Great. Now that Mars buckled, everyone will be suing over their smooth candies. They may have made this case go away, but they'll soon be out tens, maybe even hundreds of pounds.
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Yup. Obviously a smooth brained idea
“Dear Mars, I was unable to enjoy my recently purchased Mars Bar as it was missing the trademark thick veins running down its shaft.”
"Dear BBC, thanks for the illustrated article on our product. Our advertising and PR manager says it's the best £2 we've spent all year'
Are you thanking the Big Black...Candybar or the British Broadcasting Corporation?
Yes
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Ironic that BBC reported it.
Fun fact: the Mars bar is marketed as a Milky Way in the U.S. There was a Mars bar in the U.S., but it had almonds. It has since been rebranded as Snickers Almond.
So what's a milky way advertised as?
I’m not from the US, but I think it’s 3 Musketeers:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Musketeers_(chocolate_bar)
American here; you're spot on. The US/Mexico version of the Milky Way bar has a layer of caramel in addition to the nougat, and 3 Musketeers is essentially the global version of Milky Way. Our bars may be also bigger in size.
The Milky Way and the Mars bar were both created by the same person. And the Milky Way was created about 12 years earlier in Chicago. Forrest Mars went off to start his own Mars candy division in the UK after a fight with his dad.
I had a client that had a Mars heir as a client, and knew they were based in the DMV. I was curious how an American candy company with a candy bar named after the family ended up being created in the UK.
How did they get an office in the department of motor vehicles
They didn't, they're just in the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia area.
DMV stands for D.C./Maryland/Virginia in that context and refers to the D.C. metropolitan area.
What you're thinking of is the Eastern Shore peninsula, which is called Delmarva and is made up of parts of those three states.
A mars bar with no dick vein. Welp at leat the bloke got 2 pound(ing)s compensation.
I will laugh my ass off if they do remove it for real tho. Thats when we know cancel culture has gone too far.
How is a Mars bar a fuckin quid now?!?
How is a Mars bar a fuckin quid now?!?
You think that's nuts.
It's 9 quid for two ass creams with the chewing gums innit.
£9 for two ass creamings, chewing gum or no, is a bargain
As an uncultured American, I honestly don't know how else to read that comment.
The thing that's breaking my brain right now is the price of spam
I recently had a broken fridge and had to live off non-refrigerated items for a while. It's more expensive to eat tinned meats (corned beef, spam etc.) than it is to eat fresh/frozen meats. That broke me a bit.
It doesn't just come in the can naturally like a nut bro...
Someone has to put it in that can, that costs money
The less people buying it, the more expensive it is, because the fixed costs are spread out among less consumers.
That can't be true. I've seen the spam fields, bushes sprawling up to the horizon, tins glittering in the sun like melons after a morning rain...
Ah, that brings a tear to my eye to think about. I grew up on a SPAM farm and worked it through my formative years. So many good memories working that patch. You know it’s gonna be hard work, but rewarding, when they start to lose their metal shine and ripen into a blueish hue. It’s time for harvest when the letter-like pattern deepens to a rich yellow.
Gosh, I feel sad for folks who’ve never peeled and bitten into a fresh SPAM fruit right there in the field.
Spam spam spam spam
It's because a quid is worth much elss that it used to be, not because a mars bar is worth more (although I'm sure some of it is increased profit margins masked as inflation gouging customers too)
Hey, American here. I watch tons of old British telly and I thought i had a good understanding of currency terms but now I'm confused. I thought a quid is just another word for a pound?
While im here, is pence-pennies,tuppence-2 pennies, a shilling-like a dime or something,bob-just slang for pound? Plus you guys had the euro sort of wander in before brevity, it's all so confusing.