These look just like Smarties, but all purple.

No hate for Smarties, though, but no love for them, either. They're fine. Consistency of chalk, taste mostly like sugar. I didn't hate getting them at Halloween.

Parma Violets were created in 1946...

They've apparently been on sale for 80 years, so someone must like them.

A lot of people don't like black licorice, but enough do, including me, that it's still made and sold.

Idea for an advert.

Open on two KIDS visiting GRANNY at the nursing home. No sound but a clock ticking. The KIDS are bored.

Kid 1: sighs

Suddenly, in an explosion of light and colour, our new exciting youth-appealing mascot VIOLENT VIOLET bursts into the scene.

Violent Violet: Hey kids! Did you ever wish you could eat granny's perfume?

Kid 1: No.

Kid 2: What? No.

Kid 1: Gross.

Violent Violet: I'll fucking cut you.

To be developed but I think it has potential.

internert tells me they're violet flavored

like. the flower? candy taste like flower?

britain is truly a deplorable land.

Don't have those in the US, but I've had these. Yes, they taste like soap, and I love them.

Yum. Sour chalk. You can even get in a stylish necklace.

Oh i love these things

Violet jumpscare! It's been awhile...

I'm someone who disagrees.

I love me some parma violets, I've actually got several packs of the giant ones right now. And as for who would want to eat a sweet flavoured like a flower, go ask the Turkish about rosewater flavoured Turkish Delight.

Never had these, but violet flavored gum is delicious.

OP is a weakling, defeated by a flower.

As a foreigner living in the UK, I will admit these felt weird the first time I tried them (especially when compared to Love Hearts), but they eventually grew on me. I would easily smash a packet of those right now.

In Australia we have Musk sticks, they are rose water flavoured, you either love them or hate them just like OP. Looks like they're even older than Parma violets: Wikipedia page

There's a brand of gum in Canada called Thrills that literally brands itself as tasting like soap. I believe it's rosewater flavoured, it's not popular.

Americans telling British people that Smarties suck ass, and the Brits thinking the Americans are crazy for not liking M&Ms.

I love violet flavor but these taste like soap to me

Is “shit” an adjective now?