Why are Sixlets called Sixlets?

Factual Questions
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You know what Sixlets are? Little crunchy chocolate/carob covered candies, similar to M&M’s, but sold in little tubes?

If they are called Sixlets, why are there 8 in the tube? There’s only 5 colors, so it’s not numbering the colors.

Where does the Sixlet’s name come from?

Eli

(Why yes, it’s quiet at work today. Why do you ask?)

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You know what Sixlets are? Little crunchy chocolate/carob covered candies, similar to M&M’s, but sold in little tubes?

If they are called Sixlets, why are there 8 in the tube? There’s only 5 colors, so it’s not numbering the colors.

Where does the Sixlet’s name come from?

Eli

(Why yes, it’s quiet at work today. Why do you ask?)
[/QUOTE]

Yup, they used to be packed in sixes.
Much like PEZ, which is an abbreviation of a German word for peppermint(Pfefferminze).

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And this makes a lot more sense now too:

According to Wikipedia:

“When introduced in 1932, 3 Musketeers had three pieces of candy in one package, flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, hence the name.”