Talk:Polo (confectionery)

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Omigod, I got beat to a revert by a bot. Gewehr

Article name

Since Polos are not just mints, and are all different kinds of sweet (candy), this article should perhaps be renamed. I'd perhaps do it myself, but I can't see the move tab. [1] doesn't seem to be much help... maybe I'm missing something. -Redrocketboy

The Mighty Boosh.

In the "Media & Entertainment" section, "The Mighty Boosh" got listed twice. Never having seen it (or a Polo!) before, I thought I'd let someone else fix it. anon 07:04, 31 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.191.244.177 (talk)

Looks like the Boosh reference has been scrapped altogether. I'm hip to the desire to limit trivia, but Noel Fielding's graphics work for the show is packed with Polo mints. PurpleChez (talk) 14:48, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Polo Holes and Advert

Conjecture at the moment, but were Polo Holes introduced off the back of the Ardman advert where the "hole" was punched out?

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Polo mints, what are they named after?

In the article it is stated that the name ‘polo’n as on ‘polo mints’ is reflective of the cool taste of the mints and is derived from the word ‘polar’. This is incorrect. Fruit flavoured polos do not have the sane ‘cool’ taste, therefore the ‘polar’ analogy would not apply, however, they are still referred to as ‘polos’. The name actually derives from the similarity in appearance between the polo mint and the rubber grommets around the holes in a polo helmet. The sport of polo has been influential in the naming of numerous things including the polo shirt, the polo necked sweater and the chukka boot. 2A01:4C8:461:FF1D:2DC1:FFBA:B619:C71F (talk) 09:14, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The mint flavour came first, obviously. You will need to cite a source that refers to the polo helmet origin for the name. --Hazhk (talk) 23:03, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WW2 and the hole?

Was rationing just after the war any influence on there being a hole? Middle More Rider (talk) 14:42, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The description of the history contradicts itself

The "History" section claims that Polo mints' introduction was delayed by World War 2, but it also says that they weren't developed until after Rowntree had manufactured Life Savers under license during the war.

The reference Rowntree and Market Strategy says that they were developed in 1939 and supports the claim that the war delayed their introduction. But the reference Why We Love Things in Mint Condition quotes "confectionery expert Dr William Edwards," whom it describes as having worked for a decade at Rowntree, as saying that rather than being a pre-war development, Polos were developed in response to the post-war cancellation of the licensing agreement.

Whichever of these versions of history is accurate, our article ought to pick one or the other and stick with it. As it is, the article simultaneously asserts both. PaulTanenbaum (talk) 17:47, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]