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March 7, 2010

Skittles

March 7, 2010 - katherine. Tags: Uncategorized

Thank you Marcy for letting us know that Skittles no longer have gelatin. I ate all three of these bags over about 1 hour, before I had ingested anything besides espresso since waking up. A great source of Vitamin C!

Stacey has pointed out that not all stores have the new stuff yet. You should make sure that 1) gelatin is not listed as an ingredient, 2) they say “gelatin-free” on the back, and/or 3) rather than a boring rainbow emanating from the “i” in “Skittles” towards the right only, there should be a freaking rainbow explosion exploding from the “i” in both directions. Trails!

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stacey's comment:
March 7, 2010 at 10:09 pm

you should make a note in the post that not all skittles are vegan (yet) and people still need to read ingredients (since we have so many people following our blog). I had to go to three stores before finding vegan skittles. they were well worth the search.

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stacey's comment:
March 7, 2010 at 10:24 pm

which flavor was the best?

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katherine's reply:
March 8th, 2010 at 12:25 am

original. duh.

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emily's comment:
March 8, 2010 at 10:59 pm

have you guys looked at the skittles website? it’s the worst website i’ve ever seen.

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marcy's reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 12:58 am

here’s another question: besides us, who else has ever gone to the skittles website? no one? someone? and why?

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katherine's reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

what is with the bicycle with flames in place of wheels??

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