Large Lollipops And Other Disappointments
@purplealabaster (22091)
United States
November 8, 2012 11:03am CST
So I am sitting here with this lollipop that I got last Christmas. It is one of the large, flat ones that you see in the fancy candy shops or in the hands of all the little kids in those old movies. They always look so good and extra-tasty ... much better than the regular old lollipops that you see every day. I have been saving this one for a special occasion, but since it is almost Christmas again I figured that today was as special as any other day, so I decided to indulge.
I opened the wrapper with excitement and anticipation only to realize the logistical complications of the situation - as big as my mouth is, it still is not nearly large enough for the lollipop.
So I decided to lick the lollipop, which does indeed taste very good. However, now my tongue is sore, my lips are becoming sore and chapped, my face is all sticky, I managed to get lollipop in my hair (or maybe it was hair in my lollipop) and I am nowhere near even making a dent in this monstrosity.
Have you ever tackled one of these kinds of lollipops successfully, and if so then what was your strategy? Have you ever anxiously anticipated something based on its looks only to realize that you had overlooked some seemingly obvious flaws? Would you make the same mistakes in the future just because it looked so darn good and yummy?
So I decided to lick the lollipop, which does indeed taste very good. However, now my tongue is sore, my lips are becoming sore and chapped, my face is all sticky, I managed to get lollipop in my hair (or maybe it was hair in my lollipop) and I am nowhere near even making a dent in this monstrosity.
Have you ever tackled one of these kinds of lollipops successfully, and if so then what was your strategy? Have you ever anxiously anticipated something based on its looks only to realize that you had overlooked some seemingly obvious flaws? Would you make the same mistakes in the future just because it looked so darn good and yummy?16 people like this
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Ah and to remember when we were kids though our lips were chapped and our tongues thoroughly sore from licking, we still licked and we enjoyed it so much..
Here's a remedy for it, take and put it on your kitchen counter, put plastic wrap under it. Get a wooden (sp?) mallet and smash it into piece, that the pieces, put it in a candy dish and pop it in the fridge. This way you can eat on it very slowly. Though it may take some time to smash it into manageable pieces.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
8 Nov 12
LOL! Yes, I can remember those days only too well ... perhaps because I am still a kid at heart and still do those sorts of things.
Over the summer I ate too many dark chocolate M&Ms (I like to lick the hard candy shell off before letting the chocolate dissolved in my mouth), and the next day my tongue was sore for most of the day, especially if I had hot liquid, such as my coffee.
The breaking it up thing is a good and logical idea, but then it just wouldn't look as pretty and tasty. {insert the "whistle" emoticon here}
Over the summer I ate too many dark chocolate M&Ms (I like to lick the hard candy shell off before letting the chocolate dissolved in my mouth), and the next day my tongue was sore for most of the day, especially if I had hot liquid, such as my coffee.
The breaking it up thing is a good and logical idea, but then it just wouldn't look as pretty and tasty. {insert the "whistle" emoticon here}6 people like this
@GardenGerty (160696)
• United States
8 Nov 12
The few days following Halloween were our traditional sore mouth days. Yup, all that good candy.
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@GardenGerty (160696)
• United States
8 Nov 12
I remember that I got one of those one time as a child. I am sure it was tastier to my imagination than it was for real. It is the color that gets me. I am an absolute color nut and so something that colorful will always appeal. I have gotten chewing gum in my hair before. A tradition my folks had, and it may have only been done once or twice, but looking back it feels like it was constant was to get a giant peppermint stick. It cost all of a nickel but it was huge, and we always wanted to eat it whole, but always managed to break it. I swear it was ten inches long and about an inch and a half in diameter. We would try to lick all the red stripe off, we would try to lick it into a dagger. Oh the fun we had with our hard candy. I always tried toimagine how they made that giant lollipop, and of course when I was little I believed it was as big around as my entire face. I think grandma bought mine for me, as that is the type of thing she would like to do .
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@GardenGerty (160696)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Your dad would have probably had a conniption fit, Hatley if she had.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
12 Nov 12
Good Day All,
I've eaten those big peppermint sticks a time or two myself, and yes I loved licking or sucking on them so that they would shape into a dagger of some sort, I think that was always the most fun for me. I have a picture actually of me with one of this big sticks, I'd share it but I don't think I have that one uploaded to my facebook and so I'd have to go find it... Either way, they were so good.
