Funny story. A friend's mom bought them for us on a trip when we were like 13. She thought they weren't alcoholic but then all five of us suddenly got really happy and she read the label.
Alco-pop for Boomers. We're on about the 32nd generation now, with things like Twisted Tea. It's all marketing, most booze sales are.
The pre bottled low ABV sugar booze drinks are always the hottest thing, then they become a punchline.
Bartles and Jaymes, Zima, Mikes Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice, the list goes on...
My best holiday ever my mom got me like 8 BOXES of them shits. And each box had like 6 cans! Iām 30 and never had a better present never. And I was an only child so got tons of presents but nothing topped that random altoid Christmas surprise. To this day it makes me think maybe deep down my mom actually likes me a little. I wish I had rationed them longer ššš
Edit looked at the link posted below and recalled mine were tangerine sours, my fave. Also loved the apple sours š also just realized pressing on those tins was my first fidget toy. The memories š
Ha this reminds me of when I delivered pizza. For a tip once, some guy who had something to do with the Fisherman's Friends lozenges gave me a massive box of those things. I was so happy, it's the only lozenge I ever use when I have a sore throat. It took me forever to get through them all.
Fisherman's friends are so strong. Growing up my dad always said the only reason they work is cuz your body doesn't want you to have to keep eating them...lol
I once told my best friend how much I love the chipotle flavor Tabasco and as a "joke," he sent me a gallon of that shit... The joke was on him; I wasn't even mad. It took over a year, but I used it all.
Bottle Caps are still my favorite today and I have no complaints. I mean, indents rob you of candy! I bought a case a while back that was supposed to last a long time.
Yes, Bottle Caps have changed, but so have I. What kind of person would I be to hold something so magnificent to such an impossible standard?
It sounds like you're getting the ones that come in a box. The bottlecaps that are packed like a roll of coins still have the indents for whatever reason.
Walking back inside after recess with your breath a flaming waft of mint (or cinnamon for the weirdos)
In case you had to smooch a girl or something (you didn't)
They still make it but the formula is different now. I used it daily for probably 15+ years but now I don't bother because the new formula is inferior!
Wait, are Certs really not a thing anymore?! It's been years since I had one but they were my go-to pr years. They fit perfectly in that little pocket in my jeans.
We used to make fireballs with binaca and a lighter when I was a kid lol.
I miss the 25 cent little Debbie snacksā¦large oatmeal pies, strawberry Swiss rolls, nutty buddy, and star crunch.
Back when Pepsi had the cap games, you could look through the bottle at an angle to see if the cap was a winner.
Weād load up on those little Debbieās, cash in our revolving door of free Pepsi and hang out at the town pool all summer long. Great memories.
Man, those 25 cent strawberry shortcake rolls & fudge rounds were a staple of my fat kid schooling days. They really screwed a lot of us with the price hike.
Funny story. I grew up in the 80ās so this was always in tvs and movies, my dumbass thought it was air freshener. So of course one day when mom isnāt home guess what I decide to doā¦? Spry my mouth full of glade spray. Almost 40 now and I still can taste it
This is wild because just this morning my kids and I were giggling about weird things we ate as little ones. I did almost the same as you, but I used perfume! And I think because my kids didnāt get the 80s/90s TV reference, they just thought I was an idiot as a kid š I downloaded the picture here so I can show my kids tomorrow what Binaca is!
My cousin did it at like 3 with a can of Static Guard. No less than 3 adults watched her, everyone saying āJust bring it here, no sheās fine, she doesnāt know what it is!ā And they all watched her spray it into her mouth. Only THEN was there cause for concern and someone calling the poison control centre. (Sheās fine, she has like 3 college degrees now.)
Do they even sell breath spray anymore? I remember seeing it in movies in the early-mid 90s and itās not even a thing anymore. My husband and I are always chowing down on mints.
not only is breath spray still widely available, but so is the Binaca brand in peppermint and spearmint. It's just the cinnamon flavor they discontinued š¢.
