![]() ![]() It is sad to see the end of the tube, but all those plastic lids are not good for the environment, are they? I think the new packaging is innovative. I've always loved to pop the plastic lid and see how far it goes! They always have to ruin somebody's fun. I always remembered the stains of chocolate on the tops of the box from happily tucking in! So from my perspective - it's a return to happier days! Ah, those happy days before the dreaded Health and Safety spoiled everybody's fun!įunnily enough, I remember Smarties coming in a small cardboard box - just like the new design when I was growing up in Ireland. This usually resulted in me being told that it was "all fun and games until somebody loses an eye". The best thing about the old Smartie tube was that when you were finished with the sweets you could "karate-chop" it to fire the lid across the room at some speed. This is a disgrace! I suggest we organise an immediate boycott of all Nestle products. The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we received: If all the Smarties eaten in one year were laid end to end it would equal almost 63,380 miles, more than two-and-a-half times around the Earth's equator.ĭo you have fond memories of the Smarties tube? The sugar-coated chocolate sweets will also retain the same eight colours - red, orange, yellow, green, mauve, pink, brown and blue. It reassured fans that the new pack would still contain the same number of Smarties - about 48 per tube - and will continue to sell for approximately 33p. Swiss-based Nestle, which bought Rowntree back in 1988, denied suggestions that the redesign was to save costs. ![]() "Mothers also like the new end because it doesn't come off easily and spill the Smarties on the floor." "We decided on the Hexatube shape because it has a tactile feel with lots of edges. "We have done research that shows kids today have so many different influences that we need to keep the brand and the packaging fresh and interesting for them. ![]()
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