Thrills is a Canadian brand of

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. It was originally produced by the

O-Pee-Chee The O-Pee-Chee Company, Ltd. was a Canadian confectionery company founded in 1911 based in London, Ontario. O-Pee-Chee was best known as a maker of trading cards. It entered into a marketing agreement with the Topps Company in 1958, releasing s ...

company of

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, Canada which was subsequently bought by

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in the late 1980s. It is known for its purple colour and distinctive flavour. Comparisons of its flavour to soap are so prevalent that recent packaging states "IT STILL TASTES LIKE SOAP!". Thrills once came in a paper envelope or blister pack, but now comes in a cardboard package similar to a

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box. It is now made in

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for

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. There are ten pieces of gum in each package and each package has the dimensions of 22 x 9.8 x 4.7 cm.

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