Uncrustables aren't a childhood snack, they're a modern luxury item.
By @coleish · Nostalgia
I see all these nostalgia posts about Uncrustables. You didn't have Uncrustables in your lunchbox in the 90s. They were a rare, expensive treat if you were lucky, not a daily staple.
The full story
My friends and I were talking about old school lunches and someone brought up Uncrustables like they were a universal childhood food. No. Absolutely not. If you had these regularly, your family was rich. Most of us had a smushed PB&J on whatever bread was on sale, maybe with the crusts cut off if our mom was feeling fancy. Uncrustables were the holy grail you'd maybe get to trade for at the lunch table once a year. Calling them a normal childhood snack is revisionist history.
How people voted
- Valid Take — 34% (30 votes)
- I’m Torn — 39% (34 votes)
- Bad Take — 26% (23 votes)
Readers are split: “I’m Torn” leads with 39% — 87 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@ashkinda — This is the hard-hitting journalism I come here for.
@brynnkay — My mom would buy one box for the entire school year and hide them in the deep freezer for 'emergencies only'.
@remyyy — I mean, it really depends on where you grew up. They were definitely at every single birthday party in my town.
@kiraagain — lol
@danaok2 — What do they cost now? I honestly haven't bought them since my kids were little.
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