Where I'm from those are called Rockets
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Rockets taste better than (US) Smarties too. Try them back-to-back in a blind taste test if you ever get a chance and judge for yourself.
The funny thing is, some of the US candies are made in Canada, and you can taste the difference between them and the US-made ones.
Source: grew up in the US, but dated a Canadian in the 00's. I preferred Rockets so much that I'd buy them from Canada to eat when I got back to the US. That, and maple candy. And All Dressed chips.
you gotta try Hawkin's cheesies sometime!!
Oh fuck yeah bud. Pass over the Hawkinโs
I believe I have heard of that before. Interesting name for these.
Smarties are a different candy in other countries. More of an M&M, candy coated chocolate.
Crucially though, peanut free. So, very popular for elementary schools around Halloween, where M&Ms are not allowed. Also, lots of places would hand out Smarties instead because itโs more accessible.
I mean, I buy them to hand out.
The candy I never bought was butterscotch candies. I think they're only sold to grandmas.
These are the infamous grandma candies that I can never find.
Russel stover sells these just fyi
There are orange versions of these and they're hella addictive.
Truth be told, I buy Smarties as well. Now as far as butterscotch, I do not buy that mess. Not for me. Haha, that type of treat on Halloween would be a curse.
9 out of 10 dentists approve! They have to send their kids to college, too.
These are one of my favorite candies. I buy a crap ton on clearance after Halloween each year.
Bill Murray gave me a pack of these in 2002. Stg this isnโt one of those โno oneโs gonna believe youโ things it actually happened.
Just rewatched Groundhog Day. Bill Murray is a national treasure
I understand having a preference, but here and elsewhere people act like a certain type of candy is poison if it's not their favorite. Like, relax. Some of these old-ass candies just continue on via momentum and they're fine. Except wax candy. That Legally Edible Productยฎ๏ธ shit should be banned simply to limit the disappointment of children...
I'm pretty sure the point of those little wax bottles has never been to be "candy," but rather to be sensory stimulation for kids too old to put random objects in their mouths.
Perhaps, but I think the different varieties all call themselves candy, or at least are sold in that section alongside candy. And the lips/fangs/mustaches are even worse! It's flavored, but you're not supposed to eat it, but it's food-grade, but you're only supposed to chew it, but your body can't even digest it... Again, no matter what you call it, the absolute worst type of "candy".
Smarties? Those don't look like the Smarties I'm familiar with.
Those are called Rockets here in Canada.
The nestle corporation has a chokehold on nonamerocans, who seem to think smarties are chocolate. Theyve always been delightfully chalky little sugar circles to us.
Them and necco wafers are my favorite candies.
I have a bag of them I bought myself. Bow, mortals.
You haven't lived until you've bought a bag for yourself, ate through the whole thing while pulling an all-nighter reading a great novel, and then called out of work the next day.
There is a secret society among us that has bought smarties.
I have bought literal tons of smarties.
Ngl these are one of my favorite candies
They really are good. I also like the large chewy ones as well; I forget the names of those.
Sweet Tarts
Not as much of a fan of those tbh
At least they're not Necco Wafers, although they're obviously a related species.
I bought some once. Tasted terrible, like air and cardboard.
Never again.
it was a staple, along with the strawberry, cand corn ones.
I bought them all the time.
Yes, someone always gave them to me.
I feel like im the only one here that is in agreement with the post... i absolutely hate them and always gave them away.
Love hearts!
I never bought them? Well can I get my money back then?