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A lot of people don’t like Butterfingers (I am kinda in the middle myself), but even if you don’t, it’s a candy bar you should appreciate for its uniqueness. Sure, it’s not as good as a 5th Avenue (before they started using mockolate), but it actually predates the Hershey version by thirteen years to be the oldest, most popular peanut butter candy bar on the market.
Over the years, Butterfingers have undergone a variety of changes. They were reinvented as Butterfinger BBs, Butterfinger Stixx, and Butterfinger Crisp (the best candy spin-off to date). Each version offered a new way of consuming the classic flavor with some twist. For those readers old enough to remember the 90s, you might even recall Bart Simpson popularizing the bar with his catchy slogan of “Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!”
Over the years, one spin off I often saw was the Butterfinger Giant tempting me from numerous candy aisles; however, I never bothered to buy one. I was actually a little confused by them, to be honest. The packing is similar to the über-large Crunch bars Nestle also produces. Since the wrapper reads “Butterfinger pieces in milk chocolate,” I was always left speculating if this was a flattened and large Butterfinger bar, like how Crunch bars are all the same taste, just varying in size, or was this a Nestle milk chocolate bar with Butterfinger pieces loaded inside?
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Even though I ate this Butterfinger Crisp about a month ago, I kept the wrapper for article writing purposes. Now I find myself sitting here, sniffing the wrapper and desperately wishing it still had some candy inside. It’s a 180 turn around for me, because when I got it I wasn’t really all that excited about it. I’m just not a die-hard Butterfinger fan - while I like the texture and flavor, I find the whole thing just a bit too sweet.
This bar is a huge improvement on the original. It still has the delicate flakiness of a Butterfinger bar, but it’s sandwiched between several layers of plain wafers, and then the entire thing is covered with chocolate. It’s the love child of a giant Kit Kat and a classic Butterfinger, only way better.
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Wanna win some cool prizes from Butterfinger? Do you have a video camera? All you have to do is create a video that portrays how to use Butterfinger, and its ubiquitous “Finger” icon, to make the most of life’s most mundane moments.
The prizes are pretty sweet too (no pun intended):
- Grand Prize is a handheld video camera, one MacBookPro and video editing software and a Butterfinger “schwag” gift bag
- 9 Finalists will win a video camera with a built-in MP3 player and a Butterfinger “schwag” gift bag
- All entrants receive Butterfinger product
The rules are simple:
- Video must feature Butterfinger, Butterfinger Crunch, and/or the Butterfinfer “Finger”
- Video must be less than 100MB
- You can’t use copyrighted images or music
- Entry must be submitted by November 1 (so hurry!)
Entries will be judged as follows:
- 35% Originality
- 35% Laugh Factor
- 25% Creative use of Butterfinger and/or The Finger
- 5% Quality of Production
The top 10 videos will be feature at FollowTheFinger.com and visitors can then vote for their favorite. You can see all the current entries at the YouTube page and if I read things correctly, there are only 9 entries currently - that’s some pretty good odds that you can at least be a finalist and win a video camera! I’m tempted to submit one myself! In fact, I have an extra brand new FollowTheFinger” tshirt - first person to submit a video to the contest that says “candyaddict.com” in it (visually) will get the tshirt. Just contact me and give me the link to the video on YouTube.
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Hey, want a free Butterfinger t-shirt (and who wouldn’t)? I just saw over at
HeyItsFree that you can signup to get a Butterfinger Activation Kit that includes a Butterfinger T-shirt and some miscellaneous other Butterfinger paraphernalia. I’m not saying to lie on the forms, but if at first you don’t succeed … try, try again. I was “accepted” on my second try.
UPDATE: I received my pack on 10/11/06 and it does include a free t-shirt!
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Brian’s
review of Nestle Crunch Stixx not only inspired me to try them, but also lit a fire under me to find the Butterfinger version. I paid 88 cents at Wal-Mart and got two individually wrapped Butterfinger Stixx in a box for a total of 1.21 oz of candy.
The Stixx have a modest 85 calories each, although on their website Nestle lists them as having 90, probably because the product is slightly different in the 6-count box. The Stixx taste lighter than a candy bar, but not as light as the Crunch Stixx.
The crisp pirouline is covered in milk chocolate mixed with bits of Butterfinger, and it’s stuffed with that signature bright orange Butterfinger goodness. Caution to the wind, I could’ve eaten ten or twelve Stixx … so it’s a good thing I only had two. These are definitely worth their higher-than-candy-bar price.
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