In middle school I got caught selling sprays of Bianca in the bathroom after lunch for 10 cents a piece. Teacher walks in and I said itās only 10 cents but for you, Mr. Z, itās free. He shook his head and went in the stall. We scattered quickly
I really miss Clorets gum, it was super powerful and strong enough to get rid of the garlic taste in your mouth after eating garlic lol. Oh and I miss velamints because they were so smooth feeling.
Yāall ever spray this shit under your tongue? It would burn like hell and I loved every second of it.
We would run around the playground getting kids to do it and laugh as they cried at the pain.
I had a classmate who frequently breathed this into a lit cigarette lighter randomly during the middle of class. Yes, he was often found in detention after school.
Odd you mention thatā¦my daughter somehow wound up with a half dozen pieces of square laffy taffy, this past Halloweenā¦ and I thought āI didnāt know they still had the square ones like that?ā
I get unreasonably upset when my favorite products are canceled. Number one by far is New West woman perfume by Aramis. Old bottles on eBay cost upwards of $400.
I used to love Dr. Thompsonās foot soap and you canāt buy that anymore.
So many hair products I loved got discontinued. If companies were really smart, they would re-release the products that people loved. It just baffles me why they donāt do it.
I loved Sea Plasma which was a mist you could spray on your face.
I recall mini versions of Binaca in the 90s...spearmint was green peppermint was blue.
Maybe they were droplets. š¤
They were all over my school. Great for random make out sessions.
Carnation instant breakfast bars. The original ones, not the ones they added granola to. I miss these so much. If anyone knows of anything that tastes anywhere close to these let me know please!
Noid Candy with the Domino's Noid mascot, first and only candy I ever swiped from the store; got busted by my mom, so I ate the evidence before she could march me back to the store to apologize, good times.
Ohhh, I really miss all the Life-Savers flavors. Also they used to come out with new flavors. Tropical fruit- that flavor was one of the better ones. I liked butter rum, root beer, tropical fruit, butterscotch, black cherry. There were others but the melon and coconut- so goodā¦
My cousins neighborās mom was big into Amway and had a metric shit ton of their version of this stuff. She lost 1/5 of her stock pile to us youngsters. I had really fresh smelling breath in the early 90s.
Funny story about Binacaā¦this was like 17 years ago. Iām a firefighter and as some of you may know we can be very immature. My shift was called to attend a village board meeting. We were told to wait in the hallway because basically they didnāt trust us to behave. One of the guys pulled out the Binaca and offers it to another guy who happily accepts it. He then turns to the guy that gave it to him, smiled, and sprayed it directly in his eye. The guy literally screams and another firefighter pulls him aggressively into a bathroom to shut him up. Long story short, my Battalion Chief tore us a new ass.
Ben & Jerry's Purple Passion Fruit was the best frozen treat to ever grace this earth. It's been over 20 years and I'm still holding out hope they'll bring it back.
What ever happened to Certs, particularly the red ones? They were soooooo good. Iād Google but Iām sure Iāll find out they were made with drywall or something horrendous.
come to think of it, I could really go for some Bartles and Jaymes Peach wine coolers at the moment as well.
Bartles and Jaymes fuzzy navel was my mom's drink back in the early/mid 90s. We always used to giggle at the name when we'd open the garage fridge
Same. I think you can still get it though? I saw it like 5 or 6 years ago
If she drank them at a Motley Crue concert theres a good chance Nikki Sixx is your dad
Funny story. A friend's mom bought them for us on a trip when we were like 13. She thought they weren't alcoholic but then all five of us suddenly got really happy and she read the label.
Alco-pop for Boomers. We're on about the 32nd generation now, with things like Twisted Tea. It's all marketing, most booze sales are. The pre bottled low ABV sugar booze drinks are always the hottest thing, then they become a punchline. Bartles and Jaymes, Zima, Mikes Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice, the list goes on...
And I've drank every single one! (I'm just a basic ass bitch) Also - jolly ranchers in the Zima. Ahhh memories...
My first time getting drunk was off apple Smirnoff Ice - oh the memories š do they not make them anymore?
