[Note: This has nothing to do with my regular posts here. So, if you aren’t into hearing me rant about candy, don’t read this post. I just wanted to do a little photo essay to post for friends on Facebook, and this seemed like the best way to do so.]

As you may or may not be aware, Skittles recently decided to change the flavor of their green Skittles from lime to green apple, foisting the change on an unsuspecting and unaware public. As a regular consumer of Skittles (hey, a gal has to get her Vitamin C from somewhere), I am highly disappointed by this change. Green apple Skittles are a disgusting abomination of a formerly tasty treat. Rather than just sit around and rant about this on Facebook, as I would normally do, I decided to take my ranting to the next level. What do I mean by ‘the next level’? This photo essay should help show you what I mean.

The other day, I bought some Skittles. Here they are, looking festive in one of my candy jars. I did not suspect that those green Skittles harbored a terrible, terrible secret: they were not lime, but green apple flavored.
The other day, I bought some Skittles. Here they are, looking festive in one of my candy jars. I did not suspect that those green Skittles harbored a terrible, terrible secret: they were not lime, but green apple flavored.
As I enjoyed a handful of Skittles in front of the television the other night, I discovered the horrible secret of the green Skittles. I promptly solved the problem by removing the offending Skittles from the jar.
As I enjoyed a handful of Skittles in front of the television, I discovered the horrible secret of these Skittles. After tasting one of these disgusting green apple Skittles, I thought I might have accidentally gotten a tropical Skittle. And so, I ate another green one, and realized that the first taste had not been an aberration. A quick online search informed me of the terrible truth: Skittles has replaced the lime flavored Skittles with green apple flavored Skittles. I immediately removed the offending Skittles from my candy jar, but this only served as a sad reminder that my rainbow of fruit flavors was no longer even close to the full spectrum of colors I expect from my rainbows.
As I lamented the demise of Skittles as a taste of a rainbow, I had a brilliant idea: I should send the offending green Skittles back to the Wrigley Company in a show of defiance against their corporate decision to change a tried and true formula for satisfying my urge to snack on a tasty fruit-flavored treat.
As I lamented the demise of Skittles as a taste of a rainbow, I had a brilliant idea: I should send the offending green Skittles back to the Wrigley Company in a show of defiance against their corporate decision to mess with something I love (or, rather, loved). So, I put the disgusting green Skittles in a Ziploc bag with a pithy message regarding my feelings.
However, after further contemplation, I decided that the pithy message on the Ziploc was not enough, and decided I should send a note with the offending fruit treats.
However, after further contemplation, I decided that a message on a Ziploc might not be entirely effective as a method to express my feelings to those in charge of Skittles. So I wrote a note expressing the same feelings. It’s not quite as pithy.
Fearing my message wouldn't get through, I decided to write my note on a card with a swimsuit on the front. That should definitely get their attention.
Fearing my message wouldn’t get through, I decided to write my note on a card with a swimsuit on the front. That should definitely get their attention.
Here are the Skittles, about to be sealed up and sent to the Wrigley Company. As you can see, I made sure to pack them in a manner that would ensure they arrive undamaged at the Wrigley Company.
Here are the Skittles, about to be sealed up and sent to the Wrigley Company. As you can see, I made sure to pack them in a manner that would ensure they arrive undamaged.
And then, off to the post office I went!
And then, off to the post office I went, where it cost almost as much to send the Skittles to the Wrigley Company as it did to buy them in the first place.
Here is the package on the scale (note: don't take pictures at the post office, or you will get a lot of questions as to what you are mailing and why it requires a picture). And now, thanks to the cogent arguments I presented to the Wrigley Corporation, I expect I will soon see a change back to lime Skittles.
Here is the package on the scale (note: don’t take pictures at the post office, or you will get a lot of questions as to what you are mailing and why it requires a picture). And now, thanks to the cogent arguments I presented to the Wrigley Corporation, I expect we will soon see a change back to lime Skittles.