This past summer, I had a sudden urge to consume some rather unhealthy sweets. I drove out to the nearest gas station, went to the candy aisle, and scanned up and down. After five minutes of soul-searching, I finally found what looked appealing to me: Skittles.
But I was taken aback.
Why was I taken aback? Well, you will soon be as well once you read what I'm about to write. The wrapper read: "NEW FLAVOR! Green Apple". They... they got rid of lemon? One of the original flavors? I whimpered to myself.
What made this worse is the wrapper still said it contained all of the "original" flavors. No. This is no longer original. This is heresy in the candy industry. How could they change such a harmonious selection of flavors? No longer can I take a handful of random Skittles and expect it to taste magical. Instead, I taste the green apple monstrosity--the ugly duckling.
Luckily, I still have a few mini-packs of the truly original flavors in the pantry at my house, leftover from past Halloweens. Now, they might be slightly old, but that is a minor consolation compared to the disgrace that is green apple.
I'm an old school kid, fair and square. I'm open to change quite often, but this is a step too far. Skittles, do the world a favor and bring back the lemon flavor. Restore the original five to their supreme prowess. Until then, I will continue to chip away at my small Skittle packs, which are beginning to dwindle. I will save one of these packs, as it may someday be an ancient Skittles artifact--the last pack with the original five.
Skittles, do what's right. Banish green apple from the fabric of existence. The world is waiting. Trust me, we are waiting.
I strongly disagree with you on this topic Jeff. I believe that the disappearance of the lemon-flavored skittle is not heresy, but an overall improvement to the candy. Now I'm just throwing out assumptions of what I normally hear, but what is the least favorite color/flavor of people when it comes to candy? Yellow.
ReplyDeleteSkittles has done a great job of choosing a new flavor in Green Apple. It is a flavor that is not your common fruit flavor (cherry, strawberry, watermelon). I for one greatly enjoy the new taste and think it adds a different spectrum to the taste wheel, if you will.