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71. Now they're called "candy sticks"

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #5)

Tue May 5, 2020, 10:10 PM

May 2020

and instead of using actual brand names they just have other words and similar looking pictures

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What are some products that were around when you were a kid [View all] rurallib May 2020 OP

Bonomo's Turkish Taffy. Zoonart May 2020 #1

OH YES, WONDERFUL stuff!!! elleng May 2020 #4

Good one dameatball May 2020 #23

Actually, you can still find this !!!!! Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #31

You can also find it at Economy Candy in NYC dhol82 May 2020 #33

Necco wafers ? Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #39

Yes! dhol82 May 2020 #43

Here's their website dhol82 May 2020 #45

Ohhh, get the credit card ready ! Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #51

I know! I get to the store periodically. dhol82 May 2020 #53

Down the rabbit hole I went. Fascist Breakfast May 2020 #64

Necco wafers started in 1847. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #87

They are coming back. dhol82 May 2020 #126

Good to know. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #131

Anyone else remember the Mary Hartline doll? dhol82 May 2020 #135

I think they were a Civil War staple (Union Troops) LeftInTX May 2020 #145

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX May 2020 #146

I loved the strawberry. Zoonart May 2020 #48

Nutty Putty? elleng May 2020 #2

I think it is still around. - not sure rurallib May 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng May 2020 #3

Candy Cigarettes. cayugafalls May 2020 #5

Those are still around, although not common. Saw some in Valle Crucis, NC dameatball May 2020 #9

oh yeah I rememmber those - my parents were smokers rurallib May 2020 #10

I quit cold turkey. Harker May 2020 #15

Now they're called "candy sticks" FoxNewsSucks May 2020 #71

Yes, and they don't have the pink "filter" tip anymore either. cayugafalls May 2020 #74

Edsel Dave in VA May 2020 #6

fizzies? dameatball May 2020 #8

Good question - are those also similar to pop rocks? rurallib May 2020 #12

I don't think so. Fizzies had flavors and you mixed with water to make a soft drink. dameatball May 2020 #14

They were more like Alka-Seltzer only flavored 2naSalit May 2020 #80

I was just thinking about Fizzies the other day. Laffy Kat May 2020 #72

Fizzies no_hypocrisy May 2020 #11

about 5 years ago Prell was still being made but it was really hard to find. rurallib May 2020 #17

That's why "a little dab will do ya"! cornball 24 May 2020 #28

I loved the road signs! dhol82 May 2020 #36

Burma Shave! MyOwnPeace May 2020 #73

Forgot about Serutan. dhol82 May 2020 #125

Serutan is now made in India, but it's not a laxative LeftInTX May 2020 #143

I was fascinated with Lemon Up shampoo as a kid BusyBeingBest May 2020 #90

Prell is still around LeftInTX May 2020 #102

Hate to break it to ya... Cirque du So-What May 2020 #13

wow - it's like a zombie that can't die. rurallib May 2020 #18

Brand New Episodes of a TV show called, "I Love Lucy". Stuart G May 2020 #16

be careful what you ask for, you may get it. rurallib May 2020 #20

Crazy Foam captain queeg May 2020 #19

Those anti-mosquito coils you burned at the drive in. dameatball May 2020 #21

well, drive-ins are gone for the most part, too rurallib May 2020 #22

good point dameatball May 2020 #24

They may be making a comeback because of social distancing. dhol82 May 2020 #37

Shell No-Pest Strips DBoon May 2020 #81

Still around LeftInTX May 2020 #141

Krumbles cereal. Sneederbunk May 2020 #25

schwinn sting-rays gristy May 2020 #26

I used to live on my Stingray. Had five paper routes for over two years. Midnight Writer May 2020 #29

I had an evening paper route and a Sunday paper route for many years gristy May 2020 #49

and a Va-Room motor DBoon May 2020 #82

"Funny Face" drink mixes. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #27

I loved Goofy Grape! Ohiogal May 2020 #47

Me too! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #60

ditto that! eom consider_this May 2020 #94

The originals included "Chinese Cherry" and "Injun Orange." Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #75

Ohhhhh... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #79

I remember those drink mixes! smirkymonkey May 2020 #161

"Chinese Cherry" and "Injun Orange", according... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #162

Oh, I didn't remember those either. smirkymonkey May 2020 #163

Floppy disks Fascist Breakfast May 2020 #30

I thought Jolt was only in Europe? dhol82 May 2020 #38

We had it in NY State Fascist Breakfast May 2020 #50

Had it in Chicago for awhile. Steve Dahl and Garry Meier used to do the radio commercials. Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #76

I remember them! 2naSalit May 2020 #83

Ipana toothpaste. Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #32

My brother and I used Stripe toothpaste! Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #106

Hexachlorophene causes brain damage. hunter May 2020 #164

Remember Thalidomide? Totally Tunsie May 2020 #167

I was gonna say Ipana toothpaste Cirque du So-What May 2020 #34

Still love that jingle. dhol82 May 2020 #41

Alan Ginsburg helped write that jingle Cirque du So-What May 2020 #54

Interesting dhol82 May 2020 #55

I'm guessing Cirque du So-What May 2020 #59

Good choice. dhol82 May 2020 #61

Mr. Bubble! no_hypocrisy May 2020 #35

Cute! gristy May 2020 #66

About a decade ago, my last "Mr. Bubble" tee ordered with box tops had to go.... pat_k May 2020 #114

Tang oj safeinOhio May 2020 #40

Damn, remember drinking that swill when I was a kid. dhol82 May 2020 #42

It's still made. lastlib May 2020 #98

Still available at Costco sometimes Ron Obvious May 2020 #101

Oooooooo, we used to make Friendship Tea with Tang. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #117

