70's/80s' bubble gum wrapper
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Halb

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53,012 posts

202 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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I was chatting to a friend, who wants me to get them a particular brand of hubba hubba not available to them where they live.
It made me think of a popular individually wrapped bubble gum I recall from when I was a tiny kid. THere was this and bazooka joe and that's all I recall. I thought it was HUbba Bubba, but after a quick search couldn't spot it. Found a brand called dubble bubble, and one called anglo bubble.
Does anyone know what fairly common (iconic?) ubiquitous bubble gum was the one, back then?
it was flat, coin shaped. Pink, the wrapper was whiteish and other colours.

Drive Blind

5,523 posts

196 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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i'm sure it was hubba bubba

jjones

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212 months

227bhp

10,203 posts

147 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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Anglo bubbly is the one you're describing, it isn't Hubba, they were rectangular blocks.

Edited by 227bhp on Monday 11th February 23:42

bingybongy

4,042 posts

165 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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How old are you?
I'm 56 and the bubbly from my youth was Bazooka Joe and Anglo.
Anglo was the best.

yellowjack

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185 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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https://www.keepitsweet.co.uk/retro-sweets/1970s-s...
https://www.thesweetpot.com/shop/gum/240-anglo-bub...


When I was a kid these were the only sweets behind Barbara's counter that were 2p each. Everything else was a penny, except Mojos which were two for a penny or ½p each. We could fill a little white paper bag for 20p. Ahhhh, when I were a lad...


Halb

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53,012 posts

202 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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Must be anglo bubba, and all I can recall is the bubba bit.

zb

3,574 posts

183 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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Fleer Dubble Bubble.

yellowjack

17,903 posts

185 months

Monday 11th February 2019
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For £15 there's plenty of choice for the bubble-gum connoisseur here...



https://picclick.co.uk/The-Mega-Bubblegum-Box-Hubb...

Stella Tortoise

3,087 posts

162 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Did Bazooka Joe have an offer where you saved up the wrappers, paid a small fee and received X Ray glasses?

I was keen as mustard for a pair of these so I could see through girls clothes.


bingybongy

4,042 posts

165 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Stella Tortoise said:
Did Bazooka Joe have an offer where you saved up the wrappers, paid a small fee and received X Ray glasses?

I was keen as mustard for a pair of these so I could see through girls clothes.
It certainly had a little comic strip printed on greaseproof waxy paper inside.