago

😂 Hope you saved some. Uncontaminated air is going to be hard to come by soon.

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tygator.bsky.social•111 days ago

LMAO….

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olivekosheluk.bsky.social•111 days ago

Isn't it argon gas?

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jasmith13.bsky.social•111 days ago

But also, if it's supposed to cushion my chips, why do they still look like they've been stomped all over when I get them?

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koldie.bsky.social•111 days ago

Call those 800#'s on the package. One time my MIL took me shopping (post surgical) and I had coupons from the manufacturers for everything, some free items. Tell them the product is busted the fuck up? Or you enjoyed the product?

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kpthefaith.bsky.social•111 days ago

😅

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motherofbooks.bsky.social•111 days ago

I love a bonus!

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mark5221.bsky.social•111 days ago

Shrink flation

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lucyismygirl.bsky.social•111 days ago

🤣♥️

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dorianhazel.bsky.social•111 days ago

This isn't even funny at this point 🤣😂🤣

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mariana057.bsky.social•110 days ago

But it is. But it also isn’t

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janinesellsnyc.bsky.social•110 days ago

Omg. I was at Wegmans the other day and they had the teeny tiniest little bags of chips and even they were half full. It was like a handful for 2 bucks. Not even half a potato in there.

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