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yahnAug 18, 2010
This is true
When you eat a bag of those at a movie, people will kill you.....
cyrockerAug 19, 2010
they sell chips at movie theaters? I know most sell nachos but regular chips?
YaTiddleAug 19, 2010
You actually buy the food the theaters sell? Heck, I can usually get away with a bucket of kfc if I'm sneaky about it.
darkphenoxAug 19, 2010
Meh some people want to keep their theater open so they buy the food (Movie Companies get most of the ticket sale money).
americangunnerAug 19, 2010
they can close and go to hell if theyre going to charge me $14 for a pop corn and non-refillable soda.
bonestampAug 19, 2010
AMC is great about bringing in your own food. We don't even hide it anymore.
maximillionteeAug 19, 2010
I'm more of a Subway-$5-footlong-and-a-six-pack-of-beer kind of guy when I go to the movie theater. Thank god for the girlfriend's giant duffle-purse!
jon30041Aug 19, 2010
I worked at AMC for about a month. There was a policies update at the time, so I was in one of the theaters for a big staff meeting, and someone asked if there was a company policy about outside food and drink.
The manager explicitly said that there is NO policy regarding food people brought in. I was working concessions, so every time someone complained about the prices, I spread the word :)
protodonAug 19, 2010
so you're dead? interesting.
volatile36Aug 19, 2010
That's not funny. Two of my friends died eating Sun Chips at a movie theater.
v3rtex7740Aug 19, 2010
I'm more concerned about the zombie on digg
letsdienowAug 19, 2010
Wow, I never thought that being smart would help a situation like this.... Pour it into a bowl?
this article sucks
graphixaddictAug 19, 2010
Meh, people shouldn't digg darkphenox down. Regal Cinemas only hat a net profit of 3.3% last year. Movie theaters pay a boatload to rent movies, ticket sales generally only cover the cost for them to rent the film from the distributor. Any profit is made on candy and soda. Back when theaters just started to create concession stands the film distributors decided they didn't like that the theaters were enjoying an entirely new revenue source and they weren't getting a piece. They chose to just raise the rental rates for the theaters instead of demanding a portion of the food sales. Theaters have actually done us a favor for the most part, instead of forcing you to pay huge ticket prices they have held ticket prices artificially low and given people the OPTION to buy soda and popcorn. If you have a great independent movie theater you enjoy going to, one of the ways you can show your support is to go out of your way to buy a soda or popcorn instead of sneaking things in. A friend and I explored opening a small inde theater but it is really best left to the pro's, margins are super slim in the theater business and messing with the formulas that are proven to work can be very risky.
zenith251Aug 19, 2010
And if the price of that soda and popcorn were within the realm of sanity, I would actually buy them. I have never thrown a dollar at a theater concession stand for that reason you can infer from my last sentence.
n0diggityAug 19, 2010
if artificially low is $14 to see a movie, then count me out. I'll wait a few months and get it from netflix.
graphixaddictAug 19, 2010
All I'm saying is that you are blaming the wrong people. Blame the distributers or blame the inflated salaries of studio execs and actors. That's is what your paying for. Theaters are struggling to stay open....not movie studios.
balancedAug 19, 2010
My biggest issue with movie theaters is that people don't respect the other viewers. It's a movie theater, so you should turn your cell phone off, be quiet, and enjoy the movie. Please keep talking, texting, and other behavior to a minimum.
chrisexv6Aug 19, 2010
Yep!
Also "fun" is to try eating them with small kids asleep in your house. You quickly feel the wrath of your significant other.
richmomzAug 19, 2010
It's like the Billy Mays of potato chip bags.
vdoogsAug 19, 2010
HI SUN CHIPS BAG HERE WITH ANOTHER POUND OF CHIPS YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE!!!
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
I wanna kill ya for just suggesting it.
altorAug 19, 2010
Me and some friends are going to each buy a bag of these and go to the next Twilight premier.
missothmarAug 18, 2010
Who knew green snacking could be so noisy?
bondheliAug 19, 2010
-2y(environmental pollution) = (noise pollution)²
theonekenAug 19, 2010
Don't forget smug pollution.
thatspsychoticAug 19, 2010
based on bondheli's equation, either y or (environmental pollution) must also be negative, otherwise you'd end up with an imaginary value for (noise pollution).
i think he meant something like 1/(environmental pollution) = (noise pollution), which is really bad behavior.
i'd prefer dealing with normalized pollution values, where (environmental pollution) = 1 - (noise pollution)
thebeezAug 19, 2010
Very, very true.
