Nobby's used to be the best packet peanuts on the supermarket shelf, not anymore. They're like too many other brands, shifted from quality to quantity and the quality vanished. No more plump well oiled and seasoned peanuts. Now sub par peanuts with very little oil and too much salt. Then there are the rancid nuts i come across in nearly every… Read more
pack, that's a big "NO" for me. I will no longer buy and have changed to a better product from a competitor.
For a number of years now I have not purchased Nobby's salted peanuts because they are not using Australian peanuts. They like to trade on the nostalgic Australian name but the peanuts are tiny, grown overseas and are of fairly poor quality. The only product of theirs I would buy were the beer nuts because they were Australian grown supporting our… Read more
farmers but I went to buy some today and they have been repackaged and no longer Australian grown. Goodbye Nobby's, that is a disgrace.
I have always eaten Nobbys nuts for many many years. Recently I bought a pack and they were so salty with big chunks of salt that I couldn’t eat them until I had put them through a shaker sieve 3 times. It was a huge disappointment. Show details
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Two very different Nobby’s Nuts experiences – I have TWO experiences with Nobby’s Nuts. The first packet (Best before 06 Apr 25 DZ V B 20:11) were dry and not very tasty at all. The second packet (Best before 13 Apr 25 DZ V C 12:12) were really tasty, slightly oily like I like them. Please check out how you prepared the second packet and cook them like that!! Show details
Nobby, are you trying to kill me? – Buying these nuts really is a lucky dip. Trouble is, you rarely get lucky. No quality consistency at all. Often very little salt, but on this occasion way too much. They used to be great. Show details
Stale salted peanuts – Salted peanuts stale. Best before date 24 Nov 2024, bought from Coles The Hub S.A. Unable to detect any salt and nuts stale. Very disappointing. Show details
Awful inedible peanuts – They were all small tasteless and stale and many were discolored and broken and they weren't salty. Show details
No more Nobbys – I used to love Nobbys Nuts - but Ive done my dash and bought the last packet of stale nuts ..... ever. I will not waste another $ Show details
Positive reviews
Nibble Nobby's Nuts – I purchased my packet of Nobby's peanuts from Woolworths. They are fresh and tasty. One star off because they're not Australian but everything else is fine. Enjoy nibbling those Nobby's nuts! Show details
Nuts are fine. Tasty and salty – I am sure all these bogans complaining because they thin they are from China. Just check your clothes and shoes muppets. Everything is made in China! anyways - nice nuts! Show details
shame – Your nuts are great but omg the amount of salt is shocking l couldnt enjoy the actusl nuts one bit because my throat was so dry and l had such a bitter taste in my mouth from the excess salt. l will not be buying your nuts any more.I bought several packets for my friends also and regret that purchase.Surely in this health conscious time you could cut the salt ontentcin half and the nuts would still be tasty Christina Vickers
Negative reviews
I loved nobbies salted peanuts but the last 2 purchases from Woolworths were both stale and no flavour. Are they importing inferior nuts ??? Show details
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Last year batch had too much salt, this current batch has too little. F***!
Nobby`s nuts aren`t what they used to be! – My wife and I have bought Nobby`s nuts for years. The second to last time, we noticed that they tasted stale and under roasted, but didn`t think anything of it. Last weekend, we noticed the same thing. That being said, we both ended up with diarrhea. I was not a happy camper! My stomach still isn`t right. NEVER AGAIN!!! Show details
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Nobbys have really lost the plot (and a lot of customers!) – I have been eating Nobbys salted peanuts for ~ 65 years so I feel well qualified to pass an opinion. I stopped buying Nobbys nuts regularly about 5 or more years ago when they were no longer well sized slightly oily with a smoky/roasted flavour. The horrible tasteless dried little pale offerings that are now in the value 375G and larger bags are… Read more
just nasty. I prefer Coles unsalted or salted nuts over the no longer delicious Nobbys nuts I grew up with. Nibble Nobbys nuts? not bloody likely until you lift your game a hell of a lot - this should not be difficult surely the only direction you can go now is up?
