Fishernman's Friend

[Twocky61]

Who remembers Fisherman's Friend?

A pack of strong cough sweets

Now they come in a variety of flavours

[George 1978]

Re: Fishernman's Friend

Were they actually marketed as sweets, or were they of a medicinal nature? I am trying to think of whether they would have been placed next to the Mars Bars in the newsagents, or next to the Nurofen in Boots. I suppose that it's like Tunes or Lockets and all that - on the borderline between being a sweet and something you need to go to the chemist for. It is also like the old Jaffa Cake "is a cake or a biscuit?" phenonium.

The adverts seem to feature some woman waving goodbye her partner (in full Navy uniform) who was going out to sea and was about to get on his boat, and she says "don't forget these, will you?" handing him the white packet of Fisherman's Friend, saying that they will stop him from getting a cold.

[tex]

Re: Fishernman's Friend

Were they actually marketed as sweets, or were they of a medicinal nature? I am trying to think of whether they would have been placed next to the Mars Bars in the newsagents, or next to the Nurofen in Boots. I suppose that it's like Tunes or Lockets and all that - on the borderline between being a sweet and something you need to go to the chemist for. It is also like the old Jaffa Cake "is a cake or a biscuit?" phenonium.

The adverts seem to feature some woman waving goodbye her partner (in full Navy uniform) who was going out to sea and was about to get on his boat, and she says "don't forget these, will you?" handing him the white packet of Fisherman's Friend, saying that they will stop him from getting a cold.

Jaffa cakes are indeed classed as a cake and are therefore exempt from vat , my wife was sucking on a fishermans friend just yesterday....it over to you!