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So Runts...

I haven't had Runt in years until recently when I raided some from my nephew's ToT pumpkin and oh my god...

Runts used to be one of my favorite candies. I never missed an opportunity to snag a handful from a candy machine whenever I could because:
1) They were small, portable, and snack-able like M&Ms and Skittles
2) Unlike other fruit candies, they included Banana as a main flavor and it's my favorite flavor.
3) The green one was not "green apple" which is the flavor I hate the most to a vomit inducing extent.
4) It had one hell cherry flavor.

So what has Wonka done to my beloved childhood Runts to make me hate them so?

They cut the Cherry from the line-up and added green ******** Green Apple!

They also added a "grape" flavor that seriously tastes like s**t. It's the worst artificial grape I've ever tasted, with that children's mediciney aftertaste.

To add insult to injury, the packet of Runts I got was mostly grape and green apple with only three strawberries and half of a banana. HALF!

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

LOL I separate the colors too. Not just with Runts, I do it for M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Skittles, Smarties, etc... I eat them in order from the color with the least pieces to the one with the most unless I have a favorite flavor in there like banana or cherry, I save those for last so their taste lingers in my mouth the longest lol.

I don't know what i'd do if the day ever came they decided to off the banana Runts. Probably go ape-s**t. The best day I ever had as a kid was when I stumbled upon a candy machine in a mall that had all banana runts. I dropped almost $5 in quarters on that machine.

The new line-up makes me sad mostly because I try my best to avoid candies including Green Apple because of waste. I never eat them so if I buy like a bag of skittles or spree or something that includes that flavor, I end up with a little green pile of candy that gets thrown away.

I never throw stuff away from candies, even if I don't like the flavor. I just eat it first so that the good flavors are the lasting ones. I tend to eat things in order of my least favorite to my favorite, even when it comes to meals with multiple preparations {i.e. a main course with some sides}. I try a little of everything to determine what I like best/least and then set an order.

When it comes to things like M&Ms where they're all the same flavor, just different colors, I eat the warm colors first and then the cool colors. Brown is always first... then yellow or orange, red, then green or blue. In fruit flavored candy, it used to always be that green or blue were my favorites so that's probably why I do it that way. But since most green has been changed to green apple, it's more often one of the first these days.

Adding a grape flavor to any candy is a huge mistake since almost everyone I know hates grape flavored candy. My ex is the only one I've ever met that actually liked grape candy, so I tried to shove all mine off on them whenever possible ninja Oddly enough, I do like grape laffy taffy, though... but banana is still my favorite of those as well.

Speaking of candy, I was re-introduced to my beloved child hood friend Warheads. My nephew came home with his candy and low and behold there was a multi-pack of them! I always have to separate the blue ones ><

I luff runts ~ but my fav is Jolly Ranchers *Meaders off in search of the Red Hot ones you don't find so much these days*

Late reply is late lol sweatdrop

Yeah, I used to do a victory dance every time I found bottlecaps in my Halloween swag. I bought a box no to long ago and I have noticed the difference. They're less tangy/acidic. Before they used to have that sharp tang similar to the kind that fresh soda gets from it's citric and carbonic acids. Now they're sweet and bland like flat soda that has been sitting out for a few days.