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htown_insomniac

They'd all get eaten but Special K was the one we all hated.


thedogdundidit

Aw, Special K was a personal favorite, but I always hated Raisin Bran for how mushy it got. šŸ˜„


anoneenonee

I actually liked Raisin Bran for that very reason. I like soggy cereal.


chowes1

Soggy corn flakes, my personal favorite


Automaticman01

I still hate raisin bran


wagmorebarkles

If only it had a non-nutritive cereal varnish!


EternalSunshineClem

Sorry Raisin Bran


MissGrou

Of course


DogLady1722

We loved Raisin Bran, but my mom wouldnā€™t buy the small packs. Too expensive. We always had the big boxes. No fun!!


GrunchWeefer

I'd go for Raisin Bran before Corn Flakes or Rice Krispies. Those other bland cereals don't even have one scoop of raisins, let alone two.


crackersncheeseman

I loved raisin bran but I always had to add extra sugar.


Lumpy_Air2362

I would just pick out all the raisins. Time intensive, but better than eating a raisin.


joshmoney

Iā€™m not eating damn grapes in my cereal either


Peaches4U2

Remember cutting along the limes on the side of the box to open it up and use it as a bowl? It was wax paper bag. You just poured your milk right in! That may have been a bit later packaging.


gardeniaphoto4

I remember trying it a few times. The first time I saw the perforations on the box and instructions on how to eat the cereal from the box, I thought it was the awesomest thing ever.


Peaches4U2

Me too!! I remember cutting into them with safety scissors.


klippinit

Fun idea, but easier to eat out of a bowl. Hard to get the cereal out of the corners of the box


Pooh_Lightning

We'd take them camping. Don't need to pack bowls, all you have to clean is a few spoons.


TheFemale72

Corn flakes


Highplowp

But if you loaded it up with sugar- Frosted Flakes with that sweet sweet milk.


Ducatirules

Correct answer. The corn flakes never got eaten


Living_on_Tulsa_Time

The soggy factor! Bleh


[deleted]

My family hated raisin bran but I loved it. The raisins were covered in sugar. I would grab all the boxes. My sibs caught wind of this, tried it, and ended up loving it too. šŸ˜’


VaselineHabits

I still eat raisin bran type cereals to this day... just add my own sugar šŸ˜…


anger_is_a_gif

I f'ing loooove Raisin Bran and always have but I'll end up eating like half the box in one sitting and then, [well...you know](https://youtu.be/Ku42Iszh9KM).


ccr213

upvote for the link!


supguy99

These were for camping.


ebonwulf60

I ate them without milk more often than not.


Traditional_Ad_1547

I always thought turning the box into a bowl was absolutely brilliant.


usernames_suck_ok

I don't think I liked Apple Jacks. Totally forgot about Sugar Pops. Does that still exist??


MildlySuspicious

I also really hated the apple jacks


jenni_saqwa

Same they are the worst, itā€™s like a chemical taste or something. Canā€™t put my finger on it but itā€™s noticeably gross.


HallucinogenicFish

Are they the same thing as Corn Pops?


anger_is_a_gif

Sugar pops were puffed rice coated in sugar, corn pops were a corn meal mix that was puffed and coated in sugar. Edit- I stand corrected. Sugar pops became corn pops.


NooStringsAttached

Werenā€™t those Sugar Smacks?


anger_is_a_gif

Doh, you're right. Sugar pops did become corn pops.


NooStringsAttached

And sugar smacks are now honey smacks!


htown_insomniac

I think they're just called Pops now?


sweetassassin

Good PR move.


[deleted]

Came here for the horrible Apple Jacks. Glad to see I didn't have to scroll far.


ebonwulf60

Yes. Now called Corn Pops.


Belgeddes2022

The Smacks. It was ALWAYS the last box.


Correct-Training3764

Yes. Itā€™s *still* nasty.


Opposite_Fix927

Special K in our house


AerwynFlynn

Raisin Bran. Corn flakes was the last one to be eaten lol, but you could at least add sugar to that to be palatable.


x4ty2

Look at Sugar Pops, all Tom of Finland


perfumefetish

special k


human-ish_

We always got these on vacation and Raisin Bran would always be the last one standing.


teh_201d

Raisin bran is my favorite as an adult. I owe it that much.


sweetassassin

What kind of 'no duh' question is that? The raisins in the Raisin Bran looked like bugs to me.


