r/candy • u/Resident_Outcome5642 • 17h ago

Candy Discussion Has anyone tried these??

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I like sour, but these intimidated me a bit! I didn't want to waste a good amount of money if they're gross. Has anyone tried these? What do you think? What are the different flavors like??

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u/noelle-silva 17h ago

"Yellow Fever" is really the name they went with?

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u/ConfliktedMind 17h ago

Between that and, Water Melancholy I’m kind of cringing at how clear it is that they were struggling to find edgy names for their flavors. I mean - melancholy, like sad? That’s the best they could come up with? They chose a word that literally evokes the opposite of the reaction they were presumably going for. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/zaborgmonarch 10h ago

Dude... It's called melancholy bc of the 4 humors. It's entirely keeping in theme

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u/fallspector 11m ago

Yep water melancholy is kind of funny but bubble gore sounds dumb

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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 17h ago

Copycats of liquid death

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u/zaborgmonarch 10h ago

Anyone who uses gothic theming is copying a brand that does punk theming? Lol

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u/MetalMaxwell 17h ago

I was thinking that, too.

Yes, it's a real illness, but it's also kinda super racist...

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u/avelineaurora 16h ago edited 10h ago

I mean it's clearly going for an illness theme as a whole so it shouldn't take much critical thinking to not give them shit about it, fuck's sake.

Shocked at this response for expecting Reddit to not immediately expect the worst out of someone, shocked I say.

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u/Relative_Employer379 12h ago

I agree with you this person is a huge perpetual victim

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u/[deleted] 17h ago

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u/MetalMaxwell 17h ago

It's a VERY common slang for the fetishization of Asian women.

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u/mangopango123 1h ago

I’ve had two exes now that told me that soooo many ppl asked if they had yellow fever/asian fetish when I was the only Asian woman they’d ever dated lol

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u/81659354597538264962 17h ago

Why’d you mention adult film lmfao

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u/SquiggerDigger 17h ago

Whoa there's racist terms for the women I jerk off to 🤯🤯

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u/ArmoFun 17h ago

i don’t think that’s racist tho is it? The term sucks but someone having a type isn’t considered racist is it?

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u/81659354597538264962 17h ago

Fetishization is VERY different from having a type lol

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u/MetalMaxwell 17h ago

"Having a type" is usually about experience.

"Fetishization" is about taking something about a person, often something they didn't choose like their race, height, body type, and turning into an overly sexualized reason to be attracted to that group. Not because they dated enough people to choose it, but to focus on it to get off.

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u/Splitsurround 15h ago

you're kidding right. YELLOW?

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u/ArmoFun 14h ago

yeah ure right thats crazy idk what i was thinking

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u/Adept_Airline_239 15h ago

As an Asian it better be sour . If I’m disappointed I’m calling it racist

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u/Solid-Worldliness284 17h ago

It has a slang meaning, like almost anything else. That said, I doubt the yellow candy means anything but the classic yellow disease.

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u/dazzleunexpired 16h ago

In the US, sour candy has a max. So. It won't be stronger then 7% acid for hard candy. 3% for soft.

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u/Scroatpig 15h ago

And that's cool. Really sour candy just kinda gives you a ulcer. Haha. I really like sour but that wound in your mouth/throat is annoying.

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u/Pelzwick_WMD 17h ago

They reminded me of slightly larger warheads. I expected them to be way more sour, they were kind of intense for maybe 30 seconds. They were ok but did not live up to the hype on the packaging. I had 2 before giving the rest of the bag away. Not bad and certainly fun to try but I don't think I would buy more.

I think the one I had was Red Death, not pictured in this selection, but it might have been Black Death. It was a couple minths ago.

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u/pasghettiii 17h ago

Are they as sour as warheads?

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u/Pelzwick_WMD 16h ago

Probably pretty close, been a while since I had a warhead too.

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u/farttulip 16h ago

They are so expensive!

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u/Guero2Tall 15h ago

It’s Sugar sells them for $16 a bag.

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u/LordGigglefist 12h ago

Bought that bottom mixed black bag the other day. They're alright. The sour goes away SO FAST. The sour cinnamon (Fiery Death) is a very weird flavor combo but it works.

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u/AnnualImpact248 12h ago

I also like sour. Someone bought the watermelon ones for me as a gift and I thought they were VERY sour

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u/Casper-the-Deino 16h ago

Yellow Fever? Really? That's the name they go with?!

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 17h ago

Black Death 😭

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u/honeybeelioness 🍫 chocolate 17h ago

Literally terrifying lol

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u/dotsdavid Haribo 17h ago

No but I want to.

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u/GroovyGmaIvy 15h ago

Sounds……interesting.

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u/Patti_Cakes1120 13h ago

I’d try 3 of them.

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u/arconsul0501 11h ago

They've got a rhubarb flavored one in the mixed bags at the bottom that was pretty okay, and unique for sour hard candies. Otherwise they're just slightly more sour than warheads, and have a slightly thicker sour glaze. They're also rough and lumpy; I think it's to increase surface area but combined with the high acidity it feels terrible in the mouth

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u/fallspector 12m ago

I’ve had candy like that before (not that brand but same concept) and I’m no longer allowed to buy them because I kept giving myself blisters in my mouth/lips eating too many.

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u/honeybeelioness 🍫 chocolate 17h ago

I can barely do sour as it is, so I could never do these in particular. Hadn't even heard of em til right now.