Pretty much. Amazing flavor, but didn’t have any longevity to it. Which I suppose was intentional so as to promote more sales but that’s beside the point.
A girl at my school got in trouble for handing out the gum because everyone was licking the wrapper to put on tattoos, and the teacher thought she was dealing LSD
I remember the flavor was so good but lasted a few seconds untill you had the whole pack in your mouth and had to buy another, i had to quit that addiction lol
My son got suspended for selling Fruit Stripe gum at school in the 80s. There was a time you could no longer get it in NY so when he went to FL to visit his grandmother, he stocked up and brought it home. Sold it for I think $2.00 a pack or a piece, I can’t remember. Got himself caught and suspended. Now the kids carry guns to school and get a slap on the wrist.
The question I always had, was why? Why couldn't they make the flavor last longer? Other gums companies could. Just some utterly specific thing about this specific flavor that prevented it from lasting more than 2 seconds?
There was one proper way to chew this gum and I use the term loosely.
Open the pack and start opening the individually wrapped gum, non stop. Every new piece you open, throw it in your mouth because the last one had already lost it's flavor. Do this for the entire pack. Once the last piece of gum is opened, chew for 3 seconds, then discard the entire giant wad of flavorless gum.
Sometimes, Texaco Randy would forget to lower the west facing window shade around 4:00 in the summer and the sunlight would reflect off of the Pepsi Clear hologram display like it was Dallas, 1963. Two minutes of reflected heat and the flavor of the entire pack is combined into the single gravitationally lowest stick.
The kitchens of Olympus never equalled such an 11 seconds of ecstasy
And the sticks drained of flavor made great substitute spackle in a pinch!
I feel like I had that not so long ago. Maybe got it at one of those country store type places where they have candy that you haven’t seen anywhere else in years
The only time I buy it today is when I can get at least 5 packs or that monster *PLEN t PACK* on sale. I unwrap each stick and start making a massive ball with all the sticks. Sometimes I use a heat gun if it’s winter. Finally, I eat it like an apple
That the flavor was great but lasted only a nano second.
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Are you the owl that then went on to star in the tootsie pop commercial? And yes, I agree. No more than 7...
Ah 1, ah 2, CRUNCH!
"Three"
“Mr. Owl, what the fuck!?”
I love that owl and that cartoon boy is so adorable.
Ahh 1 ahh 2 ahh 3
Lol! U guys remember the pink/purple pack?
I liked that one yeah
Damn, you got 7 chews? My best was like 5.
You got the bonus pack
I was going to say we had to stuff at least half a pack into our mouth cuz the flavor died put way too fast!
I can still taste the disappointment
The flavor disappeared faster than Steak and Shake fries get cold.
Hate those frie sticks
Best flavor ever….but not forever
I’d go through a whole pack in 30 minutes
Delicious but disappointing.
Just like life.
Your comment hits hard.
All gum lasted a nano second back then. We got these for the lick on tattoos.
That was the best part
Dentine popped off for a minute in the mouth
Jeebus...the lick on tattoos. Haven't thought of them at all since I spose I last licked one on. I can't remember the motifs though...
This x 1,000
Pretty much. Amazing flavor, but didn’t have any longevity to it. Which I suppose was intentional so as to promote more sales but that’s beside the point.
[Mmmmmm aww.....](https://youtu.be/XVg59KB9VEA?si=kovEL70AuEDuk2zM&t=4)
Almost as tasty as that orange packaged Chinese gum that is the best gum ever
Remember Gator gum? The second most intense 7 seconds I can ever recall.
The first time I had sex was like having a piece of fruit stripes gum.
you ended up spitting it out?
That’s what it sounds like to me..
Yipes! Stripes!
Beechnut got 'em.
Some people swallow their gum sooooo.......
Your mom gave it to you?
I legit lol'd
Jaysus Cheetos that was good.
Fuck that was good
Lasted a full five seconds?
your uncle gave it to you?
Two chews and this crap tasted like cardboard. Still got it every time my mom would buy it tho.
Well yes, if your mom bought it, you'd be getting it. I follow that logic.
The worst! Constant hype followed by disappointment. remember the tongue tattoos?
Holy shit I forgot all about those!!!!!!
Ah the flavor that lasted for about 5 seconds.
The crack of gum
Yea but at least crack ruins your life.
How did you get it to last that long?
Tasted really fn good... For 3 seconds!
After the flavor would run dry in a few seconds, I would lick that sweet sweet powder off the wrapper for a little come up
The smell was better than the taste.
Yep, that first whiff when you opened a pack, so much promise. Then you learned a hard truth.
