http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7935064058166993925&q=ayds http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2236836197222015418&q=ayds Ayds was an appetite-suppressant candy which enjoyed strong sales in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was available in chocolate, butterscotch or caramel flavors, and later a peanut butter flavor was introduced. The original packaging used the phrase "Ayds Reducing Plan vitamin and mineral Candy"; a later version used the phrase "appetite suppressant candy". The active ingredient in the modern formulation of the candy was 6 mg benzocaine. Unfortunately, public awareness of the disease AIDS beginning around mid-1981 caused problems for the brand due to the similarity of names. Initially sales were not affected, but by 1988 the chairman of Dep Corporation announced that the company was seeking a new name because sales had dropped as much as 50 percent due to publicity about the disease [1]. The product's name was changed to Diet Ayds (Aydslim in Britain), but eventually it was withdrawn from the market. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing that it kept it's name for so long!
Peanut Butter Ayds! LMAO!!!! HAHAHAHAH!!! That was so funny, thanks for posting that, it made my day. They're so serious when talking about it, but in today's context, it looks so f'd up, LOL!