DON’T RECOMMEND!! – Absolutely trash and highly don’t recommend!! Why the hell is it soo salty?? Your evil sc*ms trying to make people sick all for a few bucks.
Bad quality – What has happened with your nuts, I thought I had been unlucky and just kept buying a nasty batch but every bag is the same......DRY and small. I won't be buying them anymore the quality is rubbish. Show details
Hate getting totally ripped off by false advertising when the product in reality is disgusting – Thought I may try one last time to buy some Nobby's nuts in the hope that they would be edible. According to packet they expire in 5 months time. Opened the 375g pack, chewed a few, spat them out and threw away the full bag. What a rip off. Smith's food snacks are a bunch of crooks! The consumer council should do something about them. Do not ever ever buy nobbys nuts. The company should be taken to task over this. I'm really annoyed. Show details
Disapointed – Nobby's salted peanuts are now mostly small imported nuts that no longer seem to have that roasted taste that was autonomous to nobby's.they now ,seem to me,to be only half roasted,just like all the other brands. Show details
Don't nibble a nobbies – They taste old and they are really small I think home brand are better quality particularly how much cheaper they are. I see that 90 per cent of the nuts in nobbies Peanuts are imported. Last time I will be buying them Show details
False health rating imo – Who is responsible for 4.5 star rating as shown on pack? Should be outed for making false claim! No way could they be 4.5 star these roasted peanuts are oily and extremely salty blah!! Show details
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genetic modification – Too many foods are modified so they're easier to produce and taste poor to insect pests. It's unfortunate then that insects have good taste .
Mixed nuts should be called just peanuts – I am a long standing loyal customer of Nobby’s nuts, I buy quality and expect quality, I have bought at least 5 bags in the last month (my partner and I love them) and the ratio from peanuts to other nuts that are in the mixed bag is atrocious, when you buy mixed nuts, that is exactly what it should be MIXED, not 5% of cashews and almonds… Very poor Nobby ☹️ Show details
Used to be the best now inedible – I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks Nobby's have gone down the toilet. A few years ago I got my first horrible bag and thought maybe it was a one off. I have since bought at least 5 more bags over the years to see if they have returned to their former glory and sadly each bag has been worse than the last. I can tell as soon as I… Read more
open the bag that they are awful but I still force myself to try a few then subsequently spit them out and throw the rest in the bin. So disappointing. I won't buy another bag.
I even wrote to Smiths expressing my disappointment and I received a generic "Sorry you feel that way" reply and a $5 voucher. I wasn't interested in a voucher. I wanted the delicious nuts back. I've yet to find any nuts on the market that compare to the glory days of Nobby's so now I just don't eat nuts any more :(
terrible – nobbys nuts quality has hit an all time low. they used to be good once. tasteless,small broken nuts is all you get now. this is the last time i will buy your products
Dont taste like the use to!! – I have previously eaten nobby nuts for many decades but not in the last 10 years or so. Tried some tonight and dont rate then very well. They did not have the peanut flavour, oil and salt from the past. Very ordinary with a dry finish. Show details
Quality poor – Always purchased Nobby nuts recent purchase of favourite nuts confirmed quality is no longer a priority in many purchases nuts were clearly old the taste was not a fresh crunch of flavour but a stale taste. Show details
Mixed nuts – Nobbys used to be very good. Now when you buy mixed nuts, you may as well just buy the salted peanuts because that's pretty much all that is in the mixed nuts. I won't bother with nobbys anymore. Show details
Where is the salt? – If I wanted peanuts without salt I would buy them! The ones you sell now as salted peanuts are rubbish! Show details
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Update: I’ve recently noticed these peanuts have improved dramatically. I’d give the a 4 out of 5 now. Maybe Nobbys actually heard us.