A woman who found pink Wotsits in a multipack bag was left stunned by the mysterious colouring of the packet. Erin Leonard's unexpected find was even more unusual as she found bright pink packets twice, in two separate multipack bags.
The 22-year-old care assistant was feeling "peckish" when she decided to treat herself to a bag of Really Cheesy Wotsits. She was stunned when she pulled out a bright pink packet instead of the usual blue, from the multipack bag.
Erin thought she may have won a competition she wasn't aware of. As reported by BristolLive, the bright pink colouring left her feeling a little confused. Erin said: "I bought the first packet at a Co-Op in Bristol after working a 12-hour shift. I was feeling a bit peckish. I was a bit confused for a second and then I realised that it was a pink version of the usual blue pack."
Wotsits were sold in a pink packet, when there was a prawn cocktail flavoured version of the popular crisp. But the flavour was discontinued more than 20 years ago, although it made a return last year in 'giant' form.
Erin's pink packs of Wotsits had all the markings of a pack of 'Really Cheesy' flavoured crisps - and tasted like them too. She said: "Then my mum went to the shops to get some the next day, opened the packet and they where all blue.
"I finished another 12-hour shift and went to the shop. I bought another pack randomly and, as I was paying for them I opened them up and they were pink again! It's just madness how two times I picked up packets that were pink and all of the bags are the same pink colour inside. There were no blue ones in there at all."
Erin said her family were "in shock" when she showed them her purchases, adding that none of them had ever seen anything like it. She shared her discovery to TikTok and Facebook, where a number of people shared their thoughts on why the bags were pink.
One told Erin to keep the packets as "they might be worth a fortune", while another said "the ink has run out". After a third suggested the packs may have been pink "for Cancer Research", Erin did a quick Google search, but couldn't find anything to say this was the case. Both Erin and Bristol Live have contacted Wotsits manufacturer Pepsico/Walkers for a comment.
