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You Say Potato, I Say Po-Tah-Dough

22 May 2009

When I was a kid, I used to love the idea of Pringles potato chips snacks. They were all the same size. They were all the same color. They lasted forever. And they came in a can. The appeal to me, and other snackers, was the consistency and sameness. [...]

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Pringles Successfully Argues That Their Snacks are Not Potato Chips

5 July 2008

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A court in London has ruled that Pringles, the iconic snacks in the ubiquitous red tube, are not potato chips.
Really.
Apparently, there are not enough potatos in Pringles to have them legally qualify as “potato chips” or “potato crisps.” That matters to the tax [...]

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