Calliecake|1412196295|3760106 said:I did love blowing bubbles as a kid though.
kenny|1412186545|3759962 said:I never buy it but my SO keeps it in his car so I'll take one piece, but only maybe once or twice a year.
When young I bought it all the time.
But at some point, maybe around the 70s or 80s I think they changed their recipes so the flavor didn't last so I'd spit it out and get a fresh piece.
I'd go through several pieces during one 'chewing'.
Annoyed by this, I just stopped buying gum.
Now that I'm a grumpy old man I suspect that recipe change was intentional so you'd consume/buy more.
iLander|1412196982|3760115 said:kenny|1412186545|3759962 said:I never buy it but my SO keeps it in his car so I'll take one piece, but only maybe once or twice a year.
When young I bought it all the time.
But at some point, maybe around the 70s or 80s I think they changed their recipes so the flavor didn't last so I'd spit it out and get a fresh piece.
I'd go through several pieces during one 'chewing'.
Annoyed by this, I just stopped buying gum.
Now that I'm a grumpy old man I suspect that recipe change was intentional so you'd consume/buy more.
Yes, that's Exactly what they did, Kenny. I think it's called "flavor fatigue" and it was speeded up in the late '80's.
See? You're not crazy. Well, not often, anyway.
It's a 4 Billion dollars (annually) market, in the US alone. Stakes are high.
Zoe|1412196600|3760108 said:Slow day, Kenny?
Yes, Momhappy! Me too. I have never been able to bear noisy eating at all, and absolutely no one can chew gum without sound -- what would be the fun? I just hate to see or hear gum being chewed.momhappy|1412197245|3760119 said:Never, ever, ever…... I loathe gum - I hate the constant chewing sound, the smacking, the smell, even the mere sight of it in someone's mouth. I don't know why I feel this way, but I think that it's just a gross habit.
Niel|1412200827|3760161 said:I have tmj I'm not suppose to ever. But sometimes I like it
kenny|1412184457|3759918 said:How often do you chew gum?
For this poll buying a pack and finishing it would count as one time even though a pack obviously has several pieces.