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Opal Fruits

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mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 18:52

…made to make your mouth water!

Picked up a bag of ‘limited edition original flavours’ Opal Fruits at Iceland today, and didn’t realise the significance until I got home:

Yes: it actually says Opal Fruits on the pack.
Yes: the original four flavours
Yes: hardly any greens (the best ones, boo)

Even the sweet wrappers are emblazoned with the words Opal Fruits like in the good old days.

Public Service Announcement over.

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BluTangClan · 25/02/2022 19:02

I'll have a look for those! I miss the green ones too.

fingersdoublecrossed · 25/02/2022 19:03

Wow! I want some!

MisguidedSheep · 25/02/2022 19:04

I want some.....but the pink ones are the best!!!! I'll happily swap green for pink Grin

DamnUserName21 · 25/02/2022 19:09

Sure it wasn't an old bag...from the 90s.Grin

mangoontoast · 25/02/2022 19:20

Brexit?

stimpyyouidiot · 25/02/2022 19:23

I love it!

lisaandalan · 25/02/2022 19:27

Great red is my favourite. X

newbathroom · 25/02/2022 19:28

Was it not the lemons ones they stopped?

Photolass · 25/02/2022 19:29

Can we please have Spangles back, and proper Penguin biscuits in proper shiny wrappers?

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 25/02/2022 19:30

Photo, OP?

SuperSocks · 25/02/2022 19:31

Did anyone else's mouth literally water reading this? I've never been to Iceland but dammit I'm going now!

ErrolTheDragon · 25/02/2022 19:32

And Marathon instead of Snickers. Such an irritating name.

mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 19:33

@newbathroom

Was it not the lemons ones they stopped?
I think you might be right - well, there are plenty of yellows in this pack and they are gooooood.
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BluTangClan · 25/02/2022 19:33

Starburst merged the yellow and the green ones to create a lemon & lime. I think the wrapper is still green for that one, but tastes different.

cultkid · 25/02/2022 19:33

Ive been sooo pleased when I found them at home bargains they are the best best best

I get a few packs every time I spot them

Haven't seen them for a few weeks!! Isn't the texture just so much better then starburst OP

SirVixofVixHall · 25/02/2022 19:34

Do they taste the same ?
Excited here.

Jumpingintomenopause · 25/02/2022 19:34

Opal fruits have been back for a while. DH and I are two bags when we had to isolate last summer. No more shitty purple ones and the lemon ones are back!!!

mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 19:39

@halfsiesonapotnoodle

Photo, OP?
Obviously the bag is a giveaway as I bought it from a shop, not a cinema, which was the only place I ever saw bags of the things.
Opal Fruits
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mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 19:40

Ah, dammit, I haven’t posted on mumsnet for ages so maybe can’t post photos at the moment.

It was glorious in the preview!

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mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 19:41

Oh, and now it has magically appeared…

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halfsiesonapotnoodle · 25/02/2022 19:43

Thanks for the photo! How exciting!

mixedpeel · 25/02/2022 19:49

Well, thanks to @cultkid we know that it’s worth also trying Home Bargains, which I’m hoping means my local B&M will have them in if Iceland run out.

To whoever asked about the taste, hell yeah, these babies are fresh with the tang of citrus!

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Oncemoreforluck · 25/02/2022 19:53

I picked some up from B&M earlier this week.
Am really enjoying them.

SirVixofVixHall · 25/02/2022 20:01

@Photolass

Can we please have Spangles back, and proper Penguin biscuits in proper shiny wrappers?
Oh yes. And Old English Spangles too ! And Callard and Bowser nougat in a box.
Roselilly36 · 25/02/2022 20:07

These have been out for months, much better than starburst IMHO