Pringles vs Stax
Pringles totally had the market cornered on stackable deydrated-potato chips until Lays came out with Stax in 2003. I never had Stax, I never see people eating Stax but I guess I don’t see people walking around with canisters of Pringles either.
Also, I’d like to note that when I went to my local grocery store to get some Stax, I couldn’t find them and asked the guy stocking the shelves in the snack section where they were and he told me “Those are discontinued…you can’t get them anymore.” I was heartbroken, the one time I wanted to eat these and they were discontinued?? We ended up finding these randomly at a KMart in New Hampshire and I thought we hit the Stax jackpot, but since them I have seen them in some other places so I’m not sure if they’re discontinued or that guy just didn’t know what he was talking about.
Okay, first you get the flavor….
Pringles have a light, crisp, delicate body, that provides a lovely crunch. The salt-to-chip ratio is good and they have almost a buttery flavor.
Ethan described them as being the “essence of a chip”.
Stax:
Stacks were noticeably thicker and didn’t shatter as easily when bit as did the Pringles. Ethan said these were more like a “real” chip. The thickness is like 2, maybe 3 Pringles and the taste is somewhat bland. The amount of salt did seem balanced for the chip though.
Wrap up:
While I can appreciate Lay’s effort, I think Pringles has the upper hand with it’s leaf-like thinness and I think because of that, it provides more satisfaction when crunching into one. The Stax almost seemed too thick. Instead of a nice crisp “crunch”, Stax had a dull “crack” when biting into it, and no butter-like flavor.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 am
Another plus for Pringles is that when you’re done, you can use the canister for storing tennis balls. Not possible with the Stax container.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
This is no contest, pringles all the way! Wasn’t it lays that had the “you can’t eat just one” marketing campaign a few years ago? Well the same applies to Pringles, you can’t eat just one! In fact, I personally believe Lays potato chips to be some of the worst potato chips on the market to day. Wavy Lays are alright, but the Lays Salt and Vinegar chips are probably the worst potato chips I’ve ever had! They taste like a bag of chemicals!
September 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I bet the guy who invented the Stax tube wasn’t buried in his invention when he died, either. So that’s another thing in Pringles’ favor.
November 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I have to say that I have not really enjoyed pringles since they stopped putting them in ALUMINUM containers. These cardboard things greatly affect the taste of the chips and leave me wholly unimpressed and looking for something else. I almost never buy them anymore.
December 25th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I have totally abandoned Pringles since Stax came out. I never was a big fan of Pringles anyway. I thought Pringles were totally artificial with a slight soapy taste. If Stax are out of stock I now avoid buying Pringles.
January 27th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Stax are Made In Mexico. It’s bad enough that almost all bagged hard candy and jelly beans come from there…but potato chips? Frito-Lay, which makes Stax, can and should provide US jobs for a product competitive with Pringles, which ARE Made in the USA.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
My gripe with Pringles is that they seem too dry. (seeing as how they are made with dehydrated potatoes, I am not surprised.) That leaves my mouth very parched and I hate that feeling.
April 24th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I prefer Smith’s Stax (Smith’s is the Auatralia’s Frito-Lay subsidiary. The label is blue instead of yellow because Australian chips/crisps are colour-coded differently. Blue is original, hot pink is salt’n'vinegar, green is chicken, orange is BBQ, red is chilli and yellow is cheese). If you smell a can of pringles, the smell is similar to the weird taste. Stax don’t have that funny taste and smell that makes you feel slightly woozy. Here is the Smith’s web page where stax are shown at the bottom of the page: http://www.smiths.com.au/brands/smiths.htm
June 28th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
The original Pringles cannot be beaten.
July 11th, 2009 at 2:09 am
Ever since I discovered the Stax salt and vinegar flavor, they have been my chip of choice. When they’re good, the Pringles salt and vinegar are very good too, but the flavor can be very inconsistent from can to can. Unfortunately, I have recently been having a hard time finding the Stax.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Ah, but Stax is Gluten Free. So for those who used to enjoy pringles now have an option.
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 am
Made in Mexico . . . no thank you.
October 12th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
LAYS STAX SALT AND VINEGAR ARE LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:35 am
Lays Stax are so good! I hate Pringles. I think they have a weird aftertaste. Most grocery stores don’t sell Lays Stax anymore, but you can find them at places like Walmart still.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
First, Pringles are not made in mexico, they are actually made here in the United States and in Europe, so get your facts right people. And they actually provide MANY jobs in the US
Stax are gross, they are so thick and bland, a cheap version of a Pringles. Even their container seems cheap! Lays should just stick to in the bag products, and leave Pringles alone in the canned world!
Once you pop, the party don’t stop!
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December 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
I prefer the Stax because I like to dip my chips, a process where the thin, brittle Pringles crisp fails miserably. Pringles used to have a thicker, dipping style chip in a blue can, but discontinued it years ago.
May 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
I’ve seen Stax,but my family doesn’t usually buy Lays unless they’re on sale or something. XP I’d think that they could make a decent chip that is like Pringles,but as Ethan said at the top of the comments,it’s easier to reuse Pringles cans.
May 18th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I think the Lays Stax are alot better then the brittle Pringles, I feel that they did spend more time on their containers then Pringles did. Pringles containers will get soggy along with the chips if they get wet. Lays Stax stay dry in the safe container. Lays Stax also have a lot more consistancy to them and have a perfect stalt and vinegar to chip ratio (If your eating the salt and vinegar ones, the type doesn’t really matter) if eaten so that the inside of the chip is inserted onto your tongue.
Lays Stax > Pringles any day.