Big Al wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Big Al wrote:
>>> I'm looking for a website where I can order prawn chips in the U.S.
>>
>> I'm sure a simple Google/Froogle/Amazon search for that or "prawn
>> crackers" will turn them up.
>>
>> Look for ones that are uncooked and fry them up at home. They're fun
>> to cook.
>
> Believe it or not, I started there. And, even harder to believe, I
> haven't had much luck. One of the problems with Google, for example, is
> that they've sold out. Between their paid-for search results and various
> bots being employed on the web, almost all searches are rigged. These
> bots take your search term and incorporate it into search results they
> want to send you to and so few of them are legitimate results nor to
> they offer what you're looking for. So many of the links I checked for
> the search term "prawn chips", which is what they're called in the
> industry, sent me to sights that didn't even sell any food items or they
> didn't carry anything even close. I mean if you type in "ugga bugga" as
> a search term, I garantee you're going to get at least one result that
> says "Find out more about 'UGGA BUGGA' at Amazon.com". It's hideous. I
> went through the first 4 pages of search results and didn't find
> anything. I guess I'm going to have to wait until I can get down to
> Boston again and visit Chinatown.

Well, I guess they aren't as prominent as I thought, but here's some:

http://veryasia.com/krudkoscr.html