WTF Have they done to Black Jacks

[Sinny]

Those were the days 50p for a flake and a can of happy shopper coke.

Was always Bass Shandy when I was a kid, thought I was a Rebel .

 

[ak22]

I remember when black jacks were only in single small packs only have not tried them in years

 

[physichull]

I remember Mars bars for 20p and Twix for 18p.

Me too, those days are long gone. In the canteen at work these things keep going up a couple of pence every month. It's only a matter of time before I will be handing over a pound for a Yorkie soon, they are already at 72p.

Oh, and:

Black Jacks >> Fruit Salads.

 

[Van Hellseek]

Anyone remember these? Is there anything similar sold today? Mighty imps are crap in comparison .

Are you 90?

 

[Mark A]

Haha, no, they went out of business in 1998. They were awesome!

 

[Tonyator]

Fruit salad > black jacks

 

[EdGey]

God its SO LONG since I had fruit salad.

I feel a feast forthcoming.

 

[Cupra]

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/black-jacks-p-413.html

the prices of the sweets in that shop disgust me

 

[semi-pro waster]

OP - new recipe made with no nasty colourings or additives apparently.

When will they learn, it's the nasty rubbish in it that tastes so good. The day I buy sweets for their healthy properties is the day I give up buying sweets.

Anyone remember these? Is there anything similar sold today? Mighty imps are crap in comparison .

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/ashworth614/3915514925_d0be654856.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

I remember them, in fact I've still got the tin somewhere. None of the sweets are left although from what I remember of them I'd be surprised if any still existing aren't still as edible now as they were then... :D

//edit and Fruit Salads were clearly better than Black Jacks, both pale into insignificance compared to Wham Bars and even that is a poor substitute for an Irn Bru bar.

 

[gillywibble]

Fruit salad > black jacks

 

[Johnnytoxic]

I though this thread was going to go like this.

Blackjacks have been renamed to coloured jacks.

 

[Overslop]

It's all part of a rebrand to modernise the product.

They're actually going to be called African-British Jethros.

 

[Cosimo]

I though this thread was going to go like this.

Blackjacks have been renamed to coloured jacks.

I thought this thread was going to be about Jack Sparrow's best mate.

 

[vicisthebest]

I remember Mars bars for 20p and Twix for 18p.

It was a sad day the day I realised that Freddos had gone up to 17p - 17p for a blooming Freddo!

And Curly Wurlys (Wurlies?) in my local shop are now 28p!

 

[plasmahal]

SPANGLES own them all!!!!!!!


http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/spangles-p-151263.html

 

[Van Hellseek]

We should so have a black jacks Vs fruit salad (Vs pancake) poll.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

Sherbert Pips = Blackjacks > All Else

 

[Liquidfox]

Fruit Salads were clearly better than Black Jacks, both pale into insignificance compared to Wham Bars and even that is a poor substitute for an Irn Bru bar.

Never has a truer word been spoken

 

[Van Hellseek]

Never has a truer word been spoken

Wait right there... While wham bars may well have been the most awesome creation ever in theory. I rarely bought them for one very good reason...

It was IMPOSSIBLE to fully remove the wrapper.

You'd pull it off and at least 1/4 of the wrapper would stick to the bar, so you'd typically have to eat some of the wrapper in order to get your wham fix.

Edit: Refresher bars often suffered from this predicament too.

 

[buckeejit]

least they still sell black jacks and fruit salad sweets... I miss apple jacks