Dear Tjerrild Family,
You absolutely made my
day, today. 
I was checking out of Bed, Bath & Beyond when I saw what looked like a candy from my childhood – “Flicks”. I yelped OMG – it can’t be – I used to eat these all the time – they are incredible.
I bought a red tube for myself and a blue tube in memory of my brother Dan, for my husband. You see, growing up in Redding – my brother Dan and I went to the Saturday matinee at the Cascade Theater – FLICKS was a part of our weekly movie experience (even when he made me sit alone in the back of the theater during Phantom of the Opera, I just ate my Flicks like a good little sister, and didn’t scream!) Dan always had a Blue tube and I always had a Red tube…
When I brought them home today, I was so excited – I told my husband I had a surprise for him and had the tubes hidden behind my back – I told him to pick which hand he wanted – (of course, I knew where my Red Tube Was!) – Well he picked, and of course, got the Blue Tube and said: WHAT IS THAT?????
He is from Virginia, and has NEVER heard of or seen FLICKS – well, he is a convert now.
What a delight to see a family take such an interest, and bring back a candy from our (Baby Boomers) childhood, just in time for us to pass it along to our kids & grandkids.
Thank you so much for the joy and delight!
Francy Fox
Elk Grove, CA
(Sacramento area)
I was SO excited to see Flicks Candy at the first movie my boyfriend took me to; we each bought a tube! He always has to buy the blue foil and I have to have the green. We are ridiculous, but happy J
Thank You!!!!
Lisa D. Jenkins
WOW, I can’t believe I found flicks! My grandparents used to give these to my two sisters and me many years ago.
I loved the bright colored foil back then and I love them now. Now I am buying them for my daughter who is fifteen and she loves them. Good to have them back and thank you.
Michele Ferguson
San Ramon, Ca
My head nearly fell off when I saw a tube of Flicks Candy next to the supermarket checkout line last night. I scooped up that blue tube, and then, scrutinizing the candy counter, could not find another one!
I just stared at it in my hand and thought about the last time I'd seen a tube of Flicks. It must have been a good thirty years ago in an Austin, Texas movie theatre. Like others here, I just about cried.
Welcome back, Flicks!
With Choco-Love,
Kyla
Valley Village, CA
It seems that I had the same experience in the grocery store as so
many others have had in recent
days... I was walking to the
checkstand at Ralph's in Culver
City , of which I have grown up
going to (although back when I
was little the store was called
Alpha Beta), and I saw a display
of bright colored foil tubes... I
first thought no way, Flicks
haven't been around in years no
way, can't be, I got closer and
about had a heart attack.. I
grabbed a case. No one is going
to believe that I found Flicks
again. Today we are having a
July MONTH Birthday BBQ and
Flicks Tubes are going to be a
little 'thank you for coming to the party' take
home gift along with a few other
nostalgic candies... I as well
as most of my friends turn 40
next year and I know FLICKS will
be a big part of the party....
My dad passed away when I was
19, just shortly after Flicks
disappeared, he used to always
bring home a tube from work for
me ... they were always my
special treat as I was not able
to have chocolate growing up I
would splurge and have Flicks
when I could... Thank you sooo
much for bringing them back..
obviously I am not the only one
that has many stories to share
about Flicks ... but I can say I
am another happy camper...
Sincerely
Linda Smith , Culver City ,CA
Wow:
I thought you were gone forever!
I grew up in Vallejo in the 50's and 60's and I bought Flicks whenever I could scrape together an extra 10 or 20 cents for one or two tubes. The last time I bought some Flicks was on a business trip to the Bay Area in the earlier 80's.
Last week, while visiting a newly opened World Market in my area, I discovered they had Flicks. I bought a few to see if they were what I remembered.
Glad to see that Flick's are back and wish you all the luck in being successful.
