These King crisps from Ireland state that they are 'simply superior'. This is a very surprising statement considering the competition in Ireland given by the leading manufacturer Taytos.
In my opinion Taytos crisps are far superior, in taste, colour and quality of potatoes used. I am therefore wondering in what way do King crisps think they are simply superior, and in comparison to what. Obviously they are superior to any Australian crisps, but this is not hard as all Australian crisps (chips) are generally vile.
This is not an issue which is causing huge amounts of visible community anger here in Canberra, but certainly there is a sense of simmering tension. Whether that tension boils over into scenes of violence that nobody wants to see, is a matter of some conjecture.
Considering that Canberrans must travel to Sydney (as I did) or other State capitals to get these crisps (above) in speciality stores, is certainly a factor in controlling public disquiet. Most Canberrans are not even aware that there are foreign crisps available to be bought in Australia.
If they were aware of the quality that is available elsewhere, they would almost certainly be digging up the firearms they buried during the gun buyback of 1997.
If they then discovered there was a brand of crisp claiming to be simply superior, when quite clearly they are not (in a like comparison), it is almost certain that there would be a crisis of confidence in the whole structure of Australian society.
I am not saying that King crisps are going to cause such a crisis as was caused by the failings of the US Subprime market, but certainly when confidence in institutions is shattered there is always the chance of a catastrophic economic meltdown. While collapse of the Australian markets will not seemingly have an effect on the rest of the world, apart from a reduction in the price of some raw materials, I think King crisps should try and stem wild speculation.
