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knifecarrier2
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Nov 28, 2012, 11:52 AM
 
Back in July of last summer (2012), I was at a grocery store in Madison, WI called "Piggly Wiggly". In the checkout line, I saw something that caught my eye, and I immediately purchased:

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It is a children's juice treat, like a Kool-Aid Burster or whatever they're called. You click the tip off, and suck the juice out. The snack is flexible in 3 sections, and originally it had a paper sleeve over the shaft I mean body, that had more details about the product. I don't know what happened to that paper sleeve, and there are no markings anywhere on the bottle/snake body.

THE CHALLENGE:

I want to buy these for all my friends and family for Xmas. Unfortunately, I cannot find them at the store anymore, and after searching a bit on the internet, I can't find any trace of them. Test your searching skills. Dominate your competition. Win $5 from me. Find me some links where I can order more.

     
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Nov 28, 2012, 12:01 PM
 
I've seen pregnant black republicans slurping out of those at Nascar races.
     
knifecarrier2  (op)
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Nov 28, 2012, 12:32 PM
 
Seriously $5 if you can find something about these for me.
     
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Nov 28, 2012, 12:45 PM
 
You're just asking to have this thread hijacked aren't you?

Man, when I read the title and saw the picture, I was like you honestly can't find one of those? There's lots of adult shops with those.

Then of course I read the actual post and had to wonder who designs these things?!?
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knifecarrier2  (op)
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Nov 28, 2012, 12:48 PM
 
I don't know but I really want to buy a CASE of them. Best xmas gifts ever. Please help me find them. I will pay $10 for anybody finding a link. I already called the grocery store, so don't bother trying that.
     
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Nov 28, 2012, 12:59 PM
 
Have you considered Goth Balls instead?

http://www.niftycandy.com/weirdcandy.html
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Nov 28, 2012, 07:32 PM
 
http://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

I posted it under your screen name, check your PMs for the account password
     
knifecarrier2  (op)
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Nov 29, 2012, 10:55 AM
 
No dice... seriously there was a giant box of them at every aisle. How does the internet ignore their existence?
     
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Nov 29, 2012, 11:03 AM
 
It would probably be easy to find them if we knew what they were called. Even as a generic item. Searching for things like "plastic juice snake" just gets pages from the Urban Dictionary for some reason.
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knifecarrier2  (op)
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Nov 29, 2012, 11:35 AM
 
Yeah, I know. Hence why I'm completely stuck.
     
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Nov 29, 2012, 12:37 PM
 
google images "like" didn't help either

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Nov 29, 2012, 01:31 PM
 
So what should I do? I want to find more of these....
     
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Nov 29, 2012, 05:27 PM
 
I'm frankly scared of the google results.
     
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Nov 30, 2012, 12:33 AM
 
Could you get a hold of the store you got them from and email the pic to find out what they were called if not which wholesaler sold them?
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
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Nov 30, 2012, 02:06 PM
 
It looks like it could be a type of ice pop.





Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
     
knifecarrier2  (op)
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Dec 3, 2012, 07:42 AM
 
Nope, the tip breaks off like a Kool Aid Burster. It's deifnitely meant to be consumed while in a liquid state.
     
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Dec 3, 2012, 08:36 AM
 
Take more pictures for google image search
     
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Dec 3, 2012, 10:47 AM
 
Can anyone from Piggly-Wiggly's help? Which one did you visit? Some candies are regional, so all the stores won't carry it.
     
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Dec 3, 2012, 08:30 PM
 
Contact the store... as a retail slave, I would kind of enjoy tracking something like this down... a little bit of a story would be good to include when you talk to them
     
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Dec 4, 2012, 12:40 AM
 
Yeah, tell them its a dying child's last wish. But use an anonymous email account and a burner phone.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
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Dec 4, 2012, 07:32 AM
 
Gator Pop???

http://www.royalwholesalecandy.com/categories/novelty-candy/frankford-gator-pop-12ct-19002.html
     
   
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