Is it true that you can't buy Mars bars anymore?
Somebody at work told me this. You can see how often I buy candy, because apparently this isn't a brand-new thing. It send me into a tailspin, though.
My friend also told me that what is called a Mars bar in Europe is really a Milky Way, and the Milky Way is a 3 Musketeers. And in the U.S., you can now get a Snickers with Almond, although it has caramel, which the old Mars didn't.
This all sounded like urban legend stuff to me, but a quick look at the brands on the Masterfoods Mars web page does show a distinct lack of link for the Mars Bar.
I need to do some investigating. The candy world is upside down, and I was too busy eating grapes to notice.
UPDATE: I checked the vending maching and the cafe next door. No Mars bars. I asked around...everyone seemed to know about this. A few people helpfully said "They have Snickers with Almonds now; it's the same thing." When I got home I checked my candy stash...one, count 'em, one Mars fun size bar left over from some past Halloween.
I said I don't eat much candy.
Posted by Nic at July 19, 2004 11:57 AMhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,6729,669665,00.html
This page may help.
In the UK we have the Marsbar Which in the US is called a Milkyway. To add to the confusion we also have a Milkyway.
Posted by: Jeremy at July 19, 2004 03:12 PM