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I think this is the first time I've made a new topic since... *checks* May of last year.

Why? Well, I just discovered something rather interesting.

I work at a grocery store. We got new boxes in... Several different kinds of a new candy product. I'm pretty sure they were put out by Nestle, since I distinctly remember Crunch being one of the 3 or so flavors. I'm going to have to check on them again.

Anyway, I think the product was called Stix or something to that extent (Crucnh Stix, etc.) We didn't have a place on the shelves for them yet (perhaps because they havn't been officially released?) so the boxes went up on top of the shelves, for now, where all the overstock goes. I never got a good look at what was inside the boxes, but from the packaging, it looked very similar to Pocky.

Could it be that American companies are finally realizing what a great snack this is and making their own versions? What do you think of this? Are you outraged and appauled, or are you rejoicing?

The other odd part is that I havn't been able to find any information on them anywhere on the internet. Let me know if any of you find out anything.

Maybe they still will, if Nestle's sells well. They'll have to compete.

Completely.

New update... I finally found the name. Stixx. Found a news article, among other things.

http://www.junkfoodblog.com/2006/03/nestle-stixx-launched.html

I don't think they're similar enough to Pocky for Gilco to sue...

Anyway, that would be like saying Ford should sue all the other car companies because they came up with the idea first... I have no problem with other companies making pocky or things similar to pocky... if anything, it helps popularize the idea among Americans, possibly making the real thing easier to come by. I mean, if these things sell really well, stores are going to say, "Wow, this is a great idea, I wonder what similar products we could sell that people would like as well?" Then they'll sell real pocky, people will catch on to how great it is, and we'll be able to get it easier.

I think it's a good thing.

They are quite good. They don't actually taste all that much like pocky... though I've never had inside-out pocky, which is what they seem most like.

anything that hits grocerystores upside the head and suggests they sell pockey to the general americans is a step in the right direction.
The packaging makes them look like those bitesized peanut-filled pretzel snacks that used to be popular (but longer)