Tasty chip, noisy-as-f**k bag
cyrixAug 19, 2010
Peppercorn ranch is the s**t.
thebeezAug 19, 2010
THANK you
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
The original flavor tastes like old cardboard.
Harvest cheddar though? Ummmm, yes please.
thebeezAug 19, 2010
f**kin' right...
v3rtex7740Aug 19, 2010
Eating them in public makes everyone want to ki
patman21Aug 20, 2010
heck, I don't need a bag of chips to ki.
woofers07Aug 19, 2010
I'm all for being green and environmentally friendly, but goddamn these bags are loud. As in damn near have to open them outside loud.
djerridAug 19, 2010
I've had one of these bags in my compost for 2 or 3 months now. Still looks the same as when I put it in.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Didn't they only recently release the 100% compostable ones? Aren't the older ones only 75%?
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
But they're loud as hell and everyone knows that you can tell how biodegradable something is by how loud it is!
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
how the hell does this get on digg...
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
http://digg.com/submit
clawcAug 19, 2010
You sire win the internet today xD
cyrockerAug 19, 2010
hbyrne submitted it.
alexhouseAug 19, 2010
Complicated process, I know.
greywolf107Aug 19, 2010
I use a bowl when I eat them.
Haha bowl...
bipolarruledoutAug 19, 2010
Actually the only people I've ever known to eat these are stoners.
stealth45Aug 19, 2010
I came hear to discuss how horrible these are for high late-night munchie expeditions, this seems like as good a place as any
greywolf107Aug 19, 2010
Not bad if you have lots to drink!
burnin8r28Aug 19, 2010
And also pop some e!
devagoAug 19, 2010
Haha you eat them...
cranAug 19, 2010
Brilliant viral marketing. Sun Chips is (for the moment) king of triggering grassroots buzz for their product.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
You have no idea what you're saying.
cranAug 19, 2010
Which part? You don't know what viral marketing is? The term buzz? Grassroots? Help me out here.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
For a start, "grassroots" refers to political activism at a base level.
ricker2005Aug 19, 2010
Actually "grassroots" does not specifically refer to politics, although it often used that way. It's simply an adjective that means something has to do with the common people.
altorAug 19, 2010
Grassroots, buzz, viral marketing, all in one post. Holy s**t, I suddenly have this urge to buy an iPhone and buy some clothes at the Gap.
xboxhuegAug 19, 2010
SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF MY SUN CHIPS BAG
ctaboneAug 19, 2010
Awesome facebook group, just joined.
shawnsoniumAug 19, 2010
WHAT?
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
You hear words on your computer screen?
woofers07Aug 19, 2010
IT'S WHISPER QUIET!!!
eikon89Aug 19, 2010
Bitches don't know about my Sun Chips bag.
lintmonkeyAug 19, 2010
YOU'RE HOLDING IT WRONG!!!
designnerdAug 19, 2010
...Really?
This...This is a "thing"?
...People are worrying about THIS?
phenolicAug 19, 2010
If this will keep me from hearing more about the 911/Mosque, I'll take it.
Sun Chips Noisy Bag FTW!
andrewdbAug 19, 2010
It keeps me from hearing Sarah Palin.
bawbzillaAug 19, 2010
MY JUNK FOOD IS TOO NOISY, who gives a s**t about the war or famine or climate change? I can't hear The Office over the sound of my over indulgence >:(
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
One does not only have to think about important issues all the time. If you do, you'll probably go insane.
irranokAug 19, 2010
Right... because if you spend any amount of time not stressing and crying about all the injustice in the world you are a bad person... how dare you buy snacks!
bawbzillaAug 19, 2010
It's more that there's better things to worry about than something you could easily avoid by grabbing a bowl, actually D:
bonestampAug 19, 2010
Seriously, these bags are loud. When you hear it, you'll be like, "holy s**t. that's a loud bag. now I understand the hype."
rcollamoreAug 19, 2010
the bag is loud. buy some and find out for yourself. it's almost unbearable.
paperbackmummyAug 19, 2010
Think of the children!
azadcreativeAug 19, 2010
Am I the only one who read this in Kyle's voice?
