Bought Wispas today

Yes, but you missed my point, Smurfy, which is why focus on an era that had nothing to do with the actual bar sold?
You should know only too well that Global Warming has cancelled cold winters. In fact does winter actually exist in UK now?

[MugGy bONehEad]

Bought mine in Hastings today, my brain started playing tricks though, saying the bar used to be deeper and the bubbles bigger but im not so sure. It was lovely though, Just Wispa Gold and Wispaccino to go now.

[smurfboy]

Yes, but you missed my point, Smurfy, which is why focus on an era that had nothing to do with the actual bar sold?

 

Wispa was launched in the eighties and was one of the biggest sellers of that decade - how has that got nothing to do with the bar? I know the shape changed slightly in later years, but I don't think that's a reason not to use the campaign.

Tis true re one of the biggest sellers of that decade. It was also one of the biggest of the 90's but it didn't stop them canning it in favour of chasing the best selling bar in the big whole wide world. It just seems another cynical marketing ploy by a company who don't really care about their customers.
They brought it back?
Yes, that'll make us a few extra million (who can blame them?) whilst we piggy-back on a generation's nostalga.
I bet they haven't made their minds up about keeping it back until they see how much they can rake in.
I guess it boils down to the fact I do not think much of the company and their strategies. I wouldn't call them chocolate artisans. Profit is necessary I'll grant you, but where is the pride and love in the production of their products?
Rant over (for now )
I'm away for a lie down and some fruit and nut.



OH! f**k! paulham2007-10-14 15:49:05

[smurfboy]

I don't believe Wispa was selling that well at the time of its discontinuation. Yes, Cadbury wanted to build on the CDM brand, but did they discontinue Time Out when they introduced CDM Wafer? Did Crunchie go when they introduced CDM Crunchie? Has Turkish Delight disappeared from the shelves since CDM Turkish arrived? They kept all those bars - if Wispa was still a big seller, why not keep that too?

I think the success of the revival is a classic case of people wanting what they can't have. You can only miss something if it isn't available, so now it's back there's a lot of excitement. I myself have eaten about four Wispas in the last couple of weeks, but I probably didn't buy that many in the last year before it got the chop - and I'm willing to bet I'm not alone.

[Dansak]

I am finding it very hard to find Wispas now, WH Smith have them but want 65p which is pricey!

btw does anyone else think Wispas were better in their original form which was chunkier and less flat? You know what i mean, you had to open your gob wider to get it in. They lost a bit of their magic when they flattened them.

Oh and Wispa Golds were sickly sweet nasty contraptions.

[smurfboy]

Wispa Gold was fantastic! As for complaining it was sweet, what do you expect the combination of chocolate and caramel to taste like - sucking a lemon?

[Dansak]

Am I the only person bothered that they made them flatter?

It has been said by others......

[Cherry_Ripe]

btw does anyone else think Wispas were better in their original form which was chunkier and less flat?

 

I preferred the size of them when they were fatter however in those days they had a paper wrapper which tended to split at the corners giving them a stale chocolate taste. Ideally I would like them to be the old style 'chunky' bars but in the new style (plastic) wrapper.

[Logger]

I used to absolutely detest Wispa's of the milk chocolate variety...they had a very artificial aftertaste (I'm talking about the original 80's version here).

The 'new' Wispas are really scrumptious though - a huge improvement on the original product.  These bars are definitely NOT the same as the ones that were axed a few years back.

I hope they bring back WispaGold.  I think they would be a huge success.

 

[oldspice]

And Wispa mint!!

[Dansak]

I used to absolutely detest Wispa's of the milk chocolate variety...they had a very artificial aftertaste (I'm talking about the original 80's version here).

The 'new' Wispas are really scrumptious though - a huge improvement on the original product.  These bars are definitely NOT the same as the ones that were axed a few years back.

I hope they bring back WispaGold.  I think they would be a huge success.

 

Cant say I notice a difference in taste.

[loulou]

I had a Wispa today and I don't think it tastes any different.

[Logger]

The first generation of Wispa bars in the 80's had a bitter and slightly artificial aftertaste which isn't there anymore.  Now they just taste of Dairy Milk.  Bear in mind I've not had one of these since they were first released...