Dan Bars, Wham bars etc

Colonel Sanders · 03-01-2010 7:46pm #1

Just dropped down for the paper and couldn't help notice the piles of children's bars on the shelves

Couldn't help throwing a few Dan's, Wham's and indeed even Roy of the Rovers bars on the counter

Still taste good, but are a bit smaller and a bit more expensive than when I used to spend my pocket money on them

Passenger · 03-01-2010 8:51pm

Aye, Cowan's had discontinued Dan Bar's for a while but glad to see them back. Been chewin' 'em non-stop since.

Captain Havoc · 03-01-2010 9:42pm

Don't think my teeth would take 'em now, probably because I ate too many as a kid.

BluesBerry · 03-01-2010 10:19pm

Heaven..........I still buy these for myself

Sephiroth_dude · 05-01-2010 3:00pm

mmm roy of the rovers bar nyom

WindSock · 06-01-2010 12:05pm

Mmmm. My mouth is watering. I got a packet of new Wham sweets the other day. They were really sugary jelly belt things. Not as nice as original wham though.

Anyone remember Gargoyle bars? They were like green Dan bars. I wish they were still here.

Sephiroth_dude · 06-01-2010 3:13pm

WindSock wrote: »

Mmmm. My mouth is watering. I got a packet of new Wham sweets the other day. They were really sugary jelly belt things. Not as nice as original wham though.

Anyone remember Gargoyle bars? They were like green Dan bars. I wish they were still here.

I remember them,they were serious nyomage

Skerries · 03-02-2010 1:40pm

my favourite was the Battle of the Planets bars, they came in different flavours

oeb · 03-02-2010 1:53pm

Do you remember there used to be these great chewie bars. They were much shorter than dan bars etc, but about twice with width.

They came in mint and cola flavors. I miss them

Danco · 03-02-2010 2:39pm

oeb wrote: »

Do you remember there used to be these great chewie bars. They were much shorter than dan bars etc, but about twice with width.

They came in mint and cola flavors. I miss them

Woppas! They were delicious, and a steal at 5p!

WindSock · 03-02-2010 5:44pm

Mmmm. Woppas were good. The red one was cola and the green was peppermint.

pooch90 · 05-02-2010 11:41am

Check out keepitsweet.co.uk for all the best retro sweets. Heaven! there's loads of retro sweet websites in UK but most are an absolute rip off when it comes to the delivery charges. They have the majority of sweets you'd remember including the ones you'd buy a quarter of years ago-cola cubes, sweet peanuts, all the chewy ones. Yum YUm YUM- no wonder i'm a fat bitch!!

WindSock · 05-02-2010 11:58am

pooch90 wrote: »

Check out keepitsweet.co.uk for all the best retro sweets.

OMG YUM! :pac:

Candy whistles and cola pips!

http://www.keepitsweet.co.uk/catalog/index.php/cPath/48

pooch90 · 05-02-2010 9:42pm

I KNOW!! plus all the bags are £1 so it's hard to persuade yourself not to buy them! There are better websites with a greater selection www.aquarterof.co.uk has basically everything but wanted something like £25 to deliver to Ireland-feck off!

miss hell · 06-02-2010 3:16am

What about Dennis the Menace bars? I think they must be responsible for my love of all things red and black.

Magnum · 07-02-2010 2:13am

What about the free bars we used get as kids in the comics back in the eighties,.. anyone remember them.......

Dunjohn · 11-02-2010 1:52am

Wow, Whoppas, I'd completely forgotten about those. I couldn't decide which flavour I liked more, which is odd, because I hated anything even remotely minty as a kid.

I also miss Postman Pat and Applejack penny sweets. Which are kinda the same, but smaller.

Rainbow_brite · 11-02-2010 3:53pm

wow loved dan bars... along with stinger bars, care bear bars and those he-man red and green jelly mould things (any one remember them?)

