This Story Will Make You Tingle
Confession of a “Tingler”
Fruit tingles are no longer what they used to be and I am not happy. Someone is messing with the recipe in my opinion and the new version is nowhere near as good. Sure… the pink, orange, yellow and green tingles pass the taste test , but what about the elusive ‘speckled tingle’ ? You know the one, the yellow tingle stunningly scattered with small morsels of tanginess from the other colours in the packet.
That’s right, the ‘holy grail’ of tropical flavoured candy is not as fizzy and tangy as it used to be and someone has to be made accountable. We all used to hunt for ‘Mr Speckle’ and when he revealed himself in the packet, we always ate him and never shared him. He was the tingle that had to be secretly scoffed.
But let me tell you people, ‘Mr Speckle’ is only a shadow of his former self, has no particular taste or flavour and is almost fizzless in comparison to the original. He used to be the tingle that tantalised the tastebuds and turned us into addicts. I am outraged how the pack leader can now be the weakest link in such an iconic product.
So I plead with you all to boycott the current tingles and lobby the makers to bring back ‘thirst’ & ‘fizzy fruit’ lifesavers, the best of the best.
