The candy companies we know and love have brought
us some pretty amazing treats over the years and although many of them have
been hits there have been a few blunders every now and again too so let's look
back on the ten biggest mistakes candy companies have ever made
when Eminem's booted the tant one M&Ms have been delighting customers with
these colorful bites of chocolate for years and picking out your favorite
color to save for last is what all the fun is about when looking at these
candies or brother chocolates what good think I'm just a hot chocolate
candy get help and it just so happens that the tan one at least for a time was
in fact the favorite of many a consumer is your species like M&Ms
so yeah we'd say that it's dismissal was definitely a blunder worth mentioning
here but more than a dismissal it was removed and never to be seen again
I have no idea what you saved but count me in so if you happen to pass that
tanning salon on your way to the gym and happen to see old red and yellow
ostentatiously soaking up the Sun out front why don't you take a look out back
and look for old tan hiding under the shadow of his successful peers and if
you do see him say hello on our part we miss him something fierce the
modernization of conversation hearts the candies we enjoy as well as the candy
bars have been with us through the ages and as we've changed most of these
products stood the test of time hey doobie - ooh that a goopy day which
is why the change that the ever famous conversation hearts went through is most
appalling or at least for some people you be the judge I'm shocked shocked do
you really mind if your tasty albeit chalky little drops of joy
stay rooted in tradition or if they go with the current trends maybe suggesting
that a duck-faced selfie is an order sounds pretty weird for a certain
demographic we guess but then again maybe earlier fans of the
candies didn't appreciate some of the messages that were scrawled across these
candies in the 90s food for thought these babies were introduced in 1847 and
messages were finally written across these candies in 1866 so when we say
they've seen a lot of change we sure mean it they've been sending us messages
for over a hundred and fifty years the official brand name sweethearts
officially got their start in 1901 still over a whopping 100 years ago
now that's tenure back then the candies were a perfect party favor for weddings
especially when seeing typical messages like married in white you have chosen
right despite the massive controversy over updating these messages to more
current lingo the sales still always spiked around valentine's day gator gum
was officially retired yeah I don't think you hear what I'm saying you're
fired Gatorade has become something of a
staple in the field of exercise nutrition and sports it was first
developed in 1965 by researchers it was designed to help the Gators of the
University of Florida on the field hence the name Gatorade we're not the only
ones who appreciate a good pun every now and again
so where do big words come from little words the drink was specifically
designed to replace lost nutrients expelled during physical activity and
the notion that water wasn't just enough at such times was born water sucks
Gatorade is better well over the years the drink has risen in popularity and
more than just athletes are drinking it down by the cupful many have disputed
the drinks actual effect on the human body and there are those that feel it
isn't very good for you but regardless that hasn't stopped the coca-cola
company the company that currently owns Gatorade and all its products from
releasing newer versions of the drink specifically the diet options and of
course the protein infused berry Asians which have gained some success
but perhaps beyond this some of you would remember that they even released a
gum by the name of gator gum and like the beverages it promised to quench the
thirst of millions did it actually quench thirst perhaps not but it sure
was popular while it lasted Tobler owns a shape-shifting fiasco
you know what Helena you don't deserve this big toddler on Toblerone is a Swiss
brand and has been around since 1908 yet another bar or treat that's been around
for over a hundred years the problem here was apparently economic as the
company cited a spike in costs and expenses so they started adding a bit
more space between the triangle-shaped mounds found on these historic pieces of
chocolate many were outraged apparently even a rather upset William Shatner
voiced his disapproval rather publicly we might add we've got to concur give us
our original shape back we and Captain Kirk demanded oh yeah and who can forget
that classic episode of Friends when Emily brings back a Toblerone bar
well Joey dispatched of that bar quite quickly and comically we'd bet that Joey
too would have a problem with the new shape of the bar and well he the good
captain and us would make a pretty good team at getting that space reduced
wouldn't you say when Cadbury changed the recipe for cream eggs
in this world there are a few things you don't do you never ever put baby in the
corner nobody puts finger you never ever feed them after midnight
don't ever feed him after midnight you never ever touch Chris Tucker's radio
touch a black man and above all else you never ever ever
try to change the recipe for Cadbury cream eggs but believe it or not the
