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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI don't think this is a good idea -
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSHhpk5TI7E73VGOp2pE62IA0XdZtxaAgHHnUibT3esdez2tZCGQThey were for sale in the candy section of Five Below, which caters to teens and younger.
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I don't think this is a good idea - (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Nov 2014
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,719 posts)1. I agree--not a good idea.
But you know why they're doing it. It's like pitching cigarettes to underage kids. It gets them used to the idea that they can have this stuff, either now or later.
Get 'em young, and you'll have them for life.
NOT good.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)2. I just contacted Five Below
through their website and told them so. As I had never heard of them before their opening in NYC last summer, I was surprised to see they have a gazillion stores.
denbot
(9,901 posts)3. Jelly Belly was the company that supplied jelly beans to the Reagan White House
They have a plant in Pleasant Prairie WI, around the corner from a place I often load my truck.
They really push the family friendly image, so I'm surprised they have chosen to market this way.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)4. This in their website
says it's been requested for decades. It's alcohol free, which is fine but it still shouldn't be sold to children.
http://www.jellybelly.com/draft-beer-launch