cadosAug 19, 2010
I felt like I was committing murder in public as I opened a bag of Sun Chips on a train(before it departed.) I could feel everyone's piercing stares as I slowly opened that bag. CRINKLE CRINKLE CRINKLE, god I just gave up when it made more noise as I reached into the f**king bag, and took a CRUNCHY bite. They're good chips though!
lantzaAug 19, 2010
Trust me, those were looks of jealousy at your bag of delicious crispy chips.
skeeordyeAug 19, 2010
They we are good chips when I got around to it though!
sorry i couldn't resist.
kajaragoAug 19, 2010
"They we're"
Why in hell would you go out of your way to add an apostrophe? I couldn't stop laughing...
seatonAug 19, 2010
HI, BILLY MAYS HERE FOR THE NEW SUN CHIPS 100% COMPOSTABLE BAGS!!!!
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
BILLY MAIZE? the bags are corn-based
IllBeBackAug 19, 2010
Sorry, Billy, you're gonna need to speak up. I can't hear you over my super-loud Sun Chips 100% compostable bag.
osteor10Aug 19, 2010
HI, ANTHONY SULLIVAN HERE HANGING ON YOUR NUTS.
shraymonksAug 19, 2010
http://instantbillymays.com
altorAug 19, 2010
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A BAG AND THOUGHT "I WONDER IF THIS CAN BE COMPOSTED"? WELL HAVE I GOT A PRODUCT FOR YOU!
markemmitchellAug 19, 2010
The bags have been out for how long now? They've been out in Washington State for at least 5 months now.
markemmitchellAug 19, 2010
They rolled out nationally by Earth Day (April 22): http://www.fastcompany.com/1585398/sunchips-rolls-out-first-100-compostable-chip-bag
For more information: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/a-compostable-chips-bag-hits-the-shelves/
FTA (NYTimes): "Frito-Lay would not say how much it had invested to make the bags, but Gannon Jones, the company’s vice president for marketing for North America, said “this is not a cost-savings for us.”"
bipolarruledoutAug 19, 2010
Building a sustainable business is not always about cost saving. /You sell fried corn warped in corn. How expensive could it be?
albright511Aug 19, 2010
Sun Chips rule.
seltaeb4Aug 19, 2010
Anyone remember Prontos?
vbullingerAug 19, 2010
They taste great, have less fat than normal chips, and have real food for ingredients instead of chemical, processed s**t.
hincapieAug 19, 2010
almost as bad as those painfully loud hand dryers in public bathrooms.
bonestampAug 19, 2010
The louder the better, it means they actually work... much better than quiet hand dryers.
donpacific2kAug 19, 2010
seriously yes, it's those Dyson air blade ones. I can wait an extra 20 seconds for my hands to dry with the old dryers thank you very much!
yahnAug 19, 2010
Well you know it's always important to lose some hearing after washing your hands
machinemessiahAug 19, 2010
Oh yeah. Those "EXCELSIOR" dryers? I can hear them all the way across whatever store I'm in...
slapdedAug 19, 2010
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snaxieAug 19, 2010
Plus....combos really cheese your hunger away...
anagogeAug 19, 2010
He rhymes the "post" part of compostable with "roast". "post" rhymes with "lost"!
IllBeBackAug 19, 2010
Either way is correct.
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=compostable&submit=Submit
seandoofAug 19, 2010
Seriously? I have always said it with a long "o" sound as in "post" like "post office." This might ruin my day...
altorAug 19, 2010
You know what "anagoge" rhymes with? Pedophile.
xdarkfluxxAug 19, 2010
If you want a compostable bag what is wrong with paper?
darthjureAug 19, 2010
Most chips are slightly oily. You'd have oil stained bags sitting on store shelves.
protodonAug 19, 2010
I highly doubt they are louder than any other plastic chip bag, especially a cheapo clear one.
darthjureAug 19, 2010
You are wrong.
xiiiganonAug 19, 2010
I highly doubt you've never actually heard them. Trust me, they are f**king loud.
debtman7Aug 19, 2010
Huh, I thought the bigger problem would be that 98%* of these bags will end up in a landfill, where there is not enough oxygen for them to compost, thus making it nothing more than a marketing ploy.
