Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

[80s teenager]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

I had these posters on my bedroom wall for 3 years, then pulled them down as none of my family ever figured out anything from them. Reading through this thread I’m amazed this quiz was aimed at kids!!
sorry for bringing up old thread, but 35 years later these posters came into my head and the hours of frustration trying to figure out this darn address - a google brought up this thread!

[George 1978]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

I read this thread a few months ago, I was really hoping that the answer would be posted on here by the time I got to the end of it.

And no, I don't know the answer either.

[Trickyvee]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

This is insane. I can't see anything in these posters to suggest a name and address at all. I keep thinking it must be simpler than we all think!

[tex]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

E mailed rowntree and got this reply
ference number is 17055492 [ ref:_00Db0XzoK._5000N1Ubr6j:ref ]
Shopping Sky Yahoo
UN-Consumer Service <consumer.services@uk.nestle.com>
To t-carter1@sky.com Today at 10:28
This message contains blocked images.

Reference Number: 17055492 10/8/2018
Hello Terry

Thanks for getting in touch.

Unfortunately we do not hold information on our promotions that far back, so we are unable to help you with this further.

Thank you for your intrest in our company and we hope you continue to enjoy our products for many years to come.


Thanks again,

Francesca Carter
Consumer Engagement Services

[Fearmint]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

E mailed rowntree and got this reply
ference number is 17055492 [ ref:_00Db0XzoK._5000N1Ubr6j:ref ]
Shopping Sky Yahoo
UN-Consumer Service <consumer.services@uk.nestle.com>
To t-carter1@sky.com Today at 10:28
This message contains blocked images.

Reference Number: 17055492 10/8/2018
Hello Terry

Thanks for getting in touch.

Unfortunately we do not hold information on our promotions that far back, so we are unable to help you with this further.

Thank you for your intrest in our company and we hope you continue to enjoy our products for many years to come.


Thanks again,

Francesca Carter
Consumer Engagement Services

Well, it was a bit of a hail Mary. Still, nice try!
Thing is, if anyone does get it right, we've no way of knowing. Unless someone did win, finds this thread and replies with the solution.

[I. R. Fincham]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

I found a list of streets in Tring. There is no "avenue" there. There is, however a Grove Road, which I think is a plausible answer.

There's also Elm Tree Walk, Sycamore Drive, The Beeches, The Orchards and Thorn Tree Drive, but they don't sound likely to me.

[tex]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

The clock doesn't change time despite the rapid growth of the tree, the clock wouldn't be there if it wasn't relevant,

[tex]

Re: Can you solve the Fruit Gums secret?

the packet held by the girl can't possibly spell fruit gums

[sky_9999]

Anyone think there might be something to do with the directions of the character's eyes? Like, the way they're pointing could be something to do with the numbers on a clock. So the first pic shows 7, 0 (closed eyes), 12, 6. Second pic 7, 0, 11, 7.25 or 5.35 (cross eyed). Third pic 6.0, 12, 5.35 or 7.25 (not quite as cross eyed as the other one).
Also, in the third pic, there is a field with crops & a sheep in it behind her, could be linked to Springfield, as spring is the first panel of that picture.

Does anyone still have a copy of the reverses? I tried to view them at full screen, but i just got blank orange pages.

[Mental Mickey]

Does anyone still have a copy of the reverses? I tried to view them at full screen, but i just got blank orange pages.

Me too.

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First one: the sapling becomes a tree, and the person ages. In the top right, flight goes through improvements.
Third one: the four seasons of the year.

[sesarob]

Except the one they give away on the info on the back of posters 2 & 3.

[Fearmint]

The imagebam links to the reverses still work, but for some reason, the DYR image viewer doesn't open them.
https://www.imagebam.com/image/ae335637724718/
https://www.imagebam.com/image/38e81f37724775/
https://www.imagebam.com/image/1cb57937724735/

[sky_9999]

The imagebam links to the reverses still work, but for some reason, the DYR image viewer doesn't open them.
https://www.imagebam.com/image/ae335637724718/
https://www.imagebam.com/image/38e81f37724775/
https://www.imagebam.com/image/1cb57937724735/

Thanks, that's a great help. Not much of a help in solving the puzzle designed for children, but a help none-the-less.

[Mental Mickey]

The badge she's wearing in the third poster says I LIKE THEM, which is an anagram of I LIKE METH.
Hope this helps.

[Mark-8]

Hello, I was puzzled by this "Do you know the fruit gum secret?" on the cover but no clue inside. Would there have been a poster back in the day? I uploaded this comic but I got it off ebay and there was no poster and I can find nothing written up inside the comic regarding this.

https://archive.org/details/scooby-d...ember-8th-1982