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If you call yourself an older millennial, then you definitely grew up with Fruit Stripe gum, its wildly erratic zebra mascot, and the brightly colored sticks of gum with bold fruit flavors that lasted almost as long as it took you to read this sentence. Almost.

However, according to Fruit Stripe’s manufacturer, Ferrara Candy, the gum is being discontinued. (That’s big news to anyone who didn’t think it was discontinued about the time “Hannah Montana” went off the air.) “We have made the difficult decision to sunset Fruit Stripe Gum, but consumers may still be able to find the product at select retailers nationwide,” a Ferrara Candy representative said in a statement.

Fruit Stripe commercial from the 1960's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKenR9k238

More: https://www.snackhistory.com/fruit-stripe-gum/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

are you trying to argue that small children weren’t in the target demographic for fruit-flavored gum primarily sold in toy stores?

No

are you trying to argue that 4 year-olds weren’t in the target demographic for fruit-flavored gum primarily sold in toy stores?

Yes

Either way I think you care a lot more about this than is healthy

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I’m sorry you can’t see how outrageously preposterous that is.

take a break from the internet for a while… also, pointing out that you’re wrong doesn’t mean I “care about this more than is healthy” but thanks for the high-school level of deflection. cute.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You seem angry about a candy released in 1969 being marketed to baby boomers, who were 5-23 years old at the time. Are you angry about that?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Keep deflecting. If you weren’t angry, you would’ve stopped a while ago. I’m not responsible for your irrational emotions.

It’s just gum, kitten. Don’t pee yourself about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You’re free to imagine whatever you want. You’ve proven you’ll do that, regardless of what I say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All you've done is lob insults and made multiple other people here question your mental health. Are you trying to "say" something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

look how mad tat made you, lol