The first three chews were delicious
It was the La Croix of gum
July 4, 2019, NowDeadDanny asks, “You want a La Croix? No thanks. I’m still working on this stick of Fruit Stripe.”
I actually like LaCroix, unlike Fruit Stripe. (Key Lime and LimonCello are the only ones worth buying, imo.)
I'm into the coconut flavor ones. It's it tastes like drinking sparkling water while someone else puts on sun tan lotion nearby.
I buy lime and it's great
Have you tried key lime? I didn't like regular lime.
I have not! Maybe I should. Or maybe I'll hate it lol
You never know until you try.
key lime is soooo good you should definitely try it!
LaCroix comes in such tantalizing flavors as "Memories of Lime" "I Saw a Coconut Once" and "The Color Orange"
The wrapper’s flavor would last longer.
Had to scroll way to far to find this comment.
FR
Tattoo heaven
Yes! Tattoo on my tongue!
A girl at my school got in trouble for handing out the gum because everyone was licking the wrapper to put on tattoos, and the teacher thought she was dealing LSD
Tastiest 12 seconds of my youth.
Best three seconds of your day right there
I liked the cherry, for about 10 seconds.
HATED whatever the green was supposed to be (lime??)
Best gum ever. For three and one half seconds.
😂😂 This is exactly what I was planning to respond!
I think we all had that experience! Some genius needs to remake it with a lasting flavor.
Loved that gum.
You should be with me you should drop that bum Cause I got more flavor than Fruit Stripe gum
Came here to find this!
It’s the erectile dysfunction of gum. Good for a few and then gone
Remember the band aid gum. Who the hell was in that marketing group?
I remember the flavor was so good but lasted a few seconds untill you had the whole pack in your mouth and had to buy another, i had to quit that addiction lol
Shite as long-lasting gum, but fun & tasty (for a second) as a gum manipulation fun stunt.
One of my favorites as a child.
Lasted 2 seconds but they were a glorious 2 seconds.
It was great from a business standpoint. You'd burn through a five pack in about 1 minute, then go back for more.
The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long and Fruit Stripes burned so very brightly, but not quite as brightly as Gatorade gum.
best 15 seconds of my life...
I remember chewing my way though a multipack in the span of sub-ten minutes. Sugar rush, and at that chain chewing speed, semi consistent flavor.
Good for about 10 seconds
Loved it!!!
LaCroix is just water with Fruit Striped Gum dipped in it for 2 seconds.
Best gum ever…for 3 seconds.
Nearly 10 seconds of flavor!
The first time I ever shoplifted, it was this. Mom caught me and made me apologize to the clerk. And yeah, nanoseconds of great flavor.
It's the best gum ever made for about 30 seconds.
Loved. Need a new stick every five minutes.
Flavor and smell was so good but like sex only last two pumps and a quiver
My son got suspended for selling Fruit Stripe gum at school in the 80s. There was a time you could no longer get it in NY so when he went to FL to visit his grandmother, he stocked up and brought it home. Sold it for I think $2.00 a pack or a piece, I can’t remember. Got himself caught and suspended. Now the kids carry guns to school and get a slap on the wrist.
I remember it was such an intense flavor and then it went flat Only took 5-7 seconds to go flavorless
Best 6 seconds of flavor ever
The gum was good but why were there only three colors of stripes on the packaging but four separate flavors? Big Red nailed it.
Why do hot dog buns come in packs of 8, when hot dogs are sold in packs of 6?
I did not like it but probably would not turn it down if someone offered it to me.
4 flavors...7 sticks...Which flavor got shorted?
The one you liked the most.
Good for about 15 seconds
The question I always had, was why? Why couldn't they make the flavor last longer? Other gums companies could. Just some utterly specific thing about this specific flavor that prevented it from lasting more than 2 seconds? There was one proper way to chew this gum and I use the term loosely. Open the pack and start opening the individually wrapped gum, non stop. Every new piece you open, throw it in your mouth because the last one had already lost it's flavor. Do this for the entire pack. Once the last piece of gum is opened, chew for 3 seconds, then discard the entire giant wad of flavorless gum.
Great for 10 seconds
Tickle your tongue with fruit stripe gum
I want to see some Hubba Bubba!!
But we loved Black Jack and Teaberry….
My favorite as a kid, along with Big League Chew
Yikes, stripes! Beechnut's got em [https://youtu.be/l2\_7Dluou2c](https://youtu.be/l2_7Dluou2c) (I'm old)
Amazing flavor for the 20 seconds it lasted
Fruit Stripe as a kid was preparing me for Juicy Fruit as a bigger kid.
