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[edit] Conflicting Invention Date

I am coming across conflicting invention dates for the Butterfinger, 1923 and 1928. Can someone please help resolve why Nestle is propagating the year 1928 as its "introduction"? I think this is then being further skewed by other sites to suggest that 1928 is not only the introduction year but the invention year, which I do not believe to be true. GRider 20:55, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

  • According to Butterfinger History official site, it was introduced in 1928. So I guess it should be 1928. --JamesTseng 03:55, Oct 27, 2004 (UTC)
  • Given the alleged "truthfulness" of the company with regards to the Baby Ruth bar [1] I am forced to question this date and not accept 1928 so blindly. There are numerous sources (books, websites) which record the invention date as 1923. GRider 16:44, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
    • Furthermore, I think this article by Robert McHenry clearly illustrates that you can't take what you read, even from an "authoritative source" at face value. See the example noted regarding the contested year of birth for Alexander Hamilton. The invention date for Butterfinger requires further research. GRider 17:50, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)


[edit] Date of acquisitions

After a series of mergers and acquisitions, the candy bar is now produced by Nestlé. When did these take place? PrometheusX303 16:17, 7 March 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Where's it sold?

Is this just an American confection? If so, it should be stated in the article. I've never come across this chocolate bar.

It's sold in Canada as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.95.165.213 (talk • contribs) .

It is, but most people think of it as a poor man's Crispy Crunch. 70.50.54.178 16:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I removed two images because:

  • They were of extremely poor quality.
  • They were not positioned correctly.
  • To have no less than three images of a chocolate bar in an encyclopaedia article is just ridiculous.
  • The images added absolutely nothing to the article.

Someone re-instated them; OK, I have other things to be getting on with. If you want this sort of rubbish in the article then fine. However, I suggest they are removed, leaving just the one picture of the wrapped bar. Isn't that sufficient? Arcturus 22:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

  • Since I originally inserted the images, I will address each of your concerns:
    • I do not understand your attack on the image quality. Please state how you would like to see them improved.
    • In the default Wikipedia skin, the images appear stacked on the right. How do you suggest they be displayed?
    • I will concede that the middle image may be unnecessary, but the image of a broken bar would be useful to someone researching candy bars.
    • As mentioned above, the third image provides valuable insight into the construction of the candy bar. -SCEhardt 01:29, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • The images appear to have too much contrast. It's difficult to see detail. Maybe they could be enhanced using some s/w (or maybe it's my monitor - which isn't the best you can get, I have to admit).
    • The Classic skin shows the images lined up horizontally across the top of the page, the leftmost image overlapping the left margin. If we take out the middle image this will correct the problem.
    • OK lets agree on two images - the wrapped bar and the broken bar?

Arcturus 16:33, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

That sounds fine to me. I have removed the middle image and reworked the brightness/contrast of the remaining two. -SCEhardt 18:40, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Violet crumble?

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see any similarity at all between Butterfinger and Violet Crumble, aside from the fact that they are both Nestle candy bars. Different taste, different size, different ingredients, different texture, different chocolate... what's so similar? That they both get stuck in your teeth? If that's the case, then Butterfingers are also similar to beef jerky, popcorn, and General Tso's chicken.

Am I alone in thinking that comparison doesn't hold up? Kafziel 20:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Bite My Butterfinger"?

I recall a slogan saying "Bite My Butterfinger" during the time the Simpsons were still doing Butterfinger commercials. The later years, I believe. - NES Boy 01:28, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

It was part of a promotion.[2] [3] PrometheusX303 01:41, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] The Finger

according to Nestlé USA, today, April 1st, 2008,Butterfinger will get rename to "The Finger". the story and the video can be found at this site http://www.thefingerbar.com, but since today is April 1st, i bet that this is a April Fools prank, and if it is that, it should have a mention on this page.--Boutitbenza 69 9 (talk) 18:00, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

yep, i was right, it was a April Fools Prank, but a clever on at that. at least we now have an nickname for Butterfinger. --Boutitbenza 69 9 (talk) 05:32, 2 April 2008 (UTC)