Jakemans Throat & Chest Sweets

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53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Alyson29

Member since 07/09/2010

Reviews written: 330

A high quality throat sweet from Jakemans
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01/04/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Powerful vapours that clear the nasal passages and soothe that sore throat
Disadvantages Aftertaste seems to linger for several hours

Over the years I have probably tried and tested every throat sweet that is available and whilst I do not believe that any product will totally rid you of the pain and misery associated with a sore throat, there are a few that will ease the symptoms for a fairly reasonable period of time. It was approximately six months ago after reading a few positive reviews on Dooyoo that I learned of Jakemans, which encouraged me to visit the supermarket and try them out for myself with my initial purchase being the honey and lemon flavour, which I have previously reviewed. As I found the sweets extremely ... more
77 of 77 Ciao users found the following review helpful

rojm

Member since 19/02/2006

Reviews written: 149

good old fashioned cough sweets 03/12/2010

Advantages soothed my throat
Disadvantages not sure

It's that time of year again, the coughs and colds start, well they do in my house. I have been telling my daughter to put something warmer on for school for a couple of weeks now (they don't like taking big coats as they have to carry them round with them all day, no cloakrooms anymore). They have to do PE outside so she doesn't see the difference. Well this morning she woke up feeling a little rough with a sore throat. So before I picked her up this evening I stopped at the local Spar for some cough sweets for her. I noticed Jakemans Throat & Chest, even though I have never tried these ... more
66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful

donf18

Member since 30/11/2000

Reviews written: 815

Slippery blighters 13/10/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages They are quite soothing
Disadvantages I think there are better cough sweets for a serious cough

Intro I don’t know what it is but I’ve always had a thing for cough/chest sweets. I just generally like the taste of them and buy them often even though there is no sign of a couch or a chesty wheeze. The stronger the better usually, and in this department Hall’s menthol are pretty strong. Anyway whilst moseying round the shops I spied these for 50p and thought they can’t be that bad. Jakeman’s Throat and chest soothing menthol sweets The black bag, which contains the sweets, is actually quite menacing in its appearance, with copperplate lettering and boldness it could be that they were ... more
46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful

pinky50

Member since 16/11/2010

Reviews written: 552

A quality cough sweet. 09/12/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages Helps ease the chest and coughs.
Disadvantages None.

I had a sore throat recently and I had been eating lots of different cough sweets to try and ease it a little, I do not suffer that much usually with sore throats but since the weather has been so cold and my immune system is not so good I have I just picked up a few germs as we all do, I thought at one point I was going to get a cold but that does not appear to be the case at the moment but who knows in a couple of days or so all that could change as we all know. I bought these cough sweets from Tesco and they come in 3 flavours that I am aware of, the ones I am reviewing today are the ... more
38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful

xxfoxyredxx

Member since 01/10/2006

Reviews written: 1108

Jakeman's soothed my cold! 23/01/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Everything
Disadvantages Nlone at all

This week I have been feeling really run down. On top of having to have another injection into my spine for a life long condition (which kills me and sees me off to bed for a couple of days!) I have back problems of which I may have to have a disc removed sometime soon. However those problems are bad enough to cope with and as anyone knows when you have an on going health problem somehow we have ways of dealing with it and carrying on! However I'm not so brave when i get a cold/flu and really kick off then and become a nightmare patient. So this week I have had the sniffles, a temperature ... more
22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Sunnysmiles

Member since 22/07/2005

Reviews written: 534

Zaps the cough away 13/10/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages works quickly
Disadvantages not for small children

I first came across these throat and chest sweets a few years ago whilst suffering from the most annoying ratteling chest cough and sore throat I can remember. It was the year of the bird flu epidemic and although I hadn't had bird flu my symptoms seemed to last for ever and everywhere I went I noticed other people were coughing and wheezing too. Whilst shopping in Morrisons I saw these on the shelves where the sweets were, they stood out as they were in a black packet and I remember thinking they didn't look attractive, but were a simple design just saying throat and cheat sweets on the front ... more
17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful

l500589

Member since 02/08/2009

Reviews written: 214

Jake's the Man 03/11/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages taste and results
Disadvantages none

I absolutely love Jakemans Menthol Throat and Chest cough sweets!! My Dad first introduced me to these a few years back when I was suffering from a bit of the old 'man flu', and being somewhat of an expert on sweets in general, my dad turned up with a bag of these for me during a visit to see me. They are basically a hard boiled sweet, black in colour, and probably just a bit larger in size than a locket or tune. They come in a Black plastic bag, which contains 100 grams (approximately 15) of individually wrapped sweets inside it. I remember the first time I saw the packet, and the design ... more
27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful

basketofbuttons

Member since 08/08/2012

Reviews written: 461

Is it a sweet or a throat lozenge? 22/02/2013

User recommends the product

Advantages Work well for sore throats
Disadvantages Not so well for ticklish coughs

Jakeman’s throat sweets were something that my husband first introduced me to. They are, in fact, one of his favourite sweets, and he eats them not for medicinal purposes, but just because he likes the taste. Last time we bought a bag of these together was at the supermarket and I paid around 65p for a medium sized bag. There are about seventeen to twenty sweets inside the bag and they are all individually wrapped, which keeps them nice and fresh and also prevents them from sticking together. Personally speaking, I find these a little bit too hot to eat them as he does, just as a sweet ... more
25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful

chrisandmark_is_here

Member since 03/07/2011

Reviews written: 571

A clearer chest, thanks to a delicious sweetie! 03/07/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages A delicious refreshing flavour, they work well to clear and soothe a blocked up chest
Disadvantages Some people will dislike the flavour

I'm suffering from the most horrible cold ever. The main symptoms are slowly disappearing now but I've been left feeling chesty with an irritating sore throat which I can't shift. Jakemans Throat & Chest sweets have been a brilliant addition to my cold busting arsenal, they are a bag of menthol lozenges which claim to soothe a blocked chest and throat. And they work! I was a bit nervous of trying them as the black bag they come in looks very medicinal, I thought they were going to be very strong just based on the look of the bag and that was without even trying one! There are a few different ... more
31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful

newby2

Member since 25/02/2007

Reviews written: 1414

~Breathe Easy~
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08/04/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages a classic
Disadvantages none

Jakemans Throat & Chest Sweets Jackemans are a classic throat sweet which have been around for many years now. My Dad would always have a packet of these whether he had a sore throat or not. I think the idea is that it not only would aid a sort throat but the menthol in the sweet would help clear away any mild congestion. This means that they are a good sweet to choose when you only have mild cold like symptoms and good to have in the drawer all the time. The sweets themselves come all individually wrapped up in a 100 gram cellophane bag. They can be found in Tesco's and Morrison's and then of ... more