Goodbye Snickers and Starburst...?

Jovis · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.00

Don't forget Dairy Milk Buttons.

Sput · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.04

I'm pretty sure they're the same size, plus there's the option of Giant Buttons. Admittedly I'd rather have a chocolate button the size of my face but it's better than nothing.

Lorns · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.05

Milk buttons haven't been the same since they stopped doing the nursery rhymes on the back of pack.

I'm a bit of a magic starz addict. The bags are way too small. Even by 1975 standards you'd have to search for them with bins ( binoculars).

Nini · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.08

What was so wrong with Giant Smarties, Astros and my beloved Pretzel Flipz (yes, with the 'z') they had to go?

Lorns · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.17

You know what is wrong with sweets today. Not enough additives and preservatives thats what. By removing all the crap they've spoilt them. Its criminal. almost as bad as removing the salt and stuff from pot noodles.

Jovis · Wed 28 May, 2008 21.21

Nini wrote:What was so wrong with Giant Smarties, Astros and my beloved Pretzel Flipz (yes, with the 'z') they had to go?

It's because of the obesity time bomb. Or something. Probably.

Nini · Wed 28 May, 2008 22.01

Hm, to have experienced the chemical laden snackage of the 70's. Only got the interesting anecdotes over at TV Cream to go on.

So, seems the healthy eating movement has a lot to answer for, from removing what made snackage good to removing the products altogether. The sods, totally ruined Smarties I think. Hexagonal box, what kid can have the fun of stamping on one to make the lid shoot a clear 10 feet or so across a playground now?

Always with the E numbers... what was so bad about E105(e)?

Gavin Scott · Wed 28 May, 2008 23.12

Nini wrote:Hm, to have experienced the chemical laden snackage of the 70's. Only got the interesting anecdotes over at TV Cream to go on.

And the experience of your very own Metropol colleagues.

While I get annoyed that a loaf of bread only lasts 2 days now (as opposed to the week it used to keep for) I would still prefer to have it without the chemical shelf-life extenders.

The 70s were a time where the manufacturers were so caught up in adding chemicals because they could, they didn't stop to think about whether they should.

Nini · Wed 28 May, 2008 23.59

Gavin Scott wrote:
Nini wrote:Hm, to have experienced the chemical laden snackage of the 70's. Only got the interesting anecdotes over at TV Cream to go on.
And the experience of your very own Metropol colleagues.

Of course, shouldn't have forgotten. As a small aside from reminiscing about those odd, if not a touch dangerous, days I have to ask something:

Why do I feel somewhere along the line you're getting a pretty rough deal when it comes to bread? It's quite a bit more expensive than my not-fuckin'-longlife-budget-shite-thanks-muchly loaf and goes stale after a mere two days when mine's still decently soft after four. Your bread's shit, mate.

Back to the labrats of the 70's then. From my time doing a brief five minute stint googling around, it seems that the top things to have weirdy chemicals in were varying packets of corn based crisp... things and fizzy drinks. Feel free to expand on this.

Gavin Scott · Thu 29 May, 2008 00.23

Nini wrote:Your bread's shit, mate.

You need to tell one of those Warburton brothers, not me.

Ok 2 days may be a little loaded with hyperbole, but bread doesn't last half as long as it used to.

Nini · Thu 29 May, 2008 00.29

I'd like to but I've misplaced my shovel. Maybe it's just them Toastie loaves go stale after a stupidly (from the consumer's POV at least) short period. Knew it did last time I brought one a year or so ago, started to get dry a few hours after I opened it.

Your bread remains shit though, chemicals or no.