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By *atinaChica54 OP Woman
4 days ago

Marlborough

Smarties?

Is there something from your younger days or bygone times that you suddenly think....Whatever happened to that? Where have they gone? And why?

It doesn't have to be confectionery based, it can be absolutely anything you think of that you no longer see today....

I think they stopped Smarties due to the high amount of "E Numbers" as I recall....but I also remember that, the cap of the tube had a random alphabet letter on it....still, to this day I have no idea as to why?

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By *oeBeansMan
4 days ago

Derby

A stupendous confectionary!

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By *appy-go- luckyMan
4 days ago

Bedford

White dog poop lol

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
4 days ago

Durham

"White dog poop lol"

Ooh,ooh, I know!

It's because historically dog food contained high amounts of calcium and bone meal, which turned the dog poo whiter. It now contains less calcium and bone meal, and more fiber instead

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
4 days ago

East Sussex

Have Smarties been discontinued? Tell me isn't so 😭.

I miss Jamboree bags.

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By *inger_SnapWoman
4 days ago

Hampshire

You can still buy Smarties.

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By *atinaChica54 OP Woman
4 days ago

Marlborough

"You can still buy Smarties.

No way!!??!

Well I never! Can't say I've seen them since I was a kid!

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By *aomilatteCouple
4 days ago

Midlands

We have about 10 packets in our cupboard! We get them from Tescos

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By *i married coupleXCouple
4 days ago

Bellshill

Cadbury tasters or Cadbury marble absolutely loved them

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By *enda83Man
4 days ago

newcastle

Smarties still available they in bags not tubes now though, smartie McFlurrys at McDonald’s as well

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By *ohn 66Man
4 days ago

South Birmingham

"White dog poop lol

Ooh,ooh, I know!

It's because historically dog food contained high amounts of calcium and bone meal, which turned the dog poo whiter. It now contains less calcium and bone meal, and more fiber instead

I saw white dog poo in the park yesterday. It took me right back to my childhood

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By *aomilatteCouple
4 days ago

Midlands

"We have about 10 packets in our cupboard! We get them from Tescos

Actually that should say 10 tubes. They come 4 little tubes together. Last Xmas they did the big tube.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
4 days ago

Leeds

I remember collecting 20p coils in a Smartie tube. When it was full I had £12.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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4 days ago

East Sussex

"You can still buy Smarties.

Thank goodness

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By *acey_RedWoman
4 days ago

Liverpool

They're mostly available at Christmas. Toucan still get a smarties Easter Egg too.

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By *aron Van WinkleMan
4 days ago

In fair Verona.

Smarties are in paper hexagonal tobes without the plastic lid. Still can get them.

But you can’t get Kiora in the groovy bottle.

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By *hrills and adventureMan
4 days ago

Winchester

Cap guns. Especially the long rolls where you could run your finger nail along the caps setting them off. Loved the sound, really loved the smell of them.

Confectionery, the demise of American handguns. They used to be hard, not they are verging upon fruit pastels.

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By *peedyGMan
4 days ago

Telford

I still buy them, I love them!

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By *liceDarkTV/TS
4 days ago

Worksop

An empty Smarties tube. Lid back on. Edge of the table. Slap and squash the tube, launching the plastic disc.

School boy bazooka.

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By *hrills and adventureMan
4 days ago

Winchester

Hard gums, damn auto correct. Definitely not hand guns.

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By *hrills and adventureMan
4 days ago

Winchester

"An empty Smarties tube. Lid back on. Edge of the table. Slap and squash the tube, launching the plastic disc.

School boy bazooka."

I do remember doing that

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By *zeroMan
4 days ago

Glasgow

Vice Versas! The little minstrel like things that where white shell with milk chocolate and brown shell with white chocolate

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By *tanley FunseekerMan
4 days ago

stanley

Galaxy counters, and Spira bars too

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By *issmorganWoman
4 days ago

Calderdale innit

Sensation sweets.

Coffee walnut whips.

Cheesy criss cross bars.

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By *mileyculturebelfastMan
4 days ago

belfast

"Smarties?

Is there something from your younger days or bygone times that you suddenly think....Whatever happened to that? Where have they gone? And why?

It doesn't have to be confectionery based, it can be absolutely anything you think of that you no longer see today....

You still get smarties but they've taken all the goodness out of them.

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By *mileyculturebelfastMan
4 days ago

belfast

"You can still buy Smarties.

No way!!??!

Well I never! Can't say I've seen them since I was a kid!"

Do you not go out?

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By *uperSalopian7Man
4 days ago

Shrewsbury

I just have a Str@nglers song in my head

"Whatever happened to the heroes"

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By *r Man45Man
4 days ago

North West

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By *o jangleMan
3 days ago

Doncaster

Spangles I'd love to try these again and Mouse Bars😋🤤

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
3 days ago

Willenhall

Bernard Matthews Golden Turkey Drummers.

They used to be sold in the fresh aisle and for processed food - which I'm not normally a fan of - were actually pretty good taste-wise.

They were recently reintroduced as a frozen item but they are most definitely not the same thing. Whatever the grey slimy shit they are now full of tastes nothing like turkey much less what they tasted like before.

Bring back the original Bernard Matthews Golden Turkey Drummers I say!

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By *carlettsWoman
3 days ago

Harpenden

Findus rispy pancakes

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
3 days ago

Willenhall

"Findus rispy pancakes

A quick Google shows they still exist but they are made by Bird's Eye now (I stuck the grammatically correct apostrophe in there for them). I have no idea if they're the same recipe though as I never really liked them in the first place...

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
3 days ago

Willenhall

Golden Wonder Pot Noodles...

The originals had soya pieces in them and dried vegetables, both of which are sorely lacking from the now Univeler-owned brand.

That said I'm quite partial to a Bombay Bad Boy with extra Tabasco sauce chucked in (BBB was not an original flavour). I'm a right mucky sod...

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By *onnachakeaneMan
3 days ago

Dundrum

I remember the fake candy cigarettes you could get 😆that was in &0s /90s..

Think Yorkie bars hade been discontinued….

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By *allySlinkyWoman
3 days ago

Leeds

"Spangles I'd love to try these again and Mouse Bars😋🤤"

My favourite Spangle was the milky coloured one

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By *allySlinkyWoman
3 days ago

Leeds

"I remember the fake candy cigarettes you could get 😆that was in &0s /90s..

In the 70s you could also get chocolate cigarettes and a liquorice pipe

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By *rjay224Man
3 days ago

turkey

I miss a drifter bar ? Anyone else with me ?

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By *ltrMan
3 days ago

sheffield

Full size marathon bars not the piddling little snickers you get now

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
3 days ago

notts

Common sense. What happened to that??

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By *ude LawMan
3 days ago

Harrogate

Corey Haim?

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