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1. Oh, I’m so glad to hear this! AS a child, I always much preferred Good ‘n Fruity over the Good ‘n Plenty. Mike & Ike’s are a poor substitute, but it’s all I’ve had to work with for decades.

   Thanks for the news!

   Comment by Shopping Jen on 9/25/07 at 3:44 pm

    

2. I remember the Good ‘n Fruity as being perfectly pleasant, but since I’m such a licorice fiend, it was no match for the Good ‘n Plenty.

   Comment by Bronwen on 9/25/07 at 5:35 pm

    

3. Whoa!!! Who did you talk to to find that one out? I’d love to hear the details!

   I’ve never had these, but given that I’m a recent devotee of Good ‘n Plenty, I’m eager to try these!

   Comment by Sera on 9/25/07 at 8:00 pm

    

4. I love Good ‘N Fruity and have mourned its loss for years.  As a black licorce hater I’ve long harbored bitterness toward its surviving counterpart Good ‘N Plenty, but this is great news.  I will be on the lookout!

   Comment by JoAnn Krzeminski on 9/26/07 at 11:48 am

    

5. Good ‘n Fruity returns?!?!?!? Oh happy day! I’ve been waiting for years to read those very words.

   If only Pine Brothers’ cherry cough drops (a.k.a. best. candy. ever) would return…

   Comment by holly on 9/26/07 at 4:41 pm

    

6. Woo Hoo!  Loved these. I also like black licorice, so I didn’t resent Good N Plenty surviving, but the earlier poster is correct—these were always better than Mike & Ikes

   Comment by Jim Kosmicki on 9/27/07 at 9:57 am

    

7. I’m SO EXCITED!!! I signed the Petition just recently, and I am SO happy to hear that they are bringing them back.  Good’n Fruity was may all time favorite candy as a kid.  My dad always use to buy me a box when we went to the movie theater!  Thanks for the great news!

   -JAH-

   Comment by Josiah Hudson on 10/29/07 at 1:33 pm

    

8. Bring it back!

   Comment by Steve on 11/09/07 at 8:07 pm

    

9. im so glad my faveroit candy is back when it come backs i will by out the store!!!

   Comment by billy on 12/13/07 at 5:01 pm

    

10. I have it on good authority from someone that works at Hershey (I know I know everyone has a friend somewhere) It is coming back the End of Feb.  They may be a little more like Mike and Ikes this time.  Nat was not sure.  He is getting me samples.  I will update once I get them.  I won’t share but I will let you know if they are the same or not.

    Comment by Bott on 1/14/08 at 5:01 pm

     

11. Love both Good n Plenty and Good n Fruity! Bring back childhood memories!

    Comment by JF on 1/30/08 at 9:10 pm

     

12. I really love Good n Fruity candies, Please bring them back soon, Please Please Please. Please email me when this candy returns!!!!

    Thank you.

    Diva J

    Comment by Diva J on 2/11/08 at 1:15 pm

     

13. I am so happy to hear that they are coming back!!What a great part of my childhood they were...memories.  E-mail me when they are available:

    -LAB-

    Comment by Lynsey A. Backman on 2/12/08 at 1:32 pm

     

14. I actually preferred the old Good N’ Fruity with the red licorice centers and the harder flavored shells as opposed to the slightly better Mike N’ Ike’s that they were putting out before they disappeared…
    If they go back to the one I remember as a child, I’ll be quite a happy lad :o)

    Comment by Jason on 2/12/08 at 7:29 pm

     

15. Oh my gosh! The sweet memories of Good and Fruity. I loved the stuff. You had that crunch when you ate the hard coating and that soft sweet licorice when you got to the middle. I am so excited to hear it will be back soon, I cant wait.

    Comment by Terri Ross on 2/21/08 at 12:16 pm

     

16. I recently saw the Pine Brothers cherry cough drops at Cracker Barrel. I think I remember seeing Good N’ Fruity once, but I never ate them. When did they stop being sold? I may try them.

    Comment by Meghan on 2/21/08 at 6:32 pm

     

17. YES! I have waited so long for these to come back. Has anyone seen them in stores yet?

    Comment by Brian on 2/24/08 at 3:00 pm

     

18. Please dear God… It is late Febreuary (only one day left) and still no sign of them.  Has anyone heard anything?  I have been bothering my wife for months now with the anticipated return of them.  I have to have them…
    PLEASE RELEASE THE GOOD N FRUITY !!!

