Pringles..Once you pop can you stop?

Question

Find myself scoffing the whole tube once I,ve started and end up peering down an empty tube in no time. Do they put something in them that,s addictive like catnip ???

Answer 1

The answer is YES, but it is not a simple process. You've actually asked two questions here, and I am addressing your main concern.

Here is the procedure:

Upon first opening the lid of the vaccuum sealed canister, proceed to eat a chip. Soon you will find yourself eating additional chips at a more frequent rate. At this point, you or a second person (who is not eating the chips) must stuff a tennis ball into the cannister to avoid exhausting the entire supply of chips. The chip eater may suffer immediate symptoms of withdrawl and may become unreasonable and in some cases violent. Intervention may be required by additional persons to prevent you from removing the tennis ball and eating all the chips.

The next step is to place additional tennis balls into the canister with force to create pressure inside the vessel in which the remaining chips are crushed into a powdery material creating a loss of 'crunch' if ingested at a later time thus making the concoction undesirable to the chip eater. However, it has been observed in some cases that the chip eater may stir this powder into a glass of water and ingest it by drinking.

Once the canister is filled to over-capacity by an abnormal amount of tennis balls, immediately replace the plastic lid on top of the cannister and seal with plenty of duct tape. This may require two or more persons.

Dispose of cannister in a place where it will not be possible for the chip eater, or another person, to find it and re-open it. Re-opening of the cannister will result in an tennis ball explosion where the person responsible for this release will be confronted with the embarrassing situation of being covered in chip dust.

Answer 2

i totally have this problem, i have to make sure i don't get into the habit of buying them because i buy it with the intention of having something in my room to snack on over a few days but it's gone by that night and i'm left feeling a strange mixture of satisfaction, illness and guilt. and do you find after a certain amount you feel a bit funny - i feel the same way when i eat an egg too. i like original best. i think there must be some legal substance that is addictive in it besides salt - is there msg in it?

Answer 3

I have never been able to eat a whole tube of Pringles. After a few of the crisps, I get crook because of the sodium.

Answer 4

Pringles are disgusting. Easily the worst snack known to man. They are re-constitued peelings that know other company can use. Then they add chemicals and flavours and turn them into a freaky uniform shape.

I actually feel sick thinking about them yeeeeuch!

Answer 5

I ate a whole tube of them things once. Never again! I felt so ill, didn't actually throw up but got very close.

Answer 6

Once the tube is empty, you HAVE to stop - unless you've got a lifetime supply stashed away.

Answer 7

I've got the same addiction! so to stop myself changing into a fat blob, I buy the variety mini-ones - buy 1 pack get 1 free at the moment!

Answer 8

I know what you mean. I can't afford to open a can if I'm by myself. The only way I'm safe is if there are enough other people sharing the contents with me.

Answer 9

I am looking at an empty tube right now! :-)

Answer 10

I read something about one of the chemicals or preservatives in them that makes you want to keep eating tehm. They're really not healthy.