EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Sonoco  Products  Company,  of our report dated January
31, 2001 relating to the financial statements,  which appears in the 2000 Annual
Report to  Shareholders,  which is  incorporated by reference in Sonoco Products
Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K and Amended  Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
for the year ended  December 31, 2000. We also consent to the  incorporation  by
reference of our report dated May 11, 2001 relating to the financial  statements
of the the Sonoco  Savings Plan,  which is in the Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December  31,  2000.  We also  consent to the  reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
September 12, 2001