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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa

Retro to one but might not be to some others but does anyone miss a certain sweet or crisp from their past that you just wish could be brought back?

I remember fondly eating starburst joosters and rowntree body parts that I used to spend my pocket money on aswell as PK chewing gum and those delightfully boxed chocolate cigarettes.. wouldnt get away with marketing those these days though 😆

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By *actile TensionMan
3 weeks ago

Sussex

Maxibon.

Great snack, great memories

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Maxibon.

Great snack, great memories "

Just had a Google looks tasty

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

I know its not a sweet but a cadburys marble bar 🫠

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"I know its not a sweet but a cadburys marble bar 🫠"

Looks like it could of been quite the creamy mouthful in its day. 😅

Is it still in production in Australia maybe?

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago


"I know its not a sweet but a cadburys marble bar 🫠

Looks like it could of been quite the creamy mouthful in its day. 😅

Is it still in production in Australia maybe? "

Bit far to go for a chocolate bar mind 🤭

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"

Bit far to go for a chocolate bar mind 🤭"

True but keep eyes peeled they might end up in a B&M or Home Bargains again one day

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By *avexxMan
3 weeks ago

cheshire

pear drops.. cola cubes.. black jacks

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"pear drops.. cola cubes.. black jacks"

Ahh I remember black jacks were fun for changing the colour of my tongue at 2p a sweet in my old newsagent

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By *otsossieMan
3 weeks ago

Hard.shoulder of the M1

Pfft with your 2p.

They used to be a penny with Mojos a ha’penny.

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By *oxy-RedWoman
3 weeks ago

pink panther territory

Spangles,football chews, loads of you won't even have heard of them

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Pfft with your 2p.

They used to be a penny with Mojos a ha’penny. "

Inflation or greed im never sure😅

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By *olyGlamorousWoman
3 weeks ago

Chester

Bonbons!

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Spangles,football chews, loads of you won't even have heard of them "

Yeah cant say ive heard of those but they sound nice what could possibly be bad about a spangle lol

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Bonbons! "
still available but probably missing half of the science and goodness nowadays to what made them great, any particular favourite flavour?

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By *olyGlamorousWoman
3 weeks ago

Chester


"Bonbons! still available but probably missing half of the science and goodness nowadays to what made them great, any particular favourite flavour? "

The pink or white ones, not the blue

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By *oxy-RedWoman
3 weeks ago

pink panther territory


"Spangles,football chews, loads of you won't even have heard of them

Yeah cant say ive heard of those but they sound nice what could possibly be bad about a spangle lol "

Exactly lol

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By *otsossieMan
3 weeks ago

Hard.shoulder of the M1

Fizzbombs were better.

They’d probably break my teeth these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

Single pack murray mints are a thing of the past now

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


" pink or white ones, not the blue "

Classic strawberry vibes

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By *olyGlamorousWoman
3 weeks ago

Chester


" pink or white ones, not the blue

Classic strawberry vibes "

🤤

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Single pack murray mints are a thing of the past now"

I always thought they only came in a share bag like werthers originals

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Fizzbombs were better.

They’d probably break my teeth these days. "

Are they like whats in a Yorkshire mixtures? Or completely their own boiled sweet?

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By *otsossieMan
3 weeks ago

Hard.shoulder of the M1

They were like a very fruity boiled sweet but with a texture more like cinder toffee. Ball shaped. Very sour fizzy coating.

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"They were like a very fruity boiled sweet but with a texture more like cinder toffee. Ball shaped. Very sour fizzy coating. "

Sound amazing to be fair, I like a bit of sour on my taste buds

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By *r_MrsLCouple
3 weeks ago

Leeds

Cadbury’s Spira

Also Fuse (Fuze?)

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Cadbury’s Spira

Also Fuse (Fuze?)"

Spira looks funky were they crunchy or soft to eat?

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By *otsossieMan
3 weeks ago

Hard.shoulder of the M1

Spira was normal chocolate texture.

Folk used them as straws in cocktails.

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Spira was normal chocolate texture.

Folk used them as straws in cocktails. "

So like biting the corners off penguins and sucking milk through it as a nowadays variant? 😂

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By *avexxMan
3 weeks ago

cheshire

sherbert fountain liquorish stuck down the middle.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
3 weeks ago

North East / London

I just remember how BIG sweets were back in the day.

Was given some Cadbury’s chocolate eclairs last week and they were pea sized.

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"sherbert fountain liquorish stuck down the middle. "

Oh yeah muxh better than the red lolly one

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"I just remember how BIG sweets were back in the day.

