Dear AMC Movie Theaters,
I just got back from a midnight showing of Batman:The Dark Knight. (Which, I might add for my readers, was dope, dope, dope. Go see it. And I’m not just saying that because I have a giant asexual crush on Christopher Nolan and every movie he makes).
Prior to the movie beginning, I had a craving, as I often do at movie theaters, for the delectable sweet & sour flavor of Sour Patch Kids. So I went to the concession stand and said “Sour Patch Kids please.” Did they say, “sorry we don’t have those, but we do have Sour Jacks”? No. Instead, they just handed me the Sour Jacks as if they were simply the same thing. If I’m going to pay $4 for a bag of candy, it damn well better be the actual candy I want.
Now some of you candy purchasers over at AMC are probably thinking, “well Sour Jacks are similar enough to Sour Patch Kids, what’s this candy elitist complaining about?” Uh, no, they aren’t. If you think that they are, you clearly do not have a discerning palate when it comes to sour gummy candies. Because quite frankly, compared to Sour Patch Kids, Sour Jacks are liking eat a handful of horseshit.
YES!
No!
Fortunately for you, AMC, I was so riveted by Batman that 3 minutes into the movie I forgot I was even holding Sour Jacks, and didn’t eat any of them after the movie started. I’ll let you slide this time AMC, but only because it’s 3:45 am and I’m still jacked up on energy from the movie. But I’ll be watching you AMC, I’ll be watching.
Love always,
So Good
15 responses so far ↓
1 Toby // Jul 18, 2008 at 9:11 am
My boyfriend could not agree with you more. Every time we go to that AMC in Georgetown, he bitches about this!
2 toby's boyfriend // Jul 18, 2008 at 10:59 am
AMC theaters phased out sour patch kids some years ago. believe me, i was livid. i was making those candy counter girls dig through storage rooms, drawers, broom closets convinced that there must be at least one lonely bag left behind. sour jacks are a joke. sometimes, AMC will have the sour patch watermelons….which will suffice if desparate, but i enjoy more variety with my ‘patches. it’s easier to just stock up on the big bags from a CVS or other drug store and take them to the movies with you. it’s far cheaper too.
3 Jim L // Jul 20, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I love the statement ‘Sour Jacks are like Horseshit.’ Funny, because I agree.
They actually taste like chemically enhanced horseshit with rotten sugar.
4 clea // Jul 20, 2008 at 7:22 pm
sour jacks stick in your teeth and are like eating those shitty wax lips if they were covered in sour sugar crap.
they are worse than getting raisins or floss (from that fucking dentist down the street) in your bag when trick or treating.
we look forward to your arrival and introducing you to the most artery clogging yet delicious cheese fries.
5 Minjae // Jul 21, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I did a double take on that Sour Jack box where it says “Mouth Puckering” candy. Can you guess what I thought it said on the box?
6 Emily // Jul 22, 2008 at 1:27 pm
AMEN
7 Candy Man // Mar 25, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I have to admit that I disagree with you whole-heartedly. I consider myself a sour candy connoisseur and can clearly taste the difference between SPKs and SJs, but I think SJs are far superior. I do think AMC should not try and hide the fact that they aren’t selling SPKs, they should embrace it.
Blockbuster also sells SJs and I often go there not to rent a movie, but just to buy this candy.
8 sour jack // Jul 16, 2009 at 4:17 pm
sour jacks taste so much better, i disagree with all of you
9 Brian // Aug 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I go to Blockbuster just to buy Sour Jacks too. I love Sour Patch Kids, but Sour Jacks take the cake. They have the perfect chewy-ness and a more ’sour factor’ to them. Sour Patch are much softer and sweeter. Sour Patch Kids are just marketed more, if not better, so thats all people know and taste. When they see Sour Jacks, they think “what the heck are these?” Sour Jacks win, too bad they are the underdogs.
10 David // Aug 15, 2009 at 4:51 am
i go to blockbuster just to get the big tubs of sour jacks. fav candy ever.
11 Catrena // Sep 8, 2009 at 12:25 am
tried the sour jacks at movie theater and love them ever since, which they were in more stores. Went on Amazon.com to get the tubes and they are not in stock. Love and will eat them anytime ove sour patch, I am always searching for an extreme sour candy and this top it
12 Fabio // Oct 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm
you people are crazy! i PREFER SOUR JACKS amillion times more. sour patch are okay but there too soft and sweet. sour jacks are harder,chewier, and ALOT sourererrererererrr. and iam glad but i guess i could agree that they should have both sour jacks and sour patch
13 Bryan5540 // Oct 13, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Gotta agree that Sour Jacks are superior to the Sour Patch Kids. Don’t get me wrong I won’t turn down some SPK’s, but whenever I go to AMC I make it a point to buy some Sour Jacks. Thanks for the tip on them being at Blockbuster. I haven’t been to one of those in ages, but may have to make a trip to pick up some Jacks.
14 Jon // Oct 18, 2009 at 4:42 am
sorry dude – SOUR JACKS ARE 1,000,000 times better than Sour Patch Kids.
15 Bryan // Oct 20, 2009 at 1:07 am
If you don’t like Sour Jacks, why did you purchase them? By purchasing the Sour Jacks you are supporting AMC’s decision to replace Sour Patch Kids with Sour Jacks. How about you write to the company instead of bitching about it in a blog. If they get enough interest from customers, they will switch back to Sour Patch Kids.
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