Best regards,
Keith Ellis
Old Hickory, TN
WOW, Awesome! I was just out grocery shopping at Raley's with my family and saw your Flicks Candy on their candy shelf, and couldn't believe my eyes. I bought a couple of tubes so my wife and kids could enjoy what I remember as a fond memory of my childhood. I'm 41 now, but when I was very young, about 5 or 6 years old my folks owned and operated a launderette in the Bay Area, and across the street was a small family neighborhood grocery store that my grandmother would always take us to to buy us candy or ice cream. She always bought us Flicks, and we loved them. She would bring them to the house when she came to visit. I didn't even know until just now the connection to Flicks and movie theaters, hence the name Flicks.
My grandmother is no longer with us and we have a lot of great memories of her, but just finding your candy tonight just brought back some forgotten memories.
Thanks for the great memories and thanks for bringing back Flicks Candy.
Anthony Luiz and family
I used to eat these candies when I was younger, I'm now 37 and about to become a grandma. I couldn't find these candies for years. I was speaking to my boss's wife one day and describing these candies to her........ Well, four years later, she happened to be in the store one day and saw them and remembered our conversation. Needless to say, the next day I came to work and had these boxes on my desk, and when I opened them, I couldn't believe my eyes!!! Finally, my childhood candies were back. Thank you for making something so simple such a huge memory in my life. These candies will be passed on to my granddaughter!! = )
Michelle Melendez
Newspaper Account Executive
The Ultimate Print Source, Inc.
I was at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA last weekend and I passed a candy store, looked in and to my absolute delight saw a barrel filled with Flicks Candy! I have loved Flicks since I was a kid, I always bought them at the movies. They were so delicious and I love the foil tubes, green was my favorite. I bought 3 tubes and they are almost gone. I gave some to my niece and nephew and now they love them too. Thanks for bringing Flicks back, it brought back fond childhood memories, I am a Flick-a-holic for life!
Doris G
Valencia, CA
I walked into Cost Plus last week and was looking for some candy and there on the shelf were FLICKS!!!!
Flicks were my very favorite candy when I was a boy many years ago. I loved the colorful foil tubes and the delicious candies contained in them.
Thank you so very much for bringing these back. It nearly made me cry.
PS: I bought one of each color and got home and stared at them for an hour, shaking my head in disbelief. Thanks again. You are making many souls happy. : )
Robert Matheney
NBC, Universal
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Hi there, I am a
believer in things
from the past & I
just loved seeing Flicks
again in a Raleys
store here in sunny
Ca. I am happy
your family is
carrying on
an old tradition to
have Flicks
again in the
theaters.
I enjoyed
my blue tube (my
favorite color ) of Flicks.
One dollar was a
good price for a
great memory of the
good old days.
Blessings to you and
your family.
Nikki
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WOW! I was in Ralph's this morning standing in line ready to pay for my groceries when these cool color tubes caught my eye, I just had to go and take a quick look and too my surprise they were 'FLICKS". Let me tell you, I grabbed a few tubes and I could not pay for my groceries fast enough so I could run outside to the parking lot to show my sister! We opened them up right away and sat there in the car eating every single one and just reminiscing about the good ole days! What a way to start the day ... AWESOME!
Yesterday I found your product "Flicks". I am 89 years old and I remember them fondly as a child. Someone would bring me "Flicks" as a special treat. I think at that time they cost about 5 or 10 cents!
Yesterday my husband treated me to a package for $1.29, but I enjoyed them like a kid.
Betty Tenney
OMG!!!!!! Thank you for bringing your delicious candy back!!!! I was so EXCITED when I saw them at Ralphs. It's funny how Flicks bring back such fond childhood memories for me. I loved them as a child, and now I can introduced them to my kids. Please market them everywhere for all of us to enjoy. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!
Suzanne Aceret
West Los Angeles
I am looking forward to trying Flicks again. I am 45 yrs old and when I was growing up I always had to have a tube of Flicks when I went to the movies. I would buy an extra tube to take home. Thanks for the memories, and I look forward to new ones soon.
