What's with Pocky sticks?

JeremyW · Post by **JeremyW** » Mon May 02, 2005 3:50 am

Why are these popular? I brought a packet from the supermarket and I thought they were a fairly average snack. They were not even good value for money.

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Mon May 02, 2005 4:03 am

Never heard of them. They obviously haven't become popular enough to hit the school lunchboxes yet. When I get offered one by a ten year old, then they've made it.

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:29 am

They rock, that's what's up with them.

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:35 am

Don't you know? That's what they do with the leftover stick from the tootsie-roll pop. They're like anitiques, man, of course they're more expensive than regular snacks!
(BTW, 1,369 licks to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop... I counted.)

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:36 am

It's true... she did.

SquirtEryna · Post by **SquirtEryna** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:41 am

I used to eat them when I was 4 or 5 years old. They are kinda cheap here.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:02 am

All right. Clue in the clueless American. I've heard about them for years.

What the hell is Pocky?

SquirtEryna · Post by **SquirtEryna** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:06 am

pocky sticks are the official anime snack... sort of. check them out here
http://store.animearigato.com/pocky-sticks.html

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:11 am

Thank you.

They look fairly tasty, but not nearly as good as milk-chocolate dipped raspberries.

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:31 am

What's so great about them?! They taste like Milano cookies!

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:51 am

I enjoy them, but I think much of their appeal is that they're Japanese.

There is something called "Man's Pocky". I don't know what the difference is. And there is huge pocky as well, but I didn't want to pay for it. There's a Japanese mall not far from my house that has this stuff.

BrownEyedCat · Post by **BrownEyedCat** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:40 am

PeppermintAfterlife wrote:I enjoy them, but I think much of their appeal is that they're Japanese.

There is something called "Man's Pocky". I don't know what the difference is. And there is huge pocky as well, but I didn't want to pay for it. There's a Japanese mall not far from my house that has this stuff.

The difference is dark chocolate.

No, it doesn't make any sense.

Birdie · Post by **Birdie** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:43 am

my route to work involves passing two Philipino grocery stores, and they sell pocky there at a "reasonable" price, but if I eat anything japanese I prefer eatting their wafer sticks or their applechocolate filled koala bears.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:52 am

Nanda wrote:What's so great about them?! They taste like Milano cookies!

I like Milano cookies...

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:56 am

Mmm. Almond Pocky.

But yeah. They are far too expensive here, so I only buy them once in a blue moon.

Personally I enjoy them because they are a light dessert compared to the heavily sweet-large-portioned crap around the area.

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:16 am

rkolter wrote:
Nanda wrote:What's so great about them?! They taste like Milano cookies!
I like Milano cookies...

*entices rkolter over to the 'pocky side'*

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:24 am

Mmmm... Pocky... Braaaahhhhh... *drool*

*shakes it off*

HEY! Quit that, you... you... temptress. *shakes finger at Nanda*

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:28 am

*bites rkolter's finger, mistaking it for pocky*

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:37 am

GAH!

OWOWOWOWOW *dances around holding finger*

Dammit.

*hides*

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