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1953: When Life Was Simpler
Smith Brothers'? or Vick's?

In 2007, Halls Cough Drops Come in 26 Flavors, 12 Name Brands. (WHY?)

January 28, 2007       Leave a Comment
By: O. J. Cunningham

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Halls Cough Drop products are offered in over 26 flavors.
 

I remember a simpler time.

It was 1953. I was ten years old. War veterans (WW II and Korea) were home from the war and were treated like heroes. Doctors made house calls. Gasoline was less than twenty-five cents a gallon. Truman was out. Ike was in. Life was easy.

It was all about playmates in the neighborhood. Little League in the Summer. Snowball fights in the Winter. Burning leaves in the Fall and going ice fishing with Dad in the early Spring when the ice was still thick enough at Bay City State Park to drive out two or three miles.

And . . . there were only two choices when it came to over-the-counter cough drops - Vick's or Smith Brothers.

What made me think of these simpler times?

Thanks for asking!

I was in Meijer's last week, stocking up on products for the upcoming Winter. You know . . . like Chap Stick, salt for the porch steps, a new windshield scraper and cough drops.

We all have our favorite cough drop brand. I've always liked Halls. Halls Menthol-lyptus . . . not the cherry flavored Halls . . . but just plain old regular Halls.

I had trouble finding the Halls at Meijer's so I asked one of the Meijer Pharmacists for help. She sent me to the Hall's "Section" of the pharmacy. That's right. (I had no idea) Hall's has their own display area. There were so many kinds of Halls-related products on display that I had trouble just finding my "original" brand.

Since then, I have determined (with the help of the Google) that Halls is owned by Cadbury and that today's Halls product line is offered in over 26 flavors. Here's the list:

Apple Surge, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Cherry, Cool Berry, Cool Citrus, Extra-Strong Spearmint, Fresh Lime, Fresh Mint, Ginger, Grapefruit, Green Grape, Honey-Lemon, HyperMint, Ice Blue, Kiwi-Apple, Mentho-Lyptus, Mint surge, Ocean Blue, Orange Creme, Spearmint, Strawberry, Strawberry Creme, Tropical Fruit, Tropa-Lyptus and Watermelon. As Halls attempts to provide local markets with the flavors you enjoy, availability may vary.

In addition to Halls Mentho-Lyptus drops, you can also enjoy Halls Plus, Halls Centres, Halls Sugar Free, Halls Defense, Halls Breezers, Halls Max and Halls Bursts, as well as Halls Soothers and Frutables, liquid-centre soothing candies with real fruit juice, Halls Vita-C, a refreshing Vitamin C fruit drop, and (my favorite) Shotgum, Halls' first sugar-free gum.

Thankfully, Meijer's didn't carry the entire product line . . . but there was more than enough product to make it difficult to maintain focus and choose the original mentho-lyptus flavor that I came looking for.

Some would have us believe that having too many choices is better than having no choice at all.

Others would argue that too many choices is the latest way liberal societies in general, and markets in particular, go a long way to make people miserable.

For me, I like to keep it simple. I don't want to try Halls Plus. No thanks to Tropa-lyptus. No Watermelon Halls for me.

I'm sticking with the original Halls. That is, unless I see a box of Smith Brothers.

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O. J. Cunningham

O. J. Cunningham is the Publisher of MyBayCity.com. Cunningham previously published Sports Page & Bay City Enterprise. He is the President/CEO of OJ Advertising, Inc.

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