The thread devoted entirely to jaffa cakes and "jaffa cakes"

[Patrick Thistle]

Eat 'em - if 2020 has taught us anything, it's to take nothing for granted and life's too fucking short.

Thanks for your nihilistic encouragement. They're tasty.

[Ray de Galles]

Cross-promotion ;

https://twitter.com/camsell59/status/1309425397260529664?s=21

[Benjm]

The clear window in that packaging bothers me more than it ought to. And that's why I voted to leave the EU.

[Sits]

Football Gums?

[3 Colours Red]

Football Gums?

Bit of a People's Front of Judea / Judean People's Front situation with Sports Mix, that one. Only with more liquorice involved.

[hobbes]

Not going back through 18 pages to check, but has anyone mentioned these yet? They’re like small JCs with very dry sponge.

[Benjm]

They came up as early as page one. The verdict wasn't kind, with the dryness a major plank of the prosecution's case.

[Jah Womble]

Only a matter of time before we get Jaffa Cake-scented pyjamas.

[Ray de Galles]

I was in M&S today and as part of their full on gearing up with Xmas lines they have Clementine & Cranberry Jaffa Cakes.

Ah, just seen PT's similarly festive-themed flavour which was posted a full six weeks ago.

[Patrick Thistle]

I've blogged about my year of Jaffa Cakes sampling and got a tweet reply from McVities.

Starting out 2021 with some half price ones from the Polish aisle in Asda

[Sits]

Assume you’ll be reporting back?

[pebblethefish]

The only Tweet I ever received was from Marmite

[Patrick Thistle]

Possibly because I mention jaffa cakes on there I'm now seeing McVities ads on Facebook for their new cherry flavour and passion fruit flavour jaffa cakes.

Meanwhile Mrs Thistle bought me some M&S raspberry jaffa cakes and they are delicious.

[S. aureus]

I'd certainly like to try the passion fruit ones. I love passion fruit.

[MsD]

McVitie's Tweeted you, but didn't send you a load of samples?

I rang Burton's to settle a bet about Wagon Wheels when I was 17 and working in my first office. The person who answered the phone asked kindly "is it for a school project"? I said yes, as I was a bit embarrassed, and they sent me loads of info about Wagon Wheels, but I don't think any freebies.

Tight bastards.

I don't hold out much hope for getting free custard creams, despite my fashionable influencer status.

[Patrick Thistle]

Yonks back I rang up the Jaffaholics Anonymous helpline number off a packet of Jaffa Cakes and made the customer service person laugh because when she asked my address I told her it was meant to be anonymous. They sent me some free jaffa cake toys that were like orange Kooshs. I don't know what happened to them.

[San Bernardhinault]

So you gave them your address anyway? Or did they trace your phone in order to send you the toys?

[Patrick Thistle]

They made the very convincing case that they needed my address to send me freebies but my data would be safe. If you can't trust Big Jaffa, who can you trust?

[San Bernardhinault]

When you are the first hypnotised soldier in the army the McVities empire sends to take over the world, don't come crying to me.

[MsD]

Isn't this why we have the United Biscuits?

[Patrick Thistle]

THEY ARE HERE

[Patrick Thistle]

According to the packaging on those, people who are into jaffa cakes are jaffanatics. Not keen on that label tbh.

I've also got a packet of Schar gluten free raspberry jaffa cakes to see what they're like (and because they were cheap in Home Bargains)

[Gangster Octopus]

Are you now officially an influencer?

[Patrick Thistle]

That's for young people deciding what's in. I'm an outfluencer because I'm way out.

[3 Colours Red]

jaffanatics

I feel nauseous.

I think passion fruit will work really well - it's got that citrusy tartness despite not actually being citrus.