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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

    Albert's Chip Shop Top Grafter
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    So as a kid what loose jarred sweets did you buy the most.

    for me... it was either:

    Tom Thumb drops:

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    Or Midget Gems;

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    My midget gem ranking was:

    1- Black
    2- Orange
    3- Red
    + then others
     
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  2. Delusional Full Stop

    Delusional Full Stop Here to serve all your counselling needs.
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    Has to be fruit pastilles, the best sweets on the planet when from a jar.

    Can't find them now.

    <wah>
     
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  3. Joelinton's Right Foot

    Joelinton's Right Foot Worth Every Penny
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  4. Judge Death

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    Midget Gems - when I'm up for a match I still get some in a paper bag from my mam for the game.

    You can't change some traditions......
     
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  5. Albert's Chip Shop

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    The Jazzle ones in Poundworld are as near as you can get to the original.
     
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  6. General Lee Speaking

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    Strawberry bonbons
    Cola cubes
    Sherbert lemons
    Those pink shrimp things
    Mint imperials
     
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  7. Ben 10

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    Pear drops
     
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  8. Prince Isak (GG)

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    These in the same order aswell... creepy!
     
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  9. Fork Handles

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    Strawberry Sherberts or Cola Cubes
     
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  10. Howe's about that then?

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    Chewing nuts

    Also remember what were like broked up twixes
     
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  11. Howe's about that then?

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    Personally a fan of the "citrus"ones. Bloody wine guns do a bag of red and blacks. I'd prefer a bag with anything but the red and black
     
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  12. jimileysbaldhead

    jimileysbaldhead Well-Known Member

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    " Those pink shrimp things "

    I think you mean clitoris allsorts.
     
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    Sherbet Lemons and Black Bullets
     
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  14. JakartaToon

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    I could never find those.

    Kola Kubes for me - but to be honest we were generally too poor for a quarter so it was the penny tray for me.
     
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  15. KazakhToon

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    Rhubarb and custard, or aniseed balls
     
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  16. Seabass

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    I like milk bottles the proper old school ones with dust on.

    Sherbet Lemons and Cola Cubes also good!
     
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  17. Lord Jonjomort

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    Always loved licourice so was pontefract cakes. Then cinder toffee.
     
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  18. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    What the hell is wrong with you dude? That **** got launched with them sherbet saucer tragedies in every 20p mix.
     
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  19. Judge Death

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    20p mix up - you rich bugger!
     
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  20. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    I had to go for 20p mixes.

    The 10p ones had a white mouse, sherbet saucer, one of them ****s Womble likes... I'd be left with a 7p mix.

    Old bag over the road used to give me 10p for going to get her a paper from the shop every day.
     
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