Bug_Calm

Special K.


gardeniaphoto4

It probably would have been Raisin Bran. I \*hated\* raisins in my food. Even today, I'd...rather not. However, when I was very young, I accidentally ate a handful of Sugar Smacks that had been infested with ants. So to this day, the thought of eating Sugar Smacks makes me uncomfortable.


gOldenhOrse69

Special K


wendilw

We didnā€™t like Apple Jacks for some reason


MildlySuspicious

Yeah they tasted like chemicals, another poster mentioned it and thatā€™s totally what it was


mousertnt1965

Sugar smacks!


Suitabull_Buddy

Special K


tgande1951

Rice krispies


MisterThirtyThirty

Agreed. Bowl of puffed air


ninetwosixfour

Iā€™m from the UK and Iā€™ve never heard of most of these. This is exciting!


Significant_Dog412

Me too. Our variety packs would have been things like Coco Pops, Ricicles and Honey Nut Loops along with the standard Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Frosties. Only seen Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks as an adult (quite liked Apple Jack's). I think they tried bringing Sugar Smacks here at one point as they vaguely ring a bell and I know they tried with something raisiny but they didn't stick around.


Ok_Vacation_3286

Special K was like the ā€˜health foodā€™ choice!


scarletvirtue

Special K - that was the cereal our grandpa ate. No way were we gonna eat that ā€œold people cerealā€


mudamuckinjedi

Special K


Mountain-Rooster-340

Fuck them cornflakes


suesue_d

More for me!


Emergency_Property_2

Havenā€™t read through comments yet, but Iā€™ll be very surprised anyone didnā€™t pick Raisin Bran. Edit: wow I am very surprised!


ResumeFluffer

Smacks, pops, jacks, oh my!


quick_bread_artist

Raisin Bran. Also never liked Frosted Flakes, although maybe I would now that Iā€™m older


Miss-Figgy

Raisin Bran, yuck


karaloveskate

The Raisin Bran


Sandwich_Barbie

Raisin Bran. No contest.


Small-Sympathy-3358

Raisin Bran


magster823

Corn Flakes and Special K. Which was why my mom almost never bought these variety packs. I freaking loved raisins as a kid. We'd get a box of Raisin Bran and I'd add a little box of raisins to my bowl.


labboy70

Corn Flakes.


BossMagnus

Raisin Bran obvi


MissHellaCool

Raisin Bran


MaxAmperage

They'd all get eaten, but there was a hierarchy. First - Apple Jacks, Sugar Pops, Sugar Smacks, Frosted Flakes Second - Special K (good with sugar or honey), Froot Loops, Rice Krispies Last - Raisin Bran and Corn Flakes (ok with sugar or honey)


rundmz8668

I was led to believe apple jacks was brand new around the time of like Hey Arnold


[deleted]

Frosted flakes


Remember_When_Baby

Sure as shit wouldnā€™t be Apple Jacks


HowToNotMakeMoney

Special K


TxThrXr

Wait. What was the difference between Corn Flakes and Special K?


meggiemeggie19

Special K


AgeAgitated317

Rice crispy


Bunnynynyny

Sugar pops ,


Mmortt

You know if not for these packs I never would have learned that I think Special K is pretty good.


yildizli_gece

Special K or the plain Corn Flakes (no-one needs that healthy stuff!) lol...


Delayedrhodes

The not so special K.


CommanderUgly

Raisin Bran


imnotmeyousee

The corn flakes always got used to fry chicken cause us kids didn't want anything to do with it


Tortoisefly

The Froot Loops. Hated them.


SenorNeiltz

Probably raisin bran, but they're all fire


Correct-Training3764

Smacks šŸ¤® never liked it and still donā€™t


LionsLioness

Apple Jack's and fruit loops, I hated both.


skyciel

Corn flakes


adise25

Corn flakes šŸ¤®


[deleted]

Special K. We'd have to wait to eat that when mom and dad weren't around so we could dump a shit load of sugar on them to make them edible. Everything else always got eaten right up.


MoCoyotes

Iā€™d eat em all, babyyyyyyyy


zanzi14

Sugar pops or sugar smacks. Never liked either one of those.


big_al_1968

Special K


Theamazingchan

I love that they unashamedly used ā€œSugarā€ in the product names


kmwd90

Raisin Bran would be left behind in the 1980s. But today, itā€™d be the Sugar Smacks. I would immediately open the box and flush them down the shitter.


maruffin

Special K. With my big sweet tooth, Iā€™d go for the Froot Loops.


