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Settle a bet - Bounty bars

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  • 15-11-2010 2:57pm
    #1
    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭


    Does anyone remember if they were ever sold as one complete bar, not the 2 halves in one wrapper like they are today?

    In the eighties and maybe some of the nineties too...They were one long bar right?


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    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,341 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Nope.


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    #3
    Test For Echo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭Test For Echo


    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    They were one long bar right?

    Nope :P


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    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    Does anyone remember if they were ever sold as one complete bar, not the 2 halves in one wrapper like they are today?

    In the eighties and maybe some of the nineties too...They were one long bar right?

    Yep I remember them.

    Nate


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    alwaysadub
    Registered Users Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Nope-always in the two small ones.

    Unless they did a special edition or something at one stage,but i don't really remember it if they did


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    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    Well, going back to at least 1985 they were the two bars in one wrapper - an aunt of mine used to always bring my older sister and me a Bounty bar when she came to visit, as it was obviously designed to be two portions. Miserly cow.


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    longshanks
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    halves apparently


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    #8
    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    Yep I remember them.

    Nate

    Definitely?


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    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    longshanks wrote: »
    halves apparently

    obviously i checked wikipedia. that doesnt say they were ALWAYS 2 halves though.


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    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Are you sure you didn't buy a mini-size but since you were small you thought it was a normal sized one?


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    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    Definitely?

    We are talking 30 years ago, but I'm nearly certain. I've no way to prove it though, maybe find an old TV ad on youtube?

    Edit :- This proves nothing but LOL

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU7Jp7yNin0


    Nate


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    Quazzie
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    Well they applied to copyright it in that shape so that would suggest that they had reason, and some history to want such a thing.


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    maameeo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,399 ✭✭✭✭maameeo


    I LOVE bounties, never ever seen one whole full length one though.
    I imagine it wouldn't be structurally sound?


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    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    2 for as long as i can remember which is mid eighties

    They used to have a strip of cardbord on 1 side to make the bar seem rigid in the wrapper if that is what you are thinking about??

    The cardboard went in the 90's (early i'd say)


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    Test For Echo
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    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    We are talking 30 years ago, but I'm nearly certain. I've no way to prove it though, maybe find an old TV ad on youtube?

    Nate

    Nope, always been 2 bars. Unfortunately I'm old enough to remember back as far as 30 years :mad:

    I could, of course, be suffering from age related memory loss... :D


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    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    We are talking 30 years ago, but I'm nearly certain. I've no way to prove it though, maybe find an old TV ad on youtube?

    Nate

    tried that. full bar never uncovered. i did find one page where a person says they were one full bar once upon a time but apart from that the internet is blank oddly enough...

    http://www.epinions.com/review/Bounty_Chocolate_Bar/content_419626323588




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    [Deleted User]
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    maameeo wrote: »
    I LOVE bounties, never ever seen one whole full length one though.
    I imagine it wouldn't be structurally sound?

    LOL structurally sound..

    I am convinced Op is correct, Im sure they were one long bar.


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    ejmaztec
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    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    tried that. full bar never uncovered. i did find one page where a person says they were one full bar once upon a time but apart from that the internet is blank oddly enough...

    http://www.epinions.com/review/Bounty_Chocolate_Bar/content_419626323588


    There are a lot of feckin lunatics on the internet.


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    maameeo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,399 ✭✭✭✭maameeo


    Jake1 wrote: »
    LOL structurally sound..

    I am convinced Op is correct, Im sure they were one long bar.


    :D



    OP, Did you mail, erm, Mars, is it who makes it? I'm sure they'd tell you. Might think your crazy but theyll tell you :D


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    pickarooney
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    I was certain they used to be one full bar but I've been disabused of that idea by the replies so far. I always hated the things so probably never bought one.


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    humanji
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    I have too much free time, so I emailed Mars (the company, not the planet). I'll let you know what they say.


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    NothingMan
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    I would have said they were one bar but then again I would never purchase such a rank, disgusting 'coconut' based snack, so I may not be an expert on the issue.


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    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    humanji wrote: »
    I have too much free time, so I emailed Mars (the company, not the planet). I'll let you know what they say.

    yeah i already did out of curiosity. we'll see if they bother getting back to me.

    thanks guys. :)


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    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,984 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    OP if you work in the advertising section of Mars then you're good at your job because I'd love a Bounty now and am going to buy one on the way home from work.


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    #25
    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    Quazzie wrote: »
    OP if you work in the advertising section of Mars then you're good at your job because I'd love a Bounty now and am going to buy one on the way home from work.

    dark one in the red wrapper ftw!


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    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Bounty bars used to be 1 bar. I am 100% certain of that. So certain that I will bet any amount of money against anyone who begs to differ.


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    #27
    aDeener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭aDeener


    what a delicious bar, i know so many who detest the sight of one. i cannot understand it!!


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    maameeo
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    NothingMan wrote: »
    I would have said they were one bar but then again I would never purchase such a rank, disgusting 'coconut' based snack, so I may not be an expert on the issue.

    :eek: Your weird! :P
    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    yeah i already did out of curiosity. we'll see if they bother getting back to me.

    thanks guys. :)

    Should we all mail them? freak them out or possibly give the an idea for a special edition :D

    Mirrorb4ll wrote: »
    dark one in the red wrapper ftw!

    so so true, why havnt they done a white version?? ..or have they >_>


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    #29
    theblueirish
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭theblueirish


    No help with the original post but I asked the question the other day while having a Bounty and a Mint Aero,

    Was there ever a green Bounty? A mint flavoured one, maybe a limited edition thing.

    If there wasn't there should be!!!!!


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    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Do they still make the red ones?


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    #31
    Mirrorb4ll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mirrorb4ll


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Bounty bars used to be 1 bar. I am 100% certain of that. So certain that I will bet any amount of money against anyone who begs to differ.

    yeah i'm positive too. only because i remember the outrage i felt when they changed them into 2 halves (thus cleverly giving me slightly less choclatey goodness for my money due to the ends being rounded).

    i never quite got over that i dont think...


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