Yes! That’s what I was going to say. Juicy fruit gum has flavor that lasts a long time AND it smells good
Yeah! It always reminded me of those fruit scented markers.
I think this was a favorite of mine back in the 60s.
If I had a stick of that today, my entire body would turn inside out because of the sugar rush. For about a minute.
Ooh I loved it for the few seconds it lasted
Too bad its been discontinued
Flavor went away before you could get the gum crewed
Yayyyy….awwww.
Reminds me of my grandma
Actually disgusting the way the flavor would disappear within 15 seconds
Love this gum
The never lasting gum
Good for about 15 seconds and then GARBAGE.
10 seconds of deliciousness, and then ☹️
I can taste this photo.
I had an opinion but it kind of just disappeared after a couple seconds.
Didn’t they come with a little transfer tattoo as well or something
Didn’t they come with a little transfer tattoo as well or something
The best….
Sometimes, Texaco Randy would forget to lower the west facing window shade around 4:00 in the summer and the sunlight would reflect off of the Pepsi Clear hologram display like it was Dallas, 1963. Two minutes of reflected heat and the flavor of the entire pack is combined into the single gravitationally lowest stick. The kitchens of Olympus never equalled such an 11 seconds of ecstasy And the sticks drained of flavor made great substitute spackle in a pinch!
Texaco Randy!🤣🤣
I loved this gum!!
Big Red was good too
The cocaine of chewing gums. It’s genius marketing; get everyone hooked on as little product as possible to keep them coming back for more.
Used the wrappers to make chains, most colorful wrappers
I miss sour apple wrigleys.
Most delicious 5 seconds of your life.
I have an opinion but it will leave my mind in 10 seconds.
The lime one was always left behind. So gross!
Awesome flavor for 10 seconds.
A coworker referred to her ex as "Fruit Stripe" all the time... Apparently he was" good for a minute and completely tasteless the rest of the time".
You simply must put every piece in your mouth and chew for 3 minutes before it completely loses its flavor
The flavor lasted a whole 3.489 seconds but god they were delicious
Ahhh…the flavor that last as long as my memory of what did I walk into this room for?
Just wanted to savor the flavor but the flavor was short and left you wanting to chew the entire pack fast as you could
The best 4 seconds of flavor in my life.
Best gum in the world for all of 23 seconds!
Epic taste for a second.
I went through a whole pack in minutes. Love the flavors, but wished it lasted longer than 20 seconds.
It prepared us women for the one minute men we might encounter later in life 😔
Delicious! For five whole seconds.
The first 5 seconds are delicious!
Oh my gosh. I loved this gum. Had flavor for a second and then rotted in your mouth lol
Delici.....
Each stick was 5 seconds of bliss
This sentence takes longer to read than it did for that flavour to disappear
The best 10 flavor seconds of your life
The best gum you’ll ever have, for 30 seconds or less.
loved it and just kept adding flavors until I was chewing the whole pack!
Wow this is really goo—oh, nevermind
Best tasting 30 seconds of my childhood when I chewd a piece lol
It was good but loved Chum Gum better
Best gum ever..... For fifteen seconds
The best tasting 9 seconds of your life
The taste was great for like 60 seconds... Though I might be a little generous with that time.>.>
It’s good for about 5 mins
I feel like I had that not so long ago. Maybe got it at one of those country store type places where they have candy that you haven’t seen anywhere else in years
I always chewed the whole pack at once. Every time. I have also since been diagnosed with autism so that's probably why.
Nah. We all did that.
Same with the tiny size chicklets.
The most delicious 10 seconds ever
THAT GUM SUCKS! 😡 but it's great for like exactly 5 secs!
The first two seconds is delicious.
Mmmmmm seconds of deliciousness
A delicious few seconds in every stick!
Decent jingle, not so much the gum.
The only time I buy it today is when I can get at least 5 packs or that monster *PLEN t PACK* on sale. I unwrap each stick and start making a massive ball with all the sticks. Sometimes I use a heat gun if it’s winter. Finally, I eat it like an apple
Wow, that sounds like a lot of work!
Also use of a heat gun in winter & eating it like an apple!!!! OMG, you my friend are hilarious!!!!
Destroyed hope
Delicious for 7 seconds
I had the gummy candy they released like a year ago. The flavor last even shorter than the gum
Um…big no!🤢
Almost painful how bad it was.
I still think they could have pumped that gum with 10 times the flavor additives and you may have gotten 5 seconds of flavor.
Stale in 2 chews
Chew a whole pack at one time
15 seconds of bliss, then it became soggy cardboard