Barley? doesn't sound very sweet to me, but I don't think I've ever had barley so I don't know.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Oh yes, I do love all the different colors, and I think that might be part of the appeal of it. The size is definitely a factor as well, because it was almost as big as my entire hand.
I am not a huge peppermint fan, but I do remember those giant peppermint sticks. We used to use them to stir hot chocolate, and they always tasted better after having been dipped in the hot chocolate.
I got one for Christmas several years ago, and I used it in my coffee for a couple of weeks before it completely dissolved.
I am not a huge peppermint fan, but I do remember those giant peppermint sticks. We used to use them to stir hot chocolate, and they always tasted better after having been dipped in the hot chocolate. I got one for Christmas several years ago, and I used it in my coffee for a couple of weeks before it completely dissolved.6 people like this
@manleyjoe (1597)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Lay it on a flat surface and strike it several times with a hammer. This should create several manageable size pieces. Now place a piece in your mouth and enjoy. A little sip of shine might go good about now.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
8 Nov 12
Those have never inspired my fancy at all. Round and large always semmed much messier than large and long and I have always preferred that alternative
"Have you ever anxiously anticipated something based on its looks only to realize that you had overlooked some seemingly obvious flaws?" Yes, and more than once but I am much wiser now and only stick with things that I am certain will not be a total let-down 
All that glitters is not usually gold and having been burnt several times I prefer savoury over sweet now. Sweet rots your teeth eventually while savoury is always morish.
Well done on keeping it for a whole 11 months without giving in to it
"Have you ever anxiously anticipated something based on its looks only to realize that you had overlooked some seemingly obvious flaws?" Yes, and more than once but I am much wiser now and only stick with things that I am certain will not be a total let-down
All that glitters is not usually gold and having been burnt several times I prefer savoury over sweet now. Sweet rots your teeth eventually while savoury is always morish.
Well done on keeping it for a whole 11 months without giving in to it 4 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Nov 12
hi diana we used to get those ribbons with all sorts of colors through them and they looked a lot yummier than they actually were and I would toss hose aside and eat my favorite licorice sticks the blacker the better. I still love them at my age and Hershey kisses with the little silver string you pulled to open them. I now p prefer
dark chocolate though as its so much better for you tnan
milk chocolates.
dark chocolate though as its so much better for you tnan
milk chocolates.3 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Oh, but some things are just so darn pretty and shiny that you have to give them a go again just to be sure the you didn't make a mistake the first time around, especially if they were any fun at all or at least enjoyable. Besides, depending upon the circumstances, sometimes the fun is in the trying rather than the succeeding.
Yup, I think that I definitely should have gone with large and long over round and large on this one!
Yup, I think that I definitely should have gone with large and long over round and large on this one!3 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Oh yes, I love those ribbon candies as well, but you are right, Hatley, that they always do look prettier than they actually taste. Still, every few years or so I have to give in and go get a box just to make sure.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Nov 12
hi purplealabaster I have a great solution as the others have already stolen my first onekthat is t o give it t o your dog.he or she will ha ve no pborlem as they are not ones to give up if they like something. other than that I think like the others you need to take a heavy object wrap the lollypop in plastic wrap then take out your frustration "whop one, two , three take that you huge old 'sucker you, I am going to eat you"" of course anyone hearing you might
think you have gone temporarily mad. 
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Nov 12
hi oh thats really sad and i had a dog once as a kid who would lick me like that and she grew up and was pure collie. one day when I was in my teens she disappeared and never returned. I cried and cried for days. the adults thought they were sparing me but finally I think I was 15 or so my grandpa told me that
my dog RInTinTin had been shot by our neighbor farmer as he thought my
dog have been bothering his sheep. sadly my dog had never ever left our
farm and later the farmer admitted it was a different dog. I never had another
'dog until I was 31 and married. that dog I had as a child was a Lassie look alike.
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@Orson_Kart (6775)
• United Kingdom
8 Nov 12
For some strange reason I think this is a discussion aimed more at the 'ladies' of mylot and not the gentlemen, or at least not most gentlemen.
