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Jon Ison

posted on 18/2/05 at 06:11 PM Reply With Quote
smarties.....

Should they stay in the tube ? or are you happy with the new "hexabox" ?


woops, dont vote for the middle one....

[Edited on 18/2/05 by Jon Ison]






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scoobyis2cool

posted on 18/2/05 at 06:22 PM Reply With Quote
Tube all the way - if they change the pack that'll mean the end of firing the cap at people by hitting the tube

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phelpsa

posted on 18/2/05 at 06:22 PM Reply With Quote
There so much easier to get out of a tube quickly.

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Northy

posted on 18/2/05 at 06:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison

woops, dont vote for the middle one....

[Edited on 18/2/05 by Jon Ison]


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Snuggs

posted on 18/2/05 at 06:28 PM Reply With Quote
The moron that decided to change the shape should be stuffed with either a tube or a hexagon. His choice !





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bob

posted on 18/2/05 at 07:25 PM Reply With Quote
I say ban em,the blue ones make the kids go loopy loo for half hour






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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 18/2/05 at 07:26 PM Reply With Quote
I like the tube......Way back the South African smarties had a long box. They used to make a mess if you left the box sitting on the seat in a hot car in the sun. Now if we had had a tube then the mess eould have been contained and I wouldnt have got thrashed by the old man...
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Ben_Copeland

posted on 18/2/05 at 08:00 PM Reply With Quote
Not seen them ! But i say stick with tube !





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nick205

posted on 18/2/05 at 09:13 PM Reply With Quote
why do overpayed marketting ponces have to keep messing around with stuff that works just fine






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Ronin

posted on 18/2/05 at 09:20 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scoobyis2cool
Tube all the way - if they change the pack that'll mean the end of firing the cap at people by hitting the tube

Pete


Too right. Keeps the kids quiet for hours after they've eaten the contents.

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Mr G

posted on 18/2/05 at 11:14 PM Reply With Quote
Just as a side note did you know the dye on the red smarties is made from the crushed bodies of beetles?

mmmmmmmm............






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mcig68

posted on 19/2/05 at 12:36 AM Reply With Quote
With reference to 'marketing ponces", I wholeheartedly agree. Why can't they leave things alone. Sports cars are NOT made from Hexagonal Hollow Section tubing, neither should Smartie containers. Think I'll write to my MP.
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Mr G

posted on 19/2/05 at 01:16 AM Reply With Quote









Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.

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Peteff

posted on 19/2/05 at 08:30 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
Just as a side note did you know the dye on the red smarties is made from the crushed bodies of beetles?

mmmmmmmm............

Cochineal, nothing to do with old Volkswagens. Not the only surprise on the shopping list.
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jollygreengiant

posted on 19/2/05 at 08:44 AM Reply With Quote
Old Maxim. -

' If it ain't broke DON'T FIX IT '




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Hellfire

posted on 19/2/05 at 09:07 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
Just as a side note did you know the dye on the red smarties is made from the crushed bodies of beetles?

mmmmmmmm............
Originally yes.... it's synthetic now... marketing forces eh?

I voted for the Hexagonal box... if the boffins at Nestlé have fallen for the marketing scam then fair play to them. They don't have a good record though. For those that have children, do you remember the "Coco-pops" debarcle - they changed the name to "Choco-Crispies". It lasted approximately 6 months then when sales when down (not up) they changed the name back again.

If you feel that strongly about it, boycott Nestlé products and perhaps they won't make enough money to run another wasteful marketing campaign. However, with products like Nescafé as well as the above mentioned you'll find your shopping list rather bare.

[Edited on 19-2-05 by Hellfire]






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Mr G

posted on 19/2/05 at 02:40 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
Just as a side note did you know the dye on the red smarties is made from the crushed bodies of beetles?

mmmmmmmm............
Originally yes.... it's synthetic now... marketing forces eh?



I'm near enough 100% sure they still use it, definately until November just passed, the Nestle vegetarian product guide still excludes smarties indicating they are still using E120 (Cochineal) for the red dye (Not that i'm a vegetarian )

Sheeps eyeball's anyone........




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stephen_gusterson

posted on 21/2/05 at 12:23 AM Reply With Quote
cochineal red dye has been used for yonks in many things

id be more worried about the brown ones

atb

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DarrenW

posted on 21/2/05 at 12:18 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Old Maxim. -

' If it ain't broke DON'T FIX IT '


Mr JGG - you took the words right out of my mouth. This of course is the very essence of why the basic shape of the se7en has so much appeal.

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