Bit depressing to realise that it’s something like thirty years old. And that millions of similar crisp packets get tossed onto our verges, hedges, and pavements every year.
I make a bit of a hobby in picking up litter on my country walks, and it’s shameful how much snack-related litter I find in what is otherwise a lovely landscape.
90s – Before they marketed them as ‘Man Crisps’.
Mmm e621 flavour, i love e621
I think late 80s/early 90s. McCoys have been my favourite crisps since I was a kid (I was born mid 90s) and I have never seen the packaging design like this. The current packaging (or a similar take on it) is all I’ve ever known
The kP / United biscuits site indicates the above packaging design was the original when launched in 1985. Until it was tweaked or revised at some point in the 1990s.
Just look at the best before date. Clearly says “1200” so that would make it over 800 years old. I think you have to sell it to the government if it’s that old.
This being decades old and being found now at a beach is just awful 🙁
Early Jurassic definitely, dinosaurs wouldn’t survive with fake mcCoys
Crisps always expire on a Saturday in Uk
This is why I love this sub. Others would be complaining about the rubbish or the state of the beaches. On here it’s like archaeologists unearthing hidden treasures 😀
I can remember how great these were. Must be 30+ years ago.
Love finding old rubbish
The best before date says 12 Oct, and best befores tend to always be a Saturday on crisps right?
Assuming this is true it narrows it down to:
’85, ’91, ’96, ’02
Others seem too new or too old.
Yesterday old
Are they foil wrapped or just plastic? That might help date it more!
30 odd years
No website URL on the packet would place it mid-90s or earlier IMO.
Send the pack back for the refund and see if they pay you in Shillings
Old enough that I remember having these from the school vending machine
Maybe 25 years ago?
These were the fancy pub crisps when I was little
I remember them looking like this, pretty sure it’s mid 90s.
Crazy how that’s the old normal size (40g), and now it’s only 25g.
However I think the grab bags are similar
Best before 1200 D.T.
I’m sure I used to munch these at uni, so 93ish – not sure when they were discontinued though.
Remember when I was sorting my back garden, pulled a tree up and the roots were entwined with crisp and chocolate packets, clarty gits.
…I just had a Ratatouille style flashback seeing this
It comes from a 6 pack – which was discontinued sometime around 2010, so at least 15 years possibly more years old
1994!!
Early 1990s. Thinking back in terms of branding it’s an older packet. Plus there is no website information
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Wow, usually everything I find on the beach is worthless rubbish, but that right there is the Real McCoy
Ate these in the early 90s. Best childhood crisps.
The beach has been there for millions of years.
Triassic period I reckon.
I can remember having these in school so 90s?
That looks like a best before December 2000, so it’s probably about 25 years and a bit.
I adored these. If it still smells of the contents, I’ll buy that off you.
Early 90’s. Advert > https://youtu.be/JGcdPcJpQ0U?si=HzxoeKA0k6z_Vnoj
Not exactly the same but same era
Something like thirty years old, I think.
Definitely 90’s my favourite McCoy’s were always flame grilled steak.
90s? Looks like those packets were used in this advert which claims to be 1994
https://youtu.be/NefpU9CdkW8
Bit depressing to realise that it’s something like thirty years old. And that millions of similar crisp packets get tossed onto our verges, hedges, and pavements every year.
I make a bit of a hobby in picking up litter on my country walks, and it’s shameful how much snack-related litter I find in what is otherwise a lovely landscape.
90s – Before they marketed them as ‘Man Crisps’.
Mmm e621 flavour, i love e621
I think late 80s/early 90s. McCoys have been my favourite crisps since I was a kid (I was born mid 90s) and I have never seen the packaging design like this. The current packaging (or a similar take on it) is all I’ve ever known
Mid to late 80s.
[https://www.kpsnacks.com/about-us/our-story](https://www.kpsnacks.com/about-us/our-story)
A [similar post](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/s/ahaLUmFSYp) from 2 years ago.
The poster estimated the packaging was from 30 years previous.
https://preview.redd.it/zvul3a932yhe1.png?width=1079&format=png&auto=webp&s=92fbd7c21998687e9d113cabfbd8ad85751f170a
The kP / United biscuits site indicates the above packaging design was the original when launched in 1985. Until it was tweaked or revised at some point in the 1990s.
Just look at the best before date. Clearly says “1200” so that would make it over 800 years old. I think you have to sell it to the government if it’s that old.
This being decades old and being found now at a beach is just awful 🙁
Early Jurassic definitely, dinosaurs wouldn’t survive with fake mcCoys
Crisps always expire on a Saturday in Uk
This is why I love this sub. Others would be complaining about the rubbish or the state of the beaches. On here it’s like archaeologists unearthing hidden treasures 😀
I can remember how great these were. Must be 30+ years ago.
Love finding old rubbish
The best before date says 12 Oct, and best befores tend to always be a Saturday on crisps right?
Assuming this is true it narrows it down to:
’85, ’91, ’96, ’02
Others seem too new or too old.
Yesterday old
Are they foil wrapped or just plastic? That might help date it more!
30 odd years
No website URL on the packet would place it mid-90s or earlier IMO.
Send the pack back for the refund and see if they pay you in Shillings
Old enough that I remember having these from the school vending machine
Maybe 25 years ago?
These were the fancy pub crisps when I was little
I remember them looking like this, pretty sure it’s mid 90s.
Crazy how that’s the old normal size (40g), and now it’s only 25g.
However I think the grab bags are similar
Best before 1200 D.T.
I’m sure I used to munch these at uni, so 93ish – not sure when they were discontinued though.
Remember when I was sorting my back garden, pulled a tree up and the roots were entwined with crisp and chocolate packets, clarty gits.
…I just had a Ratatouille style flashback seeing this
It comes from a 6 pack – which was discontinued sometime around 2010, so at least 15 years possibly more years old
1994!!
Early 1990s. Thinking back in terms of branding it’s an older packet. Plus there is no website information
1999
40g? Wow, single packs are 25g now
https://preview.redd.it/o2h5j0aerzhe1.jpeg?width=2924&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c780a681fa3e91768298ea8059d8a5f416a947e6
Snap
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