Do you think they stopped selling them yrs ago because they were a bad influence on children,or did the company have no demand for them anymore?
2007-03-13 15:47:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes I do! Actually they still make Marvel Comics varieties packaged the same but not marketed as cigarettes but rather as "candy sticks". I believe there was some concern about promoting tobacco use in minors, same as advertising with cartoons such as Joe Camel...it's a shame, I know I felt like a little bas a** when I enjoyed a pack of Popeye's ;)
2007-03-13 15:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by justpeachee22 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Popeye Cigarette Candy
2017-01-19 09:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just remember the Popeye Pez dispensers. Yeah, the candy and chocolate cigarettes are not exactly politically correct right now. Which is fine and all that, and it is true that if you make something "cool" or "fun" more children are bound to want to try it.
I note that they still haven't gotten rid of toy guns though.
2007-03-13 15:51:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, I remember buying candy cigarettes - they had some that had a wrapper with powdered sugar inside so you could "puff" them. I think the whole "cigarettes are bad" thing took place in the 80's & that type of candy wasn't sold anymore b/c it glorified smoking.
2007-03-13 15:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by sweet pea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe the popeye ones...but I was in a little corner ice cream store the other day and they were selling candy cigarettes!! HONEST!
2007-03-13 15:50:26 · answer #5 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know there are places on line that you can still get the candy cigarettes. http://www.nostalgiccandy.com/
I think a lot of places chose to quit selling them because of the possible influence that they might have on children.. But they still make them and they are still available, check out the link for yourself.
2007-03-13 15:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Deu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They may have been a bad influence teaching kids to put candy cigarrettes in their mouth. I remember them: They actually tasted pretty good. It certainly tasted better than the real ones! lol
2007-03-13 15:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Robin F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o yes I remember that getting a pack of them in your halloween bag was the biggest deal!!
Anyway I think they've been discontinued as cigarettes, but are re-named as candy sticks. My kids get them every now and then.
2007-03-13 15:50:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad influence.
But they were very, very yummy!
I used to eat them in the winter. Mimic my parents and use the breathe I could see in the cool air as smoke.
Perhaps the reason I smoked for 6 years?
2007-03-13 15:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by Peanut Butter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I do remember.There are still places that sell candy cigarettes,They are packaged a little different is all.
2007-03-13 15:53:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