I got a very unpleasant surprise tonight when I tasted my first batch of Necco Sweetheart candy of the year. I wait all year long for this candy and I was beyond horrified to realize they had changed the flavors. At first I thought maybe they just screwed up my box so I Googled it and it turns out they decided to “tinker” with the formula for the 2010 batch. WHY?! You’ve ruined my favorite Valentine candy, Necco! *shakes fist* I liked that chalky taste! I am outraged enough to actually post a blog about it when I should be studying for Chinese instead. There was still a ton of Sweetheart boxes and bag on clearance at Target yesterday. I was wondering why there were so many left until I tried them tonight and got my answer :(
This is just like the New Coke debacle. I know I’m not the only one who’s unhappy about the new flavors of the Sweethearts. Just do a Google search and you’ll see tons of results about people hating on the change. Even the Chicago Tribue had a blurb about it. Why mess with a good formula when it’s been working for the last 100 years? As one person on Facebook stated:
I just called them and complained about the lack of warning on the boxes about the horrible new flavors. They said that they received complaints over the years about the chalky taste, so they decided to appeal to the new generation. I countered with the fact that if they were truly that bad, they wouldn’t have been the… number one non-chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day.
Give us back the old Necco Sweetheart candy! I’m profoundly disappointed by the new flavors. Anyone want my boxes?
AN! I can’t believe you’re leaving arlington in a few days! (I gave up facebook, so I started up a new twitter account because i deleted my old one, and found your blog! lol) I hope you have tons of fun, enjoy the experience, and we MUST hang out when you come back. for real this time! :)