# U.K. Dopers, They Have Come for Your Smarties Tubes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689 "2005-02-18T09:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/21 "2005-02-18T13:57:47Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > With is usual levels of sucess! > > Why do they keep buggering about with our sweets? Wagon wheels used to be MUCH bigger - and so did milky ways. What happened to Spangles ? and why do you only see those really big Toblerones at airports (and who buys them, and why/) Americans who go on business trips buy them and bring them back as gifts for the office. You can, however purchase them here as well, but for some reason, this is the default “my boss went on a business trip, and was so thoughtful as to bring me back a small token (purchased at the airport)” gift. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/22 "2005-02-18T14:32:46Z")
Halfway through this thread I was wondering why the Smarties came in tubes across the pond…then someone mentioned they were chocolate. Smarties in America are a completely different candy! Do your Smarties taste kinda like M & M’s? That’s what they look like. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/23 "2005-02-18T14:37:13Z")
Yes; our smarties are lenticular milk chocolate drops encased in a brightly-coloured candy shell; the orange-coloured ones taste of chocolate+orange, the rest just taste of chocolate. They are like M&Ms really only in concept, because the chocolate inside them is quite different in flavour/texture. As I understand it, American ‘Smarties’ are little fizzy disc-shaped things, something like our _Love Hearts_ or _Refreshers_. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/24 "2005-02-18T14:38:02Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > But what do you do with said fuck-off Toblerone? Did you eat all of it? Fucking dead right. **Jaade** , they’re not far off chocolate M&Ms, but a bit bigger. And tastier. They don’t do peanut ones either. However, they do do [Giant Smarties](http://www.bewarethecheese.com/giantsmarties.jpg), which are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/25 "2005-02-18T14:38:07Z")
> [@Jaade](#): > > Halfway through this thread I was wondering why the Smarties came in tubes across the pond…then someone mentioned they were chocolate. > > Smarties in America are a completely different candy! Do your Smarties taste kinda like M & M’s? That’s what they look like. They’re very similar to M&Ms, but the chocolate is different (IMHO the British version has better chocolate.) also they don’t have anything printed on them. There is not a british rapper called “Smartie” either. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/26 "2005-02-18T14:39:51Z")
> [@paulberserker](#): > > Fucking dead right. > > . How long did that take? (BTW I am getting a “Mr Creosote” mental picture here!) ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/27 "2005-02-18T14:45:46Z")
Over the course of a few days, generally for pudding. And for the record, i’m about 12.5 stone, rather than the size of a Wooly Mammoth. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/28 "2005-02-18T15:13:11Z")
> [@paulberserker](#): > > They had the big fuck off Toblerones on special offer in Tesco’s a while back. I bought some. Heh… the big Toblerones are sometimes seen in the shops on the lead-up to Valentine’s day, complete with a cardboard sleeve that replaces the word •T•O•B•L•E•R•O•N•E• with •T•O••M•Y••L•O•V•E• On reading your post, I was visualising one with a carboard sleeve that said •F•U•C•K••O•F•F•. I’m sure it would sell quite well. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/29 "2005-02-18T15:16:53Z")
Swearing chocolate! I’d be in for that even more. Or something like _TO_MY_FUCK_ ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/30 "2005-02-18T15:18:30Z")
My kids swear with alphabetti spaghetti. (and so do I) ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/31 "2005-02-18T15:18:58Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Yes; our smarties are lenticular milk chocolate drops encased in a brightly-coloured candy shell; the orange-coloured ones taste of chocolate+orange, the rest just taste of chocolate. They are like M&Ms really only in concept, because the chocolate inside them is quite different in flavour/texture. > > As I understand it, American ‘Smarties’ are little fizzy disc-shaped things, something like our _Love Hearts_ or _Refreshers_. Our Smarties are little disc shaped candies…they aren’t very fizzy but they do leave a little tingly sensation on your tongue. They are similar in flavor to sweettarts, only the tastes aren’t as extreme. They are kinda…chalky, for lack of a better term, but very good! I categorize them with the sweettarts and pez. [American Smarties](http://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=1646&pname=Smarties+Candy+Roll+Wafers+%28Bulk%29) ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/32 "2005-02-18T15:35:34Z")
They appear to be like [Love Hearts](http://www.swizzels-matlow.com/Product-Love%20Hearts.htm) then. **Mangetout** , Lenticular? They change image depending on the angle you look at them? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/33 "2005-02-18T15:44:39Z")
> [@](#): > > They appear to be like Love Hearts then. If your **Love Heartsd** are like the imprinted heart-shaped candies made by Necco (The New England Confectionary Company, if anyone cares), then, no. Our Candy Hearts are like heart-shaped Necco wafers. American Smaties have a very different taste and texture. I think we’re gonna need a Straight Dope Candy Exchange to properly settle this. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/34 "2005-02-18T15:55:35Z")
It sounds like their smarties are like our flying saucers - but much smaller. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/35 "2005-02-18T16:05:58Z")
> [@paulberserker](#): > > **Mangetout** , Lenticular? =shaped like a biconvex lens. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/36 "2005-02-18T16:09:48Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > If your **Love Heartsd** are like the imprinted heart-shaped candies made by Necco (The New England Confectionary Company, if anyone cares), then, no. Our Candy Hearts are like heart-shaped Necco wafers. American Smaties have a very different taste and texture. > > I think we’re gonna need a Straight Dope Candy Exchange to properly settle this. That is a cute idea! I like it. Sixlets would HAVE to be included in any such exchange, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/37 "2005-02-18T16:33:03Z")
> [@paulberserker](#): > > Swearing chocolate! I’d be in for that even more. > > Or something like _TO_MY_FUCK_ Very much like an Episode of\* One Foot In The Grave\* when someone sent poor Victor a Thorntons’ Easter egg with an obscene message engraved on it . ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/38 "2005-02-18T17:42:35Z")
Yes, this is just wrong. I used to get the cylinders at Xmas, sent in wonderful brown paper parcels (actually done up with string and red wax) from my Granny in Scotland. Ooh–I remember once (circa 1968), I got a huge chocolate easter egg, with a little “bubble car” dinky or matchbox inside. Here in Canada, a part of my childhood died when they brought out the new “Glossettes” (raisins or peanuts covered in chocolate) box–without a cellophane window! Not only did the mean you could no longer check your level of rabbit-dropping-like candy remaining, but worst of all, the new box couldn’t be played like a kazoo in movie theatres. (IIRC, the “Bridge Mixture” candy used to have the same harmonic feature). And what about the good old popcorn folded boxes? Once finished with the starchy goodness, you could re-flatten these and send them in a graceful, if somewhat dangerous arc, up through the projector beam, with the added bonus of possibly crowning someone on re-entry. And strafing the forward rows with those multi-coloued candy-coated liquorice bits… We knew how to have fun in those days, I tell thee! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/39 "2005-02-18T18:12:25Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > … > Why do they keep buggering about with our sweets? … What happened to Spangles ? and why do you only see those really big Toblerones at airports (and who buys them, and why/) Yes - what did happen to Spangles?! As for the large Toblerones… :o … my name is glee and I’m a chocoholic :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689/40 "2005-02-18T18:54:13Z")
I think that Woolworths relaunched Spangles a couple of years ago . They didn’t sell very well and so disappeared for a second time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-they-have-come-for-your-smarties-tubes/290689.md?page=3)