Hadacol--why'd they call it hadacol? Cuz they hadacol it somethin' bobbieinok May 2020 #44

Milkshake and Butternut candy bars, Pom Poms, Pizza Thins crackers NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #46

Spudnuts--doughnuts made from potato flour? bobbieinok May 2020 #52

Not a product--St Christopher's medal. I'm not Catholic, but I got one on chain from somewhere bobbieinok May 2020 #56

I think St. Christopher was demoted. dhol82 May 2020 #67

Huskies underpants May 2020 #57

Sugar Daddy...pure hard caramel on a stick randr May 2020 #58

Still around. dhol82 May 2020 #62

Haven't seen them in years randr May 2020 #65

Economy Candy in NYC dhol82 May 2020 #68

Damn straight! 2naSalit May 2020 #85

Penny candy that cost a penny. Doreen May 2020 #63

When I was really little, some of the candy was two for a penny! dhol82 May 2020 #69

Wow, 2! Doreen May 2020 #70

I remember that penny candy 2naSalit May 2020 #86

I got mine at the corner grocery- more like a bodega dhol82 May 2020 #127

I recall that a dime was a lot of money in penny candy world... 2naSalit May 2020 #130

I remember all of those. dhol82 May 2020 #132

Also the ubquitous gumball machines LeftInTX May 2020 #144

Remember these? They eventually had a penny slot LeftInTX May 2020 #149

Oh yes, another no more. Doreen May 2020 #150

Chum Gum calguy May 2020 #77

Cap guns Worried2020 May 2020 #78

total recall! consider_this May 2020 #108

I remember if you didn't have the cap gun, or if it wouldn't work, Aristus May 2020 #139

Yeah - we did that too - Worried2020 May 2020 #142

Sky Bars.. whathehell May 2020 #84

Comic books that cost twelve cents... First Speaker May 2020 #88

TEN cents!!!! nt LAS14 May 2020 #173

Ayds. It was an appetite suppressant PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #89

We lived off those things!!! LeftInTX May 2020 #99

"The ayds diet plan" Ron Obvious May 2020 #103

ooo, yuk! consider_this May 2020 #107

"No Bugs M'Lady" Insecticidal Shelving Paper Glorfindel May 2020 #91

Brecks Shampoo or Pert? Polly Hennessey May 2020 #92

Wax lips, orange wax harmonicas at Halloween. Grammy23 May 2020 #93

Creeple Peeple Leith May 2020 #95

Yeah - consider_this May 2020 #105

Space Food Stix The Figment May 2020 #96

ah ha! consider_this May 2020 #110

glass bottled coke Demonaut May 2020 #97

You can still buy it LeftInTX May 2020 #100

and it tastes better! dhol82 May 2020 #133

I live in a Mexican majority town rurallib May 2020 #151

Fuzzy Wuzzy soap consider_this May 2020 #104

Weird. I don't remember that..... LeftInTX May 2020 #113

Devil Dogs consider_this May 2020 #109

Fun list of 60's products pat_k May 2020 #111

Metracal diet drink. During the Cuban Missile Crisis... NNadir May 2020 #170

Erector Set. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #112

Regrettable retro recipes LeftInTX May 2020 #115

Has anyone brought up lawn darts yet? Ron Obvious May 2020 #116

That'll put your eye out! dhol82 May 2020 #134

I was very good at lawn darts as a kid Wawannabe May 2020 #171

Roller skates with keys (skinned knees extra!) Totally Tunsie May 2020 #118

They were great because you could use any shoes dhol82 May 2020 #172

Banquet Frozen Food Pouches Totally Tunsie May 2020 #119

Mattel Bubble Hats Totally Tunsie May 2020 #120

More bubbles! B'loonies (but still available at retro toy shops) Totally Tunsie May 2020 #121

This is one that I will never forget. Niagara May 2020 #154

I still remember the smell, too. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #155

lol Niagara May 2020 #158

Pixie Bow Maker Totally Tunsie May 2020 #122

Kewpie dolls Totally Tunsie May 2020 #123

Betsy Wetsy dolls. nt LAS14 May 2020 #174

Toni Dolls Totally Tunsie May 2020 #124

Before my time LeftInTX May 2020 #152

Don't remember the name........ MyOwnPeace May 2020 #128

Clackers! hurl May 2020 #129

Ooo yeah... consider_this May 2020 #137

those strings would break and cause some excitement rurallib May 2020 #153

Lava soap Shrek May 2020 #136

My dad loved Lava Soap! Totally Tunsie May 2020 #156

Still around LeftInTX May 2020 #168

My daughter and granddaughter laughed at me because I pronounced.... LAS14 May 2020 #175

Marx plastic animals consider_this May 2020 #138

Koogle. Flavored nut-butter. Aristus May 2020 #140

I was going to say "Sky Bar," but that seems to have been brought back. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #147

Sen-Sen breath freshner was a staple of my grandmother's LeftInTX May 2020 #148

$.03 US Postage Stamps Totally Tunsie May 2020 #157

I remember 5 cent stamps. Ptah May 2020 #165

My Dad's favorite joke way back when... Totally Tunsie May 2020 #166

Yup! My whole childhood! So someone else as old or older than you! :-) LAS14 May 2020 #176

LOL - You oldster, you! Right there wittcha'. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #178

Mr Potato Head with a pipe Niagara May 2020 #159

School bus tickets for public transportation Totally Tunsie May 2020 #160

I'm pretty sure kids in Boston still take public transportation. No? Yes? Anyone know?? nt LAS14 May 2020 #177

Spruce gum jpak May 2020 #169