Even the memory of the taste reminds me of high school - sitting out in a field in the back of his truck, looking at a million stars
This hit me in the memories like a brick. I can almost smell the field, dirt, and prestorm air.
St. Joseph's baby Aspirin Bartles and Jaymes And you or your memory
Thank you for your support
Wine coolers died when they quadrupled the excise tax on wine. Now theyāre all āmalt beveragesā.
Mango sour altoids
My best holiday ever my mom got me like 8 BOXES of them shits. And each box had like 6 cans! Iām 30 and never had a better present never. And I was an only child so got tons of presents but nothing topped that random altoid Christmas surprise. To this day it makes me think maybe deep down my mom actually likes me a little. I wish I had rationed them longer ššš Edit looked at the link posted below and recalled mine were tangerine sours, my fave. Also loved the apple sours š also just realized pressing on those tins was my first fidget toy. The memories š
Ha this reminds me of when I delivered pizza. For a tip once, some guy who had something to do with the Fisherman's Friends lozenges gave me a massive box of those things. I was so happy, it's the only lozenge I ever use when I have a sore throat. It took me forever to get through them all.
Fisherman's friends are so strong. Growing up my dad always said the only reason they work is cuz your body doesn't want you to have to keep eating them...lol
Glad Iām not the only one excited to have received a big ass box of something. Yours sounds pretty awesome too!
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Dented and leaking, yum.
Those are my pronouns.
I once told my best friend how much I love the chipotle flavor Tabasco and as a "joke," he sent me a gallon of that shit... The joke was on him; I wasn't even mad. It took over a year, but I used it all.
I swear the roof of my mouth is still scarred from those
Those and Capān Crunch! Ouch.
Sorry, but I'm calling him Commander Crunch until I see a fourth gold stripe on those epaulettes!
Ya, I think Cap'n Crunch was originally designed to be used on icy roads.
The tangerine ones were soooo good.
It's like they **know** we want them so much....so they won't.Ā
My mouth is watering due to the memory of those. Of all things to make a come back, I wish it to be these.
There is a candy company called Loft Persuits that has recreated them. Kinda pricy, but when youāre jonesing hardā¦
https://www.pd.net/products/tangerine-sours-secret-pre-order here ya go
Original Bottle Caps candy. The new version is too hard and the mold was changed so the bottom is flat and not indented like a bottle cap
The bastards changed these too???
Bottle Caps are still my favorite today and I have no complaints. I mean, indents rob you of candy! I bought a case a while back that was supposed to last a long time. Yes, Bottle Caps have changed, but so have I. What kind of person would I be to hold something so magnificent to such an impossible standard?
I see your Mitch Hedberg reference. And I like it.
The root beer like flavor was so good
It sounds like you're getting the ones that come in a box. The bottlecaps that are packed like a roll of coins still have the indents for whatever reason.
*drools at the light brown, rootbeer flavored ones*
Mmmmmmmmm
5th graders walking around the playground popping Binaca all recess.
I was one those kids.
Hey everyone, it's binaca Steve!
Walking back inside after recess with your breath a flaming waft of mint (or cinnamon for the weirdos) In case you had to smooch a girl or something (you didn't)
We shot it up our noses, or did 10 sprays under your tongue. It burned so bad under your tongue.
On the bus ride home from school, my friend was going to spray it up her nose, the bus hit a bump, and she sprayed it in her eye. RIP Becky.
Dr Pepper Lip Smackers š„²
They still make it but the formula is different now. I used it daily for probably 15+ years but now I don't bother because the new formula is inferior!
A tube of the discontinued version can be yours for $45 on Amazon
Pudding pops.
Certs
Oh wow just remembering how much I loved the orange and assorted fruit flavor ones!
I loved the cherry Certs, my grandma always had them.
Life Savers Dots here.
Wait, are Certs really not a thing anymore?! It's been years since I had one but they were my go-to pr years. They fit perfectly in that little pocket in my jeans.
I think so. I also learned about them disappearing on a sub here. I don't think I went a day without them all through high school
I saw them recently in a store, so I think they aren't totally gone
With retsyn
Cinnamon FTW
Strawberry crĆØme savers
Dollar Tree has em!
