Wax Bottle Treat
By Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
United States
February 26, 2025 9:05am CST
I saw these wax treats on Facebook the other day. I haven’t seen them in decades. They said that they were vintage nostalgic treats from the 90’s. I beg to differ. I enjoyed them as a child in the 60’s and 70’s. I guess they had a comeback in the 90’s. I wasn’t aware. The bottles were wax and you bit the top off and drank the various flavors of syrup like liquid. Do any of you remember these ?
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
I wonder when they first came out ? I need to look them up. Did you get the seashell candy in Germany too ? We enjoyed them in the 70’s in Germany. They were plastic seashells with honey in them. You licked it out.
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@rebelann (113574)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Feb
No, we only got the ones that looked like bottles @Tampa_girl7 I was about 7 or so and didn't see where mom got them.
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@snowy22315 (187047)
• United States
26 Feb
I sure do they were called Nikl Nips. After I drank the liquid, I would chew the wax. I know, I was a strange child.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
I don’t recall the taste being anything special, but they were fun.
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@Marilynda1225 (84155)
• United States
26 Feb
I do remember those and I have to agree they were around before the 90s
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
I guess they were around even before I was born. Not sure what year they first appeared.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
I agree. They didn’t taste bad, but not great either.
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@porwest (98579)
• United States
26 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 I guess they were just unique, which was their entire appeal.
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@allknowing (143197)
• India
26 Feb
This is news to me. Never seen them before. What happens to the empty wax bottles?
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@DaddyEvil (144745)
• United States
26 Feb
Yes, I remember buying them as a kid in the 60s! I also remember buying them for Pretty in the 90s...
Did you chew the bottles like gum after you drank the liquid in them?
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
Yes, we chewed them. I’m not sure why it was so fun.
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@DaddyEvil (144745)
• United States
26 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 I suspect you were poor like us so you didn't get gum very often. We chewed the wax bottles and we also chewed honeycomb when mom or dad got honey. 
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
27 Feb
I haven’t seen them since I was a child. If I did come across them I might get them once for old times sake.
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@MarieCoyle (42272)
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26 Feb
Yes, I remember these. For some reason I didn't ever care for them. Biting the wax top off was just not very appealing to me and I think that was a turn off. But it's fun to remember the old type of candies.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
26 Feb
The wax didn’t taste good, but we would chew it.
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@MarieCoyle (42272)
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26 Feb
@Tampa_girl7
I didn't like having a mouthful of wax. It just seemed rather nasty to me.
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@Dreamerby (7531)
• Calcutta, India
26 Feb
I haven't seen these but they do look vintage hehe
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
26 Feb
Yep. They were 50's and beyond. Not my favorite, but I have seen and had a few.
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@much2say (57381)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Feb
I do remember these from childhood (right - that was way before the 90s 
). I remember because the first time I saw them was at a birthday party. I had no clue what they were . . . I took a bit and chewed on it - I thought the whole thing was edible 
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). I remember because the first time I saw them was at a birthday party. I had no clue what they were . . . I took a bit and chewed on it - I thought the whole thing was edible .1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (37702)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Feb
I remember those. It was the early 80s.
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@wolfgirl569 (113866)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Feb
I remember them so that would have been the 60s to 70s
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@RasmaSandra (83541)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Feb
Sure do remember, Wax bottles were my first drinks of coke also in the 60s. Apparently you can still get them on Amazon.
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