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TCS
- 4 reviews
Very poor
Your product has changed tremendously. I will never buy again. Soft lollies, No white powder anymore especially the teeth. Your confection was always firm and that’s why I loved it. Red and green frogs are no more there. The frogs you have are soft and little. Very very disappointed and I now buy a different brand. I’m almost 60 yrs and cannot believe the change. Yuk
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TanyaFar North Queensland, QLD
Small in size
Has become smaller in size. Very disappointing. Why change the size.
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parrots are the bestGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Yummy
Delicious stuff I just had 2 cups of it in a row
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Makayla PageHobart, TAS
- Verified purchase
Allen's Fantales
These used to be so good but I just bought a packet today and they were so soft and had nowhere near as much flavour as they used to won't be buying these again
Purchased in November 2021 at Woolworths for A$4.50.
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gazmanPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
milk bottles
milk bottles and milkos no milk taste whatsoever they need to go back 50 years and make all sweets like they used too, not the rubbish they pump out today, All generick and cheap rubbish,trouble is this generation knows no better,and that goes for all confectionary.
Purchased in October 2021 at Big W Retail Stores for A$10.00.
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craziestozzyNorth Queensland, QLD
- Verified purchase
These are not Fantales I just paid for
Won't be buying this rubbish again.
These are not the Fantales that have been around for years, unchanged until recently.
Smaller in size...like half the size
No caramel (soft tasteless fudge thing)
Thinnest veneer of chocolate ever.
That was not chocolate at all.
More sugar.
Lots of sugar.
Purchased in October 2021 for A$4.00.
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Fantales disaster
Why, why, why? The only reason I can think of for changing Fantales is the omnipresent fear of litigation. This is what our society has become! Everything tailored around risk management i.e. in this case, the fear of being sued for a cracked tooth. Bought a second packet because I too thought there was something wrong with the first packet. Now I know. Never, ever buying them again.
Purchased in August 2021 at IGA Dromana .
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melinda.alliaPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
Did they change the recipe????
Came on here looking to see if they changed the recipe??? These new ones just arent the same. Way too soft for my liking and much sweeter. Wont be buying again
Purchased in July 2021 at BP Australia for A$5.50.
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Joe BloggsCentral West, NSW
- 3 reviews
- 5 likes
Disappointed
So disappointed in Fantales. Used to love the rich chocolate over the hard caramel. Now just a tasteless soft fudge barely covered by cheap chocolate. No flavor, no chewiness. And getting smaller. Won't be buying any more.
Purchased in April 2021 at Big W Retail Stores for A$5.00.
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NanGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
Disgusting
Bought a one kg bag yesterday, put them in a jar for an Easter present. Lucky i tasted one. Was sure they were stale as only a month until use by, then saw these posts, so now can’t even take them back as apparently they’re the new fantales! Soft, no taste, chocolate fake and $12 down the drain. Couldn’t give these poor excuses for a chocolate away. For heavens sake, why mess with perfection
Purchased in April 2021 at Big W Retail Stores for A$12.00.
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FelicitySydney
- 2 reviews
Terrible
What has happened to fantales? They are horrible now, no longer yummy caramel centre but a yucky soft fudge type filling. Bought a packet at Sydney airport last month and thought they had gone stale but date was ok. Bought a packet at supermarket today and realise the recipe has changed. Threw the packet in the bin. At least it will be good for the waist line!
Purchased in March 2021 at Coles Supermarkets for A$5.00.
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Fantales disaster
I was eating a fantale and it tore the top tooth from my mouth with the caramel. As I crunched down to chew again, I could feel the broken tooth with my tongue. Not a pleasant feeling. I have recently been to the dentist and have a good set of teeth with no decay, so unsure what has happened in this case
Purchased in February 2021 for A$2.99.
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Drew
- 5 reviews
- 5 likes
Wretched
Absolutely awful now. Used to be great. It's like they sat around a table and said "Right people, how can we make the product worse, yet charge more?"
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Cheap disgusting chocolate
So disappointed. I loved these treats once but they have been ruined. I’d like my money back really. The caramel is not the same either, almost tasteless. What on earth has happened to them.
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TraceyTamworth
Why???
Fantails were fine how they were. Why, why, why change them? No flavour, too soft and more like fudge. Won’t be buying them anymore.
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JohnM09Sydney, Australia
- 10 reviews
Enough of the fake chocolate
Even if the price needs to go up, bring back the rich dark chocolate coating. These are supposed to be "Fantales" not Cobbers, so enough of the terrible cheap compound chocolate now being used. Not sure about the people complaining about them "not being hard and chewy anymore". There were hard lollies for sucking "Fantales, Minties etc" and soft lollies for chewing "Milko's, Sherbies etc". Allens seem to want to make everything softer now, probably so their eaten faster.
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VickiChirnside Park
Terrible -soft and no longer chewy.
First I thought I had a packet which was stale or something, but after reading other reviews it seems this is intentional. So disappointing - wont be buying them any more.
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BobbieMelbourne
Aaah! Fantales are now terrible!
Fantales are now soft fudge rather than hard caramel and the chocolate tastes like it has been on the shelf for months. So disappointing! Never again
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Why change a perfect product?
Fantales are known to be delicious lollies with a hard chewy centre. Please don't change it. The flavour of these new ones is nowhere near as good as the old ones are. I understand they may have been changed to make it easier for kids to eat them, but the taste is so different it is no longer a yummy treat. Please consider changing it back, or maybe market the new product as a different line of fantales.
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Andi13AU
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Horrible !
Fantales are supposed to be hard chewy Caramel NOT FUDGE! Why do you insist on changing the formula of all our Aussie Favorites! NO NO NO! CHANGE THE FORMULA BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS
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Questions & Answers
Deeasked
Fantails used to be Gluten free, perfect for us Coeliacs...if the recipe is changed again, can we return to them being so again please..I really miss them. Cheers. Deirdre NZ.
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CassandraCasked
Have you changed the recipe late last year? We have always loved Fantales and they were out of stock for a couple of months. When they came back the packet we have has a different flavour. Not a favourite anymore!
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