Chewed Out

[SteveS]

While going through a long-stored box to find something I wanted to post in another thread, I found this bag of Reggie Bar wrappers left over from the candy I devoured in 1978, and three unopened packs of Fernando Valenzuela gum from 1981. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who would consider opening one of these 40 year-old Fernando packs and taking a chew, just to recapture childhood memories. Or maybe you have some interesting sports-related food items to share.

[icollectDCsports]

Somewhere, I have a Reggie Bar wrapper that I carefully removed back then in order to save it. But didn't save the candy itself.

[philliesfan]

Gum......Heck yea would try it.
I think I still have some of those Pete Rose candy bars somewhere.

Maybe if I find some I will post a video of trying it.
Bob

[JoeDfan]

I also had an unopened box of Valenzuela bubble gum. While I didn't try that, I did try some of the old Topps gum.

That was a bad, bad idea.

[SteveS]

IcollectDCsports, as a Dodger fan, I hesitated to try a candy bar named after Mr. Jackson. But as a baseball fan and collector (and avid chocolate eater), I figured I had to try it. As I recall, it was OK. Nothing great.

philliesfan, yes!! I can't wait to see that video!

JoeDfan, in 2011 I bought a couple unopened packs of 1987 Topps just for the gum. It literally disintegrated in my mouth after two bites. That was 24 year-old gum at the time. I'm hesitant to see what 40 year-old gum looks like, much less put it in my mouth.

[drcy]

I've chewed old Topps gum before. It likely won't hurt you, but isn't gum anymore.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by SteveS

While going through a long-stored box to find something I wanted to post in another thread, I found this bag of Reggie Bar wrappers left over from the candy I devoured in 1978, and three unopened packs of Fernando Valenzuela gum from 1981. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who would consider opening one of these 40 year-old Fernando packs and taking a chew, just to recapture childhood memories. Or maybe you have some interesting sports-related food items to share.

Do you remember the other Reggie candy bars that were a combined effort of Clark and Upper Deck, had a red wrapper on them? I'v got a partial box with about a dozen and a half unopened candy bars still in it buried somewhere. Don't think I'd take a chance on eating one though.

[SteveS]

Guy, I heard of those, but never saw one. Were they any good?

Bob, now that you mention it, I believe the wrapper below the top one in my pic above is a red Reggie.

[Butch7999]

We enjoyed the intoxicating scent of Topps gum in a fresh pack of cards when we were kids,
but had no interest in chewing it (our folks forbade gum-chewing anyway). We tried being nice guys
by giving the gum away to other kids in our neighbourhood or in school, but once they tried it,
they mostly got pissed off at us, as if we'd pranked them by foisting some foul novelty candy on them,
like the intentionally putrescent-smelling "Zombie Brains" candies or the Harry Potter jellybeans
or whatnot, all currently available as gags (gags indeed)...

[HexsHeroes]

And somehow I saved Griffey Jr. bars, both the blue and yellow wrapper varieties.

[SteveS]

Butch, people who don't like Topps gum are not the kind of people you want to hang out with. Were you ever tempted to defy your parents and try it?

Vincent, I always thought that Griffey should have been the spokesman for Junior Mints.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by SteveS

Bob, now that you mention it, I believe the wrapper below the top one in my pic above is a red Reggie.

I think you're right. Certainly wouldn't think of opening and eating one of those 1993 candy bars today. LOL

I do believe they included a single Clark/Upper Deck card of Reggie with each candy bar as well. UD produced a special three card set of Reggie cards that included the image of a Clark candy bar on the front of each card. And apparently there were 200 cards autographed by Reggie that were randomly inserted into the candy bars as well. Honestly didn't realize that before just now looking it all up. And hard to believe these unopened Reggie bars are almost 30 years old now.

So, think there's any chance I could get some TPG to slab and grade any of my dozen and a half unopened Reggie bars? LOL

Actually wonder if the cards are still worth anything. Did find the set listed in an old SCD catalog from 2011 showing the cards then valued at about $1 each, and an autographed card at $75. Interesting!!!

[SteveS]

PSA may slab it, but you'll never get a 9 or a 10, because it's a caramel and not a mint (see what I did there?).

[Mark17]

Somebody should make scented products like air fresheners or laundry fresheners with that Topps gum smell.

[Collectorsince62]

True story - I was walking through a local grocery store one day and I see Ozzie Smith shopping. I probably should have left him alone but I couldn't resist asking him "excuse me sir, do you know where the Willie McGee cookies are?"

He and Willie were/are best of friends and the cookies had just come out, and being the outstanding person he is, Ozzie laughed (thank goodness) and said something funny that I just can't remember. Class act that Wizard of Oz. Oh, and the cookies were pretty good too.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by SteveS

PSA may slab it, but you'll never get a 9 or a 10, because it's a caramel and not a mint (see what I did there?).

LOL

Nice one Steve.

[bigfanNY]

Came with purchase of a bar... maybe I took 2 I was 16 at the time..