Hi :)
On the Powell's Sweet Shoppe website:
A woman walked in to the Healdsburg Powell's Sweet Shoppe and asked if we had Flicks Candy, a hard-to-find regional favorite. She was shown the Flicks and immediately started to cry. When asked if she was okay, she said that her father, now deceased, always used to take her to a Sunday matinee and buy her the red tube of Flicks. She bought one to relive those happy times.
Editor's note: You can find the charming and amazing Powell's Sweet Shoppes throughout California (Plus in Colorado and Idaho, too!). To find a location near you visit their website at: http://www.powellssweetshoppe.com
Thanks for bringing Flicks Candy back!
I loved it as a kid and it brought back a lot of good movie memories.
Sue Warnke
Wow! What a BLAST from the PAST! I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the Flicks display at our local Ralph's market.
I turned 55 last month and hadn't had Flicks since I was a kid going to the movies at the Fox Theater in downtown Pomona (California) or the Mission or Mt. Baldy drive-ins in Pomona or the Valley drive-in in Montclair. The movie experience just wasn't complete without a big tub of buttered popcorn, a cold Coke and a tube of Flicks! Seems like the only place you could buy Flicks back then was at the movies.
My first paying job was at the Fox Theater in Pomona. I lied about my age to get the job (I was supposed to be 15 to work there...I was 13). Mostly, the job involved cleaning up the theater on Friday nights, Saturday afternoons and evenings and Sunday afternoons. I also got to help out in the snack bar, ticket booth and sometimes in the projection room. My favorite thing to do in the snack bar was to stock the candy counter. I have fond memories of breaking open a fresh case of Flicks and placing the multi-colored tubes of my favorite candy in their display location in the glass counter.
I'm so happy to see Flicks being produced again! Thanks for bringing them back!
Randy Smith
Walnut, California
So excited to see Flicks in the stores again. When I used to go to the movies in the 60's I used to always get a pack. Of course, they are 3 times the price as I only paid 50 cents for them back then.
Thank you so much.
Kelli Russo
Hi Tjerrild family!
I am so glad to see Flicks again! I visited Seaside, Oregon in March and found them in a candy shoppe there. I bought 10 tubes and today I enjoyed the last tube w/ a friend who grew up in the Philippines so she was not aware of Flicks as a child!
I live and grew up in the Puget Sound region near Seattle. We have a beloved clown who had his own television show for children in the 60’s, of which it was my genre! He always plugged Flicks! We always ate Flicks! They were my favorite chocolate treat!
I am not actually the kind of person who “needs” chocolate to survive! I can live without it… but if there are Flicks… I will indulge now and then.
I recall visiting the “G” chocolate shoppe in San Francisco looking for Flicks in the early 90’s and was disappointed when they didn’t have them any longer. Now, after all these years… I am excited to be able to introduce my 10 yr old daughter to Flicks and share that it was a childhood favorite of mine. We hope to find other sources in our area to purchase Flicks! I’m glad they still come in the colored tubes as well… thanks again for bringing back Flicks!!!
Shannon-45
Puget Sound Region of Washington State
May ’08
Representing Violinist Aaron Meyer, www.aaronmeyer.com
Thank you so much for bringing back my favorite candy from my childhood.
These are great and taste terrific.
Susie Rogers
Ford Dealers Advertising Assn.
I am thrilled to see these come back. Takes me back to when I used to go to the movies as a kid & purchase these!!! Thanks for bringing them back.
Thank you,
Holly L Lambert
eDistribution
WellPoint, Inc.
Wow! It was so wonderful to see a display for Flicks at the checkout stand at Ralphs!
Does this bring back fond memories or what?!
Thank you so much.
Christine Norris
Monterey Park, California
Wow!! I haven't seen Flicks since I went to movies at the Kiva Theater, in Durango, Colorado, in the early 1960's. A movie I saw back then was "Guns of Navarone". I remember that the Flicks were displayed very colorfully in displays behind the counter. Happy memories!
I have often wondered what happened to Flicks candy. It was a wonderful surprise to see a display of Flicks at the Ralphs in Pasadena, California. The Flicks today taste better, smoother than the original ones "back then".