    Comment by Chris on 2/27/08 at 2:13 pm

     

19. They are on their way to stores! I just got a note from my friend who runs CandyWarehouse.com and he said that he is expecting his shipment any day now (and will set some aside for me).

    I’ll defintely have an update when I get a hold of them.

    Comment by Cybele on 2/27/08 at 2:21 pm

     

20. THEY’RE BACK!!! THEY REALLY ARE HERE… SEE THEM AT CANDY WAREHOUSE DOT COM… I SWEAR… ITS AWESOME

    Comment by Chris on 3/04/08 at 3:34 pm

     

21. Some new flavor, blue raspberry… Not sure how that’s going to be…

    Comment by Chris on 3/04/08 at 3:35 pm

     

22. It’s true!!! I’m super excited!  Does anyone know what stores they are/will be sold at?

    -JAH-

    Comment by Josiah Hudson on 3/04/08 at 9:55 pm

     

23. Just bought 2 boxes at Dollar tree in Hamburg NY,near the easter candy and let me tell you they are AWFUL!! They taste and have the texture of jelly beans, if I wanted jelly beans I would have bought jelly beans! Sorry to disappoint anyone but I’m no fool when it comes to my candy, they are really small too, don’t even look like the pics on the box, bah!!!!

    Comment by Crystal on 3/06/08 at 12:22 pm

     

24. I just bought some, same place, Dollar Tree.  They are NOT the Good N Fruity we grew up with.  I have to agree with the previous comments… tastes a lot like jelly beans.  Very similar.  The Good N Fruity I remember had the same consistancy (spelling) of Good N Plenty.  These are not even close.  The taste is way off as well.
    All in all, if I wasn’t expecting the old flavor, it wouldn’t be too bad.  But I am really disappointed.

    :(

    Comment by Square on 3/06/08 at 5:08 pm

     

25. I was ADDICTED to good n fruity, and almost passed out when I saw them on the shelf, I opened them up on the drive home, and was VERY dissapointed!!! They do taste like jelly beans, and they are not the same shape. BUMMER!

    Comment by Lisa on 3/15/08 at 2:01 pm

     

26. Well...I tried them…
    ...(*sigh*)…
    ...Perhaps it was just too good to be true…
    I’m afraid that they are much like very cheap dollar store jellybeans.  The oddly tangy candy coating turns to powdery mess in your mouth when you bite in to them...The shape is all wrong.  Moral of the story (listen up Hershey’s):
    If you don’t feel a job’s worth doing right, Don’t do it!  :-\

    -JAH-

    Comment by Josiah on 3/15/08 at 5:26 pm

     

27. I remeber this candy very well.Can anyone confirm the fact that Carly Simon sung the jingle for the ads on T.V. I remember the ads had a very Peter Max feel to them.Also any printed words for the Jingle?

    Thanks,
    Curt

    Comment by Curt on 3/15/08 at 7:15 pm

     

28. i’ve been waiting so long for this candy to come back, and its finally back, its not the same as it was when i was a kid, but its still great. i hope it stays around!

    Comment by DUSTY on 3/18/08 at 6:11 pm

     

29. They’re sour?!?! WHAT THE HECK HERSHEYS!?
    I bought some at Dollar Tree and I cannot believe how let down I was. These are nothing at all like the originals, not even a slight resemblance. Sour jelly beans is what they are and crappy ones at that. At least it’s Easter and I can dump them in the bottom of the kids baskets. Total and complete failure....

    Comment by Tim on 3/21/08 at 9:35 am

     

30. I’m afraid I have to agree with Tim.  :(
    Big disappointment.

    -JAH-

    Comment by Josiah on 3/21/08 at 1:20 pm

     

31. I too, was so excited to see them.  They are terrible!!!!!  How can we get them to change them back?????

    Comment by johanna on 3/24/08 at 3:00 pm

     

32. Perhaps an emotionally charged letter?  A plea for decency?  I’ll sign it.

    -JAH-

    Comment by Josiah on 3/24/08 at 3:50 pm

     

33. I got all excited to see the jumbo 5 oz Good ‘&’ Fruity boxes of these in the candy chips snack aisle of my local Big Y grocery store early last week and scarfed up 3 boxes.  Let me tell you: what a big letdown.
    I was hoping for the hard candy shell over stale “hard ‘n stiff” red licorice taste I remember of these years and years ago. :...(
    I also remember many ‘o fillings pulled out of my teeth eating the originals.

