Does anyone remember the Giant sized Oreo's?

Question

They were about 2 and a half inches across and they came in a box and were individually wrapped. I was a kid so it was mid 80's I guess, maybe the late 80's.

Answer 1

I’m an Oreo afficionado. Been eating them my whole life. When I was a kid, my father did the food shopping one week and, upon returning home, announced triumphantly that instead of Oreos, he had bought Hydrox, which was the same cookie but 30% cheaper! My brother and I had to sit him down to explain that the two cookies were far from the same. He might just as well have saved another 50% and bought the generic store brand, because we wouldn’t have eaten that crappy cookie, either.

It isn’t enough for Nabisco that Oreos have been the best-selling cookie in the world since they were introduced 88 years ago. In the last couple of decades, they have tried to improve upon perfection. It can’t be done, but that hasn’t stopped their efforts.

First, they created Double Stuf, for people whose doctors thought they weren’t getting enough lard in their diet.

Then, remember the Giant Oreo? It was bigger than a hockey puck and contained more shortening than a wooden palette full of Crisco cans at your local Sam’s Club. There wasn’t enough milk in the world to wash it down. It is a scientific fact that no human ever finished a Giant Oreo on their own. They either shared it with someone or, in a misguided attempt to eat the whole thing, were admitted to a medical facility with a sugar shock emergency. That’s why you don’t see the Giant Oreo around anymore -- size does matter!

Answer 2

OREO was first manufactured in Feburary, 1912 and was originally sold in bulk tin cans for 30 US cents a pound. These tin cans were the first in their day to have glass tops to allow consumers to view the cookies.

The original OREO was an embossed cookie with a thin wreath-like design on the outer edge, with the OREO name appearing on the plain surface of the cookie.

The design that we see today was developed in 1916 and modified in 1952 to include the Nabisco Cookie Company's colophon.


The shape and design of the Oreo cookie didn't change much until Nabisco began selling various versions of the cookie. In 1975, Nabisco released their DOUBLE STUF Oreos. Nabisco continued to create variations:


1987 -- Fudge covered Oreos introduced
1991 -- Halloween Oreos introduced
1995 -- Christmas Oreos introduced
The Mysterious Name

So how did the Oreo get its name? The people at Nabisco aren't quite sure. Some believe that the cookie's name was taken from the French word for gold, "or" (the main color on early Oreo packages). Others claim the name stemmed from the shape of a hill-shaped test version; thus naming the cookie in Greek for mountain, "oreo." Still others believe the name is a combination of taking the "re" from "cream" and placing it between the two "o"s in "chocolate" - making "o-re-o." And still others believe that the cookie was named Oreo because it was short and easy to pronounce.

Answer 3

Yes I do. Thought I could finish one, never did.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

yep

Answer 6

i remember those things we use to use them for target practice....PULLL!!