Best of Luck to Flicks makers and Flicks lovers!!
Chuck Halley
Arcadia CA
All I can say is Right On!!!!!!!!
Like a lot of You Fine People with Good Taste, I too at 52 years old enjoyed Flicks with Buttered Popcorn and Bon-Bons at the Movies or Drive-In in good ole Long Beach, California. When I saw these last weekend at Ralphs I bought a whole box of 36. (Not to be greedy, but I had to have em, and popped one open right away). Same Great Taste that I can remember. Now I have to call a few old friends to reminisce with.
Take Care and Thanks for the memories,
Mike R.
Murrieta, California
I truly do not want this to sound pathetic or sad but I would like to share with you my story about Flicks. When I was a child I lived in a suburb of LA called West Covina. My father was an alcoholic who broke most of my bones and my mother, well she wasn’t very nice. I only tell you this because my grandfather, my mother’s father, was the only one who ever validated this for me and the way he validated it is important to my Flicks story. No one ever said I was hurt, my mother called me fat and clumsy that is why something was always broken. Most Sunday’s while my family went to church I was left with my grandfather. We played cards until everyone returned and one day when my mom came in she said something very bad to me so my grandfather said “Let’s go Pill.” So I got in his big’ol green truck and we drove to a little bar. Outside the bar was a newspaper stand with candy. He let me pick whatever I wanted, which never happened to me before, and I picked Flicks. We went into the dark bar with a black and white TV. The glass door was open so there was some light but other than that is was dark and full of smoke. My grandfather smoke cigars and I eat my Flicks while spinning on the bar stool, listening to the man talk sports when they spoke. I could have sat there all day and in my child mind the Flicks lasted forever. From then on as soon as everyone came back from church grandpa and I left to our bar.
This went on until I was eleven and my grandfather died. For years my mother told me Flicks weren’t real and grandpa had to take me because no one wanted me around. Because I couldn’t find Flicks anywhere I thought I did make them up, maybe I made up the abuse and maybe I was born a fat/stupid/ugly/clumsy little girl who was meant to be in the way. I have questioned everything about myself and life for years. I have hated myself and created serious illness in my body. I did get help and today I believe I am a healthy, productive person. I don’t have contact with my family but I have married a wonderful man and have not one thing to be sad about. My appreciation for life and the wonderful people around me felt so full I didn’t think anything could get better but then I was at a Cost Plus in Carmel Indiana. I was putting together what I call “A Birthday Bag of Joy” and there was a box of Flicks. I literally froze and even though this sounds like a dramatic story I am not a dramatic person. I have kept all of this to myself for years but seeing those tubes of Flicks just like I remembered them…well I bought the box. I wasn’t crazy, they were real and even though I had come to peace with the “truth” seeing those Flicks made everything real. The images of the bar, the smells and sounds, bouncing all over the cab of an old truck, looking up at my grandfathers face each time before I choose the tube of Flicks, him winking at me to say go ahead and in my child’s mind saying to me that I was ok.
I am not sure what I want to leave you with other than thank you. Flicks were my, private, special treat so many years ago and so many years later they gave me peace. Writing this out I feel a little silly but the impact of seeing those tubes of Flicks I don’t know how to describe the elation.
Thank you again,
Erin.
I about fell over when I saw Flicks Candy at my local Ralphs store. It has been literally 20 years since I last saw them. The cashier must of thought that I was a nut case when she saw the amount of Flicks that I bought.
By the way, now my wife and kids are addicted too...
Thanks for bringing them back. You have made this fat old guy happy.
Richard Jones
Lakewood, CA (moving soon to Georgia)
MySpace: http://www.richardjones.us
P.S. I cannot tell you just how "jazzed" I was when I saw Flicks Candy. My 16-year old was looking at me like I had gone mad as I started piling them into the cart. Her doubts were evaporated by the taste of her first Flicks candy. She keeps raiding my stockpile, so we are going to have to go buy more.
