Still, not all users were satisfied and some refused to accept the truth.
Back on Reddit, one user declared, “I used to call them keys before I found out they were dummies.” A second, clearly caught in an identity crisis, wrote: “It was a key to me, but I know they’re apparently dummies. But they’re clearly not dummies.”
Haribo confirms sweet truth
The final word didn’t come from Reddit or on TikTok – but straight from the source.
Haribo settled the debate with a subtle but firm clarification in advertisements and in some countries, on the packaging.
The controversial sweet is not a key. It is, and always has been a fizzy, tangy, gummy dummy.
The sweet has become more than just a treat – it’s a cultural artifact, misidentified by a nation for generations.
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