**TL;DR** - **The product does not match the hype** Let's begin this by saying that this is not an indictment against Haribo. They are perfectly nice sweets and by no means do they deserve damning criticism. _However_, this does mean that the products are flawless. It seems a bit of a stupid criticism of sweets, but Haribo can be excessively sweet to such an extent that they leave with almost a squeaky feel (weird description I know but I can't think how else to put it). Likewise, the [Haribo collection of products] (https://www.haribo.com/en-gb/products/haribo) is diverse but only a few (Starmix, Tangfastics and GoldBears) are readily available. This would suggest that, despite their reputation, the full Haribo roster in not overly popular. They are held up by a few favourites but the other products are lacking.

Hurts my teeth, ouchy.