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Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 13, 2007, 15:42:51: There back!!! 8) 8) What other sweets etc should they bring back?? Or what do you miss?? :wink:
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: pux on October 13, 2007, 16:00:55: yup had my first wispa yesterday, my god i have missed them :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :lol:
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Post by: RCRockCrawler on October 13, 2007, 16:20:33: Mum spotted a 'Starbar' in the Co-Op the other week, and bloody hell they're good! :shock:
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Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 13, 2007, 16:35:09: I lived off Caramacs when I was a kid. You don't see them often but I did find one a couple of years ago. It was yuck.
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 13, 2007, 16:45:48: Must admit i do have an addiction to cadburys creme eggs bought a complete box from makro once all to myself!! :oops: :oops:
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: GREENI on October 13, 2007, 16:54:58: Texan bars !!!!
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Post by: NiceBlueWellies on October 13, 2007, 16:57:04: I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. =P~
Title: Re: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: Niel on October 13, 2007, 17:05:03: Quote from: "dreadnought110"
There back!!! 8) 8) What other sweets etc should they bring back?? Or what do you miss?? :wink:

Aztec
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Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 13, 2007, 17:20:04: Quote from: "dreadnought110"
Must admit i do have an addiction to cadburys creme eggs bought a complete box from makro once all to myself!! :oops: :oops:

There's a restaurant in Cambridge (Hobbes' Pavilion) which does a dessert consisting of a pancake with 4 cream eggs in. :-&
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: BigSi on October 13, 2007, 17:49:30: Do they still do Dime Bar's?
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: narked on October 13, 2007, 17:54:07: Had a Wispa yesterday, as when I went into the garage to get some diesel they had a display unit up by the till. Admittedly had another this morning :P

They also stock Caramacs. Was never very keen on those mind.
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Post by: Thrasher on October 13, 2007, 18:07:54: Quote
I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. Drool

Pacers :)

Remember Spangles? Highland Toffee? Toffo's etc etc .. some you can STILL get :)
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: BigSi on October 13, 2007, 18:44:26: What about Aniseed Balls? =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: Bunnie on October 13, 2007, 18:50:48: Quote from: "Thrasher"
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I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. Drool

Pacers :)

Remember Spangles? Highland Toffee? Toffo's etc etc .. some you can STILL get :)

i was gonna say softmints
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Post by: Chomp on October 13, 2007, 19:06:01: Quote from: "Thrasher"
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I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. Drool

Pacers :)

Remember Spangles? Highland Toffee? Toffo's etc etc .. some you can STILL get :)

I'm so glad someone else remenbers those sweets - I always mention them when i get on this conversation and no one ever remembers them - they were great, the same size as opal fruits(starbursts)!

Can you still get Banjo's???
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Post by: Skibum346 on October 13, 2007, 19:22:07: When I was about 6years old we used to get "M&B Bars" in the tuck shop. Unwrapped poor mans frys cream! They were huge... or was I small..?! :oops:

Anyone else North of the Border remember them?

Skibum
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Post by: jjsaul on October 13, 2007, 19:24:53: blue smarties :twisted:
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Post by: Jake on October 13, 2007, 19:26:23: We had a box of Wispa's turn up in our forecourt shop the other day.
They were gone by the end of the day :twisted:
I forgot how nice they were :wink:
I hope the caramel ones come back too <yum>

Aztec, wasn't that Cadburys answer to the Mars bar?
They were supreme on every level.
8)
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 13, 2007, 19:43:49: Here's another question for you are curly wurly's and monster munch smaller now than they were 15+ years ago???
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: leo on October 13, 2007, 19:53:32: i will be looking out for a wispa next time im in the shop :P
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Post by: Sharpshooter on October 13, 2007, 19:55:38: Does anyone remember the chocolate tools you used to get. And i dont mean the ones from Halfords. :) :)

I think there used to be hammers and saws and spanners. :):)
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Post by: harryhedgehog on October 13, 2007, 20:13:12: How about rhubarb & custard chews?
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: clbarclay on October 13, 2007, 20:23:47: Quote from: "jeep94"
Do they still do Dime Bar's?

Not sure, but i'm sure armabillos still exist.

Quote from: "jeep94"
What about Aniseed Balls? =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~

Get your self down a propper sweet shop. There is a nice small sweet chop in worcester that does them as well as other sweets from the dim and distant past. Best bit is that is on the way from the highstreet to the multi story car park so you have to make excuses to not visit it.
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Post by: GREENI on October 13, 2007, 20:27:09: Dime bars are still about, as are Highland Toffee bars---FAB 8)
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Post by: SWEETY on October 13, 2007, 20:44:51: Quote from: "NicePinkWellies"
I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. =P~

Did they come in a white raper with green ends :? It's just i'm sure I seen some today :roll: You are right they did stick to your teath as I found out years back as it pulled out a filling :shock:
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Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on October 13, 2007, 20:46:07: Wispa bars? Pah. Overgrown Aero bars! Chocolate makes my brain ache. Can't stand the stuff :-&
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Post by: Damonski on October 13, 2007, 20:58:50: Quote from: "jeep94"
Do they still do Dime Bar's?