P.S.S. My daughter just ate my last tube of flicks. I guess I am going to have to suffer until after I go to the store tomorrow.
Passing a store front window on a Mother's Day outing in Seaside, Oregon, I was surprised to see Flicks Candy. A rush of wonderful memories came over me, and I took the opportunity to tell my family of this delicious candy at every movie theatre when I was a kid. The first thing us kids did after we threw our coats on a seat was to race to the candy counter to get Flicks in every color! It made our movie moments more special as we savored every melted morsel! Just shaking each piece into our mouths after a bite of popcorn was a delight of pleasure I can't describe. Flicks will always hold a special spot in my heart, and I want thank you for the memories!!! P.S. Please come back to the theatres in Oregon, so my children can enjoy what I already know is a special candy. Never, Never change your packaging, it's part of the whole experience! We love you in Oregon, Flicks!!!
S. Ellis
I am sooooooo glad that you have brought back Flicks Candy. I loved these as a kid, and was lucky to go to Powell's Sweet Shoppe in Boise, Idaho and find them. Hopefully I will find a distibutor in WA state, closer to my home.
Roxanne Chavis
I am 54 years old and I walked into a local Ralph's market a couple of weeks ago and could not believe my eyes. FLICKS CANDY!!!! I bought about 20 packs.
Kathy
Torrance, CA
I have been looking for these for years. I'm 51, I remember going to the movie theater in Livermore California in my preteen years and watching movies like the Jungle Book, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, several Tarzan movies and North by North West. Flicks was my favorite candy. Wow I need to get some.
Excited,
Henage Magill Jr.
Ret. USN
Wow talk about bringing wonderful memories back. The good "Ole days"
Saturday Matinees, cartoons before the main show & Flicks candy.
So glad they are back, now I can share them with my girls.
Kimberly
Chino, California
Like others in the guest book, we were quite surprised to see Flicks again! Thank you for bringing them back, and for the background story on your website.
We remember them from a different manufacturer, so we always looked through their outlets and brands for these. We found them in a small store in Auburn, California on a trip from Reno to Sacramento.
Duane and Karen Stevens
San Jose, California
Thank you for flicks, I'm 51years old, and lived on flicks as a kid- (well mostly) ----now my kids can enjoy the same great candy, I missed them-I missed them - I missed them!!!!! ---Thanks for bringing them back-- I never forgot them...
Brian
San Jose , California
Hello, I am almost 60 years old and have not seen Flicks for a lot of years. I was very surprised to find them at the theater the other day when I went to see Ironman with my family in Newport, Oregon.
Growing up we did not have a lot of money and so we did not get to see movies very often. My mother a few times every summer would scrape together enough money to send us to the picture show downtown in Portland, Oregon and my very favorite candy was Flicks, it was a huge treat for us. I was very sad when they quit making them, because they were so good.
Imagine my surprise when I saw them there and of course had to buy some. I hope to see more of them in all theaters everywhere in the future. Thank you for bringing them back, Great candy.
From a long time fan,
Elaine Swanson
Portland, Oregon
P.S. You should contact Costco in Kirkland, Washington and talk to their buyers. I am sure they would like to sell them there and I don’t know of anybody who didn’t like Flicks. I work at Costco in Portland, Oregon, it would be great to see them at different holidays. They would sell great. Thanks again.
Today I was about to check out at my local Ralph's Grocery Store, standing in line with my 20-year old daughter. Then a box on the counter caught my eye...and to my daughter's embarrassment, I said (I suppose rather loudly)..."Oh, my God...it's Flicks!!" I explained to her that these were my favorite candy at the movies when I was a kid (in the 60's and early 70's). Oddly enough, so many great memories came rushing back. She asked if the colors were different flavors...and I explained that it was the same candy just different colored wrapping. Some things never change :) I grabbed up 2, then 4...then wondered how many I should buy just in case they disappear again (funny, huh?). My emotions were validated when the clerk told me that I was not alone...that quite a few people have had the same reaction. Whew! I checked out your website to see if this was a short term promotion, or if in fact, Flicks were back. So, now I'm writing to thank you for bringing back those memories and for allowing another generation to create new ones.
