Does anyone else remember Quirks chocolate? They were similar to Smarties but in a little brown box and instead of being colourful and shiny like Smarties, they were in pale pastel colours and had a matt finish to the sugar shell, and they had chocolate inside. I remember buying Quirks from a vending machine within a building in Portsmouth Naval Base in the mid-1980s - only time I ever saw them. I think they cost 20p pack then. There was a second machine alongside which sold 5-fingered Kit Kats - also 20p each, and I believe sold only in vending machines, as the more usual 4-fingered version cost 17.5p in the shops at that time. Sweet memories and good value!
Do You Remember Quirks Chocolate?
Do You Remember Quirks Chocolate?
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hue-vashon
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Yes, the yuppy mint! now, were they the same size as smarties or were they as big as minstrals?
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Marks
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I remember the TV commercial - They were described as the "back to front" mint, and the ad ended with the line "try some - yesterday!".
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cmac
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I have a strong memory of standing outside a sweet shop as a child in Heaton Moor next to the Savoy cinema eating quirks. I stood still and ate the whole box in one go. No one i know has ever heard of them and untill now i have been worried that i made up the whole expirience! Please let me know if you find anywhere to buy them. x
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NostalgiaGirl
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Oh my gosh! I remember these, they sold them in the vending machine at school along with mini kit kats and I never saw them sold in any shops and noone Ive spoken to has ever heard of them!
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sweettooth
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Not sure i remember the name but i deff remember the packet described, think it had a pull out tab on one side to access the sweets in a controlled manner,or am i thinking of a box of smarties rather than a tube?
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Claire from Cambs
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I remember them! I loved them - they were mint flavoured, if I recall correctly...
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