single group of people that should have known that were the ones who broke the
single most important rule in candy manufacturing they went and changed the
recipe for the single most important holiday treat the world over and the
world was a little more than upset and understandably so what also upset quite
a few people was the change in size making them a wee bit smaller how have
these people not figured out that you don't mess with the eggs just leave the
recipe alone why fix it if it ain't broke when three became one the Three
Musketeers bar was in fact the third var introduced by Mars and if the number
three isn't making enough of a mark with most of you there then perhaps the fact
that it once had three bars rolled up into one sweet package will do it for
you it's true three musketeers packages originally came with one strawberry
piece a chocolate piece and of course a vanilla piece but somewhere down the
line they started releasing it as the one piece we know and love today
now many don't seem to mind as the chocolate has done pretty well for
itself as it is but there are those that obviously feel that this was an error
thinking that the three separate pieces and flavors would have only added to the
bars success maybe but we'll never truly know the answer now when Reese's decided
to release a spread come to our Liberty Center and get a free juice in the Telus
and--which let's face it spreads have always done well even on the savory side
of things spreads are a neat and easy way to get yourself fed and are quite
enjoyable at that cheese whiz and cream cheese being perfect examples of the
latter but why or rather what possessed Reese's to ever come up with their own
spread we'll never know the spread tasted nothing like the chocolates that
did so well and are so loved by many what
ever was necessary to preserve the product in that format did something to
the taste of the product and many were turned off and understandably so besides
if you wanted the taste of peanut butter and chocolate all you had to do was add
a little Nutella to your peanut butter sandwich and there you were I'm officer
Reese's what happened here you got peanut butter how much chocolate
essentially this spread was a blunder and was completely unnecessary
the loss of cream savers in tastes exactly like a fancy revamp a lifesaver
it's pretty cool to have grandmas around when you're growing up and usually you
can count on them for a really good story and a nice present from time to
time but equally spectacular were the treats that they'd pull out of their
purse on that cold winter day if they hadn't baked it themselves
then it was some obscure piece of candy you'd never seen yourself maybe for some
of you out there this candy in particular was one such treat that good
old grandma pulled out of the Crypt she called a purse which also contained an
endless supply of buttons thread Kleenex packages and packets of sugar or salt
but unfortunately this specific flavor of lifesavers
cream savers was done and gone before we could properly get acquainted with it
yeah we're left with the fruity variant as well as the mint but this creamy
flavor was well pretty amazing too bad this flavor is gone and if you never
tried it you definitely missed out when peanut butter Twix went dark Neal you
are dark on the rock mission is ago Mars Incorporated released the Twix bar back
in 1967 while the world was wearing bell-bottom jeans they were also
chomping into this new offering from a company that had already brought them
quite a few amazing treats so far it was first produced in the United Kingdom and
well the rest is pretty much history of course we all know about the debates
chocolate bar fans have been having since the dawn of the cocoa bean
essentially do they prefer dark white or milk chocolate but debate
can get heated case in point when Mars saw fit to release a dark-chocolate
variation of this popular little offering and oh yeah the addition of
peanut butter equally said a few people to turn from the bar and distaste as
well you just lost us to gain I'm sorry but hey what is a product without its
critics regardless it was the addition of the abhorrent for some people dark
chocolate that turned this particular offering into both the economic and
public failure that it turned out to be failure is not sorry Mars but you blew
it on this one when bonkers ceased to exist if you happened to be a fan of
fruity candies like starburst skittles Jolly Rancher and of course the chewy
variants of them all then maybe bonkers were for you if you don't remember them
that's a tragedy in and of itself but for those of you that remember and miss
this candy they were quite enjoyable at that fruity and chewy
they had liquefied centers that gushed fruity sweetness into your mouth every
time you chomp down on one and with flavors ranging from grape strawberry
and watermelon they were an item to be cherished to say the least but those who
did cherish them sadly are right about now missing them and gravely at that
because they've been gone for quite some time now and for the most part people
are wondering just who the heck made that decision it's not like sales were
all that bad commercials featured senior ladies enjoying the candy and those ads
were always good for a laugh but unfortunately they're gone and well the
chewy variants we have left just aren't the same
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