Grandad never got me these.
 Mar 24th, 2003
Advantages:
Quite tasty, last a while
Disadvantages:
Can get a bit claggy, and have a tendency to shatter tooth enamel
Recommendable:
Yes
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OK, so I'm bored, and I've managed to wangle myself 30 minutes away from the wonderful world of heterogeneous catalysis (never EVER do ANYTHING in inorganic chemistry for your PhD, kids - you'll regret it), and decided to write about something. Anything. Preferably in a paying category.
A-ha - what's this? Why, it's a packet of Werther's Originals that I bought from the wee shop across from the Chemistry Department here at Dundee Uni. Well, I do believe I've been inspired.....! THE PRODUCT:
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Werther's Originals are hard butter candies sold in either big or wee packets, and which contrary to the rather sickly advertising campaign that accompanies them, I think they're relatively new on the market. Certainly, I don't remember them from my childhood, and seem to recall them being "launched" in a blaze of publicity about seven or eight years ago (correct me if I'm wrong, gang). They're made by....hold on (goes and reads packet).....er, I don't know who they're made by. The packet says "distributed
by Storck", but there's no multi-national sweetie conglomerate with their name on the pack, which is both worrying and encouraging. After all, I'd never heard of this "Werther's" mob until a few years ago, but then again it's nice to see that Nestle haven't swallowed up the entire competition. Yet.
THE SWEETIES:
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The sweets themselves are small ovoid brown candies that look like toffees - but don't be fooled. Instead of a soft gooey toffee, you've got a small brick here, and any attempt to chomp one of these upon mouth deposition will result in a trip to Mr.Pullem the dentist. The sweets are very creamy and it has to be said, quite tasty. The packet blurb says they're made from butter and cream, and the cream is the dominant effect upon tasting, although they are certainly not sickly. It's hard to describe what they actually taste like. Just as Coke can only be said to "taste like Coke", these can only be described as "tasting like Werther's", so I'm afraid that you really need to try them to find out for yourself. The small packets come in at around 50g with ten sweets in a pack, and should last you for about an hour or so. Of course after a while (once the sweet's reduced in size a bit) you'll get the urge to crunch, and if you don't lacerate the inside of your mouth on the razor sharp shards that splinter off, you'll do well. On average, one Werther's Original will last anywhere between 4 and 10 minutes, depending on your RoS (Rate of Suckage). THE VALUE:
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I'm afraid to say that I don't know how much a big bag of these beasties costs, so I'll leave that to your good selves to discover. As for the wee packet I bought about 40 minutes ago, it cost me 34p for a ten-sweet pack, so at 3.4p per sweet, they're decent value for dosh.
THE PACKAGING:
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A weird yellow colour with brown writing and pictures of the sweets on the front, Werther's packets are about 4 inches long (matron!) and are easily missed, so you might need to go a-hunting if you really want a packet. Thankfully at the Dundee Uni Shop they're conveniently situated between Werther's Toffees and Citrus Polos, so I know where to look for them. THE BLURB:
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As the sweets are made up mostly of sugar, cream and butter, they are obviously unsuitable for vegans and lactose-intolerants, but fine for veggies. There's no nutritional info on the packet, but suffice to say they won't help you lose weight as part of a calorie-controlled diet.
THE DOWNSIDE:
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The only problem I find with Werther's Originals is that they tend to de-hydrate your mouth slightly, and as such once you get to the end of your wee packet you feel a touch clagged up - current;y on my ninth sweet out of ten, I've got a mouth like the bottom of a budgie's cage. So have a drink inbetween if you can. OVERALL:
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A sweet that seems to think itself a bit "posher" than the rest, Werther's are a decent sweet that last a while and are certainly tasty, and decent value for money. While not my favourite confection, I've been known to spend a few pence on them since they arrived in Dundee, and I'm quite happy to do so for the foreseeable future. Put it this way - you could a hell of a lot worse.
(cue a smutty "Rate of Suckage" joke from Deano....)
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08.03.2008 12:53
When I was younger and my mum told me and my brothers to choose a packet of sweets, I often used to chose these as I knew they'd last longer than my brothers. Still partial to a packet now and then x
01.04.2005 21:53
Glad you didn't ask what everyone's Rate of Suckage is. Jess x
30.06.2004 12:32
love the review LOL jen :o)