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WHEN THE NEWS broke yesterday about Cadbury’s scrapping the Pink Snack bar…one man decided he wasn’t going to take this lying down.
Gerard Maguire at first expressed his disappointment with the announcement by describing the Pink Snack as “one of the all time great chocolate bars”.
Gerard Maguire / TwitterCannot believe we r losing 1 of all time great chocolate bars!! I watched all the classic movies with a pink Snack pic.twitter.com/IH7BerOH6o
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
He then had a light bulb moment…
Gerard Maguire / TwitterSave our Snack!!
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
Which led to him heading to Musgraves to stock up on the dying bar for his wine bar in Dun Laoghaire, 64 wine.
Gerard Maguire / TwitterJust bought all pink snacks in Musgraves #savepinksnacks pic.twitter.com/HO0nz8MTUH
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
The campaign has now officially started in his shop – and his description of the bar has now been raised to ‘national institution’. Steady on there Gerard!
Gerard Maguire / TwitterWe need support to save this national institution #savepinksnacks pic.twitter.com/0pwdzjHG5B
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
He’s urging people to use the Twitter hashtag #savepinksnacks to ‘save this national treasure’.
Gerard Maguire / TwitterSave the Pink Snack!!! #savepinksnacks pic.twitter.com/TDwuHtUP4r
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
His shop front now looks like this:
Gerard Maguire / TwitterOur new shop front #savepinksnacks pic.twitter.com/i44RkemZuU
— Gerard Maguire (@64_Wine) February 27, 2015
Wow.
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Stop the madness return the missing third finger in the pink snacks and the pink snack popularity will soar again #savethepinksnack #itsnotrocketscience
I think we have found that extreme ring wing element/ ISIS sinister fringe. Pink snacks are the straw that broke the camel’s back!!!
Wouldn’t be a fan of the Pink Snack but if it saves those jobs then yes.
Just buy a timeout it’s like the pink snack only much nicer.
Isn’t timeout going too
The present incarnation of The Pink Snack bears little relation to its real mccoy 3 finger pink snack half brother, it’s half the size for one thing.
It’s a nice idea but doubt it’ll fly.
Ok I’m in.
The Pink Snack was doomed from the day it lost the third finger.
Best of luck Gerard. Kinda liked the pink snacks but preferred the little blue snacks. Used to bite off the chocolate first and then eat the biscuit. Yummy.
Ah yes the snack sandwich or PURPLE snack as it is affectionately called………
Is is blue and black or white and gold? No it’s purple
Brilliant!
Touché
Nope cadburys gone crap with cheap substitute ingredients
Considering the fact that cadburys are are going to cease production of the pink snack and time out etc altogether,why not ask them for the original recipes,as they no longer “need” or “require” them?
A true hero. God speed, Pink Snack dude.
We have a Vending company and Pink Snack is a staple. Save the Snack (STS)
I have a stone to pick with you
My wonderfully innovative dad weened me on to Guinness with this genius of a chocolate bar.
While only a young lad of 19 he told me he’d by my drink for the night any time we were down the local as long as I drank only Guinness, clearly no consideration for the pluming.
Hating the taste I needed to ease myself on to what is now easily my pub drink of choice, he turned to the humble pink snack. One wee bite after a sup and bingo problem solved.
Its like losing a good friend….
Eh no.
If everyone who claims to love the pink snack actually bought one things may be different……..
Went to shop for one and none there. Better not take it away
Pink Snacks and Wine Bar should never be seen in the same sentance.
Used to love pink snacks
Glad to see Chris Evans is on board with the campaign too, can only help the cause!
No im not in.im losing my job because of Cadbury mondelez so fcuk the pink snack n fcuk Cadbury
PR stunt.
In support I bought a pink snack today
We have a Vending company and Pink Snack is a staple. Save the Snack (STS)
I loved the scrumdiddlyumptious 3 finger snack.
No way would I join a campaign to give that shower free publicity for their over-priced muck
Off with him. Pink snack doesn’t have a place in the snack bar realm of things. There is something it should do, but fails.
Usually to be seen behind the bar in most country pubs and inner city pubs owned by second generation country folk.
Bring back the original recipe CATCH bar.
Look on the bright side. More shelf space for the superior yellow and purple snacks!
As long as they don’t f u ck around with the purple snacks.
WTF
Its not a chocolate bar at all its more of a bad biscuit.
I’ve just patented the name Pink Snack chocolate bar.
Boycott cadburys. Nestle all the way
What’s wrong with a United bar ?
Go go Gerard a legend!!
It’s going because nobody bought it, you dopes.
Cadburys should get the recipe for the old Urney 2 and 2 bar it was massive
have your say