Twizzlers

Every day after lunch I grab an individually wrapped Twizzler out of the candy jar on the receptionist's desk. Suffice to say, I'm hooked.

I wasn't always a Twizzler man. I used to prefer Red Vines. Or those seemed to be more accessible. 'Cause you see, I rarely buy candy myself, but will certainly help myself to the candy goodness of others, and giant buckets of Red Vines tended to be more popular than Twizzlers. In any case, when I rediscovered Twizzlers, I thought to myself, Twizzlers are kinda bland. Not nearly as packed with flavor as Red Vines. And Twizzlers are more of a brittle chewey and not as a gummy chewey that Red Vines are.

For a brand name candy, they certainly didn't seem that great. But for some reason I kept coming back, day after day. Part of it was the novelty of it. They're shaped like straws! Candy straws! Not just the same old wrapped hard candy. Now, over time, I've really grown to really like them. I appreciate the more subtle flavors and how I don't have to work so hard (chewing wise) to eat them. Mmmmm... Twizzlers. That doesn't mean I still won't eat your Red Vines. Just that Twizzlers have won me over.

You could say, they've "roped" me in. Ha ha ha.