Pringles (Satire)

Pringles

            “How many times have you been eating white chocolate and peppermints and you think to yourself ‘I wish I also had a potato in my mouth,’” (DeGeneres)? Well, stop wishing because your dreams have finally become a reality. The Kellogg company- the company whose vision and purpose it is to “seek to create meaningful connections – to improve the lives of the people we touch every day,” (Kellogg), has invented something unique that has shocked millions of people around the world. People never thought that something like this would ever be created. So when it finally was they were in complete shock and disbelief. Earlier this year, Pringles announced that in November 2012, three limited-edition holiday flavored Pringles would be available in stores across the country.  The three incomparable and irreplaceable Pringle flavors that the world has been dreaming of are White Chocolate Peppermint, Cinnamon & Sugar, and Pumpkin Pie Spice.

            Why were these flavors even created in the first place? That is the question that millions of people around the world are asking. These three limited- edition holiday flavors are so unique and out of the ordinary that it is only normal to wonder who is the mastermind behind these inventive flavors. Who is the mastermind that decided to combine white chocolate and peppermint with a chip? In response to its distinctiveness, Ellen DeGeneres has an interesting take on who she thinks is the mastermind behind this invention saying, “Is there a Pringle’s lab somewhere full of Pringle scientists and are they pregnant women,” (DeGeneres)? Although these flavors may be a weird and shocking to some, it is could be construe as a positive thing to be different. People get bored with constantly seeing the same things over and over again. Whoever the mastermind behind these flavors is, he or she definitely took a risk by inventing these new limited- edition flavors. Furthermore, the mastermind who created these flavors was inventive in yet another way. Instead of using natural flavoring, these new holiday flavors are artificially flavored. People might have been scared away by the uniqueness of the flavors, but when they see that the chips are artificially flavored they may decide to take the risk and try them. After all, a majority of the most popular snacks manufactured in the world today are artificially flavored.

            After taking a chip out of the tube, feeling that mouth-watering sensation, and then ultimately eating that chip one can understand that its ingredients are unique. From the start of its production one can see that Pringles were not made to be like other “potato” chips. The shape, taste and packaging of Pringles are just few characteristics that set this product apart from all other chips. The ingredients are unlike normal potato chips. Pringles are not made from sliced potatoes. They are made from a slurry of wheat, rice, corn, and potato flakes, which are turned into dough, that is shaped into Pringle shaped chips, and finally fried, (Guacciardi). Seriously, who needs potato chips made out of potatoes? Pringles are truly chips of their own, incomparable to any other potato chip on the market today. In order to avoid paying taxes, the Pringles Company even argued that because of Pringles’ low potato content, Pringles are technically not even potato chips. What other potato chip company can make this claim? Pringles are potato chips, yet their sole content is not potato. Instead, their sole content is made of highly processed ingredients, (Guacciardi).       

            The most exceptional feature about Pringles is their taste. When you grab a Pringle after squeezing your hand down the brilliantly designed extremely narrow Pringles tube, stick a chip between your lips and slowly crunch down with your teeth, you immediately taste salt. If you are ever in the mood for salt, you can definitely trust Pringles to never let you down. In fact, the creative process behind Pringles is so unusual in that there are over one hundred different Pringle flavors. Now with the new holiday limited-edition flavors, there are three more. However, no matter the flavor, every Pringle chip generally tastes like an overload of salt. It is a total genius creation. Take a Cinnamon and Sugar flavored Pringle, for instance. At first, your taste buds receive a quick two seconds of the sweet sugar taste, and then the salt immediately hits you. This classic Pringle flavor will never disappoint to overtake your taste buds. The delicious and unique salt flavor will overwhelm your saliva and always leave you wanting more. As Josh Modell writes, “It’s just that their flavors hit soft and quick, quickly diminishing into plain ol’ Pringle-dom. You might just barely noticed they even had flavor on them, especially if you were drunk” (Modell).

            Thanks to the Pringles Company and Kellogg, people all around the world have been introduced to three new limited-edition holiday Pringles flavors. People are now privileged enough to enjoy the mouthwatering and scrumptious taste of these new flavors as well as all the other different Pringles flavors. Millions of people are appreciative and thankful to the person who came up with the idea to combine white chocolate and peppermint with a Pringle chip. This idea is quite shocking, but very appetizing and appealing to people’s preferences in ‘potato’ chip flavors. After the Pringles Company’s release of these new exotic flavors, there is no way to know what other flavors they will come up with next. How about tuna fish spinach flavor for the next new Pringle creation?

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