However, fewEasterCandiessparkfanobsessionquiteasmuchastheCadburyCremeEgg.
Devotiontothisseasonaltreatissostrongthatevenminutechangestotheformulacancauseanoutcry, a lessonthatCadburylearnedthehardwayin 2007 whenittriedtosecretlyreducethesizeoftheirsignaturetreat.
Fansdidn't takethisattemptedsubterfugelightly.
CremeEggaficionadoBJNovakfamouslyroastedthebrandonConan, comparing a new, smallereggwith a largerexamplehehadsavedfrom 2005 toprovethattheyhadindeedshrunk.
Withthosenumbersinmind, Skittlesmusthavethoughttheymade a surewinnerontheirhandswhentheyintroducedtheirsweetheatflavor.
Strangeflavorsandpromotionalstuntsare a bigpartofSkittles' brandidentity; they'veevengoneasfarastointroduce a flavorthat's supposedtotastelikerottenzombies.
Incontrasttothezombieflavor, however, sweetheatSkittlesweresupposedtoactuallytastegood.
WhenthemakersofAYDSDietCandywerebrainstormingideasforwhattocalltheirnewproductinthelate 1930s, theyhadnoideawhat a headachetheywouldcausein a fewdecades.
Whiletheideaofdietcandymayseemstrangetousnow, itwasactually a hugelypopularproductduringitspeakinthemid-20thcentury.
WhileearlyformulationsofAYDScontainedonlycarameland a proprietaryvitaminblend, laterversionswerefilledwith a localanestheticcalledbenzocaine.
ReviewerAdamatTheImpulsiveBuythoughtthatthePumpkinSpice M&Msmostlytastedlike a jumboversionofstandard M&Mswithanaftertastelike, quote, "... a wimpyversionofcinnamonredhots".
Thislimited-editionflavoronlystuckaroundfor a singleseason, butotherpumpkininspired M&M flavorshavesincehadlimited-timerunsoftheirown.
Reese's decidedtohonorthekingwith a banana-cream-filledpeanutbuttercupin 2007, the 30thanniversaryofElvis' death.
Althoughthereviewwasn't entirelynegative, a rideratCandyYumYumsaidthatthecreamwaschewyandnougat-like, andtheoverallflavorofthecupswasoverlysweetandlackedrealbananapunch.
Althoughthecandyonlysaw a shortproductionrun, anythingElvis-relatedturnsinto a collectible.