Easter hypo treatment

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I’m on my third bag (one in raincoat, one in warm coat, spare in the drawer)
 
Unfortunately it looks like they still include the uneatable green ones……
 
Do you know in which shop/supermarket I could find those? I need to stock up on hypo treatment and this would be a fun little change (I bet they taste the same tho :rofl:).
 
Our Tesco have them with all the Easter stuff
 
Thanks for the replies. I found them in a local shop. 50p more expensive than the regular JB for the same quantity, this will be a one off.

They do taste better than ordinary JB...or maybe is just my previous bag of JB was opened for so long, the little dudes turned into rocks :D
 
I came across the mini-bags of Haribos just before Halloween and 'trick or treating' in 2021. I bought several multi-packs in Aldi, with 42 mini-bags in each multi-pack for about 22p per 100gms; at that time my jelly babies had been about 50p per 109gms in 500 gm boxes.

The Haribo mini-bags are remarkably convenient, with each bag being between 15 and 18 gms of carbs - so a convenient pre-measured hypo response pack. I have mini-bags in every possible place where I might need to find a pack, they keep well and are small enough to be discrete in any pocket.

I've just seen the Haribo Christmas Tree 'treats' which are just the opposite: bulky, not individually wrapped and nearer 25 gms of carbs per tree; also very expensive at over £1 per 100 gms. So one needs to be selective with Haribos, but they do provide variety from JBs.
 
I bought some conventional baby shaped Asda own brand Jelly Babies a few weeks ago and they tasted totally different.... almost like Turkish Delight. I really liked them and cheaper than Maynard/Bassets. Just a shame that Asda isn't closer as I probably only visit that town once or twice a year. May have to stock up next time.

I have tried different types of sweets to treat hypos but I am tempted to eat them at other times whereas I seem to have got into a mentality of viewing JBs as medicine to treat hypos, all be it nice medicine. Definitely will not be paying more for chick shaped ones. I am more practical than romantic and I very much doubt I would stop to look at or appreciate the different shape in the midst of a hypo, especially in the dark of the night when I don't even put the light on. I sound like a right miserable old git don't I!
 
In a smaller shop I found they had £1 bags of Skittles (smaller than the bags in supermarkets but the price isn't too bad). Anyway, the Wild Berries flavour is quite nice.
 
Your view is more practical and makes a lot of sense @rebrascora . I like this silly little things. But also like to save my money so I wouldn't pay this extra again. Regarding brands, I never had the Maynard's JB before this bag. It was either Asda, Tesco or Lidl's own brand. I find the texture a bit different.
 
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