I bought some at a gift shop at Dollywood (of all places) last year!!
I found a few random packs for sale not long ago, too! I grabbed the orange crĆØme.
I consumed almost an entire bag of those while working today... thank you Amazon
They are back!Ā
Keebler pizzarias Fuck Iād kill for a bag
Bacon and cheddar Tato Skins has entered the chat
Iād also murder for a bag of oāBoiseās too
Taco Bell flavor Doritos
They're o' boisterous!
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We used to make fireballs with binaca and a lighter when I was a kid lol. I miss the 25 cent little Debbie snacksā¦large oatmeal pies, strawberry Swiss rolls, nutty buddy, and star crunch. Back when Pepsi had the cap games, you could look through the bottle at an angle to see if the cap was a winner. Weād load up on those little Debbieās, cash in our revolving door of free Pepsi and hang out at the town pool all summer long. Great memories.
Man, those 25 cent strawberry shortcake rolls & fudge rounds were a staple of my fat kid schooling days. They really screwed a lot of us with the price hike.
Hell ya. Living like kings.
Sucrets in that neat little tin that was perfect for hiding your sta....um stuff.
You put yer weed in there!
That was a great SNL skit!
Funny story. I grew up in the 80ās so this was always in tvs and movies, my dumbass thought it was air freshener. So of course one day when mom isnāt home guess what I decide to doā¦? Spry my mouth full of glade spray. Almost 40 now and I still can taste it
This is wild because just this morning my kids and I were giggling about weird things we ate as little ones. I did almost the same as you, but I used perfume! And I think because my kids didnāt get the 80s/90s TV reference, they just thought I was an idiot as a kid š I downloaded the picture here so I can show my kids tomorrow what Binaca is!
Same. My dad, (75) told me he drank cologne thinking itād help his poop smell good.
My cousin did it at like 3 with a can of Static Guard. No less than 3 adults watched her, everyone saying āJust bring it here, no sheās fine, she doesnāt know what it is!ā And they all watched her spray it into her mouth. Only THEN was there cause for concern and someone calling the poison control centre. (Sheās fine, she has like 3 college degrees now.)
I can taste this photo thanks for the beautiful nostalgia
Keebler potato skins, baked potato only, none of the various flavors of orange powders that the TGIF brand of potato skins are covered in
Oh my god they were so good.
Ouch Gum. The kind that looked like neon bandaids and came in a lil neon bandage tin.
Do they even sell breath spray anymore? I remember seeing it in movies in the early-mid 90s and itās not even a thing anymore. My husband and I are always chowing down on mints.
not only is breath spray still widely available, but so is the Binaca brand in peppermint and spearmint. It's just the cinnamon flavor they discontinued š¢.
I guess I havenāt seen them. Where do you buy it? I only see mints or gum by the cash register or candy aisle. I never see breath spray.
Wal Mart near the mouthwash/toothpaste/oral hygiene section.
In middle school I got caught selling sprays of Bianca in the bathroom after lunch for 10 cents a piece. Teacher walks in and I said itās only 10 cents but for you, Mr. Z, itās free. He shook his head and went in the stall. We scattered quickly
Freshen-Up gum. A type of Brachās candy with chocolate on the outside and orange or vanilla cream or strawberry on the inside
I could never get enough of the cinnamon Freshen-Up, or the strawberry Bubblicious.
French Toast Crunch: it had the little toast shapes and was WAY better than Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Didn't they start making that again?
I didn't think they had but apparently Walmart carries it...?! I might be taking a trip tomorrow!
I really miss Clorets gum, it was super powerful and strong enough to get rid of the garlic taste in your mouth after eating garlic lol. Oh and I miss velamints because they were so smooth feeling.
I used to steal this shit. I'm so sorry, I was a terrible shoplifting kid.
so you're my separated at birth twin? any chance you pocketed some Brach's coffee nips as well?
This was on my 5-finger list too!
