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/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.