Polo Spearmint Mints Tubes, 32 x 34 g

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In 1998, they collaborated with PolyGram for a compilation album, Cool Grooves, [9] which reached No. This application however was opposed by Kraft Foods, the then owner of Life Savers, and Mars UK, because of the lack of distinctive character of the mint in question. We invite users to post interesting questions about the UK that create informative, good to read, insightful, helpful, or light-hearted discussions.

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These come in the following flavours: Raspberry Mint, Blackcurrant Mint, Peppermint, Lime Mint and Cherry Mint. jpg JEP0406SPM Comfort is a top priority - the fabric blends breathable cotton with a hint of stretch, so movement is easy. You are advised to always read the product label for ingredients, nutrition, dietary claims and allergens. Their distinct flavour comes from the high quality mint oil that is specially selected to give a smooth, clean and fresh flavour.

Try it with tailoring to give formal looks a laid-back edge or team with chinos or cords on weekend days. This make POLO Sugar Free ‘tooth-friendly’ and is possible to be consumed immediately after consuming acidic food and drinks when it is not possible to brush your teeth with toothpaste containing fluoride. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It is no surprise ‘the mint with the hole' is a part of British culture, considering POLOS were born just after the second world war in 1948 and first aired on TV in 1955, the very first year of commercial television advertising. Holes: These were a plastic tube of small mints approximately, but not exactly, the size of the hole in a standard Polo mint.Polo mints were developed by Rowntree's, after manufacturing Life Savers during World War 2 under licence. When the Trade Marks Act 1994 was introduced in the United Kingdom, Nestlé applied to register the shape of the Polo mint. Ingredients of the main variety include sugar, glucose syrup, modified starch, stearic acid (of vegetable origin), and mint oils. With the launch of the spearmint variety, a new television campaign featured a voiceover by Danny John-Jules, using a voice similar to the one he employed as the Cat on Red Dwarf. A green and blue paper wrapper, with the word 'POLO', binds the foil wrapper, with the Os in 'Polo' represented by images of the sweet.

Mercerised cotton is also more lustrous, durable and less likely to shrink, plus it retains a brighter colour, wash after wash. The peppermint flavoured Polo was first manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1948, by employee John Bargewell at the Rowntree's Factory, York, and a range of flavours followed. POLO mints are shaped under immense pressure – one that is roughly equivalent to two elephants jumping on it! Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the product information provided, products and their ingredients may change. In one, a scared Polo without a hole attempts to escape, but is restrained by the hole punching machinery.Polo is best known for ‘The mint with the hole®', advertising slogan which has been with the brand since launch, and has been used across many well loved advertising campaigns through the years.

NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019. The original design of the sweets had turquoise flecks on them, and were mildly triboluminescent, but now are white. Comfort is a top priority - the fabric blends breathable cotton with a hint of stretch, so movement is easy. The original Polo is white in colour with a hole in the middle, and the word 'POLO' embossed twice on the upper flat side of the ring, hence the popular slogan The Mint with the Hole.

By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The sorbitol in POLO sugar free mints stimulates the production of saliva, which is the mouths natural defence against acid.