Severe Candy Failure

[Plecostomus]

Dear Altoids:

For years I have been a big fan of your Curiously Strong Mints. Nothing burns quite like an Altoid Mint. Excellent flavor, not sickly sweet.

I figured that since you do such a wonderful job with the mints I would try your ginger-candy. I like my ginger strong enough to cause retinal damage and kidney failure and I figured if anyone could pull it off it would be Altoids.

I regret to inform you that your Ginger Candy is weak and lifeless, and far far too sugary. In point of fact it tastes like a sugar-cube that someone set on top of a piece of ginger for 30 seconds. There is NO burn, no retinal damage and certainly NO kidney damage.

Please take this criticism in the spirit that is intended: Continuous Improvement. As a man with a long history of Manufacturing Experience I realize that you will not "improve" your product, you will simply fire all the workers who were on duty the day that particular batch was prepared.

In the future should you wish to modify your product recipe please contact me via Live Journal so I can give you an address to ship "quality improvement" samples to.

In conclusion I will continue to eat your mint product with much enjoyment but I will not purchase your "ginger" candy again until you personally assure me of an improved recipe.


Sincerely,

Brian "ZOMG" Richard
Ontario, New York

 

[RJDiogenes]

I always preferred Mary Ann's candy, anyway.

 

[Plecostomus]

Hm, either that's a Gilligan's Island joke or an obscure brand of candy. Either way I'm too tired to Google it.

 

[RJDiogenes]

It's a Gilligan's Island joke.

 

[Plecostomus]

It's a Gilligan's Island joke.

Just want you to know I was > < that close to looking before it dawned on me.

Slow am I, but not THAT slow.

 

[Amaris]

It's a Gilligan's Island joke.

Just want you to know I was > < that close to looking before it dawned on me.

Slow am I, but not THAT slow.

It Dawns Well.

As for Altoids, I've been a fan of their cinnamon flavored mints for years.
Nothing like them. Their creme de menthe on the other hand, is lifeless and uninspired.

J.

 

[Chaos Descending]

It Dawns Well.

I see what you did there!!!!!

 

[RJDiogenes]

Yes, "dawned on me." Pretty good.

 

[Plecostomus]

Yes, "dawned on me." Pretty good.

Would you believe that was unintentional? Told you I'm darn tired, been working on CAD stuff all day my brain is shot.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Always take credit for the happy accidents. That's what I do.

 

[Mr Awe]

I'm suriously addicted to Altoid's Tangerine Sours. They're not overly sweet and are very sour. Love them! Hard to find locally though. I order them in sets of 16 from Amazon.

Mr Awe

 

[Alidar Jarok]

As for Altoids, I've been a fan of their cinnamon flavored mints for years.
Nothing like them. Their creme de menthe on the other hand, is lifeless and uninspired.

Their cinnamon ones are quite good. Never even knew they had creme de menthe (although I'm not quite sure what that is ).