# Kinder Joy Eggs: US version

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 28, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631 "2018-01-28T02:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/1 "2018-01-28T02:20:50Z")

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I picked up a US version Kinder Joy egg today. Unlike the original Kinder Surprise Eggs, this egg is in 2 sealed halves, one containing the toy and one containing some sickly sweet chocolately goo, some white goo and 2 little crispy balls. I did not enjoy that side. The other side contains the toy, which I did enjoy.

I would rather see the “treat” side contain a couple of wrapped candies, like Hershey’s kisses or similar.

Anyone else have opinions on this?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/2 "2018-01-28T02:26:48Z")

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I picked one up the other day. The goo was as disgusting as something called “goo” might be and the toy sucked. It was 3 pieces of plastic that snapped together to make a bunny emerging from an egg. Kinder toys used to be cool random things, like they were Cracker Jack toys ramped up a bit, not just seasonal pablum.

I give a huge thumbs down to this incarnation of Kinder eggs.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/3 "2018-01-28T20:52:35Z")

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They’re not \*for \*you. They’re for kids. It even says so in the name. IME, “sweet goo” is _right on spec_ for kids.

These are the kind we mostly get too, and my kids love them, even when the toys are pants.

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**Author:** ![chaika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chaika/32/405_2.png) [@chaika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaika)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/4 "2018-01-28T21:10:20Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> These are the kind we mostly get too, and my kids love them, even when the toys are pants.

Toy pants? Or pants for toys?

(I do know what you mean but the images amused me.)

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/5 "2018-01-28T21:18:28Z")

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You guys get goo? I figured it would be an empty egg or chunks of the chocolate…

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**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/6 "2018-01-29T02:10:16Z")

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I got a couple on sale the other day.  
Not impressed.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631/7 "2018-02-02T05:09:15Z")

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There is at least one more brand I have purchased at Walmart, they are in the checkout line. It does have a chocolate egg. It’s been awhile so I forget how they got around the “hazard”.

Dennis