Rob Oechsle
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FELIX GUM Gets Stomped On by the SHIVERING PENGUIN!
Recently, while down at the end of old Black Market Alley in Naha, I went into a Cheap Candy Store (Dagashi-Ya) wholesaler, looking for some hard-to-find FRUIT MONSTER RAINBOW GUMMY STRIPS, but was distracted by the 60-Piece Packs of "Grape Flavored" FELIX GUM sitting on the shelves.
The Candy Master said, "Kids don't want the old Felix Gum anymore. They want soda-flavored SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM, and we can barely keep it in stock!"
Not wanting to lose money, I bought a 60-Piece box of Felix GRAPE and Penguin SODA gum. I got to the car feeling great about the tons of money I saved but then realized, I DON'T CHEW GUM! Dang!
All kinds of flavored bubble gum in wholesale packs of 60 each, usually purchased by mama-san stores all over the island.
The OLD and classic Felix Gum is being outsold by this new grape-flavored version, but even more than this, kids now want the SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM (next photo) which seems to outsell all others on Okinawa.
If you were (once again) a kid growing up on Okinawa, you'd be wanting the Grape or Soda flavors, and leave the original Felix in the bins.
The OLD and classic Felix Gum, as well as its popular new GRAPE version, is being outsold by this even MORE popular, soda / ramune-flavored SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM which seems to outsell all others on Okinawa.
If you were (once again) a kid growing up on Okinawa, you'd be wanting the Grape or Soda flavors, and leave the original Felix in the bins.
Cheers!
Recently, while down at the end of old Black Market Alley in Naha, I went into a Cheap Candy Store (Dagashi-Ya) wholesaler, looking for some hard-to-find FRUIT MONSTER RAINBOW GUMMY STRIPS, but was distracted by the 60-Piece Packs of "Grape Flavored" FELIX GUM sitting on the shelves.
The Candy Master said, "Kids don't want the old Felix Gum anymore. They want soda-flavored SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM, and we can barely keep it in stock!"
Not wanting to lose money, I bought a 60-Piece box of Felix GRAPE and Penguin SODA gum. I got to the car feeling great about the tons of money I saved but then realized, I DON'T CHEW GUM! Dang!
All kinds of flavored bubble gum in wholesale packs of 60 each, usually purchased by mama-san stores all over the island.
The OLD and classic Felix Gum is being outsold by this new grape-flavored version, but even more than this, kids now want the SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM (next photo) which seems to outsell all others on Okinawa.
If you were (once again) a kid growing up on Okinawa, you'd be wanting the Grape or Soda flavors, and leave the original Felix in the bins.
The OLD and classic Felix Gum, as well as its popular new GRAPE version, is being outsold by this even MORE popular, soda / ramune-flavored SHIVERING PENGUIN GUM which seems to outsell all others on Okinawa.
If you were (once again) a kid growing up on Okinawa, you'd be wanting the Grape or Soda flavors, and leave the original Felix in the bins.
Cheers!
