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/

  • gregorum
    link
    fedilink
    English
    -711 months ago

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

    lmao

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      1
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      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

      • gregorum
        link
        fedilink
        English
        -4
        edit-2
        11 months ago

        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]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          211 months ago

          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?

          • gregorum
            link
            fedilink
            English
            -4
            edit-2
            11 months ago

            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.

              • gregorum
                link
                fedilink
                English
                -311 months ago

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

                • @[email protected]
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  211 months ago

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