Yeah they are still about and still as tasty as ever!

Wispa's rock :D
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Post by: madmatt on October 13, 2007, 20:59:31: Quote from: "dreadnought110"
Here's another question for you are curly wurly's and monster munch smaller now than they were 15+ years ago???

No You've grown! Yep I've had a wispa!

Should bring back spangles and all sweet shops should stil have the big jars of sweets and proper pic n mix.
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Post by: Devon-Rover on October 13, 2007, 21:27:58: We have Wispa bars where i work. and Starbars and Caramac's. And it is hell on earth having the display opposite the till as i spend the day just staring at the chocolate. :lol:
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Post by: datalas on October 13, 2007, 21:40:07: Quote from: "jeep94"
Do they still do Dime Bar's?

IIRC they're now called DAIM bars though, however that might just be because I live in a foreign county [1]

[1] yes, that is right :)
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: Niel on October 13, 2007, 22:27:40: Quote from: "Jake"

Aztec, wasn't that Cadburys answer to the Mars bar?
They were supreme on every level.
8)

Yup, and sadly missed...And Tiffin, though they still make it for the NAAFI IIRC
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: Niel on October 13, 2007, 22:31:00: Quote from: "dreadnought110"
Here's another question for you are curly wurly's and monster munch smaller now than they were 15+ years ago???

Quite possibly, visited Cadbury's last year and compared the numbers on the wrappers, some items have got smaller, others get smaller as the price is held, then on price rise they get bigger so they can reduce them to hold the price again.
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Post by: Bunnie on October 13, 2007, 23:02:22: monster munch used to be differnt shapes plus u could buy single packets of roast beef
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Post by: Bettyblue22 on October 14, 2007, 00:11:06: Quote from: "Sharpshooter"
Does anyone remember the chocolate tools you used to get. And i dont mean the ones from Halfords. :) :)

I think there used to be hammers and saws and spanners. :):)

I saw some of those a few weeks back, but they don't taste the same as they used to, and are definitely smaller.
bit like the white chocolate fish and chips, they ae nice as well.
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Post by: land-def-90 on October 14, 2007, 00:18:15: i have fond memories of bazooka joe chewing gum, you used to be able to save and send off the wrapers for free gifts :D :D :D
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Post by: CaptainColourful on October 14, 2007, 03:24:11: Quote from: "land-def-90"
i have fond memories of bazooka joe chewing gum, you used to be able to save and send off the wrapers for free gifts :D :D :D

One penny old money ? (showing my age eh ? )

The inside wrapper was like a catologue of wonderful stuff you could save points for ... I never actually knew or heard anyone who managed to save enough wappers for even the naffest of the goods on offer.... I wonder if anyone did get anything from Bazooka Joe ?
Tasted good but too tough to blow a really good bubble !

Anyone remember "5 Boys" chocolate bars ? Made by Fry's I think.

They had pictures of 5 boys with different facial expressions, happy through to sad ... 3d a bar when I was a kid...
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Post by: L90OOK on October 14, 2007, 10:13:54: We used to buy 1p sweets called MOJO ...haven't seen them for years :D
Starbars are my favourite & the local spar just happens to sell them :D
I want them to bring the Wispa Goldout again mmm 8) :roll:
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Post by: beast5680 on October 14, 2007, 11:06:27: wispas appeared in our local shop the other day so i bought a couple as i used love them, they still taste as good as i remember :D woman in the shop said they had 5 boxes in as a trial and they were on the last one-they were only delivered the previous afternoon :shock: so if i see them now i,m gonna buy the whole box and stash them away :lol:
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Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 14, 2007, 11:08:23: I always found Wispas a bit sickly actually. Plus I objected to paying for a lump of air. I think the reason they taste very chocolatey is that you get a lot of surface area of chocolate exposed to your taste buds. Flakes work on the same basis.
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Post by: Jake on October 14, 2007, 11:10:34: MoJo's are still about, my kids love them :wink:
Do all the Starbar lovers remember them in the original red packaging?
IIRC they were brought out at the same time as the original Star Wars films (Cadburys cashing in, and why not)
They brought them back about 8 years ago in the new yellow packaging and they've been around since then (yummy) 8)
On the note of Star Wars, does anyone remember the Star Wars ice lolly's?
I used to live on them when i was 10 <smile>
:D
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: beast5680 on October 14, 2007, 11:10:49: Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
I always found Wispas a bit sickly actually. Plus I objected to paying for a lump of air. I think the reason they taste very chocolatey is that you get a lot of surface area of chocolate exposed to your taste buds. Flakes work on the same basis.

i like sickly :D
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Post by: Steve ray on October 14, 2007, 11:12:10: Not had a 'new' Wispa yet, but I can remember the 'old' ones :D :D
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Post by: BT-R on October 14, 2007, 11:23:40: Might be really showing my age now :oops: but does anyone remember bars of chocolate called Old Jamaica Rum, also you could get little gold nuggets of bubble gum in sacks, bit like pirates treasure.