    Comment by Nate on 4/13/08 at 11:22 am

     

34. I just submitted my disgust and disappointment over @ http://www.hersheys.com contact submission form.
    Bring back the original Good ‘n Fruity! Don’t tinker with the formula - if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

    Comment by Nate on 4/13/08 at 11:44 am

     

35. Even after the negative comments on here, I decided to try them.  I will agree that they are not the original and that I liked the original much, much more.  But, since my expectations were so low, I think they are all right.

    Comment by Nick on 5/04/08 at 12:43 pm

     

36. Hurray!! I just got my first box and they are great! I really missed Good n Fruity! The movies this summer will be better now that I have my faorite candy back!

    Comment by Sue on 5/13/08 at 4:26 pm

     

37. Good and Fruitys used to be my FAVORITE candy and then i couldnt find them for years. A friend of mine went out of state and brought me back 5 boxes of the new ones. Im not a fan any more. They are wayyyy different than the old ones. Not impressed!

    Comment by Michelle on 5/21/08 at 11:11 am

     

38. I live in Oregon and found the new Good and Fruitys at a local Safeway. They are NOT the same. They are softer and they replaced the best flavor (grape) with a blue raspberry.
    I am very dissapointed. I have been looking for their return for years :(

    Comment by Stephanie Templeman on 5/27/08 at 10:35 am

     

39. I wept for mankind when I tasted the new Good & Fruity.

    May God help us all.

    Comment by Erika Collins on 6/20/08 at 6:27 pm

     

40. just tried them and they are not like I remember.  They are much softer like a jelly bean with a sweet tart shell.  I like the old chewy ones!

    Comment by Bob on 6/25/08 at 3:16 pm

     

41. Where are you people finding them?  I live in the SF Bay Area and I haven’t seen them anywhere.

    Comment by Greg on 7/01/08 at 1:14 pm

     

42. If you are familiar with the old ones, I’m afraid your asking us to help you disappoint yourself.  Of course, if I were you, not having yet tried them again, I wouldn’t want to believe me either…

    Your best shot is a dollar store chain called “Dollar Tree”.  If you’ve never seen one around (and Google Maps confirms that there are none in your area), you may have to resort to CandyWarehouse.com.  The other possibility is to choose your next vacation spot based on the location of a Dollar Tree store...but that seems a bit extreme. 

    -JAH-

    Comment by Josiah on 7/02/08 at 5:55 am

     

43. Found them at Target in suburb north of Chicago. Thrilled to see the return of a childhood favorite, ate some while watching 4th of July fireworks in the Target parking lot.  Sadly, these candies are not the same.  The texture is all wrong and they are all too sweet.  Flavor-wise, the red, yellow and green show promise; the blue is terrible.  They almost make Mike and Ike’s seem tasty by comparison.

    Comment by Matt on 7/09/08 at 2:51 pm

     

44. I was so happy when I was at Target today and saw the Good and Fruity’s.  They were my favorite candy for years and I even tried buying up all the last boxes on EBAY when they discontinued them.  So when I saw these new ones today, I was so excited and bought 15 boxes.  It only took 3 bites to know I wasted my money.  Whoever at Hershey’s was in charge of taking over this line did all of us a huge injustice.  And if Hershey’s thinks this candy will appeal to new customers as well, they are in for a huge disappointment.  So sad that they ruined it.

    Comment by Rich on 7/11/08 at 1:21 pm

     

45. Yeah, was at Target today, saw them...got overly excited...bought 4 boxes.  Opened them up on the way to the car, was like...these aren’t the right shape...and after eating a few...these aren’t the same.  Why???????  My favorite candy as a kid in the 70s and they do this on the big bring back....wish they’d just stayed gone.  Can you return candy for a refund?  I’m very sad.

    Comment by Sam on 7/19/08 at 1:38 pm

     

46. I was so excited when I saw Good and Fruity’s in my local dollar store. I bought two boxes and opened one up before I hit the exit door. What I tasted almost brought tears to my eyes. And they weren’t tears of joy. Nestle, you have played a nasty game with my precious and fragile heart. Please bring back the original Good and Fruity’s, and in the meantime I will be trying to put the pieces of my life back together again.

    Comment by Aram Tchividjian on 7/19/08 at 9:41 pm

     

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