AllInOne · 14-02-2010 8:56pm

Does anyone remember these bars called Top Tens or Big Times or something?? They had like nougat in them I think...I can't remember them properly at all now, I just remember they used to be dee-lish!

grenache · 15-02-2010 4:21am

Wow, Woppa bars had totally erased themselves from my memory. Thank you for reminding me of them. Jesus they were both lovely, the mint one was addictive. So hard to tear into them with your teeth though, i can remember losing one to them when i was 7.

starviewadams · 15-02-2010 4:42am

cola cow bars were my particular vice,ooh and blackjack bars and macaroon bars,and the mini bottles of score cola which were basically liquid sugar!!

zilog_jones · 19-02-2010 7:36pm

miss hell wrote: »

What about Dennis the Menace bars? I think they must be responsible for my love of all things red and black.

I recall they were rebranded at some stage when I guess they lost the licence, I think they may have actually been called "Red & Black" or something like that.

Used to like Woppas back in the day, I assume they're not around any more? Frosties were great too, but they became a good bit smaller after they stopped being 10p :mad:

I've noticed Caramacs are back (in Tesco), not sure if they ever disappeared though.

Sgt Hartman · 24-02-2010 4:54pm

I remember those He-Man bars with the yellowy green fondant in, they were pretty gross though.

Anyone here remember Big Bars? They were 5p each and you could get them in milk or white chocolate. They were horrible though, really sugary and artificial tasting:(

Spotted Klipso bars in my local shop during the week. First time I've seem them in years. They're lovely but the toffee in them is rock hard. The only way to eat them is to stick em in the freezer for a couple of hours and break them up into little pieces.

Also does anyone remember Monkey bars? They were Irish-made diamond shaped chocolate bars packed with peanuts. They were bloody gorgeous:)

Cadbury should also bring back Secret bars, they were lovely. They were whipped chocolate bars filled with choc mousse.

Smart Bug · 24-02-2010 6:10pm

I know they're not bars, but Fizzle Sticks anyone? I fuppin loved 'em, used to spend whatever cash the folks'd give me on 'em whenever they got them into the shop.

They don't exist anymore. Probably caused cancer or syphillis or something.

pooch90 · 26-02-2010 3:27pm

AllInOne wrote: »

Does anyone remember these bars called Top Tens or Big Times or something?? They had like nougat in them I think...I can't remember them properly at all now, I just remember they used to be dee-lish!

were they the bars that had the yellow wrapper with a big black clock on it? toffee covered in cheap chocolate??

grenache · 27-02-2010 1:51am

He-Man bars were to die for! The sweet filling was yum yum! Are they still around?

katkin · 27-02-2010 4:00pm

AllInOne wrote: »

Does anyone remember these bars called Top Tens or Big Times or something?? They had like nougat in them I think...I can't remember them properly at all now, I just remember they used to be dee-lish!

Thanks for the memory! They were in a yellow wrapper and there was a picture of a clockface on it, were they called Big Times, or were they just a Time Bar

Rainbow_brite · 27-02-2010 4:05pm

grenache wrote: »

He-Man bars were to die for! The sweet filling was yum yum! Are they still around?

Nope haven't seen them... think they only really lasted for a short time while the cartoon was popular

pooch90 · 27-02-2010 8:33pm

katkin wrote: »

Thanks for the memory! They were in a yellow wrapper and there was a picture of a clockface on it, were they called Big Times, or were they just a Time Bar

have a feeling they were the Big Time(s).

Ruu_Old · 27-02-2010 9:51pm

katkin wrote: »

Thanks for the memory! They were in a yellow wrapper and there was a picture of a clockface on it, were they called Big Times, or were they just a Time Bar

Yep, Big Time or as I used to call them, the loose tooth puller!

lmahoney79 · 04-03-2010 6:19pm

anyone remember the bars that had toffee on one side and liqourice on the other....they were bloomin gorgeous!