Kathy
El Cajon, CA
Wow, what a feeling of nostalgia when I saw the tubes of Flicks at my local Ralph’s grocery store. And you should have heard the conversation at the check stand as a couple clerks and I talked about our memories of Flicks and the movies as kids. We were all buying extra Flicks to share with young kids that are special to us! That is what I always felt, special, when my Mom would buy Flicks for me at the movies. It was a treat to be looked forward to. Glad to see them resurfacing again!
Deanna
Chino Hills, CA
I was so glad and surprised to find this candy again at my local grocery store after all these years.
Janice Winick
I love this candy. I just found them at my local Ralph's grocery store in Van Nuys, California last week.
Thanks for bringing this candy back,
Andrew Pavlish
Boy, was I shocked to find Flicks for sale at my local Ralphs Grocery. Thanks for bringing back my favorite childhood movie candy!
Jack Joseph
Cerritos, Ca
What a great childhood memory returns! Flicks are still the same great chocolate that I used to buy when we went to the movies. I still love to let them slowly melt in my mouth and stick to the roof of my mouth.
Thanks
Cookie Crissman
I have loved these candies since I was a little girl and my family went to the drive-in theater. It was a wonderful surprise to find Flicks again after 20 years! Thank you so much for a fantastic candy that brings back such sweet, sweet memories!
Jacqulyn
"Jacki" Scharf
Office Assistant Senior
Monroe Correctional Complex
Minimum Security Unit
Oh my GOD!!!!
FLICKS!!!!!!!!!!
You have no idea how long I've waited to see this candy return from the dead. As a kid I always went to the Garmar Theater here in Montebello, California. FLICKS was the only candy I ever bought at the snack bar.
I can't wait to drive over to Galco's in L.A. to buy me a whole bunch worth. I hope we see FLICKS CANDY return to movie theater and drive-in snack bars all across the country.
Sal Gomez
The Southern California Drive-In Movie Society
Visit the Southern California Drive-In Movie Society's website here: http://www.socaldims.com/
I am a baby-boomer born in '54. As a child Flicks was my FAVORITE candy!!! I have been searching for them for years. You can't imagine my double take when I walked into a Bed Bath & Beyond store the other day and THERE THEY WERE!!!!!!!!!
I put one in my daughter's Easter basket so she could enjoy them for the first time!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH for bringing back Flicks!
Pam
I am collecting nostalgic candy for my sister for her birthday on May 18. Thanks for bringing back an old favorite!!
Lindsey Grant
What a pleasant surprise I got! Flicks Candy for Easter. I didn't know you were still around. The gift took me back many years to my youth of eating Flicks in the show. Can these be ordered online? I would love to get some for my office of six.
Thank you.
Patricia Sumrall, RN, BSN
Editor's note: Yes, you may have Flicks Candy shipped to you. Click on "Where to Buy" on the Home page to see Companies that will ship Flicks Candy to you! Thank you for writing to us!!
I am absolutely ecstatic! My husband, Jeff, came home from the ConExpo Show in Las Vegas, NV and he was desperately digging through his computer bag for something, and I asked, "What are you doing?" He said, "Hey, here you go," as he tossed me something. To my surprise it was a tube of Flicks Candy. I couldn't believe it after all these years, they were back. My mom used to take us to the Saturday matinee, and we would get a hot dog, soda pop, popcorn & Flicks for just $1.00, wow what a bargain! Those were the days.
Easter is coming and I want to add Flicks Candy to the Easter baskets for my family! Thank you for bringing Flicks Candy back!
Kim Smith
Tulare, CA
My Mom brought home some Flicks Candy today and it brought back so many memories of my childhood. I am so happy they are back!!!!
