My mother did this with coco pops for years and my sister didn’t realise until her twenties when she caught her in the act

Kids: *Happily eating substitution*

You: *Reveal the trick*

Kids: “Well now we’re not eating it anymore” (and also they could supposedly tell something was off all along)

Tootie fruities are just flat out better tha Froot Loops. Fight me.

The price difference was huge not long ago. Now it’s much closer and everything is overpriced severely.

That’s not a “back in my day” thing either, do the math on it and where it should be from inflation and where it’s at from gouging are not even close.

I usually buy the cheap Fruity Pebbles for my kids, but Walmart has out of them one day so I got the name brand as a treat. Their response? “Dad, please don’t buy those again. Dyno Bites are better.” I was flabbergasted.

Then again, they don’t see cereal ads, don’t know who the Flintstones are, but love dinosaurs.