Comments on: RUNTS RANT!: How Nestle keeps dropping the Wonka ball

By: Shana

Shana — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:33:19 +0000

This flavors are actually my favorite. . .I love the pineapple its one of my favorites. . .They have new flavors that I dont like and they replaced the pineapple and mango its grape and green apple and I really dont care for them at all and it they made some kind of change to the strawberry the color is darker and it tastes different. I agree they need to STOP changing them!

By: Susane

Susane — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:56:13 +0000

I agree that they need to go back to original flavors. The pineapple and mango are disgusting. I have found that most stores in my area do not even carry runts any more because people won’t buy the Tropical version.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:00:26 +0000

I saw this post when I first realized mango and pineapple were the disgusting new additions to my favorite candy of all-time! I was so mad that I wrote a letter to nestle/wonka and what did they send me back? A coupon for $2.99 worth of candy so I could try something new. Needless to say I didn’t use it because I already know what else they sell and that wasn’t the point. However, walking past the bulk candy section of the grocery store today I see new colors including PURPLE in the mix and was extremely excited! Although nothing will be the same as the original, I find the grape a HUGE improvement from pineapple, and green apple is hands down a better choice than mango. All I can say is that all of us who complained combined with the drop in sales they finally did something. It’s about time!!!

By: Jeri

Jeri — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:57:11 +0000

I’m sorry, but I disagree with all of you about pineapple and mango being gross,(I think they’re wonderful!) but I did like the original flavors, so since mango is my favorite flavor, and I wouldn’t care if they got rid of the strawberry, I think they should make all of them, and put them all in the same box, yum yum.

By: maxo

maxo — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:25:28 +0000

I have in my posession the new 4th generation of flavors, aka sabores mas nuevos: pineapple and dirt-mango are gone and have been replaced by green apple and grape! The green apple are very tasty, and use the old apple (cherry?) shape. The grape inexplicably uses the mango shape, but tastes good with the superfake grape gum flavor. And for some reason the strawberries are redder but taste the same. the people have spoken, and they said no mas to sabores that taste like dirt.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:31:49 +0000

HOW COULD THEY REPLACE ALL OF THE GOOD FLAVORS???? Sure, they may trick people initially, but as soon as they open the box they will know they have been had!!! All I have to say is gross, gross, gross.
I want my good runts back and my WACKY WAFERS back!
What are they thinking? I mean look at the demand. We are posting websites about CANDY!

By: tara

tara — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:04:18 +0000

i agree ughh.. it made me mad. the new new pina flavor is horrible..plus most of the little fun sized bag if full of them.. AND THEY GOT RID OF BLUEBERRY AND WATERMELON!??! and besides the banana everything taste different..GET RID OF THE PINA

By: Kiki

Kiki — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:17:42 +0000

I have written to Nestle at least 4 different times since last Halloween when I first noticed the change. I always get a “standard response.” Maybe if more people actually sent in complaints through the Nestle website, they would do something about it. It has been over a year, and I have searched weekly for news of a classic flavor comeback. Please write to them. I don’t believe that boycotting alone will do much of anything. A runt strike will not have the same impact as a gas strike.

By: Jorie

Jorie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:47:31 +0000

I just opened a fun-size bag of runts that I’d received at Halloween and starting eating them. Well I popped this one in my mouth and it didn’t taste right to me. Well..it was the mango kind!!! I hadn’t realized until now that the RUnts flavor lineup had changed, but now that I know I am so bummed. I grew up with Runts havng been a kid in the 90s and cherry, lime, blue rapsberry, and watermelon all deserve to come back!!!! Mango and pineapple just tarnish the classic Runt lineup.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:29:08 +0000

RUNTS ROCK!!!!! Wonka is a moron…..Bring back lime and cherry.