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Percy pig!!

35 replies

lollipoprainbow · 25/12/2021 11:38

When will M and S drop the Percy pig obsession ! I hate the Jelly sweets they are so sickly and now everything in there is adorned with his oinky face from pj's to wrapping paper!!

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StarfishDish · 25/12/2021 14:14

@GreenBeanMcGee

why would anyone want to consume large amounts of gelatine if they don't need to.

Because the gelatine ones taste better and have a better texture. I find a lot of vegetarian sweets are too firm.

@GreenBeanMcGee I agree. I find that stick to your teeth too Xmas Grin
Ibane · 25/12/2021 14:14

@NynaeveSedai

I love Percy pigs! They used to be the best vegan friendly sweets. YABU
And the Colin the Caterpillar cola flavours were the only vegetarian ‘cola bottles’ that didn’t have a weird gummy texture.
PriamFarrl · 25/12/2021 14:28

@GreenBeanMcGee

why would anyone want to consume large amounts of gelatine if they don't need to.

Because the gelatine ones taste better and have a better texture. I find a lot of vegetarian sweets are too firm.

Who doesn’t love boiled up cows hooves?
Brendabigbaps · 25/12/2021 14:30

Christmas crackers were crap! None of them actually worked, hats were child sized

nocoolnamesleft · 25/12/2021 14:31

If we're going to eat the rest of the cow, why waste the hooves?

Dinosauraddict · 25/12/2021 14:33

I have genuinely been gifted Percy pig tea towels today. I had to feign excitement. They will be immediately going to the charity shop.

GreenBeanMcGee · 25/12/2021 14:33

Who doesn’t love boiled up cows hooves?

I know how gelatine is made thank you. It doesn't bother me. It makes sense to use as much of the animal as possible.

escapingthecity · 25/12/2021 14:36

I quite like the sweets but don't understand why he's in everything from cakes to soft toys. In fact the ubiquity does make me less inclined to buy the sweets

Bunnycat101 · 25/12/2021 18:23

I like the sweets but the cupcakes are rank. I’ve found a lot of the alternative produce just tastes a bit odd.

TellMeItsNotTrue · 03/01/2022 12:31

I seem to be the person they are marketing to 😂 I love the percy pig range, think I've got most of it 🤣 love the edibles as well as the non-edibles

@Dinosauraddict that's one thing I haven't got, I'd gladly take them off your hands

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