Since 1942
For decades, the Charles Chips man drove door to door with tins of chips, pretzels and cookies. We asked you how often he came. Hundreds of you answered.
Add your answer
Here’s what you said
Some of you saw him more. A few of you only met him at your dad’s office.
Our story, short
The Musser family starts cooking potato chips in small batches.
The Charles Chips man came to the house, and the tin got filled again. For most of you, every week.
Same recipe, same tin. It comes by mail now, to all 50 states.
In your words
From the comments on that question. We only fixed the spelling.
“My dad’s route was so large, he saw his customers every other week, unless they called for a special delivery. He made sure every customer felt like his ‘only’ customer.”
A driver’s kid“Never had them at home, but I knew ‘delivery day’ at my (then) girlfriend’s house. Fell in love with both her and Charley Chips! Been my wife of 57+ years.”
Married 57+ years“The Charlie Chips man came weekly but felt like every day. He was an honorary member of the family.”
Every week“I was a kid in Miami. The best part was after eating the chips we’d take the can to the beach and fill it up with seashells.”
Miami, FL“Charles Chips came at least a few times a month to our home in Cleveland. We also had a farmer deliver eggs and a milk man bring glass bottles of milk with paper lids.”
Cleveland, OH“It was always a good day when Charles Chips came! I can still remember the cans were kept at the bottom of the stairs in the rec room.”
The rec room“Once a week. One can regular, one can sour cream & onion waffle, and one can of some sort of lemon cookies.”
Every week“We had them delivered when I lived in Binghamton, NY. We could not wait for Charlie Chip to come (once a week). Sometimes Mom would even get the can of cookies!”
Binghamton, NY“Our family of six had Charles Chips delivered to our home in Connecticut. My kids would say, ‘Mom, the Charles Chips man is here.’”
Connecticut“If not weekly, a few times a month! We kids knew our Charles Chips guy on sight.”
Stratford, NJ“Charles Chips was ever so good at Easter. Mom would buy boxes of coconut cream eggs and keep them hidden so we wouldn’t eat them before Easter. Of course she also bought chips too!”
Easter“Every two weeks with the large can. Switched to small, every week. Chips stayed fresher. Those were the days!”
Every other weekAdd yours
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Same recipe since 1942. Six flavors, a pound in every tin.
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