Whoppers
Coming home from church tonight we passed Wendy's on Harrison St. "Two Whoppers for $3.50" the sign shouted. Business must be good cuz recently it was "Two for Two". The Whopper sign revived some old memories. When all five children were home, I would occasionally bring them a treat --- Whoppers!!! (the chocolate covered malted milk balls). I would bring one quart sized carton for each child. None for Practical Pat, but we were known to purloin a ball or two on the sly. There was one DREADED STIPULATION. They had to be priced at $0.88 per carton or less. Somehow, I felt like I was getting a bargin at that price. Well, we rocked along for what seemed like a lifetime, enjoying our Whoppers all the while, and then one day I realized Whoppers hadn't been $0.88 for a lifetime --- and as far as I know they have never returned to that level. What can I say? It was good while it lasted.
posted by sirrom at 7:17 PM
5 Comments:
Funny that you told the Whopper story, because when I saw the title of your post I immediately thought of the five cartons. I kept reading and realized you were talking about the burger, but then noticed you got around to talking about the true Whoppers! Those nights when you would come home with them are some of my fondest childhood memories...It was SUCH a nice treat, especially if I got lucky and had a few chewies. :)
Jennie ... I smell a scientific study coming. Buy 10 cartons of Whoppers, count how many are in each carton, count how many chewies and how many are stuck together or otherwise deformed. The average per carton would be useless information, but so is the number of red, blue, green, brown, etc. candies per bag of M&Ms.
Uncle C,
You and your cutie daughter are SO fun and entertaining! I have just found her blog and LOVE it! Now you! :) Somehow you guys always make me hungry....mmmmm....
whoppers!
Mmmm...Whoppers! I would eat them until the top of my mouth was sore. The chocolate kind, that is! I'm not crazy about the chewies - unfortunately you can't distinguish between them until they're already in your mouth!
man, i'd kill for an 88 cent box loaded with chewies.
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