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The Tan M&Ms...

Bethany Jean Clement
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1
truer words have never been spoken. and the blue m&ms taste like crap!
on June 7, 2012 at 3:57 PM Report this
2
M&M marketing is terrible. I don't care which ones are supposed to be the sexy ones, or which ones are the cranky red ones or whatever. I just want to eat the damn candy.
Zebes on June 7, 2012 at 4:04 PM Report this
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As a person of mixed-race descent, I identified with the tan M&M. Finally, something that came in my color! Blue M&M's? Bah! They're just ripping off Smarties with that shit.
Hernandez on June 7, 2012 at 4:07 PM Report this
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Whatevs. I like eating my M&Ms in pairs of contrasting colors (red/green, blue/orange). Having two shades of brown fucks with that and just doesn't make sense. If Mars ever replaces the dark brown with purple, I'll be in heaven.
keshmeshi on June 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM Report this
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I like those pastel ones from Easter. They're pritty.
Fnarf on June 7, 2012 at 4:29 PM Report this
6
ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I'm still grieving.
Anna Minard on June 7, 2012 at 5:22 PM Report this
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I'm with @4. I like to eat in them in order from red to blue. Having purple would be amazing.
care bear on June 7, 2012 at 5:31 PM Report this
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No way. The tan ones were useless. Getting rid of them made room for more interesting colors.
Cascadian on June 7, 2012 at 5:33 PM Report this
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"tan"? I thought they were officially called the "light brown" ones? I miss them something awful.
6 on June 7, 2012 at 5:59 PM Report this
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True. And I do not like the blue ones because they're what replaced those nice tan ones.
I should probably reserve my dislike for some stupid set of focus groups and Mars employees who oversaw those focus groups. But whatever, it's easier to dislike the blue ones.
alight on June 7, 2012 at 6:38 PM Report this
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You're so right.
STJA on June 7, 2012 at 7:33 PM Report this
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The Blue ones ruined everything. With the light brown/tan ones, it seemed like the whole package of m&ms was corresponding with the colors in nature.
on June 7, 2012 at 7:41 PM Report this
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I just prefer buying a bulk size of grey.
Super Cool Charlie on June 7, 2012 at 8:43 PM Report this
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The tan were great. If they were going to ditch a brown M&M it should have been the darker one. Too redundant, a candy coated chocolate that just looks like the chocolate within. The tan one was a nice aged-leather neutral shade in a sea of cartoon colors. BRING BACK THE TAN!
Course, I'm drunk, so take this with a grain of salt. And a slice of lemon.
charlie on June 7, 2012 at 9:21 PM Report this
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@5
Dude, those are called Jordan almonds.
Ignatz Mouse on June 8, 2012 at 12:56 AM Report this
16
No arguments here!
skjaere on June 8, 2012 at 5:45 AM Report this
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Are M&M's even made of chocolate these days?
Last of the Time Lords on June 8, 2012 at 7:39 AM Report this
18
Awwe, I miss the tan too. In a somewhat related story, I was at a auto shop recently and the candy machine at the back of the store had M&M's, including the tan. How long have they been gone?
More, I Say! on June 8, 2012 at 11:31 AM Report this
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@18,

They were phased out in the mid-'90s, I believe. I definitely was still in high school.
keshmeshi on June 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM Report this
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@7,

When I was a kid, I would divide the colors into separate piles, eat the excess ones until the numbers were even, then eat one M&M from each pile (in order, naturally) until they were all gone. I guess I don't have patience for that as an adult.
keshmeshi on June 8, 2012 at 11:37 AM Report this
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There is no flavor difference in M&M's by color. They all taste the same. However the holiday M&M's always taste better than the regular ones. My personal theory is that they are fresher.
McGee on June 8, 2012 at 2:22 PM Report this
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Why was there never tan peanut M & Ms.
on December 8, 2013 at 10:18 AM Report this

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