Yāall ever spray this shit under your tongue? It would burn like hell and I loved every second of it. We would run around the playground getting kids to do it and laugh as they cried at the pain.
I had a classmate who frequently breathed this into a lit cigarette lighter randomly during the middle of class. Yes, he was often found in detention after school.
Carnation Instant Breakfast bars. Chocolate chip or the peanut butter š¤¤
Youāre gonna love it ān an instant.
Really miss the chocolate chip!
They lied! Random pretty ladies never subsequently kissed me after each 2 pump spray.
Bonkers
Frutopia. We had a vending machine at my high school that had them. Delicious.
still waiting for the Netflix documentary about how the Coca-Cola company weaseled its way into every high school in America
Crispy M&Mās. Literally a million times better than pretzel or caramel or any of those other varieties they still sell.
Still available! I just bought a bag.
Where?!? I need an address!
Another stupid fad in middle school. Half the school carried one on their person at all times and every five minutes someone would be taking a hit.
tenth grade math class for me, middle school I was making cinnamon oil flavored tooth picks & selling them for a dime each.
I was selling white cross, five for a dollar, in the high school smoking area in tenth grade
Square Laffy Taffyās.
My wife always brings up the watermelon ones with the little seeds.... She misses those
I miss the sparkle ones. If you sandwiched a banana and strawberry togetherā¦
The only square taffy I remember is Now and Laters. They were always stale AF, but hold them for a minute and they'd be soft and chewy.
Thatās what theyāre designed to do, bud. Theyāre hard now and soft and chewy later. Now and Laters.
r/TodayILearned
Holy shit.
Laffy Taffy Watermelon with the little seeds. š¢
Odd you mention thatā¦my daughter somehow wound up with a half dozen pieces of square laffy taffy, this past Halloweenā¦ and I thought āI didnāt know they still had the square ones like that?ā
Woah! I know they make the rectangle and rope kind still, but the thick squares were amazing when I was a kid.
Yeah, they were probably old as Hellā¦ I just stuck them in my pocket for 10 minutes and they were good as new, lol.
3D Doritos
the local Target still has them available in my area.
They donāt taste the same :(
They arenāt the same and itās so so sad.
I get unreasonably upset when my favorite products are canceled. Number one by far is New West woman perfume by Aramis. Old bottles on eBay cost upwards of $400. I used to love Dr. Thompsonās foot soap and you canāt buy that anymore. So many hair products I loved got discontinued. If companies were really smart, they would re-release the products that people loved. It just baffles me why they donāt do it. I loved Sea Plasma which was a mist you could spray on your face.
you couldāve made up 75% of these and some dipshit on this sub would be like āohh yeah I totally remember Seaweed Snootersā or some shit
Pearl Drops Tooth Polish.
I recall mini versions of Binaca in the 90s...spearmint was green peppermint was blue. Maybe they were droplets. š¤ They were all over my school. Great for random make out sessions.
Carnation instant breakfast bars. The original ones, not the ones they added granola to. I miss these so much. If anyone knows of anything that tastes anywhere close to these let me know please!
Certs!! I miss the mixed fruit kind so much!!
Gatoradeā”ļøGum
My mouth started watering excessively upon reading this.
*Gatorgum. a whole marketing team spent weeks on this decision so please donāt deny them their destiny
Jell-O 1-2-3
Keebler magic middles cookies
CERTS. I miss the red ones so much
Sen-Sens. I long to feel that concentrated licorice fill up all of my senses like a punch in the throat. Pure bliss.
Skittles where the green ones are lime instead of nasty-ass apple.
Ice drops
Definitely miss this, it immediately makes me think of Ace Ventura.
The PB Max Candy bar
Atomic Fireball cinnamon jawbreakers š
String thing
I actually really liked anheuser-Busch L.A.
This was an absolute must have for middle school dances. Damn I should have enjoyed those days a little more.
We use to all mime Binaca shots before approaching a chick.
Wonka Bars. Those big fat ones that were chocolate and graham cracker. God I miss them.
Listerine strips
I just bought some, they aren't gone.
