And the gas in them actually helps them from going stale. I never understood why people don't get that they will be crushed without the air, I worked that out when I was a a child...

Yeah, that's true. However, never underestimate the psychological aspect of purchasing. The air is not only there because it's needed, but it's also a marketing aspect. Most people are unable to tell what 200g of chips/lettuce/bread/wathever looks like in a plate. But they can tell that a bag looks big or not. The trick is not that you can't compare the weight of two bags, it's that you're lured into thinking you purchased more than you really did.

You make valid point, but I'd like to say that the complaint usually isn't "too much air" so much as "the bag could have been smaller", which is an issue with many products in general because 1) it looks like you're getting more than you are (I've seen tubs of candy with large craters in the bottom for exactly this reason) and 2) packaging is bad for the environment. These are real issues and I suspect most people are just erroneously assuming that the chip companies are doing the same things that a lot of shady companies do.

They should make all chip bags clear so that you can see exactly how much you are getting. Then no one could complain.

Actually..its not air..if it were, the chops would go soggy. Its filled with nitrogen.

How does Pringles keep their chips fresh, then?

Also, don't they add nitrogen to the bag to help keep them fresh?

I know they're sold by weight, but larger bags make people think they're getting more product, and companies can exploit that. If they sold them in correctly-sized bags instead of overinflated ones people would know they were getting overcharged, but they see big bags and think it's worth the price. You see this all the time, not just with chips.

Or buy Pringles

Still funny, though. And it sounds like fun. I hope they got school credit for it.

stop trying to ruin the joke

Get Saico Hipe a medal, nobody listens to me when I try to explain it and just keep complaining about . Maybe the just like to complain about it

Thank you!!!!! I'm so tired of trying to explain this myself. I tell people to look at as free air.

Agreed.

Too much plastic.

Knowledge 🤯

yes but freight charges are by volume

I hear your argument, but you have to agree the air to chip ratio isn’t fair to the consumer

So to top it off we are paying for the air at the price of chips....and considering a 2500% upmark from potato to the chip....

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But we're paying too much for 70% air and 30% chips.

Not only is it that but I think it’s also a marketing/psychological “trick”

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"Nitrogen emissions such as ammonia, nitrogen oxide and nitrous oxides contribute to particulate matter and acid rain. These cause respiratory problems and cancers for people and damage to forests and buildings. Nitrogenous gases also play an important role in global climate change. Nitrous oxide is a particularly potent greenhouse gas as it is over 300 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide." https://theconversation.com/nitrogen-pollution-the-forgotten-element-of-climate-change-69348

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I don't really buy or eat chips. They are bad for you and make people fat pigs.

Sounds good to me.

They can't overfill them too much or the bag will pop. The cartons are a set size that hasn't changed in my years handling them, and the cartons have a set number of baggies in them by brand that also hasn't changed in my years handling them. If that box holds 32 bags and 32 doesn't fit in it then the box won't be sent and the machinery adjusted. All of this stuff is so tightly regulated and standardised that your situation will not happen.

I've seen it done during one of those 'Anything Goes' regattas people seem to have all summer (in regular years, anyway.)