2006-08-24 03:55:55 · 15 answers · asked by dartmouth_13 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The origins of the name are uncertain...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Flake#99_ice_cream
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5223328.stm
2006-08-25 05:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Swirly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 54 it was called a 99 when I was a kid, so thats pre-decimal so the 99p are wrong. I think the Cadbury had a flake99 and that was used in icecream.
2006-08-24 04:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This article http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=86262006 says "the Arcari family say they sold 99s more than ten years before the first recorded Cadbury's usage - and that the ice-cream was named after the address of the family's shop at number 99 Portobello High Street."
2006-08-24 04:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply a matter of branding and marketing ......
In 1930, Cadbury's launched a shorter version of its Flake bar - called a Flake 99 - for the ice cream trade.
2006-08-24 04:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by hackett01 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cadbury's flake (shorter version), called the Flake 99, designed for ice creams. It was 99mm in length. Hence the 99
2006-08-24 04:05:44 · answer #5 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a programme about this on tv -they wanted to try and clarify this for the new edition of the new Oxford English Dictionary. I can't remember the precise details but it was definitely to do with a brand (I think of a type of wafer), rather than the price. I don't know if the new OED is out yet, but this will give you the most accurate answer to your question.
2006-08-24 04:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by J C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sure back in the day they were 99p
2006-08-24 04:46:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG we have the same thing in Australia. Macdonalds sells 20c cones but they cost 50c . I do remember though up untill like 3 years ago it was 20c
2006-08-24 04:03:37 · answer #8 · answered by akjdsgflu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it used to be 99p when it was first introduced!
check out this website it has many theories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5223328.stm
2006-08-24 03:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by sara657915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it use to be 99 p it would sound a bit silly calling it a £1.49 now.
2006-08-24 04:03:57 · answer #10 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