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Either I've fallen through a timewarp or Wispa Gold's are back on sale.

Last I heard Cadburys had said they wouldn't be able to make them as they'd sold the machine that made them and a replacement would be uneconomic.

Would post a picture but am on my phone!

Maybe someone found an old box at the back of the store room.

They were most definitely "NEW" in my Sainsburys the other day . . .

Nope. Seen in two shops now. Limited editions which means they are testing the market.

I can only assume the Wispa re-launch has been such a succes they have spent the money needed to make the Gold bars as well.

Apparently the original Wispa relauch was easy as Cadburys still had the machine. They probably wouldn't have done it otherwise.

It's New Product Development that stops the confectionery market from stagnating

Anyone else see the opportunity for a Beex Billboard ad?

While I agree with you it's also true that many favourites have been sullied down the years and there hasn't been that much innovation of late.

Wispa Gold was innovative at the time and presumably it must still be if Cadburys were admitting they would have trouble making them again.

It's good to see someone putting a snack back on the shelf that hasn't been messed with. You don't even get the fun of foil on a Kit Kat these days FFS. And don't even get me started on Lion bars!

Oh I miss eating lots of choc.... although I did sneek a Yokie the other day

Who would buy a machine whose sole purpose was making Wispa Gold bars?

Someone who presumably wanted to make a similar bar for another market. Oddly enough I'm currently doing some videos for a company who are selling some of their machinery to China. Again some of these machines are very specific.

I bought a Wispa bar yesterday.

Fifty pence it was.

Fifty fucking pence.

Welcome to 2009. Things cost a little more than 3/6 here.

I'll never live to see the day the Secret is brought back.

The one with tiny strands of choccy with the soft chocolate marshmallow inside.

Oh, and Schweppes Schizan or whatever it was called (agave cactus flavored fizzy drink).

Hopefully by saying that they will both make a return. Oh and Quattro too.

It's not so much what they charge 'cos choccy has costed that much for about ten years straight. It's the fact you get about a third of what you used to for the same coin.

Those Clangers, eh?

Kitkat chunky caramels are shit.

Do they still make Caramac? That was nice.

yes i think so

Nice one.

Oh, and when I was in Iran this summer, I saw a shop that sold Ritter Sport. Now there was a blast from the past. I didn't buy any, though, in case those actual bars were from the 80s.

had those it tesco i think. Used to love marzipan one.

Oh, now I have to politely disagree there, as I've sampled a few of those lately and very much approve. Mind you I don't like the peanut butter ones.

Yeah they do. Miss Malabar buys them all the time from various places.

I thought this was common knowledge?

God I loved those.

Also, Ritter Sport is big in Europe. You also see them sold in sports shops over here.

Ritter Sports are pretty common over here as well, although I don't think I can ever remember seeing anyone actually buying one. Maybe they really haven't been in production since the 80's and shops are just too lazy to actually take them off the shelves.

used to see them alot on holiday in Spain in the 80's.

I think I will try and get a bar of that tomorrow

Yep, very disappointing. Nothing beats the peanut butter ones, though.

This thread is starting to read like a Peter Kay gig, but without the jokes.

I'm not paying 50 pence for it!

DO YA REMEMBER? YOU'D GO TO SPAIN AND WALK IN THE SHOP AND GO 'MAM! MAM! CADBURYS FINGEREROS!' THEY'RE JUST THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT NAME.

Garlic.... garlic bread!

You forgot to include a screengrab of 'Duty Free'.

That reminds me. I can't find Cadbury's Caramel Fingers any more. I don't know if they were some sort of limited edition, or whether it was a case of the stupid British not liking awesome food again.

Not exactly sweeties, but if we're on about things that should be brought back.... McDonalds should do the McRib again, I loved those.

I used to buy Ritter sports (one with nuts I think) from the shop at the hospital by work. They were pretty nice and there was plenty in the pack. I think it was about 80p

Still does.

Those were lovely, and only seemed to be out for about a fortnight. But they looked like a pain in the arse to manufacture, and they weren't exactly a practical snack, what with delicate strands of chocolate and globs of creamy gunk going everywhere if you so much as looked at one.

I saw Wispa Gold bars in Asda today, and just swooped on three for now, to last until the weekend who am I kidding they'll be gone by tomorrow.

I haven't had one yet though, so can't comment as to whether they taste the same as years ago.

You do like your chocolate bars, don't you?

Kitkat chunkys need no extra layer of shit. They are best left as they are.

Peanuts make everything better.

People with nut allegies would probably disagree....

People with nut allergies are frauds and shysters.

Peanut butter is the food of the gods... well as well as pizza..etc

Peanuts are only ever any good on their own, if you start mixing them with things like butter or chocolate then you can fuck off.

Malc

Oh dear you are so wrong today... how else can you have peanuts on toast?

It is! There's no better feeling than your mouth slowly being glued shut as you cram peanut butter on toast into it.