alt: The "limited edition " peppered steak Mccoys
though how a packet of crisps van be limited edition eludes me.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:37, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

They did that with the peanut butter Kit Kat.
Nestle cunts, with their Swiss ways.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:38, Reply)

And the ice-cream flavoured Monster Munch.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:39, Reply)

WTF?
Why wasn't I informed? Ice cream MM? That's got me fizzing at the clopper.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:41, Reply)

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:42, Reply)

Gross

( Kroney, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:43, Reply)

From wiki
Limited editions

Throughout the years there have been several limited edition flavours available for a short period of time. A "Baked Bean" flavour was made available in 2003 for Comic Relief. A "Vanilla Ice Cream" flavour was released in 2004, and was received with mostly negative reaction. This type of monster munch was non-savoury, and it contained sugar instead of salt.

There were also variants that could turn the consumer's tongue a different colour. This usually meant the tongue was turned blue, though a variant that could turn the tongue either blue or green was available for a time.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:43, Reply)

Nice!

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:43, Reply)

what the actual fuck?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:56, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1765925
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:57, Reply)

yes fine
but who the fuck thought sweet vanilla flavoured crisps would be a go-er?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:59, Reply)

Who'd have thought you'd be a go-er?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:00, Reply)

er, you?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:01, Reply)

OTHER than me.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:04, Reply)

The new product research and development department at Walkers?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:01, Reply)

The monsters probably had kids and one of them looked like a ice cream.
Stands to reason, innit.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:01, Reply)

They only produce them for a limited period of time.
Is that so hard to understand?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:39, Reply)

Not as a concept, no.
But why do it to such a great crisp. Deserving, as it is, of a place in the permanent crisp pantheon hall of fame.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:42, Reply)

Yes, but usually a "limited edition"
is individually numbered, so as to prove its provenance, for investment purposes/inclusion in a collection, etc.
Nothing is produced forever (except possibly bullshit).
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:42, Reply)

Crisps are not produced for the purpose of investment or inclusion in a collection.
There would be nothing to gain from producing a run of 100 individually numbered packets.
But if you were to make a big thing about only producing a particular flavour for a limited time period, you increase the desirability of the product and sell more than if you had simply launched it as a new flavour to the range.
If this proves to be successful then you can still reserve the right to add it to the range "due to public demand"
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:49, Reply)

some times,
you make my willy fizz.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:50, Reply)

xxx

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:51, Reply)

So it is pure marketing bullshit.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:50, Reply)

is this a surprise to you?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:51, Reply)

No
it just saddens me a tiny bit.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:55, Reply)

It used to make me sad too.
and then I started being responsible for a business, and started doing the same shit that I used to think was bummish.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 24 Oct 2012, 16:02, Reply)

The economics of artificial scarcity. See also the McRib.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:58, Reply)

Now THAT'S a sandwich!

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 24 Oct 2012, 15:59, Reply)