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[โ€“] 32 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

Where I'm from those are called Rockets

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Rockets taste better than (US) Smarties too. Try them back-to-back in a blind taste test if you ever get a chance and judge for yourself.

    The funny thing is, some of the US candies are made in Canada, and you can taste the difference between them and the US-made ones.

    Source: grew up in the US, but dated a Canadian in the 00's. I preferred Rockets so much that I'd buy them from Canada to eat when I got back to the US. That, and maple candy. And All Dressed chips.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I believe I have heard of that before. Interesting name for these.

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  • [โ€“] 16 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Smarties are a different candy in other countries. More of an M&M, candy coated chocolate.

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  • [โ€“] 20 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    I mean, I buy them to hand out.

    The candy I never bought was butterscotch candies. I think they're only sold to grandmas.

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  • [โ€“] 33 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    These are the infamous grandma candies that I can never find.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 1 month ago

    These are one of my favorite candies. I buy a crap ton on clearance after Halloween each year.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Ngl these are one of my favorite candies

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    They really are good. I also like the large chewy ones as well; I forget the names of those.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    There is a secret society among us that has bought smarties.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Bill Murray gave me a pack of these in 2002. Stg this isnโ€™t one of those โ€œno oneโ€™s gonna believe youโ€ things it actually happened.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 month ago

    it was a staple, along with the strawberry, cand corn ones.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 1 month ago

    I bought them all the time.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Smarties? Those don't look like the Smarties I'm familiar with.

    Those are called Rockets here in Canada.

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    [โ€“] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    I understand having a preference, but here and elsewhere people act like a certain type of candy is poison if it's not their favorite. Like, relax. Some of these old-ass candies just continue on via momentum and they're fine. Except wax candy. That Legally Edible Productยฎ๏ธ shit should be banned simply to limit the disappointment of children...

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure the point of those little wax bottles has never been to be "candy," but rather to be sensory stimulation for kids too old to put random objects in their mouths.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 month ago

    Perhaps, but I think the different varieties all call themselves candy, or at least are sold in that section alongside candy. And the lips/fangs/mustaches are even worse! It's flavored, but you're not supposed to eat it, but it's food-grade, but you're only supposed to chew it, but your body can't even digest it... Again, no matter what you call it, the absolute worst type of "candy".

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 month ago

    Yes, someone always gave them to me.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 month ago*

    Love hearts!

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 month ago

    I bought some once. Tasted terrible, like air and cardboard.

    Never again.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I have a bag of them I bought myself. Bow, mortals.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago

    I feel like im the only one here that is in agreement with the post... i absolutely hate them and always gave them away.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago

    I never bought them? Well can I get my money back then?

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