On a different note does ANYONE remember Lyril soap?????
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: BrumLee on October 14, 2007, 13:27:18: Quote from: "dreadnought110"
Here's another question for you are curly wurly's and monster munch smaller now than they were 15+ years ago???

Wagon Wheels are definately smaller :evil:
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Post by: Range Rover Red on October 18, 2007, 13:58:45: Quote from: "beast5680"
Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
I always found Wispas a bit sickly actually. Plus I objected to paying for a lump of air. I think the reason they taste very chocolatey is that you get a lot of surface area of chocolate exposed to your taste buds. Flakes work on the same basis.

i like sickly :D

Same here.

Do they still do Double Deckers? I don't remember seeing them for a few years now.
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Post by: Thrasher on October 18, 2007, 14:01:26: Yep, they are still about. Top Deck of course ... not around :(
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Post by: martha focker on October 18, 2007, 17:23:18: yellow starburst, are they anywhere to be seen 8)
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Post by: denviks on October 18, 2007, 17:32:47: one of my fav's that just dissapeared are fruit flavoured toffoe's

one day you could get em.... then next you couldnt :cry: :cry: :cry:

anyone remember em?
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Post by: martha focker on October 18, 2007, 17:34:16: i was in thae shop today and saw frutella chews with chocolate in the middle, thats just madness :twisted:
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Post by: cardiff_gareth on October 18, 2007, 17:43:17: i've had about 10 wispa so far - god they're good, has anyone been on this site as theydeal in 'old fashioned' sweets!
http://www.aquarterof.com/
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Post by: Dr Evil on October 18, 2007, 21:23:30: Quote from: "BrumLee"
Quote from: "dreadnought110"
Here's another question for you are curly wurly's and monster munch smaller now than they were 15+ years ago???

Wagon Wheels are definately smaller :evil:

Wagon wheels are definitely smaller, either that or my fingers have got fatter ??

Bring back the wispa gold & space dust !!
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Post by: Jesska on October 18, 2007, 21:40:03: All the chocolate bars from my childhood are still around :shock: used to love Wispa's Ste brought me 2 the other night mmmmmm
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Post by: Range Rover Red on October 19, 2007, 13:40:26: Let's face it, though, your childhood wasn't that long ago :D
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Post by: murph on October 19, 2007, 18:40:46: Who remembers the Cabana? my favourite.....
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Post by: Niel on October 20, 2007, 14:02:03: Hummm, had a Wispa yesterday, not the same, the aspect ratio is flatter, so less choc!
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Post by: marjan on October 20, 2007, 15:33:03: Quote from: "Niel"
Quote from: "dreadnought110"
There back!!! 8) 8) What other sweets etc should they bring back?? Or what do you miss?? :wink:

Aztec

Too right Neil, they were ace !!!
Title: Have you had a Wispa yet??
Post by: MM on October 20, 2007, 16:21:34: Quote from: "murph"
Who remembers the Cabana? my favourite.....

Me, Me, Me

You beat me to it as I lurved Cabana
Bounty is a close second but not the same

Lurved Old Jamaca too, I used to pinch my dad's when he bought it :lol: :lol:
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Post by: NiceBlueWellies on October 21, 2007, 12:56:16: Quote from: "SWEETY"
Quote from: "NicePinkWellies"
I miss those spearmint chewit sweeties, can't remember what they are called, but they were fantastic at sticking to your fillings, and tasted gorgeous. =P~

Did they come in a white raper with green ends :? It's just i'm sure I seen some today :roll: You are right they did stick to your teath as I found out years back as it pulled out a filling :shock:

Oo oo oo, If you found some can you get me a packet and pm me? I've soooooooooo missed them!
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Post by: Jamin on October 21, 2007, 13:10:13: Bizzarely IKEA is good for sweets!

You can get massive bags of dime bars and the strwaberry laces taste like strawberry laces should (different to the ones you get nowadays from supermarkets, but how i remeber them from being a kid :D )

They also do some weired things. The girlfriend bought some called "Salty Fish".... and yes they taste as bad as they sound...

They are going to be given to the kids knocking the door on Haloween :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: