Most women also know that they will end up having a few great loves. I’m not talking Big v. Aiden here. No, I’m talking Crispy v. Pretzel.
In high school, our vending machine (oh the horror, don’t judge middle upper class NJ suburbia please, we do it for you) one day had M&Ms in a BLUE wrapper. BLUE! The color I just voted to add to the traditional selection, BLUE! How could I not buy it? It didn’t have any sort of nut, and it wasn’t dark chocolate so I was in. I reached into the machine, pulled it out and tried something called “Crispy M&Ms”.
Always the Twizzler, never the true chocolate lover (lactarded), Crispy M&Ms and I lived a great life together. For a few short years, until Mars Inc. put it on the discontinued list. Sadness overwhelmed as I searched for the few last remaining packages in stores as they opened the last cases.
About two years ago, I stopped into a little convenience store to pick up a local paper. At the register I noticed the divine blue packaging staring back. Immediate thoughts entered “BUY NOW” “YOU NEED” “EAT” “Umm those were definitely discontinued years ago” “Dust settling=those have been here for years” “DO IT ANYWAY”. I bought the last 4 or 5 packs. Just as delicious as I remember, and no, I had no interest in checking the best buy date.
Cue last week at CVS.
THE BLUE BAGS ARE BACK. This time, not a rice crispy, nope. A PRETZEL. Even better. There are significantly less M&Ms in a package because the pretzel is large. What sayeth? These M&Ms are healthy! (ha) Less M&Ms=less fat=less bad stuff=no stomach ache=happy me!!
Even the wrapper is adorable. A little scared orange M&M holding an x-ray screen to reveal a pretzel. How can you not try it?
I bought 1 bag. I loved it and only ate half to savor it again later. Ate the rest the next morning. Went to CVS, found out they were on sale for $.49. Left with 11 bags.
This can’t end well.
Dear Mars, don’t break my heart again.
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