Was given some Cadbury’s chocolate eclairs last week and they were pea sized. "

Exactly this, shrinkflation is real and companies are cutting as much as they legally can.. a finger of fudge and all that jazz.. youd have to have tiny hands these days for that to be real 😂

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By *mizhereMan
3 weeks ago

Swansea and Surrounds 17th

Aztec bar and the one with the cowboy chew can't remember name

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By *uliette500Woman
3 weeks ago

Hull


"pear drops.. cola cubes.. black jacks"

All still available you dont have to miss them.

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By *uliette500Woman
3 weeks ago

Hull


"Spangles,football chews, loads of you won't even have heard of them "

I loved spangles

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Aztec bar and the one with the cowboy chew can't remember name "

I've had Aztec mentioned to me before by someone seemed to of been very popular in it's day

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By *olyjamorousMan
3 weeks ago

Wrexham

Those alphabet sweets that were like chalk to eat that you bought in quarters. Loved playing with them though.

Remember those tiny sweets called Imps?

Chocolate wise I'd love for Cadburys to bring back Fuse bar.

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Those alphabet sweets that were like chalk to eat that you bought in quarters. Loved playing with them though.

Remember those tiny sweets called Imps?

Chocolate wise I'd love for Cadburys to bring back Fuse bar. "

Start a petition lol

I vaguely remember the alphabets you speak of always ended up with them in a mix up bag they were eaten last along with the mini dolly mixtures

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By *olyjamorousMan
3 weeks ago

Wrexham

Refreshers are the ones that haunted me. My mum always bought them. Didn't really like them.

Rainbow drops tasted of sugary nothingness.

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By *ougarsilkWoman
3 weeks ago

Pleasure heaven

Floral gums

Cabana, coconut and cherries covered in chocolate

Bar 6

Triffic

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By *ot a studMan
3 weeks ago

Sheffield

Cola cubes

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By *uckMe12FreeMan
3 weeks ago

(User no longer on site)

I loved Jolly Ranchers. Hard boiled fruity sweets 🤤

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By *ucecdTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

I did enjoy a spira

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By *NT!Couple
3 weeks ago

Bristol

The Rowntrees chocolate bar Secret

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By *ilver_ServiceMan
3 weeks ago

Lincolnish.....

Pineapple chunks...sherbet flying saucers...chocolate mice...sugar mice...and....wait for it.....Jamboree bags!!!

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By *VANDYMan
3 weeks ago

Teignmouth


"Pfft with your 2p.

They used to be a penny with Mojos a ha’penny. "

Pfft with your ha’penny. I remember when Mojos were 3 for a penny.

What about the Jamaican coconut “tobacco”? Space Dust, Pacers, Texan Bar, red Bounty, fruit Polos and where did the red Club bars go?

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By *VANDYMan
3 weeks ago

Teignmouth


"Aztec bar and the one with the cowboy chew can't remember name "

Texan bar. The ad featured a cowboy who, when asked if he had any last words before being tied to a stake asked for a Texan bar. It took so long to eat that the captors fell asleep, allowing him to escape. "Someone should have told 'em, Texan takes a long time a-chewin’!".

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By *igerFiestaMan
3 weeks ago

Huddersfield

Trio

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By *_CherryCouple
3 weeks ago

Bridgend

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By *VANDYMan
3 weeks ago

Teignmouth

They were very sweet but lush. And United bars with the little honeycomb pieces.

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By *igrobboMan
3 weeks ago

Sunderland

Cola cubes.

Rhubarb and custard.

Lemon sherberts.

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By *homas400Man
3 weeks ago

Carmarthen / Llandeilo

Spangles.

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By *hatterbox 2Couple
3 weeks ago

wakefield

sour apples sherbet pips

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By *torm in a G cupWoman
3 weeks ago

Land of the Long White Cloud

I think they were called Fruit Salads. Individually wrapped like the Black Jacks, but fruity colour and flavour.

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By *ill69888Couple
3 weeks ago

Bath


"pear drops.. cola cubes.. black jacks"
you can still buy all of those

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By *ill69888Couple
3 weeks ago

Bath


"I think they were called Fruit Salads. Individually wrapped like the Black Jacks, but fruity colour and flavour.

"

still available to buy

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By *torm in a G cupWoman
3 weeks ago

Land of the Long White Cloud


"I think they were called Fruit Salads. Individually wrapped like the Black Jacks, but fruity colour and flavour.

still available to buy"

Not in NZ though - or at least I havent found any on sale here.

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By *ruzercolMan
3 weeks ago

Fareham

Merry Maid toffees

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

Those little chocolate ice cups! Apparently home bargains sell them so guess where I'm going today!