Jana
I'm 49 years old and when I saw Flicks at the checkout counter at Bed, Bath and Beyond...you can't believe the memories that flooded my heart. It instantly took me back to the early 70's. We always went to the show in a big group and there was never a single one of us that didn't buy Flicks at the theater....we just had to have them. I have to ask you though, I was a kid the last time I had Flicks...and the cardboard tube seems smaller to me.
Is it the original size?
Thank you so much for bringing Flicks back, and for putting a smile on my face.
Laura Elliott
Editor's Note: The current Flicks Candy tube is very similar in diameter and length to the original tubes and the net weight of candy is exactly the same: 1.375 ounces just like the old days!
Flicks!!! I just celebrated my 50th birthday, and received a bag full of your beautiful, bright colored tubes of Flicks, I was so excited, I can't remember the last time I saw them. I do remember they were always my favorite at the movies & of course you had to use the tube as a telescope to watch the movie. If we were lucky we were able to get 2 tubes, then we'd watch through our binoculars. What memories, so glad you're back! They taste the same.
Linda Wilson
Ojai, Calif.
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I found Flicks quite by mistake in Eagle, Idaho. I bought two tubes, then went back the next day and got 7 more. These bring back some very fond childhood memories.
Peter N. Spagnolo
Senior Instructor, Counterterrorism
Government Training Institute
It is great to see Flicks back on the shelves. I loved Flicks as a teenager and they still have the same great taste. Keep up the good work.
JoAnne
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By chance my two daughters, Stephania (9) and Annabella (4.5) were in Cost Plus World Markets in the Westlake Shopping Center in San Francisco one Sunday afternoon. When lo and behold, there in the candy aisle, I saw Flicks! I yelled out, "Oh my God! Flicks!" People around me stared at this crazy lady who got all excited about candy! My daughters were saying to themselves, "Uh..I'm not with her!"
Often times I had mentioned to my husband about this great chocolate I had eaten growing up in the 70's. I thought Flicks were gone forever! I was elated to find them and soon there were a ton in my shopping basket.
I'm so glad you're still around. I still say it's the cardboard wrapping that gives the chocolate a special flavor. It's brought back so many childhood memories....like when we used to go to Torino's Market down the block to buy Flicks...all by ourselves....so happy and safe! Then we'd use the empty containers as Telescopes!
Thanks for producing such a fine product! After all these years, Flicks remain the same....incredibly delicious!
Gratefully,
Mrs. Clarissa State
South San Francisco, CA
Oh my god they got flicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is what I yelled at the store tonight when I saw my favorite candy back on the shelf. I was with my daughter (34) at the time and she knew what I was talking about. Do you know how long i have been looking for these? The last time I saw flicks or had the chance to buy them was in 1989 in a small town outside of Santa Rosa California. I have been looking ever since .Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Myers391
I was
so surprised and happy to see Flicks prominently
displayed at the Elmwood Theater in Berkeley!
I not only eat Flicks
Candy out of the tube, I also make what I
call "bear paw cookies" with them -- I make peanut
butter cookies and press an upside-down Flick in the
middle for the "palm" of the bear, and three
upside-down milk chocolate chips for the "toes" and
when they bake and flatten out, if you squint
sideways,
they look like bear paws.
Terry Rillera
Wow! I found Flicks Candy while
shopping in San Francisco! I was so happy to find my
favorite candy from childhood.
Shelley Stokes
Sacramento, CA
...@txt.att.net
Editor's Note: This message from Shelley Stokes was the
first guestbook entry to ever be text messaged (rather than
emailed) to Flicks Candy!
My name is Crystal Deatherage and I grew up in Visalia in the 1960s and the Fox theater had Flicks, as did my corner store. It was a blast from the past to walk in to the fruit stand on Clovis Avenue and see your shipper on the counter. It brought back great memories especially since this was my favorite candy as a child. I'm 47 now and it's my favorite again!
While traveling to California I found Flicks in a local store. What wonderful memories it brought back of Saturday matinees with Flicks. My hardest decision as a child was what color tube to buy. That is no longer a decision--I don't care what color tube it's in.