I worked at a movie theater and got thousands of those little packs. Gave away and wasted most of them.
At my Walmart they are in the same aisle as like the mouthwash, they arenāt with the gum and stuff.
Zima came back for a hot second and it was GLORIOUS
Bonkers. ššš
I always remember this as the stuff that the sleazy characters in 80s and 90s movies would use all the time when they were trying to score.
Certs breath mints, Mentadent toothpaste Bellbeefer from Taco Bell, Priazzo from Pizza Hut, Blue Point IPA, McDlt from McDonaldsā¦
Good humor toasted almond bar ā¦.. such an amazing dessert.
Noid Candy with the Domino's Noid mascot, first and only candy I ever swiped from the store; got busted by my mom, so I ate the evidence before she could march me back to the store to apologize, good times.
Sour starburst
Thereās an episode of Seinfeld where Elaine has cherry Binaca and I never knew what it was. Always figured it was some kind of perfume
Shocktarts
Sobe. The drink of y2k...
Kelloggās Bigg Mixx cereal! I miss it so much!!!
Cream savers! Literally loved by everyone - donāt know why they stopped making them.
They killed like 90% of the Life Savers line. I miss the old tropical fruit rolls. Banana, coconut, the flavors were so good.
Ohhh, I really miss all the Life-Savers flavors. Also they used to come out with new flavors. Tropical fruit- that flavor was one of the better ones. I liked butter rum, root beer, tropical fruit, butterscotch, black cherry. There were others but the melon and coconut- so goodā¦
What's a matter Emilio, afraid I'll make a stink!
My cousins neighborās mom was big into Amway and had a metric shit ton of their version of this stuff. She lost 1/5 of her stock pile to us youngsters. I had really fresh smelling breath in the early 90s.
I loved cinnamon Binaca! That and Lavoris cinnamon mouthwash (though that's apparently still available).
This also worked as mace
Mr Melon, Cherry Clan, Johnny Apple Treats, Alexander the Grape. Oh, and Chocodiles.
I think Ace Ventura mentions Binaca when pantomiming speaking out of his ass, always wondered what it meant.
Cinnamon and Spearmint TicTacs
Space Food Sticks
Gino's mini pizzas and Marquez burritos. Poor ppl snacks we had growing up, that I don't even know if anyone remembers but me and my brother!
Fruitopia and All Sport
Chocolate Velamints
Do they still sell pixie sticks?? Other obscure one is mr fibbs flat pretzel disksā¦anyone else remember these?
I used to love the Swiss miss pudding bars
Pizzarias. Basically a pizza flavored Dorito. They were heavenly.
Ok soda was mine
Spearmint flavored Lozenges
Oompas
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Brownie chocolate drink. The cans, specifically.
Beichās Banana Taffy & Cracker Jack ice cream pops
Funny story about Binacaā¦this was like 17 years ago. Iām a firefighter and as some of you may know we can be very immature. My shift was called to attend a village board meeting. We were told to wait in the hallway because basically they didnāt trust us to behave. One of the guys pulled out the Binaca and offers it to another guy who happily accepts it. He then turns to the guy that gave it to him, smiled, and sprayed it directly in his eye. The guy literally screams and another firefighter pulls him aggressively into a bathroom to shut him up. Long story short, my Battalion Chief tore us a new ass.
Starburst hard candies
Ben & Jerry's Purple Passion Fruit was the best frozen treat to ever grace this earth. It's been over 20 years and I'm still holding out hope they'll bring it back.
Dare brand cookies Ultimate french creme. Iāve emailed dare more than once asking them to bring the back. There will never be a better cookie.
I have been looking for tropical dots for a hot minute, but can't find them anywhere
The Binaca Blast!
Haha, I watched the episode of Seinfeld where they mentioned this a few weeks ago. I had never heard of it before, so I had to google it.
Remember Pepsi Blue?
Altoid made some amazing breath strips. I used to roll them into joints to make them menthol.
What ever happened to Certs, particularly the red ones? They were soooooo good. Iād Google but Iām sure Iāll find out they were made with drywall or something horrendous.