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To be pissed off that I just got SEVEN green ones in a tube of Fruit Pastilles?

59 replies

Destinysdaughter · 03/11/2015 21:48

And only 2 yellow, 2 orange and NO black ones? I hate green fruit Pastilles, haven't bought them for ages and I don't even eat the green ones. They taste different as well, flatter, not as juicy. So pissed off! Hardly ever buy sweets anymore and these were a huge disappointment! What's happened to them? Can anyone reccomend some decent sweets these days that haven't been messed with/ruined...?

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SilentBob · 03/11/2015 22:18

Green ones taste like toilet cleaner. All green sweets do, it's not their fault.

Orange are the best by far. Especially in Smarties where they are the only ones with any flavouring. Although I have often pondered whether that is just me who thinks that.

Crumblevision · 03/11/2015 22:18

YANBU bleugh, hate the green ones!

trixymalixy · 03/11/2015 22:19

YABU, I feel I've failed my kids. They prefer the black and red sweets to the citrus flavours. It's just wrong.

Muckogy · 03/11/2015 22:20

YANBU.
same thing happened me too.
i wanted to cry. i frickin' hate the green and purple ones.
why can't there only be all orange ones??

RumbleMum · 03/11/2015 22:20

Absolutely YANBU. That's akin to being seduced by [insert name of hot celebrity here] then discovering once you're in bed that he has no penis. Smile

trixymalixy · 03/11/2015 22:20

Silent bob orange smarties aren't far the best. They are the only ones with any flavour.

trixymalixy · 03/11/2015 22:21

*are by far

IguanaTail · 03/11/2015 22:23

In order of deliciousness for fruit pastilles:

Red
Black
Orange
Yellow

(green)

trixy - that's perfect! They can have your leftovers.

DramaAlpaca · 03/11/2015 22:26

Ooh, green are my favourite, lovely & sour.

My order of deliciousness, following IguanaTail's lead is:

Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Black

I want some fruit pastilles now!

CwtchMeQuick · 03/11/2015 22:31

YANBU

Last night I had to drive me and DS 100 miles home in the fog and the rain. I made him give me a sweet for brain power, aiding concentration through my hellish drive etc.
He gave me a green one.
A single green sweet.
How was I supposed to get us home on a green sweet?!?
I didn't even realise it was green until it was already in my mouth either. I'm sure he did it on purpose so I didn't ask for more
have to admire the kids thinking really

Destinysdaughter · 03/11/2015 22:33

Lovin the green sweet haters here, my kind of people! Grin

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MERLYPUSSEDOFF · 03/11/2015 22:59

Green sweets are the best (unless they are apple ones trying to trick you they're lime).

I tell my kids the green jelly babies are poisonous to kids. They can have the rank pink ones.

DrSausagedog · 03/11/2015 23:39

YABU and ungrateful. Green ones are the best ones.

rebellove · 04/11/2015 00:07

That's outrageous. Write to head office and complain (this is what my mil would do!)

BumpTheElephant · 04/11/2015 00:50

YABU! Green are the best ones! I'd have loved that packet. However I can empathise as if I got a packet with 7 inedible purple ones I would not be best pleased.

IHaveBrilloHair · 04/11/2015 00:53

Bleeeurgh, fruit pastilles are horrible, though not as nasty as fruit gums.
I don't like sweets.

SomethingOnce · 04/11/2015 01:45

Boycott Nestlé

TheNewStatesman · 04/11/2015 02:52

I love the green ones! Give them to me.

ewanthedreamsheep · 04/11/2015 06:10

YABU green are the best ones.

ewanthedreamsheep · 04/11/2015 06:13

I was gutted when opal fruits (they will always be that to me) merged the lemon and lime flavours into a single lemon & lime :(

sparkofnaturesfire · 04/11/2015 06:25

YADBU!! Green are the best! That and the green fruit gums!

I am still not over opal fruits (yes, opal fruits) merging green and yellow into the one Sad they were my favourite and I used to leave the rest.

sparkofnaturesfire · 04/11/2015 06:26

Ha! ewan are you me?? Grin

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 04/11/2015 07:05

Aww you guys are so sweet Grin

Destinysdaughter · 04/11/2015 10:08

Only good thing about it, I didn't eat them, thereby saving my waistline! Grin

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clinksy · 04/11/2015 10:14

Hate green sweets, but have to try new ones in case they're pear.

It's very rare but can happen.