Talk:Sweethearts (candy)

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Merge

I agree the articles should be merged, but I think the they should reside at Conversation hearts (the generic term) and Sweethearts (candy) should be mentioned as a common brand. -SCEhard T 08:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As the proposer of the merge, I'm not really bothered which title remains (I'm not American, so I can't really judge which would be better). However, both appeared to be covering essentially the same ground (i.e. duplicating/splitting info), and there doesn't appear to be enough to say specifically about the Sweethearts brand to warrant a separate article. Fourohfour 10:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everyone I know calls them Sweethearts, even if they're not NECCO brand; I think the merge sounds good. --Brandon Dilbeck 05:31, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would oppose a merge as it appears that Sweethearts may predate other versions. Also, it would be like merging the MilkShake and Milky Way articles since they are quite similar in composition. Since not much has happened since this original topic was posted I assume it was decided to leave things as they are. THX1136 (talk) 21:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Battered Sugar

What in god's name is 'battered sugar' ?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.208.51 (talk) 21:05, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No idea. To me as a Brit, it sounds like something you'd buy in a fish and chip shop! 81.158.1.233 (talk) 02:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or something Homer Simpson would eat. Seriously, though, I can't find too many references to "battered sugar" online. I checked Necco's website and found this: "Both Sweethearts and the familiar NECCO Wafers use the same batter--sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, gums, coloring and flavoring." Maybe someone got confused by "batter--sugar"? I've removed "battered" from the article.kane2742 (talk) 18:21, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New Flavors in 2010

Can someone verify why they changed the flavors? (imho the new ones are a bit too bitter) and Necco has enough trouble, but may go to Brachs for this one. :( My white hearts are missing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.149.8.37 (talk) 05:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While I agree the new formula is terrible here is the company line to my COMPLIANTS

Thank you for writing to Necco, I wanted to personally thank you for all of your input on our new Sweethearts. They are a great US made product and I am glad to hear you are a longtime fan. Over the years, our number one product requests have been around producing a more flavorful and softer product. Sweethearts have been America’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy for over 145 years now and we needed to ensure that Sweethearts continue to delight people of all ages.

It’s never easy to change something that hasn’t been changed for a very long time and we appreciate your support as we continue to come up with new flavors and ways to say I Love You. Here’s more information about all of our exciting changes:

Our new softer Original Flavors now include: Green Apple, Blue Raspberry, Strawberry, Lemon, Grape and Orange. The color of the hearts were changed to match the flavors so people could tell what flavor they were eating before they even tried them. The new expressions on the Sweethearts were chosen by over 10,000 Americans at mysweethearts.com back in the summer. The complete list of the top new sayings includes both contemporary expressions like Tweet® Me and Text Me and beloved classics like “Love Me” and “Sweet Pea.” The packaging was changed to make the product easier to find at shelf. And our little 1oz boxes are now slightly smaller with no window, to be more sustainable and easier to handle for tiny kid hands. The back of our 1oz boxes was also changed so that kids could write in their To/From names in pencil.

Place to complain = http://www.necco.com/ContactUs/Default.asp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.197.214.5 (talk) 20:15, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2 or 8 billion?

Different sections of the article claim that either 2 or 8 billion hearts are produced a year. So which is it? 77.250.43.47 (talk) 00:24, 14 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ambiguity over the changed messages

It says: "In the 1990s, Necco vice-president Walter Marshall wanted to update some of the sayings and retire others, including "Call me", "Email me", and "Fax me"." Does that mean he wanted to update those three quoted sayings, or retire those three? — Furthermore, if "Email me" was a brand-new message (which seems likely in the 1990s) then it was added, not updated or retired, and the sentence is wrong. Equinox ◑ 20:25, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Addressed issue by removing the 'messages' since I have no citable source to do a better edit. THX1136 (talk) 21:04, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Flavors??

The article mentions the flavors but does not name what flavors were originally available. I would assume the same flavors as used in making the Necco Wafers. Is the info not available in a form that can be cited? THX1136 (talk) 20:58, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]