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[eclark1894]

Thing was, when I was a little kid, I didn't like candy. Any candy. My parents kept trying to get me to eat it. Generally, I'd taste one and then get creative.

Alien!

 

[Rowan54]

And proud of it.

 

[DanaTA]

I think my favorite candy when I was (much) younger, was Milky Way bars, especially at the local movie theaters, where they were extra large.

And extra expensive! When I was a kid, we'd buy candy at a drug store across the street and take that in with us. These days they frown upon that. Those outrageous prices are how they really make their money! Come on. A cup of soda at a movie theater costs more than a 2 liter bottle at the market!

Dana

 

[eclark1894]

And extra expensive! When I was a kid, we'd buy candy at a drug store across the street and take that in with us. These days they frown upon that. Those outrageous prices are how they really make their money! Come on. A cup of soda at a movie theater costs more than a 2 liter bottle at the market!

Dana

I never bought movie candy. Regular candy at the store was like anywhere from a nickel to a dime. The sodas were a dime. I remember when they went up to fifteen cents!

 

[Stezza]

wow... never heard of 99% of all those items

for me though
can't go past the Weston's Wagon Wheels

as a matter of fact I still have them albeit mini sized ones

 

[KageRyu]

I'm probably the only person in America who likes these things, but I love to get them and Candy corn on Halloween.

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I used to love these when I was younger, but haven't had any in decades.

 

[Rae134]

wow... never heard of 99% of all those items

for me though
can't go past the Weston's Wagon Wheels

as a matter of fact I still have them albeit mini sized ones

I think its because they are mostly American sweets.

Love Wagon Wheels and yes, they're not as big as they used to be, maybe pony cart sized now? lol

 

[DanaTA]

I never bought movie candy. Regular candy at the store was like anywhere from a nickel to a dime. The sodas were a dime. I remember when they went up to fifteen cents!

I remember when they went up to twelve cents, then to fifteen. And they started deposits on the glass bottles. $.02 for the small bottles, $.05 for the quart bottles. Glass bottles were better. I think they kept the soda cold longer.

Dana

 

[eclark1894]

I remember when they went up to twelve cents, then to fifteen. And they started deposits on the glass bottles. $.02 for the small bottles, $.05 for the quart bottles. Glass bottles were better. I think they kept the soda cold longer.

Dana

oh, yeah, we used to collect glass bottles and take them to the store.

 

[eclark1894]

I remember when they went up to twelve cents, then to fifteen. And they started deposits on the glass bottles. $.02 for the small bottles, $.05 for the quart bottles. Glass bottles were better. I think they kept the soda cold longer.

Dana

I used to freeze my pepsi and coke sodas in glass bottles. They froze within thirty minutes or so. I never let them freeze all the way though. Just long enough to make them slushy. But yeah, I think glass made the sodas taste better too.

 

[Stezza]

I think its because they are mostly American sweets.

Love Wagon Wheels and yes, they're not as big as they used to be, maybe pony cart sized now? lol

yep.. I see no mention of musk sticks and pollywaffles

 

[Faery_Light]

I remember getting a small, almost lunch size, a bag of candy for a penny or two.

 

[DanaTA]

Penny candy really was a penny. And often you'd get more than one piece for the penny. Like the white chocolate cowboy themed candy. I'd get a bunch, then a pastry by Drake's or Hostess, or perhaps a small blueberry pie by TableTalk. And a bottle of soda, and a bag of chips...all for about a quarter or $.35.

Dana

 

[Stezza]

I remember buying an ice block for threepence, a paddle pop for sixpence and a cornetto for a shilling!

I would get the iceblock, my older siblings would get the paddlepops and mum & dad would get the Cornettos!

 

[Miss B]

Penny candy really was a penny. And often you'd get more than one piece for the penny. Like the white chocolate cowboy themed candy. I'd get a bunch, then a pastry by Drake's or Hostess, or perhaps a small blueberry pie by TableTalk. And a bottle of soda, and a bag of chips...all for about a quarter or $.35.

Dana

All this talk reminds me of the 5 and 10 cent stores, where you could get everything for 5 or 10 cents.

 

[Rae134]

yep.. I see no mention of musk sticks and pollywaffles

they do still make musk sticks (one of my faves) and I heard a rumour that pollywaffles (another fave) are coming back

I remember buying an ice block for threepence, a paddle pop for sixpence and a cornetto for a shilling!

I would get the iceblock, my older siblings would get the paddlepops and mum & dad would get the Cornettos!

I was born 6 years after Australia changed currencies lol. But I remember you could get a bag of lollies for 20 cents (and depending on what lollies were in there you'd get between 15-to 25 lollies)

 

[RAMWolff]

Penny candy really was a penny. And often you'd get more than one piece for the penny. Like the white chocolate cowboy themed candy. I'd get a bunch, then a pastry by Drake's or Hostess, or perhaps a small blueberry pie by TableTalk. And a bottle of soda, and a bag of chips...all for about a quarter or $.35.

Dana

LOL. OMG. You sound like a sugar fiend like myself! LOL Even to this day with Diabetes II I'm too tempted so I just don't keep sweets in the house (yea right lol)

 

[DanaTA]

LOL. OMG. You sound like a sugar fiend like myself! LOL Even to this day with Diabetes II I'm too tempted so I just don't keep sweets in the house (yea right lol)

Yes...me, too. I've always had a wicked sweet tooth. Add to that, when I was working at COMDEX, I was making good money, and we dined out every Friday night. In 2001 I weighed around 215. I am down to 168. But at the beginning of the Summer, I was down to 153.

But I've gotten it under control very well. My last two quarterly blood tests showed my A1C at 5.4 and 5.5. No medication!

Dana

 

[RAMWolff]

What's your secret? I eat healthy and have always been skinny but in the last couple of years I have shot up from 165/170 to 200. I've all but given up on trying to figure this out. I'm usually the guy that folks ask advice for this or that regarding health but when it comes to this belly of mine it's out of control! I feel pregnant! AND I look pregnant! LOL

 

[Rowan54]

Spending more time sitting at the computer? Less exercise? That always does it for me for the weight going up.