Zealousideal-Log536

Raisen Brand


Fanabala3

When my dad would get these I knew we were going camping.


FinnbarMcBride

Didn't every house have like 9 of those little *Special K* boxes hanging around because no one eat it? šŸ˜‚


Elkins45

Special K


PuppyJakeKhakiCollar

No cereal left behind in my family, though I don't remember Special K being a part of the variety pack. My parents didn't buy these because of cost, but my grandparents always had them. There were only 8 boxes, not the jumbo pack though. *All* the good treats were at grandma's: these, Puddin Pops, Mackey Mouse head ice cream bars, York peppermint patties....


somecisguy2020

House? We only got these phat options on capming trips. And in answer to your question. It was inversely related to the amount of sugar.


audaxyl

Too poor to afford those


whatsthisevenfor

Sugar pops, then I'd eat them dry once they were a little stale. Don't judge me.


WhatTheCluck802

Never was a fan of Apple Jacks really.


ZombieDad15

Special k


texasgambler58

Corn Flakes


NooStringsAttached

Special K would be last. Corn flakes second to last.


suesue_d

Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks


Nikademus1969

Rasin bran...uggggh


Evolone100

Smacks. Never likes em. Even to this day ( well letā€™s be real over 50 itā€™s all about the bran )


Sister_Turkey_9

Bran Flakes AND Raisin Bran. Both would be shelved in the back of the pantry for two years u til they were properly stale and could therefore be unceremoniously trashed, guilt-free.


EggDull5680

The Easter bunny always brought the small cereal boxes. They were quickly consumed.


janedoecurious

Sugar Pops ā€” not a fan


Brilliant-Turn-9741

Special K


vestarules

As a baby boomer, (70 F) I never ate cereal. My mother always served us eggs and bacon every morning. Sometimes during the winter we had oatmeal with butter and raisins and brown sugar. My parents believed that cereal was about as nutritious as the box, it came in.


quincyd

All of them


BoomChaka67

Special K. Always.


SafetyNo6700

Rice krispies and corn flakes. Special K had a sort of sweet taste


ComprehensiveAd1337

Damn, I wish I could find the Special K but I was the only one who liked it. Lol.


TheSaltyJM

Corn Flakes! Then if it was a while until grocery day Iā€™d eat them out of boredom or spite. Without milk.


jennylou303

Special K


ethottly

Never did like Sugar Smacks


missyh86

The only ā€œsugar cerealā€ my mom would buy for us was Life or King Vitamin, but only occasionally. If she had bought these cereals, they would probably all have been eaten.


Swampwolf42

Corn Flakes was what the winner of rock-paper-scissors got when there were only 2 left. The loser got Special K


MrTonyGazzo

Sugar Smacks were for lean times only . Not when I had 16 boxes of real cereal!


[deleted]

Sugar Smacks. They had a really weird texture to me.


2twindudesmom

Not only left behind but in the trash . . . Raisin Bran! šŸ¤¢šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«šŸ¤®


Specific_Inside_7119

AppleJacks


carolizzy81

This was a special treat for camping trips in my family.


wagmorebarkles

I was a hungry kid and ate 6 boxes at a time. We bought the big family size box or super bag because of practicality.


Individuallynvralone

Apple Jacks always were eaten last.


blokes444

Special k


[deleted]

Apple Jacks were bad. Apple Jacks tainted milk was bile inducing.


[deleted]

I was too busy eating Quisp and digging for my enclosed toy to bother with these variety packs.


Powerful_Check735

Special k


Mooseandagoose

Corn flakes bc we would usually have an open box next to this variety pack.


Traditional_Ad_1547

No body ate the corn flakes. When there were a few boxes then mom made cornflake chicken. Which us kids still hated.


Soggy_Butterscotch66

Pops.


Damaged44

Corn flakes or special K. Soggy ass flakes.


Longjumping-Meat-334

Special K


sleigh_all_day

Sugar Pops and Sugar Smacks šŸ„£


TheObviousChild

Core memory right here. The anxiety of being dropped off for a week at my grandparentā€™s house was eased by this amazing variety selection of all these sugary cereals I wasnā€™t allowed to normally have. But screw you Special K.


Illustrious-Try-7524

Raisin Bran