Musings on Bounty Bars - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

genuinegirly · 07-19-2009, 09:49 AM

Can someone from the International TFP community eat a Bounty Bar for me?

They don't usually sell them in the United States, though Wikipedia tells me that they're available at most NYC newstands.

Do they still sell Bounty McFlurries at the McDonalds in Paris and Budapest?

I love these things. I could eat a box of them right now.

Hmmm maybe I'll order a box online. Wait... they're no longer vegetarian? What's with candy manufacturers using animal rennet? Maybe I'll never eat a Bounty again. It is a sad thought.

I must resort to eating a Mounds - which aren't even made by Mars. Stupid Hersheys (Peter Paul) almost-substitute. At least they come in dark chocolate.

squeeeb · 07-19-2009, 10:31 AM

ive had them recently, forgot where. perhaps a truckstop somewhere in the west.

i just had some Limited Edition Coconut M&Ms, they tasted like mounds, pretty fuckin good if you like that sort of flavor.

Zyr · 07-27-2009, 02:43 AM

They are easily acquired in NZ. In fact, my desk is a bit of a mess... I might be able to find a wrapper around here if I look hard enough... ok, maybe not, but certainly out in the trash. I love them.

Baraka_Guru · 07-27-2009, 02:49 AM

Bounty Bars and McFlurries are easily procured here.

But I don't recall ever having a Bounty Bar. I think they're just chocolately coconut, right?

Mounds should be everywhere here, considering there is a Hershey's factory within a three-hour drive of here.

Xerxys · 07-27-2009, 03:40 AM

Ohh god the bounty bar. I had it once and the coconut in it made it taste like paper. No thanks. As for the McFlurries, yeah, they're OK.

Daniel_ · 07-27-2009, 09:47 AM

Bounty bars come in dark chocolate too (see:

Bounty Bar with Dark Chocolate-pack 3 Bars: Amazon.com: Grocery

)

LoganSnake · 07-27-2009, 10:12 AM

Um, I've been eating them since I was a kid. You can find them at any world market here in Chicago burbs. I eat one at least once a week. You want some?

Charlatan · 07-27-2009, 04:38 PM

Bounty bars are easily available in Canada. In fact we used to be able to get another type of chocolate coconut bars in Canada. I just can't remember what they were called.

snowy · 07-27-2009, 05:38 PM

I do believe they sell Bounty Bars at Bites, the convenience store in our student union. They carry a variety of international candy bars; I usually go for the Lion Bar or a Cadbury Flake. I'll pop in tomorrow when I'm on campus and check. I haven't had one in a long time; I think the last time I ate one was on a visit to Canada.

I would certainly be willing to send you some, gg, if they have them in stock!

Anxst · 07-28-2009, 06:43 AM

They sell them in my local supermarket in the International foods aisle, where I get my HP Sauce, Lyons Gold tea, and Jelly babies. Never a big fan of them, but they're not bad.

LoganSnake · 07-28-2009, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowy

I usually go for the Lion Bar

Yes! Lion bars have also been my favorite since childhood. I'm really glad they still make them. They also had ones with camels on them. Forgot the name.

EDIT: Found it. It's called Picnic. Loved the commercial back in the day.

YouTube - Cadbury Picnic, Year 1993 ad: " Camel Calvin - Chew "

07-19-2009, 09:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Musings on Bounty Bars Can someone from the International TFP community eat a Bounty Bar for me? They don't usually sell them in the United States, though Wikipedia tells me that they're available at most NYC newstands. Do they still sell Bounty McFlurries at the McDonalds in Paris and Budapest? I love these things. I could eat a box of them right now. Hmmm maybe I'll order a box online. Wait... they're no longer vegetarian? What's with candy manufacturers using animal rennet? Maybe I'll never eat a Bounty again. It is a sad thought. I must resort to eating a Mounds - which aren't even made by Mars. Stupid Hersheys (Peter Paul) almost-substitute. At least they come in dark chocolate. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 07-19-2009 at 10:06 AM..

07-19-2009, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	ive had them recently, forgot where. perhaps a truckstop somewhere in the west. i just had some Limited Edition Coconut M&Ms, they tasted like mounds, pretty fuckin good if you like that sort of flavor. __________________ onward to mayhem!

07-27-2009, 02:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zyr Crazy Location: Hamilton, NZ	They are easily acquired in NZ. In fact, my desk is a bit of a mess... I might be able to find a wrapper around here if I look hard enough... ok, maybe not, but certainly out in the trash. I love them. __________________ "Oh, irony! Oh, no, no, we don't get that here. See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83 when I was the only practitioner of it, and I stopped because I was tired of being stared at." Omnia mutantu, nos et mutamur in illis. All things change, and we change with them. - Neil Gaiman, Marvel 1602

07-27-2009, 02:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Bounty Bars and McFlurries are easily procured here. But I don't recall ever having a Bounty Bar. I think they're just chocolately coconut, right? Mounds should be everywhere here, considering there is a Hershey's factory within a three-hour drive of here. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-27-2009 at 02:51 AM..

07-27-2009, 09:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	Bounty bars come in dark chocolate too (see: Bounty Bar with Dark Chocolate-pack 3 Bars: Amazon.com: Grocery Bounty Bar with Dark Chocolate-pack 3 Bars: Amazon.com: Grocery ) __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

07-27-2009, 03:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xerxys Junkie Location: My head.	Ohh god the bounty bar. I had it once and the coconut in it made it taste like paper. No thanks. As for the McFlurries, yeah, they're OK.

07-27-2009, 10:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	Um, I've been eating them since I was a kid. You can find them at any world market here in Chicago burbs. I eat one at least once a week. You want some? __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques Last edited by LoganSnake; 07-27-2009 at 10:14 AM..

07-27-2009, 04:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Bounty bars are easily available in Canada. In fact we used to be able to get another type of chocolate coconut bars in Canada. I just can't remember what they were called. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-27-2009, 05:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I do believe they sell Bounty Bars at Bites, the convenience store in our student union. They carry a variety of international candy bars; I usually go for the Lion Bar or a Cadbury Flake. I'll pop in tomorrow when I'm on campus and check. I haven't had one in a long time; I think the last time I ate one was on a visit to Canada. I would certainly be willing to send you some, gg, if they have them in stock! __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

07-28-2009, 06:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	They sell them in my local supermarket in the International foods aisle, where I get my HP Sauce, Lyons Gold tea, and Jelly babies. Never a big fan of them, but they're not bad. __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.