Company: Willy Wonka
Years: 80s - 90's
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| Image by Dan Goodsell |
Sometimes candy goes away and you never even know it. Case in point, Wacky Wafers. I'm guessing most people don't even realize they haven't been made in quite some time.
Wacky Wafers were made by the Willy Wonka Candy Company until Nestle took it over back in 1988, then they eventually pulled the plug sometime in the late 90's. The ones I remember the most are the larger ones (the Originals and best, as far as I'm concerned), about the side of a half dollar, that came in a row. They also came in various other sizes over the years, including smaller disks about the side of Bottle Caps or Sweet Tarts that came in single packs and on a roll, similar to today's Sweet Tarts.
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I don't have a lot of info in this candy, as it simply one day disappeared, quietly in the dark of the night. Like a jilted lover, or a Possum.
But there is still hope that we may one day get to taste these sweet treats again. In early 2012, Leaf Brands LLC acquired the trademark for Wacky Wafers, and rumors have been floating around that they will be reviving this long lost candy very soon.
To which I can only say "Man, that would be awesome." So I will.
Man, that WOULD be awesome......
I recall eating something like these back int he later 80's, sour flavored I believe.
ReplyDeleteIt might have been another brand that just looked like them.
Would love to have these once again!! Where oh where could I find these?!!
ReplyDeleteI buy mine from economy candy on 108 Rivington street .Their # is (212) 254-1531 . If you can't get there maybe they deliver .
DeleteI loved these. I remember getting them for trick or treat candy.
ReplyDeleteI wish they would make them again!!!
ReplyDeleteI buy mine from economy candy on 108 Rivington st. F train to Delancy & Essex st. Their # is ( (212) 254 - 1531 . If you're not in the area maybe they deliver .
DeleteOde buy a few packs of wacky waffers a few pieces of 5cent Apple super bubble an Astro pop and if I craved chocolate it was the good ole footlong marathon bar. And those my friend were definately "the good ole days"
ReplyDeleteI remember getting these at Six Flags for a treat. Nestlé ruins everything.
ReplyDeleteWhat you had were different, wacky wafers were not sour unless the apple flavored one would of been the only one close to sour otherwise was like a picky stick powder compressed into the shape and size of a half dollar
ReplyDeleteEveryone should call the leaf candy company based in California I believe they bought the trademark to the candy and was supposed to start reproducing it in the third 1:45 thousand and 15 but I've yet to seen it
ReplyDeleteReally they were just Bottle Caps in disguise.
ReplyDeleteNo.. bottle caps are SODA flavored
DeleteWacky wafers tasted nothing like bottle caps . Wacky wafers taste better .
DeleteSo true...the original big half-dollar sized ones ..oh my. I have thought about those many times over all the years lol... particularly the banana flavored ones
ReplyDeleteThese are available! Saw them at the grocery last week, and a quick Google search has them at Amazon and CandyWarehouse.com . Can't say if it's the same formula, tho.
ReplyDeleteIs there any place in the Galveston county Texas area that sells the original wacky wafers. Kayla.
ReplyDeleteI found them recently in Buffalo, NY too!
ReplyDeleteI just bought some at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant. The sales clerk said that they all carry Wacky Wafers! WOOHOO!!!
ReplyDeleteWACKY WAFERS ARE BACK BITCHES!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember the wacky wafers I was obsessed with as a kid in the 80’s we’re small and came in a roll like sweet tarts. Does anyone else remember this?!
ReplyDeleteI used to live these as a kid in the 70’s. I still have my 4 piece magnet set I got by sending away like 5 wrappers or something. Each flavor is represented as a cartoon character relating to the fruit flavor. The Asian themed character used for the orange didn’t age very well…
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