AIBU to refuse to buy this syrup?

[ABoringDystopia]

Husband has returned from a US business trip with a pile of American treats for the kids.

Naturally, they are addicted, and it was all gone in days.

Kids are desperate for more, but frankly, it's crap - look at the bottle to the right, it's not even real maple syrup.

It looks like we can get this through Amazon... But, AIBU to refuse to have this rubbish in the house?

I'd buy another and hope the novelty wears off soon. It's probably partly because you don't like it that they want more of it!

I wondered this too!

When it's gone, it's gone, is my refrain in this kind of situation.

This ensemble should definitely be a sometimes 'food'.

I wouldn't buy that, no. Either they are too young to buy it themselves, in which case you decide, or they are old enough, in which case you can buy it with their money.

The advertisers on Mumsnet would hardly have an audience if people who can't make basic decisions stopped posing and the site would fold 😂

That’s not food.

This. You can get natural blue food colouring from most shops these days (think I got some from b&m!)

Just say no. You are a parent you are allowed to say no, and they are children and are allowed to wail and gnash their teeth and generally act like you’ve ruined their lives and then eventually accept they wasted their energy because it’s still a Firm No.

I have very few Firm No’s but this would be one of them.

“No it’s Frankenfood that isn’t even legal in this country due to the chemicals it contains. I’m your mum, my job is to keep this kind of bad stuff out of your developing bodies till you are old enough to get a job and spend your own money and I can’t stop you buying yourself such rubbish”

if you want to play softly softly you just keep saying “yes I will look into that” when they ask about getting some and wait for the intervals to grow longer till they eventually forget this blue horror ever existed.

Maybe ration stuff like that out next time? That's a lot of junky stuff over a few days, maybe the novelty will wear off after a week or two?
I used to love my dad bringing things home from work trips. An egg full of stretch elastic? A cow bell? Some chocolate with nuts all stand out.

I wouldn't simply because my ds reacts to articial colourings..

A lot of the American stuff is very very overpriced here.

Yuck, don't buy it

I have changed my mind from my earlier post @ClumpingBambooIsALie has got it right , When I was a kid my DD did a lot of driving for a living and he would go to Scotland a few times a year.
When he did he brought back either fudge or shortbread , it was a real treat for me and DB.
I think if we had realised we could get it ( or very similar) from the local shops it would or taken the shine of it compleatly .

So if you DH goes back to usa he could get more though I would encourage him to say he couldn't find it ! .

I was going to say I bet it's in the 'American foods' section of the airport for tourists. Looks vile, nice treat for DC in their eyes I'm sure but no more unless dad visits US again I'd be saying. Do they know it's available on Amazon? If not don't tell them

American foods use masses of high fructose corn syrup which is really really bad for you. Don't buy it.⁹