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By *eeNKayCouple
3 weeks ago

Stockport

Pacers mint chews. Retro minty goodness, long gone.

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By *pTheDale40Man
3 weeks ago

Coventry

I wouldn’t call it retro, but what happened to the galaxy truffle in celebrations?! Absolutely mint chocolate

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By *ill Guy69Man
3 weeks ago

Glasgow

Freshen-Up chewing gum. It had a liquid centre. One was a weird cinnamon flavour. 🤑

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By *layfullsamMan
3 weeks ago

Solihull

Dip dabs, ufos 🛸

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By *WKentladMan
3 weeks ago

Dartford

'Refreshers' pill shaped sweets that were packed in a paper and foil tube. Eating a lot of them as a kid did seem to result in my teeth feeling like they'd grown a fur coat...

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By *lder budweiserMan
3 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

You can still get half the sweets mentioned here in places like Home Bargains, B and M etc

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"'Refreshers' pill shaped sweets that were packed in a paper and foil tube. Eating a lot of them as a kid did seem to result in my teeth feeling like they'd grown a fur coat... "

Did lucozade make similar I always remember seeing something like that next to a fisherman's friend which isnt a sweet as such

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Those little chocolate ice cups! Apparently home bargains sell them so guess where I'm going today!

"

Ive seen them! Hope you manage to get a few packets worth

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa

Im taken so far back with some of these sweets 😅 gonna have to organise an olde sweet shop tour and find a few dozen jars maybe

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne

Cola cubes fruit salads black jacks aniseed twist all.these where penny sweets

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By *ou only live onceMan
3 weeks ago

London

Campaign to bring back Tootie Frooties starts here!

Not sweets as such, but I also really miss the original coconut boost bar and toffee crumble ice lollies.

Thankfully, the other 'retro' sweets I like most are still available: snowies, coconut mushrooms, rainbow drops!

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne

Shop.in bexhill near me sells all.these i do 20 quids worth and my daughters eat them🤦

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Shop.in bexhill near me sells all.these i do 20 quids worth and my daughters eat them🤦"

You need a hiding spot bud or you'll never enjoy them 😅

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"Campaign to bring back Tootie Frooties starts here!"

I think BnM sell these but they aint as good as the originals 😕

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne


"Shop.in bexhill near me sells all.these i do 20 quids worth and my daughters eat them🤦

You need a hiding spot bud or you'll never enjoy them 😅"

They twist you around their finger i swear they can sniff them out from 100ft

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By *lueDressWoman
3 weeks ago

Bath Somerset

None of the sweets taste as good as they used to. We used to have cola cubes, sherbet pips, Rowntrees fruit gums were really good in the box. Sugar mice. Coconut ice. Chocolate covered marshmallows.

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne


"None of the sweets taste as good as they used to. We used to have cola cubes, sherbet pips, Rowntrees fruit gums were really good in the box. Sugar mice. Coconut ice. Chocolate covered marshmallows."

Yep.and travel sweets in loads of sugar i thinks that was way back

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By *estructionDollyWoman
3 weeks ago

Manchester

Cola cubes, rhubarb and custards, sherbert lemons, chocolate limes, sherbert dipdabs.

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By *ucks_cplCouple
3 weeks ago

Milton Keynes


"pear drops.. cola cubes.. black jacks

Ahh I remember black jacks were fun for changing the colour of my tongue at 2p a sweet in my old newsagent "

We paid a Farthing for one when I was a kid lol

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa

A lot of the good ingredients are gone from decent sweets nowadays if they do still get made.. you reckon its a sugar tax thing or because we aint allowed all the funky coloured e numbers anymore?

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"

We paid a Farthing for one when I was a kid lol"

Isn't that a bike? Or am I just not old enough to know 🙈

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne


"A lot of the good ingredients are gone from decent sweets nowadays if they do still get made.. you reckon its a sugar tax thing or because we aint allowed all the funky coloured e numbers anymore? "

Possibly all those also sweets are smaller

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By *ifelover999Man
3 weeks ago

Eastbourne


"

We paid a Farthing for one when I was a kid lol

Isn't that a bike? Or am I just not old enough to know 🙈"

Thats a penny farthing

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By *rBlueEyes35 OP   Man
3 weeks ago

Alloa


"

We paid a Farthing for one when I was a kid lol

Isn't that a bike? Or am I just not old enough to know 🙈

Thats a penny farthing "

So is it worth twice as much? 😂

Also yeah sweets are so much smaller nowadays its terrible cheaper usually to buy a multi pack and they all wonder why we are getting larger lol

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