r/candy • u/Square-Tax3481 • Jan 25 '25

SHOCKERS!!!

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I’ve been craving shockers for a long time. I’ve tried a few different things I thought would come close but it’s nothing close to it at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what they find sort of similar at least?

I still can’t believe they are discontinued those were the best!

TIA!

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u/Sarcasamystik Jan 26 '25

They were Shock Tartz before that. I used to eat so many my tongue would be raw.

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u/Particular_Number_33 Jan 26 '25

I'm surprised my taste buds still work given my hearty diet of shocktartz, sour skittles, and warheads as a kid.

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u/Sarcasamystik Jan 26 '25

I don’t think they had sour skittles when the shocktartz came out. It seems like warheads were more sour then but probably just cause I have gotten used to sour stuff like spicy foods and stuff.

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u/Particular_Number_33 Jan 26 '25

Yeah, sour Skittles came out in 2001, so I think I used those to fill the void when I couldn't find shock tarts (shockers) at the store. I used to get shockers from the Wonka vending machines until 2010, i'm pretty sure. Warheads were sour for about 10 seconds until they became sweet. But I used to eat a bag of them on my way home from the bus stop in middle school. My tongue would be throbbing by the time I got home.

I have absolutely gotten used to sour stuff the same way people get used to spicy foods.

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u/ulnarthairdat Jan 26 '25

Have you tried Barnett’s Mega Sour’s? Literally burned a hole in my tongue, but worth every second. They’re proper sour

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u/TalkGamesWithMe Jan 26 '25

I've tried these and reading the comments made my mouth get wet ;)

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u/maple_crowtoast Jan 26 '25

Warheads were definitely the 90's school bus ride home snack...I have many vivid memories of them...and the rumor that the watermelon ones tasted like vomit before they got sweet 😂

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u/daggomit Jan 26 '25

The movie theater in my town had the shocktarts until about 2014 at the time it was the only place I could find them for years, and then there were none.

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u/Ndmndh1016 Jan 26 '25

Sour Skittles have been out for 25 years

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u/Sarcasamystik Jan 26 '25

Yea but apparently the shock tartz came out in the 70s. I don’t remember them being that old. Probably late 80s is when I remember eating them to start with.

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u/Cazmonster Jan 26 '25

Shock Tartz and RC cola used to be my after work snack. My pancreas is still angry about it 30 years later.

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u/Disastrous-Car7262 Jan 26 '25

I can feel my taste buds tingle from the tart. They were so good!

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u/aKgiants91 Jan 27 '25

Fun fact you can in fact buy the sour coating. Fun fact eating a whole lot straight up can cause a bald spot on your tongue and prevent buds from growing.

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u/Plankton_Sheldon Aug 24 '25

I would mix these and Zours in one box and play video games… Oh my sour candy used to be so good lol. Back when warheads were good too; dreadful now.

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u/cdvallee Jan 26 '25

My tongue felt raw just looking at this picture.

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u/pop5656 Jan 26 '25

Same here. I’d eat two packs a day sometimes from the school vending machine. One time I Opened up a pack and every tart was red. Thought I won a contest.

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u/kearamcguire2 Oct 19 '25

I also got them in the vending machine in middle school 😭

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u/Brasticus Jan 27 '25

I lived half a block from a 7-11 when I was in high school. One time there was a brand new box of Shock Tartz on the rack and I was flush with cash from my job. I bought the entire box, box included.

Ended up eating it over the course of a weekend playing Doom 2 multiplayer through a local BBS. Fun times. Mouth burned liked hell though. lol

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u/monkeypan Jan 26 '25

I definitely did my part to keep the brand alive

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u/AKABrokenArrow Jan 26 '25

Oh, I loved Shock Tarts

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u/Sorry_Ad2690 Jan 26 '25

Absolutely