Crisp with no flavour added

[westcoaster]

Hi I'm after a bit of advise regarding a recent purchase.

I brought a box of 30 flavoured crisps ( my favourite but hard to find) of eBay. They arrived and immediately opened a pack, to my surprise there was no flavouring on them. So I opened a second pack and again they were plain, i went through the box and found 8 packs with the same batch code and best by date.

I contacted the seller who gave 5* service and immediately dispatched a new box, this is where the problem is, the replacement box has the same batch code and sell by date as the first box ( opened a pack and again no flavouring).

I also contacted the manufacturer who sent a bog standard reply and £8 of postal orders for the 8 packs.

Do I now recontact the seller who are already £16 down, or do I go back to the manufacturer and push for a better outcome. Or just let it go.

Or any other ideas.

(Also found another batch code in the box flavourless)

 

[J-2739]

Maybe somebody licked the flavor off, and put it back in the packet...

 

[DaleCooper]

You got 2 boxes of crisps and your money back? It sounds like you're up on the deal, let it go.

 

[DaleCooper]

I'm intrigued, what was the "hard to find" flavour? Crunchy Frog perhaps or Lark's Vomit?

 

[Darandio]

I'm intrigued, what was the "hard to find" flavour? Crunchy Frog perhaps or Lark's Vomit?

I believe they are actually the new 'Saturday Night Takeaway' flavour. Basically, you regurgitate the food from your chosen outlet into the bag, this is the reason they initially ship without flavour.

 

[najaB]

Do I now recontact the seller who are already £16 down, or do I go back to the manufacturer and push for a better outcome. Or just let it go.

I'd go back to the manufacturer, if for no other reason than to make the point that they have a QA problem since there's more than one date code affected.

 

[westcoaster]

You got 2 boxes of crisps and your money back? It sounds like you're up on the deal, let it go.

That's my thinking. But only half the value of the box, unless you count two boxes .

 

[westcoaster]

I'm intrigued, what was the "hard to find" flavour? Crunchy Frog perhaps or Lark's Vomit?

Jacobs mini cheddars Branston pickle flavour.

 

[DaleCooper]

Jacobs mini cheddars Branston pickle flavour.

They're not crisps.

 

[westcoaster]

I'd go back to the manufacturer, if for no other reason than to make the point that they have a QA problem since there's more than one date code affected.

They said that the crisps go through manual taste testing, salt flavour testing, and an automated process. But occasionally som3 can slip through the net.

 

[DPQ]

Did you buy "Salt-n-shake" crisps?

 

[DaleCooper]

Hang on to them, they might be valuable like wrongly printed stamps.

 

[westcoaster]

Hang on to them, they might be valuable like wrongly printed stamps.

Ha ha I highly doubt it

 

[randyrippley]

so who is the manufacturer, and which flavour?

 

[najaB]

so who is the manufacturer, and which flavour?

Ahem...

Jacobs mini cheddars Branston pickle flavour.

 

[cf111]

Jacobs mini cheddars Branston pickle flavour.

They are really nice, excellent choice.

Sadly I am off the crisps at the moment, they are my one real vice. I enjoy a pack of Salt 'n' Shake without putting the salt packet on them too much, hence the swearing off.

 

[Karl]

I'm intrigued, what was the "hard to find" flavour? Crunchy Frog perhaps or Lark's Vomit?

Wonderful! Thanks for the prompt

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[Cowley]

They're not crisps.

No but they are nice.

 

[GusB]

I must seek these out. I'm partial to the occasional packet of Mini Cheddars, but I've never tried the Branson flavoured ones.

As far as the unflavoured ones are concerned - just purchase a large jar of the real thing and use it as a dip. Job done.

 

[Busaholic]

Flavoured crisps are an abomination, so you got off lightly!

 

[A Challenge]

Flavoured crisps are an abomination, so you got off lightly!

Do you count Ready Salted as this is a flavour on then packet. As it is, I prefer smoky bacon crisps!

 

[DaleCooper]

Flavoured crisps are an abomination, so you got off lightly!

Even crisp flavoured crisps?

 

[Busaholic]

Even crisp flavoured crisps?

They're the worst.