Some luggage of potato chips are near R30 a bag. Here is the best way to save on chips with out dropping flavour.
There’s no snack extra scrumptious than a potato chip. It’s the regulation of chill and snacking and has been for a very long time.
Till now, as a result of having to fork out money nearer to the darkish facet of R30 for a bag of premium chips generally is a ache that’s not well worth the moreish yum of what roughly equates to 50c a chew. Shrinkflation through the years simply added to the ache.
And whereas some retailers attempt to conceal the blow of exorbitant potato chip costs by providing two or three luggage for R40 earlier than upping the worth to torturous ranges, it’s not softened, it’s exacerbated.
Shoppers aren’t any fools and maybe it’s time to modify from a well-known model to one thing else. Not simply because you’ll be able to, and for bucks’ sake, but additionally as a result of taking the time to find another can ship a scrumptious shock.
In protest of paying virtually R25 for a bag of well-known tomato sauce chips or R27 or extra for an uber premium model, I went in the hunt for chips which are a lot simpler on the pocket and, effectively, straightforward on the yum-side, too. And the shock was nice at each ends, as a result of snacking doesn’t must be forfeited in powerful occasions, it might probably simply be swapped out for what turned out to be one thing a wee bit nicer.
Cheaper doesn’t imply zero flavour
Chrispy’s chips are on the high of the must-buy checklist. For nearly R10 cheaper at retail (relying on the place you store for it) than a same-old model of chips, you’re getting severe worth and even higher scrumptious, whoever makes this model has taken loads of care to supply a greater product at a greater worth, and tossed in some modern flavours too.
The tomato sauce flavour is phenomenal. Chips will not be evenly dusted with flavour, they’re bursting re, and you may style it. The cheese and onion, common cheese and salt and vinegar are all premium high quality.


However you completely must attempt the Chrispy’s Masala chips. It’s unreal when you like spicy. There’s a zing to it that makes your tastebuds sing.
PS, one other factor in regards to the model, as a result of unknowns can generally be fairly oily, these chips will not be. I’d not be stunned if because the manufacturers distribution widens, it may develop into the brand new go-to snack.
One other contender and extra broadly out there is the Frimax model of chips. Equally as beneficiant with flavour and likewise as well-priced.
This model has been round because the early ’80s however uncover it now, when you have not already.
Once more, utilizing the tomato sauce chip as a yardstick, the zing is there, the moreishness is there and the worth as pleasant as Chrispy’s.
Beneficiant flavours over conventional manufacturers
Now, when you have not had Spokies but, you’re lacking out. Initially a snack you needed to journey to the Western Cape to get pleasure from, it’s been rolling out throughout Gauteng over the previous few years.
A deliciously dusted maize snack that’s once more, a lot simpler on the pocket and once more, critically good. The Candy Chilli Boo a private favorite.
Then, for flavour that doesn’t depart your fingers and makes you need to lick each speck of spicy bbq from any out there floor earlier than washing up… it’s referred to as Go-Slows and it’s made by the identical people that gifted the world Spookies, It’s a nak-snack, not a chip. Go-Slows are available varied flavours, eight others beside bbq.
Truda snacks, the producer, additionally makes a puffed corn snack referred to as Flyers. It’s light-weight, however the flavour is Mike Tyson, so to talk.


Kaizer Chiefs chips, launched a while in the past however hardly ever discovered on cabinets, has made a resurgence in some retail shops.
It’s promoting on particular for beneath R20 and, these chips are merely scrumptious. Up to now, I’ve seen a sizzling BBQ and tomato sauce flavour, They usually’re superb. Realy good, premium chip worth at a way more reasonably priced worth.
The underside line, earlier than I keep on waxing lyrical in regards to the nice high quality that’s out there at significantly better costs than the acquainted manufacturers all of us flock to… is strictly that.
As a result of on the subject of potato chips and corn snacks, penny smart and pound silly doesn’t apply on this case.