I picked up this 3-pack of Harry Potter Fizzing Whizbees because the package says “Amazingly Loud” and “Popping Candy” so I thought it might be fun. It set me back $2.69 for the pack of three. I opened up the main pack and found three smaller packs that looked suspiciously like Pop Rocks packages. The flavors were strawberry, orange, and raspberry. I opened up the first one and sure enough…the dang things are Pop Rocks. They are exactly like Pop Rocks. I was looking forward to a cool new fizzing, popping candy and got Pop Rocks. Not that I don’t like Pop Rocks, I do – I was just hoping for something new and different. I was also thinking….they could have called these Whizzing Fizzbees instead – that’s a cool name too….or even just Pop Rocks.
If it makes you feel any better, I don’t think you can get regular pop rocks in orange anymore. I just see them in strawberry and green apple around here.
January 22nd, 2006 at 7:30 pm[...] The Candy Addict blog has another review of Harry Potter-inspired candy, this time Fizzing Whizbees. They sound right up my alley. They are exactly like Pop Rocks. I was looking forward to a cool new fizzing, popping candy and got Pop Rocks. Not that I don’t like Pop Rocks, I do – I was just hoping for something new and different. I was also thinking….they could have called these Whizzing Fizzbees instead – that’s a cool name too….or even just Pop Rocks. [...]
January 22nd, 2006 at 11:56 pmYeah they’re called Fizzing Whizbees for a reason. Fizzing Whizbees are one of the many popular magical candies in the Harry Potter books. Therefore Whizzing Fizzbees may sound cool but wouldn’t tap into the profit generated by all of us HP fanboys and girls. Chocolate Frogs are another example of Harry Potter Candy along with Acid Pops and Ice Mice.
I 3> HP!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2006 at 1:30 pmI think the word ‘whizzing’ alludes to something…slightly non-appetizing.
May 20th, 2006 at 5:45 pmanything that has the word fizzing in it has got to be good.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:47 pm