HIGHLANDER CRISPS: C/D?

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What is the actual distribution of said snacks? I know there's those rubbish overrated crisps you only get in the north of England, but the reach of Highlander crisps appears to be limited in my experience to mainland Europe and cash and carries. A quick Google suggests them to be a Scottish concern. If so, why are they not as widely available as Irn Bru? Nobody other than the Scots drinks that.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

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― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

I used to buy these at Safeway whilst at university in Herts. They were nice, around the same quality as Frisps BUT the quantity provided was terrible and akin to what you now find when you open a regular bag of Walkers (about 10 intact crisps if you're lucky).

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I've just bought a multipack (hence the thread), and the crisps appear to occupy about a fifth of the bag they're in.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

I also drunk Irn Bru now and then at univ.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

Will someone please photoshop a Scottish crip for me?

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

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― Poppy (poppy), Thursday, 1 September 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure Highlander crisps were set up in the aftermath of a Golden Wonder plant somewhere in Scotland being moved to somewhere in England (which got a lot of news coverage up here at the time, iirc). A group of crisp-workers clubbed together with their redundancy and started a fervently nationalistic crisp manufacturer, claymore and all. Bacon and Brown Sauce flavour did it for me.

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Thursday, 1 September 2005 22:42 (twenty years ago)

A brief history and review of Highlander crisps.

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Thursday, 1 September 2005 22:46 (twenty years ago)

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

― latebloomer: not just indie rock but also rap, industrial and pop. (latebloomer), Thursday, 1 September 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

Bacon & Brown Sauce crisps. They win.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

new walkers crisps ad featuring "Who Wants to Live Forever" by the English rock band Queen don't know why

― conrad, Saturday, 17 September 2011 22:07 (fourteen years ago)

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