{"id":98,"date":"2004-12-14T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2004-12-14T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2023-03-04T19:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T05:08:03","slug":"tootsie-pops-spy-stix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2004\/12\/14\/tootsie-pops-spy-stix\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Tootsie Pops Spy Stix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/6952253020\/\" title=\"spystix by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;padding-left:10px;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7256\/6952253020_2f48da2dd8_n.jpg?resize=195%2C320\" width=\"195\" height=\"320\" alt=\"spystix\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Spy Stix?<\/p>\n<p>Let see\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6One\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Two\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Oh, yeah baby you like that?<\/p>\n<p>(Bow chica.  Bow chica.)<\/p>\n<p>You like how I lick it?<\/p>\n<p>You want more, Ms. Angelina Jolie?<\/p>\n<p>Say my name.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your daddy?<\/p>\n<p>(Tap on shoulder)<\/p>\n<p>What!  Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bother me while I pretend to make out with Angelina Jolie!<\/p>\n<p>The Spy Stix is phallic?<\/p>\n<p>DAMMIT!<\/p>\n<p>I LOVE BOOBIES!  I LOVE BOOBIES!   I LOVE ANGELINA JOLIE!<\/p>\n<p>When I first saw the commercial for the Tootsie Pop Spy Styx, I thought they were pretty cool.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just like Tootsie Pops, except in a stick form and in a neato plastic case.  Just slide the candy out with a lever, take a few licks, then slide it in, close the container, and store it for later.<\/p>\n<p>I picked one up from the convenience store down the street and paid $1.35 for it, which is about the same price of THREE regular Tootsie Pops and way more expensive than most of the other candy on the shelf.  I figured that if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m paying that much, I should expect some big things from it.<\/p>\n<p>However, when I opened it up and slid the candy out from the case, I was so disappointed.  It was like expecting an iPod for Christmas, but getting a used Spanish dubbed VHS copy of Spice World that also needed to be rewound (It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the new lump of black coal).<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest problems with the Spy Stix was the fact I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t eat all of the candy, which there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t much to begin with.  The lever doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allow all of the candy to be extended out.  So there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s this small bit of candy that you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reach and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no way I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sticking my tongue down the case\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opening to try and lick it.  Getting my tongue stuck in something is not going to happen again.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem was the neato candy retracting case, which turned out to be not so neato.  After taking a few licks of the Spy Styx, I retracted the candy into the case, but it got stuck when I wanted to extend it again for a few more licks.  However, after messing with the lever for a few moments, I could extend it again.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, this last problem you already read.  It makes a bad replacement for an imaginary girlfriend.  Although, it would make a great replacement for an imaginary boyfriend.  <\/p>\n<p>Well I guess I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to have to stick with making out with my pillow for now.<\/p>\n<p>The Tootsie Pop Spy Stix is such a horrible product that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to give it the Impulsive Buy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first-ever ZERO RATING.<\/p>\n<p>Take that for messing up my pretend make out session with Angelina Jolie!<\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b> Tootsie Pops Spy Stix<br \/>\n<b>Purchase Price:<\/b>  $1.35<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b>  0 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b>  Retractable candy in convenient flip top case.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b>  Waaay overpriced.  Sometimes candy is hard to retract.  Packaging makes it hard to eat all of it.  Bad replacement for imaginary girlfriend.  Still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Spy Stix.  I guess the world may never know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Spy Stix? Let see\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6One\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Two\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Oh, yeah baby you like that? (Bow chica. Bow chica.) You like how I lick it? You want more, Ms. Angelina Jolie? Say my name. Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your daddy? (Tap on shoulder) What! 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