Thank you for making them again.
Judi Warner
Highland Village, TX
judiwarner@tx.rr.com
It was such a thrill to receive Flicks in my Christmas stocking this year. Amazing how such a small bit of chocolate can conjure up such wonderful memories. Growing up in Fresno/Clovis in the 50’s and 60’s does have advantages! Thanks.
Patti Le Blanc
Larkspur, CA
94939
WOW, Awesome! I was just out grocery shopping at Raley's
with my family and saw your Flicks Candy on their candy
shelf, and couldn't believe my eyes. I bought a couple
of tubes so my wife and kids could enjoy what I remember
as a fond memory of my childhood.
I'm 41 now, but when I was very young, about 5 or 6
years old my folks owned and operated a launderette in
the Bay Area, and across the street was a small family
neighborhood grocery store that my grandmother would
always take us to to buy us candy or ice cream. She
always bought us Flicks, and we loved them. She would
bring them to the house when she came to visit. I didn't
even know until just now the connection to Flicks and
movie theaters, hence the name Flicks.
My grandmother is no longer with us and we have a lot of
great memories of her, but just finding your candy
tonight just brought back some forgotten memories.
Thanks for the great memories and
thanks for bringing back Flicks Candy.
Anthony Luiz and family
I am so happy you brought this candy back. It has always been my favorite candy and now it's back so my daughter gets to experience it too. Thank you so much for bringing back the best Chocolate candy ever.
Katie Winn
I was so excited to see Flicks Candy at Michaels craft store! When I was a kid, I always ate Flicks at the movies. You bought back fond memories of childhood.
Theresa Pafford
Fresno, CA
Hi There,
I was at Bed Bath and Beyond today and got excited when I saw Flicks Candy. When my brother and I were little (25 years or so ago) we always got Flicks, Neckos, or Big Cherry when we went to our Grandma's house! So I bought a tube to sneak in his stocking for Christmas.
Thank You,
Heidi Burkhardt
Best regards,
Michael Burkhardt
MBC Construction
Discovery Bay, CA 94505
925-698-5003
925-240-7021 Fax
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Hi,
I just wanted to tell you how pleased I was to see Flick's Candy in a Raley's store today. We ate them often when I was young and I wondered more than once what happened to them. I bought several tubes out of pure nostalgia and was floored by how delicious they are.
Please don't go away again!!
Donald Zanzow
Found Flicks at Sterling Art in Newport Beach, CA. Snatched up a couple of tubes immediately and consumed one in the car. I loved these as a kid, but was sad when Ghirardelli discontinued them. Yippee that they're back!
I was born in 1942 and I remember these were my favorite candy at the movie theaters. Thanks for bringing them back!!!
Marilyn Curtiss
Murrieta, California
Wow!!! One day at work my co-workers and I were playing a little trivia about things we remembered growing up. One of my fondest memories were going to the theaters with my parents and eating FLICKS. It’s funny because not everyone remembered them…..but I did. Anyway, when I came in to work today, 12/13/07, I found a tube of FLICKS on my desk…and here we go again ….remembering our childhood. Thanks for being a great memory of my childhood.
Estella
Sacramento California.
Back to the topGrowing up in the late 60's, my grandfather used to by these for me at Owl's Liquor Store in Santa Fe, NM. Now in 2007 at age 43, I stumbled across them at a little country store north of Denver.
Thanks for still making them!
Vince
Growing up here in San Diego in the 50’s and 60’s all I remember getting at the movies was Flicks. Movies were an every weekend tradition back then. We would spend the day at the beach and then go to the movies. Of course I continued that tradition with my own kids.
My daughter loves to search the net and found Flicks Candy a couple of years ago and bought a bunch of Flicks and some other childhood favorites long gone. Some including Flicks have returned.
Thanks for the memories, they are as good as ever. I told a co-worker about their return and she found them at Cost Plus and had a couple of tubes sitting on my desk one morning. Good to have great friends and Flicks Candy.
Lynn Plesetz
San Diego, CA