* according to a recent survey, sample size 1
apcfreakAug 19, 2010
Hey, even if that were the case (Yes, I'm too lazy to google about it), *eventual* decomposition of bags > *never* decomposing plastics. This is definitely a step forward.
ricksiteAug 19, 2010
Why? There is currently a problem with too much carbon in the atmosphere. Locking it in the ground seems like a good solution to me.
debtman7Aug 19, 2010
They have a PDF on their website explaining the bags. Per their own words, in a landfill, the bag will not decompose. Ever. So it's no different than never decomposing plastics if you throw it away.
http://www.sunchips.com/resources/pdf/sunchips_bags.pdf
bonestampAug 19, 2010
Usually the legal department makes them actually test the performance of the product before they can make any claims.
gregloireAug 19, 2010
You're missing the point. Nothing can compost at the bottom of a landfill without any oxygen -- not even compost. It's not the bag's fault, but it still negates the purpose of it.
bonestampAug 19, 2010
I got that, and they're not promising it will compost in a landfill.
dkonigsbachAug 19, 2010
Green Chip Bags are people! They're people!
Oh, they're not?
Never mind.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
I like to pop open the bag immediately when I get them home and dump all the chips into a nice and quiet gallon size ziplock bag. Sometimes I will use several plastic ziplock bags.
apcfreakAug 19, 2010
You are a terrible person, and you should *feel* terrible.
:P
bonestampAug 19, 2010
*ziploc
oh, and you could use a reusable ziploc container instead of a disposable bag.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Well if you're getting technical, better capitalize the Z as well.
And the reusable containers would totally defeat the purpose of my subtle joke.
orsoscrootAug 19, 2010
I don't think he got it.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Ziplock bags always make my chips taste like plastic.
KatspajamasAug 19, 2010
haha i liked that fb page cause the first thing i noticed when i opened up my first bag of "green" sunchips, before i consciously recognized it was loud, was that while i ate them i turned the volume of my tv up from 10 to 15
altorAug 19, 2010
My TV only goes to 11 :-(
rorschach466Aug 19, 2010
The bag is loud, but it's worth it because the chips are f**king delicious.
thetailwindAug 19, 2010
Dear Sunchips,
Ok Ok, I get it, ill throw my bag in the trash and not on the ground.
Sunchips Bag>Vuvuzela
oea420Aug 19, 2010
Being a huge fan of sunchips, i've been plagued by this for a year now...
Until I discovered the heaven that is Baked Lays
I swear, best chips i've ever had.. they are baked and slightly sweet with the best texture of any chip ive ever had, try them
I can only find them in small bags at subwayComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
factsahoyAug 19, 2010
WTF, these things have been available in regular larger bags at grocery stores for at least a decade.
brandonelliottAug 19, 2010
boooooooooring chips, you want a chip? get yourself some kettle cooked chips. you'll never f**king go back.
altorAug 19, 2010
I prefer chips made of gunpowder and dolphins.
boardthisAug 19, 2010
the only thing on earth that rivals the annoyance ofBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
bugmenot2Aug 19, 2010
Did he say that the bag is dangerous?
bosskeyAug 19, 2010
I'm convinced they do this on purpose.
I was at a party and I just got done telling my friend I wasn't hungry. Then from the kitchen came the sound of a bag of chips being opened. I felt instinct overcoming reason as my body suddenly did a Pavlovian move to the source of the opening bag of chips sound and now I wanted some.
goddess1019Aug 19, 2010
Love these chips, but I will admit I have switched back to the more fat containing Ruffles with Cheddar because of the noise of this bad... it is ridiculously LOUD!.
4tygamesAug 19, 2010
So how many of you actually compost your old Sun Chips bags? While we are at it, Quizno's cups are also compostable too.
1hrsleepAug 19, 2010
Well, I throw ALL of my chip bags out the window of my Hummer.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Do you have a generator in the back hooked up to a flat screen with surround sound? Because if you're not, you've still got a little ways to go
maxxellAug 19, 2010
What do you do with them? Encase them with carbonite?
I throw bags away, where they ultimately end up in a hole in the ground. I dont think the bag knows its in a landfill and not a compost heap. It will still break down.
auraboltAug 19, 2010
Loud Chips
Already officially renamed in my circle of friends.
trizzleatlAug 19, 2010
Consequences will never be the same.
libertyfrogAug 19, 2010
Boo hoo the bag is loud. It will take decades for other chip bags to decompose. This bag takes weeks.
