Why do people call a Mars a 'Mars bar' when no other chocolate bar is suffixed with the word 'bar'?

Question

I mean, nobody says 'Boost bar' or 'Flake bar' or 'Toffee Crisp bar', so why 'Mars bar'?

Answer 1

There is a bounty bar, a crunchie bar, lion bar ..... just comes off the top of my head. Perhaps I would find more, if I were to put my mind to it.

Answer 2

That, my friend is a wonderful question!!!! I'd never thought of that one before!!!! Nowhere on the wrapper does it say "bar" and to my knowledge no adverts called them bars either. It was "a Mars a day helsp you work, rest and play"

Hmmm!!!! Interesting!! Nice one squirrel!!

Answer 3

The world is a mysterious place my friend. It is just the way things are: the way of the mars bar.

Answer 4

Now now calm down, Did you know Murray Walker (F1) wrote the advertisement "A Mars a day helps you work, rest, and have a go at some of the silly sods on here"

Answer 5

You forgot Moon Pies too ! i might call a chocolate bar after something stylish/cutesy or unique. Like "Stiletto Creme" or "Chanel Cocoa" Or "the suited element in view that sliced bread"... of direction this is a sprint long... ?

Answer 6

That's strange, I've also heard people say Clark Bar & Hershey Bar... go figure !

Answer 7

because there aren't boost, flake or toffee crisp planets. Which is a shame.

Answer 8

The candies are bar shaped, and people nickname them "candy bars", and some names fit in that, some don't.

Answer 9

YOU call it a mars bar others call it mars.

Answer 10

Probably to separate it from the planet Mars.

My favourite is when news readers talk of "The Sun newspaper". Surely that should be "The Sun comic".