Ferrero Tic-Tacs

There I was, rooting through the bottomless pit that is my rucksack; looking for something to review. Buried under (amongst other things) various ancient receipts, some cortisone crème, and some painkillers, I find a little box. And that little box has been around a bit… Pity poor us, here in the UK. TIC TAC mints aren’t the same here. For some inexplicable reason, the US ‘one and a half calorie breath mint’ has TWO calories in the UK (‘Freshness in two calories’). And, I’ve done some research. It seems that the range of flavours of this little ... more

Most of us find the thought of speaking to someone with a bad breath is horrifying which is why we enjoy having chewing gum and minty sweets to instantly freshen up our breath. And for me, I always have Tic Tac around. It's easy to carry and fits perfect on my pocket. I prefered to have the fresh mint flavour because it's refreshing! HISTORY Tic Tac, manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero. It was first produced in 1969, and have been a popular minty hard sweets, since then the original Fresh mint flavor, was then followed by several new varieties of flavour. PACKAGING Sold in small ... more

In an ever-changing world of sweeties it is good to know that there are a few brand names out there which seem to have been around for ever. This review is about one such brand of mints, which many of you out there will be familiar with called Tic Tacs. I remember these as a child and to the best of my knowledge they are pretty much the same today as they were way back then. The Packaging Tic Tacs come in a clear plastic container, which has a rather novel flip top open lid, this is just large enough to allow one or two of the tiny mints to be tipped out at a time. Across the top of this lid ... more

Sometimes you just want a quick, refreshing minty taste in your mouth. It could be after a particularly spicy lunch or perhaps your mouth feels like the bottom of a bird cage after a boozy night out. Whatever the occasion there is a multitude of minty sweets available to tempt your taste buds. You can have traditional peppermint, spearmint, extra strong mint, mint flavoured chocolates, mint humbugs…… the choices sometimes seem endless. With me, though, I'm a traditional peppermint kind a gal. I love peppermint - but it has this strange effect on me and makes me sneeze violently! (And I mean ... more

Are you shaking your Tic-Tacs at me? Well are you? Let me have one then. Oh, go on. Go On. GO ON GO ON GO ON GO ON GO ON! Well its official. I am addicted to Tic-Tacs. The minty little white blobs you put in your mouth are currently number 1 on my shopping list. Whenever I am walking down my local supermarket (Tesco’s for all of you who want to know where to find me) the first thing that goes in the trolley is the Manchester Evening News, But shortly after that follows a packet of these fresh minty beauties. My addictions change just about once a month. Heres my addictions over the last few ... more