Can You Buy Walkers Crisps In The US?

Yes. Walkers crisps are available in the US but not through regular supermarkets. The easiest route is Amazon, where UK import sellers stock Walkers multipacks including Prawn Cocktail, Cheese and Onion, Ready Salted and Salt and Vinegar. Specialist British food retailers also ship to US addresses. Prices are higher than UK retail because of import costs, but the product is genuine UK Walkers.

If you have visited Britain and come back wanting a bag of Walkers, or if you know Walkers as the British version of Lays and want to try the real thing, this guide covers every way to get them in the United States.

The short answer is that you are not going to find Walkers in a standard American supermarket. They are not stocked by Walmart, Target, Kroger or any of the major chains as a routine product. But that does not mean they are hard to get. Several routes exist, and Amazon is the simplest of them.

Walkers Are Not in American Supermarkets

Walkers is the UK’s best-selling crisp brand, owned by PepsiCo, the same company that owns Lays. In the US, PepsiCo sells its potato chip products under the Lays name. There is no commercial reason for PepsiCo to stock Walkers separately in American shops when Lays already dominates the market. The two brands serve different territories under the same corporate umbrella.

This means Walkers in the US is always an import product, sourced from the UK and sold at a premium. That premium is the import and shipping cost, not a mark-up for rarity. The crisps themselves are identical to what you would buy in a British supermarket.

For the full background on why Walkers and Lays share the same parent company but different names, why Lays is called Walkers in the UK covers the full story.

Buying Walkers on Amazon in the US

Amazon is the most convenient option and the one with the widest flavour selection. Multiple UK-based sellers list genuine Walkers products on Amazon and ship to US addresses. The listings typically come in multipack format rather than individual bags, which makes the price more reasonable per bag.

The flavours most consistently available as imports are:

Walkers Ready Salted is the benchmark. Lighter than Lays Classic, less aggressively salted, and the cleanest way to taste the difference between the two brands.

Walkers Cheese and Onion is the UK’s most distinctive flavour. It comes in a blue bag, not yellow, which catches out even British people who grew up with a different brand. The flavour is tangy, savoury, and nothing like the American cheese flavour profile.

Walkers Prawn Cocktail is the one Americans react most strongly to on first smell. It tastes of the classic British prawn cocktail sauce: slightly sweet, slightly tangy, with a shellfish note. There is no American chip equivalent. Order these if you want the most specifically British experience.

Walkers Salt and Vinegar exists in the US market too, but the British version hits noticeably harder on the vinegar. If you have only had American salt and vinegar chips, the Walkers version will be sharper than you expect.

A Walkers variety multipack is the best starting point if you have not tried them before. You get all four core flavours in one order and can work out which direction you want to go.

What to expect on price

Import pricing is roughly three to four times what you would pay in a UK supermarket. A multipack of 20 bags costs around £4 to £5 in the UK. On Amazon US via an import seller, the equivalent costs significantly more once you factor in the product price and shipping. This is normal for imported food. If you are buying as a one-off curiosity or a gift, the price is reasonable. If you are an expat wanting to stock up regularly, buying in larger case quantities brings the per-bag cost down.

Walkers Snacks Beyond the Classic Crisp

Walkers makes more than just flat potato crisps. Several of the other products in the Walkers range are also available as US imports and are worth exploring alongside the standard crisps.

Monster Munch are baked corn snacks shaped like monster claws, made by Walkers. The Pickled Onion flavour is the one Americans find most surprising and tend to either love immediately or find too sharp. The Flamin’ Hot flavour is the easier starting point if you are not sure about pickled onion.

Walkers Quavers are light, curly cheese snacks. Wotsits are puffed cheese corn snacks, the British equivalent of Cheetos but lighter. Both are made by Walkers under the PepsiCo umbrella and available from the same import sellers on Amazon.

Specialist British Food Retailers in the US

If you prefer to buy from a dedicated British food retailer rather than an Amazon marketplace seller, several US-facing shops stock Walkers.

British Food Supplies is based in Littleton, Massachusetts and ships across the US. British Essentials has a US storefront and carries the core Walkers range including Monster Munch and Wotsits alongside the standard crisp flavours. Blighty’s British Store ships to both the US and Canada.

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These specialist retailers are a good option if you want a wider British snack selection beyond just Walkers, or if you want to combine a Walkers order with other British food items to make the shipping cost worthwhile.

Which Flavours to Buy First

If you are ordering Walkers for the first time from the US, the most efficient approach is a classic variety multipack covering Ready Salted, Cheese and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, and Prawn Cocktail in one order. That covers the four core flavours and gives you a proper sense of what British crisps are like compared to American chips.

From there, Monster Munch Pickled Onion is the next step if you want to go further into British crisp culture. It is one of the most iconic British snacks and genuinely unlike anything in the American market.

For a broader overview of British crisp brands available in the US, the British crisps guide for Americans covers all the major brands and what each one tastes like. Browse the full Walkers range for more on what Walkers makes across its product lines.