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    Apparently Americans don't know what Pick 'n' Mix is. I don't believe it for one second! Americans, don't let me down!
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    Im not from America but I don't know what it is either. Another keys in a bowl euphemism?

    Googled it, we have it just in candy specific stores. Also we don't call it pick and mix, here it's just "a bag of candy for $x"
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    The American equivalent is called Penny Candy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke View Post
    Im not from America but I don't know what it is either. Another keys in a bowl euphemism?
    What do you take me for? xD

    Quote Originally Posted by Ayen View Post
    The American equivalent is called Penny Candy.
    Because "Cent Candy" sounds awful, I presume xD
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    We have this. I think it's even called this in my grocery store. I don't get any because it costs so much more than a penny.

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    I've never heard of it. Maybe it's a regional thing.

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    Pick n' mix is an institution here in the UK, although I gather it's on the decline.

    It's not just a bag of random candy. You get a small bag, you choose from a specific selection of candy, and it typically costs an absolute bomb. You pay by weight, if I remember rightly. It's been a while for me, so I might be wrong.

    They're traditionally very popular in cinemas here. When I was small, I always used to nag my parents to let me have some when we went to see a film.

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    Pick 'n' Mix is, and always has been, the most overrated 'treat' ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Carnelian View Post
    Pick n' mix is an institution here in the UK, although I gather it's on the decline.

    It's not just a bag of random candy. You get a small bag, you choose from a specific selection of candy, and it typically costs an absolute bomb. You pay by weight, if I remember rightly. It's been a while for me, so I might be wrong.

    They're traditionally very popular in cinemas here. When I was small, I always used to nag my parents to let me have some when we went to see a film.
    I would never again pay the price that cinemas charge for pick n' mix! Extortionate. They charge by weight there, and you don't get much for your money's worth! I miss Woolworths best pick n' mix ever.
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