I for one am not a 'lollipop' sucker and therefore cannot sympathise with your predickament. I am amazed you managed to keep it under wraps for almost a year, but I do hope the wait was worth it. (although it seems not?) If it were me that had offered a lollipop for you to 'suck on', I hope you would attack it with vigour and haste, and not wait all this time. You my dear are a tease, but probably worth the wait. Your chapped lips and sore places are most definitely due to lack of practice.
Next time, I suggest grabbing the opportunity with both hands, swallow your pride and don't lick a gift horse on the mouth! 
I for one am not a 'lollipop' sucker and therefore cannot sympathise with your predickament. I am amazed you managed to keep it under wraps for almost a year, but I do hope the wait was worth it. (although it seems not?) If it were me that had offered a lollipop for you to 'suck on', I hope you would attack it with vigour and haste, and not wait all this time. You my dear are a tease, but probably worth the wait. Your chapped lips and sore places are most definitely due to lack of practice.
Next time, I suggest grabbing the opportunity with both hands, swallow your pride and don't lick a gift horse on the mouth! 3 people like this
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Every child I have seen with one of these usually turned into a sticky mess. Everything they touched was messed up completely. I know the TV shows make things like this look so appealing but the reality is often less than we would desire.
If I truly had one of those I think I would take a hammer to it and break it up into pieces that would fit in my mouth. Then I could enjoy it a little at a time.
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@drasnian (548)
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8 Nov 12
I'm not a huge lollipop fan (I would always rather have chocolate than sweets!) but would definitely have to echo SomeCowgirl's suggestion of breaking the lollipop down into smaller, more managable pieces!
There's nothing worse than when something you've been excited for turns out to be a dissapointment - the worst for me is when I'm really excited about a book and then it's not as good as the previous installment in the series/other books by the same author/just generally not as good as I was expecting.
Hope you figure things with the lollipop out so your indulgence can be satisfying instead of a let-down!
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@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
8 Nov 12
I'm not a huge candy person but I have seen those lollipops before. I usually see them in Disney and there's usually a few different sizes going all the way up to the huge one. I've even seen those lollipops but twisted around the stick rather than a huge round lollipop. The ones that twist around the stick seem easier to eat because of their shape.
I've never gotten one of those lollipops and I probably won't unless it's the smaller one. The huge ones are really pretty, but it would take weeks for me to even finish it. If I had to keep going back to it I'd probably be grossed out because all my slobber would be dried up all over lol. Also, I'm sure the initial rainbow colors and flavor dissolve as well so you're left with just the white on the lollipop. I could only a eat a little of eat before my stomach would get upset. AFter that I don't think I could go back to a soggy lollipop day after day lol. I'd rather keep it as decoration for something
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
8 Nov 12
I don't like them! None of them so I also don't buy them. We see them at fancy fairs as well. It's always a mess, my kids feel sick too if they have to eat it so they lick a few times and then it's the end. I tried to save them (the sticky thing) in the fridge for next day but it's useless. I can remember if we went to the beach there were candy shops as well selling them. You always had your lollipop covered with sand, being sticky, and yes your hair sticking to it as well! I don't see any beauty in it at all, it's just one big waste of money and a disapointment. I think it is to most kids. I only met 2 kids lately who are able to eat candies and probably these giant lolipops in short time (but you can see that on their teeth as well).
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
26 Sep 15
I'll lick them until my jaw get tired then break the lolly to eat the smaller shards
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
27 Sep 15
After reading your comment in another discussion, I was a bit hesitant to read what you had responded here. Your response does seem to be a good and effective way to tackle the situation, though, as long as we are only talking about lollipops.
If we are referring back to your other comment, then you are a very scary person.
Your response does seem to be a good and effective way to tackle the situation, though, as long as we are only talking about lollipops. If we are referring back to your other comment, then you are a very scary person.2 people like this
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
27 Sep 15
@purplealabaster Lol (as in Lol-lipops of course)
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@Sindelle (824)
• United States
8 Nov 12
I've had a few of those before when I was a kid. My favorite ones are the type made of similar candy in a long swirl shape up the stick so you can put it in your mouth. The way I've always tackled these things is that I'd lick it until I got tired them wrap it in plastic wrap for later. Lol, I've also never gotten one in my hair. Be careful that doesn't sound fun.
