It seems like Funko pops shouldn’t have stood a chance in a space so thoroughly saturated with collectible plastic characters from any franchise imaginable. And there was candy involved.
If only the candy wasn’t bad
What happened to Pez?
Submitted 5 days ago by JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I recently had some pez for the first time in like 20 years. The candy was better when I was a kid. I can still remember the grape and strawberry flavors, and the modern ones are shit.
TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I think the novelty of each piece of candy coming out of a character’s neck made it taste better 🤣 the only flavor I actually remember is a cola flavored one. I remember trying the regular ones a while back and hating it
whostosay@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I just tried some pez the other day that someone gave me for Christmas, the “grape” flavor tastes like sunscreen.
LesserAbe@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I liked how pez tasted back in the day at least
JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I was just thinking there should be Pez compatible mints.
vivavideri@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I actually don’t hate the candy. Technically easier without the dispenser though,lol.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
If you’ve got a knife you can cut Necco wafers down to size to improve the taste.
TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I just had my first necco wafers which reminded me of how much I hate pez lol. They were recommended when a coworker caught me snacking on satellite wafers. The clove flavor was an acquired taste but the citrus ones are a hard no.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 5 days ago
And the dispensers didn’t constantly jam
Deebster@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
What we need is a rerun of these guys. Had one. Somehow made the candy taste better. Probably because you’d lose them behind the couch before they reached your mouth.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Are you supposed to stick this gun in your mouth and pull the trigger?
Sending some pretty interesting messages to kids…
Zomg@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No, in your friends mouths. You both spend the whole afternoon shooting into each other’s mouths. 😇
metallic_substance@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I haven’t seen it here in the comments, so I’ll be a total curmudgeon and say it: fuck Pez. I hope it dies out. Shitty tasting candy dispensed from a shitty dispenser. Even as a kid I was disappointed. Plus, it’s just more needless plastic garbage that ends up in landfills for almost no reason at all
MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Pez was historically unwilling to make disoensers featuring real people. I believe the Elvis Pressley dispenser released 10-15 years ago was the first. many others featuring IRL are fakes as you used to be able to find KISS ones on Ebay that Pez never made.
Funko was more willing to recreate people.
MMNT@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Watch this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pez_Outlaw I came into it blind and absolutely loved it. It tells a cool story about the origin of pez among else.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
They gots them at the bulk barn here. And a tub of the candies.
I bought a fistfull to use as D&D monster tokens last week
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I feel like there’s some article here I’m not seeing here.
Pez never went anywhere. The thing is though, I just looked at my pez the other week. The ones still on sale (as of a few months ago when I bought these) contain red dye #3.
That shit’ll give ya cancer.
So those pez will just never be opened.
Coreidan@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Everything gives you cancer
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Wait what? Is this only an American thing or do they have that dye in EU too?
MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Only in America
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Pez are only like 20% character. FunkoPops can be more expressive because they don’t need to dispense candy.
hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
more expressive
Every Funko Pop ever:
O O _
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 days ago
FunkoPops have zero practicality outside of collecting dust on your shelf and are just modern day beanie babies. Pez at least provides nutrition and a way to store loose candy in your pocket for today’s person on the go.
Hoimo@ani.social 5 days ago
Every Funko should be a gumball machine, to justify those giant heads.
dumbass@leminal.space 5 days ago
Can you make your Funko pop look like it’s talking?
Lommy@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Check and mate.
hOrni@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Saw them at Christmas in Denmark. I haven’t seen them in almost 30 years, so I was tempted to buy them, but I still remember the candy being bad so I passed.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
looks like shit
pezhore@infosec.pub 5 days ago
I’m still here.