Yes kids, there was a time when stuff was priced in single digits. Nowadays you couldn’t buy much for 3p. Maybe half a pear drop from the Sweet Factory or something? I actually remember buying crisps for 5p, 7p and then it hit the psychological barrier of 10p. I swore if crisps hit 10p I’d give them up. But I still bought them and savoured the grease and the salt. Sometimes, vinegar was thrown in for good measure too.
Today’s Tayto definitely don’t taste the same as they used to. A lot more flavouring added now – a bit too much for my liking. This change has come about over the last number of years, I’m not making comparison to what they were like way back then. Still, Mr. Tayto will always remain in my good books as his cheese n’oniony grin hasn’t changed over the years.
In other Tayto related news… They now have their very own version of Pringles – called Toobz. One reviewer says they don’t have all that powdery msg goodness on that Pringles do. 1–0 to Tayto so. Not so sure about the name. It’s a long way from thrupenny Taytos though, that’s for sure.
Picture of Tayto bag from this thread on boards.ie
Picture of Tayto Toobz truck from Niall O’Keeffe’s blog.
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- Amused
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I can still remember the packets with that old-school Tayto logo.
Although I think they cost me around 28p or something
AJ, whilstt I cannot share fond memories of Tayto – thank god – I too am old enought to remember how much little money could buy at the corner shop, oh those jars full of colour and excitement.
The greedy ones of that generation became dentists – serves them right now that toothpastes’ technology has marched forward too. Most worringly one of Felix’s friends, a complete hoot – studying English Literature – wants to become a dentist (How can anyone’s ambition at age 17 be to look into other people’s mouth?). One advantage of the job, I suppose, that you can do all the talking whilst having patient prostrate and terrified. Still, Tom is so elegantly eloquent I promised him business once the time for dentures comes.
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Thanks for using my picture
… and crediting me 
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