I'm all for not filling up the landfills (and shipping off the trash to other countries) and supporting the movement for compostable bags.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
debtman7Aug 19, 2010
From Sunchips themselves, in a industrial compost facility it takes 12 - 16 weeks to decompose. In a landfill, it takes, uh, never. If you throw it away it's not doing any more good than a normal bag.
http://www.sunchips.com/resources/pdf/sunchips_bags.pdf
atarioAug 19, 2010
I'm feeling better that I'm not the only one who felt this way. I have avoided buying them for this very reason. Note to Sun Chips: your chips are good, your packaging idea has its heart in the right place, but more work on this problem is severely needed.
mrbiggles52Aug 19, 2010
Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag,
Got to find just the kind or I'm losin' my mind
syrinx1993Aug 19, 2010
Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day,
Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way.
screenagedAug 19, 2010
That bag is especially uncool when you're trying to be quiet while high
altorAug 19, 2010
I applaud your proper usage of "you're".
syrinx1993Aug 19, 2010
No midnight snacking on these chips unless you wana wake up the whole house.
xtopher006Aug 19, 2010
New marketing pitch for Sun Chips: Now with this new ridiculously loud bag not only will your family, and friends see that your fat ass has been cheating on your diet they'll be able to hear you too!
dulcettoneAug 19, 2010
I trust these bags are a new kind of loud, but people who eat anything out of a bag at a movie should be pummeled. Pour it into your lap or inhale it like a man and get it done.
justgonzoAug 19, 2010
The lady at my grocery store complained about this when I bought a bag recently. Sorry to inconvenience everyone, but it is a bag that seals air tight and can store chips for a long time. Once you eat the chips, you can throw the bag in the dump and the bag will DISAPPEAR. It won't kill a bunny. It won't end up covering the face of a dolphin. It will slowly dissolve under a pile of diapers and batteries. F*** you, Frito Lay, for spending R&D money on something that might actually help us rather than make us more fat and gross.
dienakedAug 19, 2010
If this bag ends up at the landfill under the diapers and batteries, it will never decompose either.
It has to be put into a composting facility.
http://www.sunchips.com/resources/pdf/sunchips_bags.pdf
"Additionally, we have found that under anaerobic conditions (similar to what would be found in a landfill)
no significant decomposition takes place. This means that the new film would not decompose in a properly
maintained landfill."
justgonzoAug 19, 2010
If it is compostable (which it is), once it is introduced to a gas that can help it decompose-let's use a rare example; oxygen-it will slowly decompose, even if that decomposition isn't necessarily measurable. Most landfills would not be completely devoid of oxygen or nitrate or sulfate. There is no possible situation, ever, where this bag is inferior to to the mylar plastic chips are normally packaged in. Short of wrapping the chips in old banana peels, this is currently our best option.
dienakedAug 19, 2010
If this bag is in the landfill it decomposes no different than any other piece of trash there.
diggfluterdiggAug 19, 2010
WHO CARES !!! Just eat the freakin chips
dgopoAug 19, 2010
if you haven't experienced this, it is impossible to describe how loud these are
steamgearAug 19, 2010
...People are starving and we're pissed cause our food is loud.
QUIT BITCHING.
alex1350Aug 19, 2010
This is soo true. The new bags are pretty loud. Loud to the point that i put it on a another plastic bag to hold it.
kungpaopenguinAug 19, 2010
First, that bag is not new.
I work at a grocery store and everyone cringes at having to fix the snack chip aisle at night SPECIFICALLY because of that damn bag.
altorAug 19, 2010
Hahaha, you work at a grocery store.
patman21Aug 20, 2010
Was that comment really necessary? A job is a job... Would you mind telling us what YOUR amazing job is?
kungpaopenguinAug 20, 2010
Yeah I know. Teenage college student working at a grocery store getting paid more than most full time working adults. Crazy right?
altorAug 21, 2010
Insecure much?
kungpaopenguinAug 21, 2010
Instigate much?
Most of that was sarcasm and not meant to be taken serious.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Bought some harvest cheddar sun chips with this type of bag, it sure is loud, but it's not new, been on the shelves for a couple months now, just go to a CVS pharmacy or Walgreens.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
People bitching about these Sun Chips bag need to get a life. Seriously.
jjamminjonAug 19, 2010
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williamdeckerAug 19, 2010
This is the worlds angriest bag of chips.
altorAug 19, 2010
Apostraphes can be used to denote ownership. For example, "world's angriest" vs "angriest worlds".
williamdeckerAug 19, 2010
Thanks Tips.
charlesdkraussAug 19, 2010
Good chips, cool bag. I'm glad they made it.