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| AYDS appetite suppressant candy |
What better way to lose weight in the 1970s and early 1980s than with chocolate, caramel or peanut butter flavored candies? Ayds was just that. Each tasty candy-like bite contained a special appetite suppressant to keep dieters from cheating.
Throughout that time, Ayds was flying off of drugstore shelves. The fabulous TV and magazine ads were convincing chubbers that this delicious candy would slim them down in no time. Things were going smoothly for the product until ...
Enter the AIDs crisis. Admit it. When you hear the word "Ayds" (pronounced Aids), the immune disease is the first thing that comes to mind. This very thought helped sales drop 50 percent by 1988. Unfortunately, even changing the name to Diet Ayds didn't save this gimmicky diet product.
Do you remember Ayds? Here's a commercial for the appetite suppressant candy.
I don't remember these, but I can totally see why after 1981, these would no longer sell. Listening to the commercial now, it sounds insane!
ReplyDeletewow. such an unfortunate name for ANYTHING.
ReplyDeleteThat must be one of the most unfortunate marketing catastrophes in dieting history.
ReplyDeleteI totally remember these. Mom had some, and my brother and I used to sneak them. Not for the dieting, we just loved the chocolate.
ReplyDeleteKind of weird, but it was a treat of sorts for us.
Ha ha I remember eating my mom's nicotine gum for a treat... Possibly why I still struggle with cigarettes?!! Btw, just discovered tis blog- I'm 43 and can remember all this stuff.... You are young for a lot of this- I think you were a cool, ahead of your time chick
ReplyDeleteHa ha I remember eating my mom's nicotine gum for a treat... Possibly why I still struggle with cigarettes?!! Btw, just discovered tis blog- I'm 43 and can remember all this stuff.... You are young for a lot of this- I think you were a cool, ahead of your time chick
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