Ruu_Old · 04-03-2010 6:37pm

Don't remember the name of them but they tasted good! Highland Toffee is another bar I am remembering.

pooch90 · 07-03-2010 12:35am

Ruu wrote: »

Don't remember the name of them but they tasted good! Highland Toffee is another bar I am remembering.

You can still get those Highland bars. Yum.

All the 'retro' bars that you can still get are becoming bloody tiny though, makes me cry inside

cathalod · 15-03-2011 12:12pm

Hi,
I know this thread is pretty old.. but does anyone remember the name of the perticularly nasty green bar with black bits in it.. it was the same size as a Wham bar and the same chewiness... if thats a word..

a far as I remember the word begun with 'G'

It was like 'Gargoyle' or something..
Please rack your brains..

strangel00p · 15-03-2011 8:17pm

cathalod wrote: »

Hi,
I know this thread is pretty old.. but does anyone remember the name of the perticularly nasty green bar with black bits in it.. it was the same size as a Wham bar and the same chewiness... if thats a word..

a far as I remember the word begun with 'G'

It was like 'Gargoyle' or something..
Please rack your brains..

you might be thinking of a gorgo bar. a personal favourite from the 80s.

anyone know where to get honeybees in dublin?

_feedback_ · 16-03-2011 5:29pm

I don't know how our teeth took all the abuse! I'd be terrified of em now!

remembering · 20-03-2011 1:51pm

Was in Busaras a couple of weeks ago and spotted a little sweet shop in there with all the old fashioned jars of sweets, bars etc!! worth a look if your in there!!

Luke G · 12-05-2011 1:08am

lmahoney79 wrote: »

anyone remember the bars that had toffee on one side and liqourice on the other....they were bloomin gorgeous!

Denis The Menace Bars I Think? Something Like That Deffo.... Jaysus they were big aswel for 10 P

JohnMarston · 17-05-2011 10:46am

Dan bars were part of my diet back in the day

Also blackjack bars and refresher bars. As well as the chewy sweets in paper wrappers (i.e. fruit salad, there was even a postman pat themed chewy sweet) :pac:

Dull and Boring · 20-05-2011 3:57pm

I miss Woppa bars:( I loved Drumsticks too. Are they still around?

Grid. · 21-05-2011 7:53pm

I heard a while back that there are some specialty shops in town selling retro sweets, any feedback??

mikemac · 22-05-2011 5:43am

Roy of the Rovers

Pineapple flavor

Sickenly sweet, the sweetest bar I've ever found.
Can still remember the taste decades later

Kojak · 23-05-2011 1:57am

Are Dime Bars still going?

Ruu_Old · 23-05-2011 4:15am

They are, but changed the name to Daim a few years ago. :mad:

Shulgin · 23-05-2011 4:43am

lmahoney79 wrote: »

anyone remember the bars that had toffee on one side and liqourice on the other....they were bloomin gorgeous!

Was is this one?

http://www.bustercomic.co.uk/bar.html

I used to LOVE them!
Used to read the comic too

Ahh those were the days. i still love my refresher bars, numnum

BTW, Anyone remember blips? A small bag of tangy orange chewing gum thingies. Loved them!

Kojak · 23-05-2011 2:14pm

Ruu wrote: »

They are, but changed the name to Daim a few years ago. :mad:

That's an awful name for them.

Why change a classic?

Dull and Boring · 24-05-2011 11:21am

Anybody remember Touchdown bars?

zilog_jones · 24-05-2011 7:16pm

Kojak wrote: »

That's an awful name for them.

Why change a classic?

It was more a reversion than a change - "Daim" was always the name used internationally, only when it was introduced to the UK they changed it to "Dime" which I guess made it easier for English consumers to pronounce it correctly. At some stage after their height of popularity (which probably around the time of the Harry Enfield ads) they stopped bothering producing different packaging for the UK/Ireland so it became Daim here too.

I remember they always had "Daim"-branded boxes of mini bars in Shannon Airport even during the period they were sold as Dime here.