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People Are Stocking Up On Potato Waffles After Birds Eye Announced They're Discontinued

Potato waffles are a staple of any Irish household. Want some breakfast? Potato waffle. Want a snack? Potato waffle. Want to have a wholesome dinner? Potato waffle. Mammy too lazy to cook? Potato waffle.

Sadly those days could be over if the words of Birds Eye Australia are anything to go by: they have shared the news that potato waffles are discontinued. WTF WHY.

A young Irish man, nay, hero, named Brian Nooney petitioned for potato waffles to be sold in Australia a couple of years ago via a Facebook page but it seems that the dream was short-lived and the hole-some food will be no more.

In a post to the Birds Eye Australia & New Zealand Facebook page, one worried citizen asked where da waffles at, only to get a DEVASTATING response:

Are you kidding me?!!

The Bring Birdseye Potato Waffles To Australia Facebook page admin Brian then broke the news to his loyal Irish friends:

It was a dark day. But there was a glimmer of hope in the form of Aldi:

Looks like Aldi sells their own form of potato waffles. Rejoice! But let's be honest here: Birds Eye is really the only brand we really trust. Which is pretty clear if you ask Tizzie Hall who bought enough boxes to make 1300 waffle meals:

Based on a typical Irish family's waffle eating habits, she'll run out next month. Dear lord have mercy.

Pray for our Irish brothers and sisters in Australia who are going through a true hardship.

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Emma is an editor and writer from Brisbane, Australia and has been living in Dublin since September 2016 after she decided warm weather and beaches were overrated. She now wears three pairs of trousers every day and loves it.