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Tic Tac: Why the Box Only Ever Dispenses One at...

The Tic Tac box's hinged flap isn't just packaging — it's the whole product design. Here's why, plus what we actually stock right now.

Tic Tac: Why the Box Only Ever Dispenses One at...

The Tic Tac box's hinged flap isn't just packaging — it's the whole product design. Here's why, plus what we actually stock right now.

Jakemans Cough Sweets: The Leicester Brand Behi...

Jakemans has been a fixture of UK chemist counters for well over a century — here's the brand's real history, and what we stock instead in traditional cough candy.

Jakemans Cough Sweets: The Leicester Brand Behi...

Jakemans has been a fixture of UK chemist counters for well over a century — here's the brand's real history, and what we stock instead in traditional cough candy.

After Eight Mints: Where the Name Actually Come...

After Eight's name and black envelope wrapper were designed around a very specific idea of formal dinner etiquette — here's the history, and what we stock instead.

After Eight Mints: Where the Name Actually Come...

After Eight's name and black envelope wrapper were designed around a very specific idea of formal dinner etiquette — here's the history, and what we stock instead.

Nerds Candy: The Tiny American Sweet Everyone's...

Nerds are a US crunchy-candy staple that's found a whole new audience online — here's the real story, and the American candy we genuinely stock instead.

Nerds Candy: The Tiny American Sweet Everyone's...

Nerds are a US crunchy-candy staple that's found a whole new audience online — here's the real story, and the American candy we genuinely stock instead.

Hubba Bubba Bubblegum: Why It's Softer Than Ord...

Hubba Bubba was built specifically for bubble-blowing — the real reason it's stretchier, plus what bubblegum we actually stock right now.

Hubba Bubba Bubblegum: Why It's Softer Than Ord...

Hubba Bubba was built specifically for bubble-blowing — the real reason it's stretchier, plus what bubblegum we actually stock right now.

Toffifee: What's Actually Inside That Domed Shell

Toffifee's layered dome is one of the more distinctive shapes in the Christmas selection box aisle — here's what's really inside it, and the closest in-stock alternatives we carry.

Toffifee: What's Actually Inside That Domed Shell

Toffifee's layered dome is one of the more distinctive shapes in the Christmas selection box aisle — here's what's really inside it, and the closest in-stock alternatives we carry.