{"id":17853,"date":"2014-12-10T01:30:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17853"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:27:30","slug":"review-limited-edition-lays-wavy-dark-chocolate-covered-potato-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/10\/review-limited-edition-lays-wavy-dark-chocolate-covered-potato-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Lay’s Wavy Dark Chocolate Covered Potato Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you look at the Limited Edition Lay\u2019s Wavy Dark Chocolate Covered Potato Chips, you might think this review is easy to write. The dark chocolate and potato chips combination looks like a slam dunk, and I could write an entire review using these seven words:<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are awesome. Go get some\u2026NOW!\u201d <\/p>\n

And then after hitting \u201cPublish,\u201d I pick up my keyboard, drop it onto the floor, make an explosion motion with my hands as I say \u201cBOOM\u201d, and walk away from my desk bobbing my head to a beat in my mind and with each hand held up high with the number one sign.<\/p>\n

Since this review is already much longer than those seven words, you\u2019ve probably assumed that I don\u2019t think these dark chocolate covered potato chips are awesome. They aren\u2019t, but they\u2019re good. Not very good, just good.<\/p>\n

Last year, I wrote the following about the <\/a>Limited Edition Lay\u2019s Wavy Milk Chocolate Covered Potato Chips:<\/p>\n

\u201cSalt plays a huge part in what makes potato chips so addictive, but my taste buds didn\u2019t regularly register any. And for those times I did, it wasn\u2019t as potent as I hoped it would be. I think I can get a more pronounced saltiness on my tongue if I ran in place for 20 seconds and then licked myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Limited<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m happy to say lack of salt wasn\u2019t an issue with the new Limited Edition Lay\u2019s Wavy Dark Chocolate Covered Potato Chips. According to the computer generated picture on the front of its packaging, it\u2019s got what slugs hate. Salt. There weren\u2019t large grains of sea salt on mine, but most times it tasted like there were. Actually, there were times when when these chocolate covered Lay’s Wavy chips were disturbingly salty, like waves in the ocean.<\/p>\n

Another issue I had with the milk chocolate version of the chips was how the flavor of the potato chip got lost in the chocolate. I thought the salt might help the potato chip flavor pop a little bit more, but it didn’t. Although, the salt did help the dark chocolate pop a little bit more.<\/p>\n

Just like last year’s milk chocolate covered chips, these come in a 5-ounce bag. If you’re wondering how many chips that equals to, here’s a photo.<\/p>\n

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For most of the chips, the decent tasting dark chocolate covers only one side, which was the case with last year’s chips. It’s a thick layer of chocolate, which gives each chip a nice heft. Even with that thick layer, the potato chip underneath still lets out a hearty crunch. <\/p>\n

I know it reads like I’m super down on these Limited Edition Lay’s Wavy Dark Chocolate Covered Potato Chips, but I really did like them. They are tasty and I love the crunch, but they don’t blow my mind because those bursts of salt were a bit weird to me and the balance between potato chip and chocolate leans way too heavily on the chocolate side.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 oz\/about 3 chips – 160 calories, 90 calories from fat, 9 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of trans fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 90 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Limited Edition Lay’s Wavy Dark Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.99*
\nSize:<\/b> 5 oz. bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> eBay
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Good. It’s potato chips in frickin’ chocolate. Lay’s decided to make a dark chocolate version. This time I could taste salt. Salt helps dark chocolate pop more. Chips still have a hearty crunch.
\nCons:<\/b> Not awesome. At times, the chips were disturbingly salty. Potato chip flavor is hardly noticeable. Nutrition facts are for only three chips. Not something I would eat as often as regular potato chips. Some might think $3.99 is pricey for what you get.<\/p>\n

*Desperate to buy these, I had to get them from eBay. I paid $26 for three bags. No, $26 is not a typo. The $3.99 is the retail price that the person who sold me the chips probably paid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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