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The rather poor illustration accompanying this post is supposed to represent the wonderful things that were Galaxy Counters. I believe they were phased out sometime during the 1980’s but don’t know exactly when. Something very similar is still available today as one of the sweets in a packet of Revels, but it’s not quite the same, as you will see.
Imagine a Galaxy Minstrel. Now remove it’s crispy shell to leave just the chocolate inside. This is basically what you get in a packet of Revels. Now stamp a little white number on one side of the chocolate. NOW you have a Galaxy Counter. A small difference maybe, that doesn’t really alter the taste at all, but does make the sweet much more fun for a child to eat. Kid’s are easily pleased you see. Do you remember the thrill of opening a tube of Smarties to see what letter was on the lid? Well with Galaxy Counters that thrill was multiplied as every sweet had a number printed on it. My sister and I would announce to whoever was listening what number we were about to eat every time we ate one.
If my memory serves me correctly then Galaxy Counters were sold in little white packets, about the same size as a packet of Cadbury’s Buttons. The packets had various pictures of different woodland animals on, such as deers and squirrels. I’m sure there was an orangey red coloured owl wearing a mortar board as well. I have a feeling there may have been a joke or something printed on the packet as well, in the same way that Cadbury’s Buttons had a nursery rhyme on them, but I can’t be sure.
February 8th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I can’t believe there is actually someone who remembers these other than me. I have asked various people over the years and no-one remembers them, I remember some packets had giraffes on the front. Its a bit like spangles nobody seems to remember them either:)
March 6th, 2008 at 12:32 am
hi well i am amazed that im not going crazy , someone else does remember them ,i absolutley loved those little chocolate sweets n i cant remember the owl but i do remember the giraffe x
April 26th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Yep, you are right guy’s the image on the front right hand side of the packet was a giraffe. I do remember spangles sweeties too, they were opaque sweets in a red packet with white writig on, nd they were the shape of ‘Tunes’, cough sweets.
Now I hae got one for you - does anyone remember Mousse bars, which was a chocoate bar, a little larger than a milky way, but the same type of confectionery. It wa in a blue and white fine gingham packet with a cartoon picture of a mousse on the front.
How about a galaxy ripple in a light blue paper packet with golden yellow writing on the front?
May 25th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I thought the mousse bar was a figment of my imagination! Remember the ripple bar in blue too.
August 5th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I mentioned Revels in this post as being the closest you’ll get to a Galaxy Counter these days, so thought I’d mention the website http://www.revelseviction.com where you can vote for your least favourite Revels flavour. The flavour that gets the most votes will be replaced (temporarily) with a new flavour. Am I the only person who likes the Coffee ones?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
OMG!!!!!! Add me to the list of people who have now had their sanity restored because someone else remembers these sweets!!!!!!!! I loved them and even had a Counters toothbrush beaker with the giraffe on it!!!!!!
On a totally separate non-confectionery related note - does anyone else other than me (and the person who I have recently found posted a vid on You Tube) remember the TV programme Big John Little John? - something else that had me doubting my own memory too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 15th, 2008 at 9:48 am
The idea of a Counters branded toothbrush beaker I find quite amusing, but then again maybe it makes sense. Eat your chocolate, then brush your teeth!
Didn’t remember Big John Little John, so I did a quick search for it and see it was about a man who turns into a boy after drinking water from the fountain of youth. Sounds like it was a fun show and would have been right up my street, shame I never got to see it.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Yes I remember Big John Little John, It was an american programme.
I was only asking someone the other day if they remembered Counters……they didn’t, nobody ever does. They were lovely, I for one would buy them if they ever re-introduced them.
Does any one remember Mince Mate? It may have been made by Knorr, you used to get it in different flavours my favourite was Bolognese. My Mum used to add it to mince and pasta shapes Mmmmm
Another one was the Old Special K, why did they change it to the thick horrible flakes that they are today? I sent Kelloggs an e-mail suggesting that they bring them back and call them Special K1………it must have been youngsters at the other end……..they were oblivious!
November 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I’m with you on the old Special K Wendy. They were like little round curls of cereal weren’t they? Now they look like knobbly brown cornflakes. I’m surprised they could still call the new ones Special K given that they’re nothing alike.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Blimey, I can’t believe it, I have been trying to remember the name of those little chocolate sweets in a white packet with the picture of a deer on the front for the last 17 years. Thank you for restoring my sanity. I am soooo glad I now know the name of galaxy counters. I wish they would bring them back, that would be cool.