I'm not sure what sort of mistake I'd make again but your question reminded me of many guys I know. It seems like a lot of men that I know have a tendency to eat things that look yummy but know then shouldn't. They know that they'll get indigestion but they continue to eat those spicy ribs, onions, or pizza. I have a stomach made of steel so fortunately I don't have that issue.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
25 Sep 15
LOL - No, I do not have any left. It really did taste good, but it was super messy and difficult to eat. I think that sticking to the regular sized lollipops is probably better for me.
I do have some of the flavored candycanes that you can have. We always end up getting them and then not eating them ... or only eating a few and leaving the rest. They don't go bad, so we can always decorate the tree with them and eat them the next year, but for some reason we still end up with more every year. Maybe they are secretly multiplying in the closet or something!
I do have some of the flavored candycanes that you can have. We always end up getting them and then not eating them ... or only eating a few and leaving the rest. They don't go bad, so we can always decorate the tree with them and eat them the next year, but for some reason we still end up with more every year. Maybe they are secretly multiplying in the closet or something!2 people like this
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
8 Nov 12
Being the abominable person that I am;
a) I stomp on grapes
b) pick up puppies and kitties by the scruff of the neck...and
c) beat giant lollipops incessantly with a hammer..and sprinkle generously on cupcakes for all to indulge...And that's just the NICE side of me!
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@allknowing (136532)
• India
9 Nov 12
Long time no c? Trust you to smash the lollipop. What's the big idea to make them at all I wonder if they have to be smashed and eaten!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Dec 15
I usually just chew off small bits and eat till I had enough then wrap it for later. don't think I ever finished one. lol
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I tried biting the darn thing, but it was too thick and I was afraid that it was going to break my teeth before my teeth broke it.
Someone else suggested taking a hammer or something and smashing it, which would work, but then you just have small pieces of candy just like any other regular small piece of candy. I don't see the point in getting something so original only to reduce it to the mundane, even if I can't fully enjoy it in its original form. I guess that I just want it all, darn it!
Someone else suggested taking a hammer or something and smashing it, which would work, but then you just have small pieces of candy just like any other regular small piece of candy. I don't see the point in getting something so original only to reduce it to the mundane, even if I can't fully enjoy it in its original form. I guess that I just want it all, darn it!
@allknowing (136532)
• India
9 Nov 12
Candy fluff is normally associated with fairs and festivals and one gets into the festive mood roaming around with a candy fluff stick in hand. You get the feeling that it is sticky but not for long - atleast that is my experience.
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@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
8 Nov 12
Come to think of it, when I was a kid my dad bought me something like the big lollipop. I was really excited that time and my brothers had their own big lollipop too which we actually spend a whole afternoon trying to finish this gigantic lollipop in our hand. In the end, though I enjoyed the lollipop, i must say that I will never want to eat that again for the rest of my life as it is really so hard for us to finish and we did not feel like wrapping it to keep it for the future. By the way, its effect on our teeth is another thing to be concerned with.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
18 Jan 16
That is a very practical but not very fun answer.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
18 Jan 16
@lokisdad I guess you have a point, but it was certainly more interesting if not more fun!
Oh yes, pixie stix are a wonderful sugar rush! You know what else has made a comeback from when we were kids - candy bracelets and necklaces. They are not very hygienic, but they sure are a lot of fun.
I guess you have a point, but it was certainly more interesting if not more fun!
Oh yes, pixie stix are a wonderful sugar rush! You know what else has made a comeback from when we were kids - candy bracelets and necklaces. They are not very hygienic, but they sure are a lot of fun.1 person likes this
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
18 Jan 16
@purplealabaster no not fun but having sugar in your hair and all over your face with the numb tongue can't be fun. Now if you want fun you can crush the lollipop into powder and put it in a shake or eat it like when we were kids the pixie stix i think they were called you know the straw that was full of powdered sugar
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
14 Nov 15
Pretty and I always buy those different colored lollipops shaped like Santa or a snowman or reindeer. We put them in the freezer to keep the ants from finding them. I usually use a hammer on them and we eat lollipop chunks for months. (Were you aware you can buy those for 25 cents or 50 cents when they are all that are left after Christmas is over? Walmart just wants them gone to open up more space for something else!)
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
14 Nov 15
I did not know that you could get them for so cheap once Christmas is over. I know that they sometimes have fantastic sales after the holiday, and I have gone and gotten some stuff then. However, we usually have an overabundance of sweets (not just candy but homemade cookies and such) after the holidays, so I would not think of buying them at that time.
