Many years ago my Mom won a Gum ball Machine at work. It came with a HUGE box of Gum balls, that have probably caused many cavities in the Grandkids. Every time the kids went to visit Grandpa and Grandma they would eat tons of gum balls and then fill their pockets for later. The gum balls seemed to keep coming, and soon they were hard as golf balls. This didn't stop the kids. They would put one in their mouths and bite with everything they had hoping to make even a dent in it. Colorful drool would start to leak from their mouths, and you always knew if they were eating a red one, yellow one, or white one.
Soon we had to cut them with a knife before the kids could eat them, because their teeth just didn't have what it took to make it through the really old hard gum. Finally, the gum was gone. The machine was retired to the storage room, and the dental bills began to reduce.
Leave it to my kids to find the machine in storage, and beg to bring it home to turn it into a Jolly Rancher Machine. Grandpa always has Jolly Ranchers, they are his "Quit Smoking" secret weapon. So now, every time they are with Granps they come home with pockets full of Jolly Ranchers. He happily gave the machine to the kids. Less clutter for him!
Next thing I knew it was packed in my car and the kids were EXCITED to say the least.
It now sits proudly in the boys room. Yes, they eat a lot Jolly Ranchers, but they love it! One day they plan to sell the candy for 10 cents a piece, if there is any left, but for now they are just enjoying their hard candy that is actually meant to be hard candy!
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That is totally awesome! I think every kid I know would kill to have one of those babies in their room.
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