Mako11 | 17 Dec 2013 3:49 a.m. PST |
Is it just me, and my local stores, or have the plain, Dorito's corn chips disappeared from the face of the planet? I can't find them in any of the local grocery, or mega-mart stores anymore. They seem to have disappeared around the end of November, 2013. Is this another sign of the coming apocalypse, and all the preppers are hoarding them in their underground bunkers, and/or Uncle Sam is as well, without telling me to consider doing the same? They're much better tasting than all the other corn chip options out there. |
Mako11 | 17 Dec 2013 3:50 a.m. PST |
Sure, you can get nacho cheese, taco, salsa, cool ranch, and other varieties, but apparently, none of just the plain corn ones. |
Stronty Girl | 17 Dec 2013 5:04 a.m. PST |
Now that you mention it, the plain ones have been absent from the shops round my neck of the woods too. Is it some weird seasonal thing? Marketing guru: That Santa guy wears red, so we'll only sell the flavours that come in red and orange packets. That way they won't clash with his clothes! |
Cosmic Reset | 17 Dec 2013 5:36 a.m. PST |
Seriously? I've never seen a plain Durito. Didn't know that they made them. |
Editor in Chief Bill | 17 Dec 2013 6:26 a.m. PST |
They've gone to live with the non-frosted Pop Tarts. |
Jana Wang | 17 Dec 2013 8:17 a.m. PST |
Football season rush? Maybe they are changing the packaging size and are giving the old product time to sell out so you won't notice the new bags are smaller. |
Dan Wideman II | 17 Dec 2013 8:53 a.m. PST |
I haven't seen these either, ever. Around here when you say plain Dorito people mean Nacho Cheese. |
Garand | 17 Dec 2013 9:34 a.m. PST |
Pretty sure the local Wegmans was fully stocked in plain tortilla chips. Never heard of plain Doritos, unless that is a colloquial term akin to "Coke" to describe all fizzy sugar-infused soft drinks
Damon. |
GoneNow | 17 Dec 2013 10:57 a.m. PST |
"Plain" Doritos corn chips come in a yellow bag. They are not a common item in most areas. I have only seen them in stores a handful of times. |
Mr Elmo | 17 Dec 2013 11:13 a.m. PST |
Stores have tortilla chips by the metric ass load. You can get blue corn, organic, free range, etc. The closest to plain Doritos we have is the nacho cheese flavored. |
SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 17 Dec 2013 11:52 a.m. PST |
I haven't seen plain in a long time either. |
Saginaw | 17 Dec 2013 8:57 p.m. PST |
Mr Elmo is correct in that there are other snack manufacturers who sell "plain" tortilla chips (sometimes also called "restaurant-style" for marketing purposes). My guess is that Frito-Lay decided to opt out of "plain" and, instead, focus on more exotic flavors. By the way, according to the following Wikipedia entry, Doritos are hot sellers not only here in the U.S., but also in Canada, the U.K., and Japan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doritos The Japanese version has definitely piqued my interest! Anyone willing to try clam chowder flavor?:
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Mako11 | 18 Dec 2013 12:33 a.m. PST |
I like the plain corn chip ones for making nachos, since the taste of them is superior to the other, run of the mill corn chips sold by various companies. I suspect in competition against the others, perhaps the plain ones don't sell as well, since at full retail (which I never pay), they are $4.29 USD a bag now, while you can get them from others for $2.00 USD. I only buy them when they're on a half-off sale, since the extra 15 cents is worth it for the added flavor. I guess I'll have to call their 800 number, not that it'll do me any good, I suspect. |