# What were Oreo cookies originally called? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271 "2013-03-07T07:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271/41 "2013-03-12T01:18:06Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > I’m an… um… oreo fan. I never buy it because a box will be devoured in one night in my proximity. > [@zoid](#): > > I used to work with a girl who was very diet concious. She once said how amazed she was that people would eat more than one of those at a time. She was aghast when I told her that in my house once that package is opened it’s Game Over, pass the milk, we’re killin’ the box. Box? Do Oreos come in boxes in some areas? Because I’ve only ever seen them in plastic trays wrapped in plastic. Seems like a box would just wind up with lots of broken Oreos (as opposed to a few broken ones and the rest intact in the wrapped trays). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271/42 "2013-03-12T02:10:40Z")
> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > I forgot about Cheez-its. They were one of my favorite snacks before they became too expensive. I’ve since switched to a generic brand that I believe is produced in the same factory. And yes, the current ads are pretty good, but one campaign in a hundred and ten years is insufficient proof for me. Particularly since they were bought by Keebler Company in 1996 and Kellogg in 2000. Kellogg knows how to sell product. > > Sunshine\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Nabisco > Hydrox\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Oreo (winner) > Hi-Ho\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Ritz (best selling cracker in the US) > Krispy\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Premium (winner) > Cheezits (winner)\_\_\_\_\_Tid-Bits (I thought Goldfish outsold both but apparently I’m wrong) Sunshine went to the dogs when they hired Reginald Perrin. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271/43 "2013-03-12T02:31:14Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Box? Do Oreos come in boxes in some areas? Because I’ve only ever seen them in plastic trays wrapped in plastic. Seems like a box would just wind up with lots of broken Oreos (as opposed to a few broken ones and the rest intact in the wrapped trays). They have boxes that are a single “cylinder” of Oreos, as opposed to the double cylinder in the clear bag and tray. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271/44 "2013-03-12T02:56:41Z")
IMO, Nabisco’s (aka Kraft) version of Cheez-its is [Cheese-Nips](http://frugalfinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Cheese-Nips.jpeg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271.md?page=2)