11 Pieces of Candy that Every ’90s Kid Misses
Story originally written by Nicole Perry of Popsugar
Sometimes we wish we could go back to a time when Fresh Prince was king, our greatest responsibility was making sure our Tamagotchi was fed, and candy was sweet, sour, and simple. There are near-countless reasons we’re proud to be ’90s girls, but the sweetest of them all was stashed in the candy aisle. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with these iconic treats of our childhood.
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Bubble Tape
Sorry Washi Tape, you weren’t the first novelty tape to take the US by storm; Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape’s got you beat.
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Warheads
Warheads were equally prized for their shock factor as they were for their terrifically tangy flavor.
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Pixy Stix
Grown-ups didn’t understood their appeal — sure, Pixy Stix are basically just flavored sugar — but that only made them more fun to eat.
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Fruit Stripe Gum
Not only did Fruit Stripe Gum step it up in the food-coloring department, but each stick also came with a temporary tattoo.
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Nerds
We’re still not really sure how Nerds got their cheeky name, but that didn’t stop us from gobbling them up by the handful.
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Airheads
Sour apple, cherry, and watermelon had their fans, but the best Airheads flavor was, and still is, White Mystery.
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Tiny Size Gum
Chiclets Tiny Size Gum might not have tasted like much, but that didn’t stop us from ripping into packet after brightly colored packet.
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Everlasting Gobstoppers
If you needed to make your candy last thoughout an entire sleepover — sleep being a major misnomer — all you had to do was open up a box of Everlasting Gobstoppers.
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Push Pops
Like their close-cousins Push-Ups, Push Pops trumped their classic stick-based counterparts, no contest.
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Bubble Yum
For the best bubble blowing and gum snapping, we chewed our way through a packet of Bubble Yum.
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Ring Pops
Fantastically flashy, Ring Pops were worth their weight in gold to a ’90s candy fiend.
What did we leave off?
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