For a sweet fan, there's nothing worse than when your favourites are discontinued - one day they're on the shelf, the next they're gone.
Of course, we grown ups can just about handle it - but think back to what would have happened if you couldn't get your munchie of choice when the ice cream van rolled around back in the day?
You might be old enough to remember some of the quality sweets below....
Maybe the guy on the neighbourhood van told you he couldn't get them any more, so you'd have a look in other shops for a while before it sunk in: they are gone. And they are never coming back.
You might even have forgotten about some of them as it's been so long - but allow us to remind you, a bittersweet wee taste of your golden years and a list of some of the best sweets we'd still like to see make a comeback.
PACERS
Launched as a sister sweet to Opal Fruits (now Starburst...although Opal Fruits made a comeback this year!), these wee crackers were originally called Opal Mints, before being rebranded in green and white stripes as Pacers in the early 80s.
CABANA
A chocolate bar with coconut, caramel and cherries. Sounds honking but was actually the business.
TEXAN
"Sure is a mighty chew!" said the cowboy on the advert. And he was right.
FRY'S FIVE CENTRE
Like the Mint Creme you can still get, but with orange, raspberry, lime, strawberry, and pineapple fruit flavours instead. In the one bar! Yes, we know: Mind blown.
SPANGLES
Individually wrapped sweets in flavours like blackcurrant, strawberry, barley sugar, Old English (eh?) and the "mystery flavour" which tasted like nothing you could ever recognise.
AZTEC
Basically a Mars bar, but made with Cadbury's chocolate. Best. Idea. Ever.
TOFFOS
Toffees basically, but available in mixed packets with flavours like banana, strawberry and chocolate.
TERRY'S PYRAMINT
As 80s as it gets, this was a dark chocolate pyramid with a minty centre. Almost as hard to eat as a Toblerone. I mean, where do you start?
SPIRA
A hollow chocolate bar. Possibly a bit of a rip-off, but hey, you could use it as a straw if you bit the end off!
FUSE
70% solid Cadbury's chocolate and the other 30% nuts, raisins, crisp cereal and fudge pieces. Oh, yes.
SWEETIE CIGARETTES
Sweets wrapped in edible paper, in a replica fag packet. What were they thinking?
Article first published on August 31, 2017.
