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Name: Altoids
At REMO Since: 2003
Thanks to: REMO
Copyright: Callard & Bowser UK
CustOMER Comments: 15
Average Rating:Customers have given this product a 5 Star rating
CustOMER Images: 9


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"Curiously Strong" Altoids (made from the purest oil of peppermint) are many times stronger than ordinary mints. They have been made in Bridgend Wales to a traditional recipe for over 200 years. Smith & Company, the 19th Century London confectioners who developed the mints, called them "Altoids" from the Latin alt (to change) and the Greek oids (taking the form of).

More than just a breath mint, Altoids were originally designed to soothe upset stomachs. In the 1920's ads ran claiming that "Altoids act as an antidote to poisons in the stomach. One or two taken after meals will stop any poisonous fermentation." The same ads launched the "curiously strong" messaging ... along with many jokes about the perils of British food. Since then, they have been used by all sorts of people, for all sorts of reasons e.g. by actors prior to romantic scenes. (Also, a search of the Internet has revealed an even racier "romantic" usage, but we might not go into that here.)

The packaging is a big part of the experience. The distinctive collectible metal tins were introduced early last century and have since been (re)used for everything from the storage of household items such as nails, paper clips, coins ... to doubling as emergency wilderness stoves.

Now also available: Curiously Strong Cinnamon!

Visit the Altoids website here.


AUD $4.50 => USD 3.12 approx

Plus 10% GST for Deliveries to Australian Addresses

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Monica Girard

Monica Girard has given this product a 5 star rating | Highly Addictive
Discovered these in NY and have been buying them ever since.

Monica Girard | Sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 2006 |3 star VSC | Email Monica Girard | S

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Julie Middlemiss

Julie Middlemiss has given this product a 5 star rating | Yummooooooooo
Can't get enough and my co-workers luv them too.

Anonymous | Glenbrook, Australia | CustOMER Since 2008 |5 star VSC | S

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Eric Bicknell

Eric Bicknell has given this product a 5 star rating | Sours!
Love Altoids ... love the Altoids sours more! ... what chance remo can feed the addiction?

Eric Bicknell | Forest Lodge, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 | Email Eric Bicknell | S

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Cheets Santos

Cheets Santos has given this product a 5 star rating | well, damn,
Well, I'm a sucker for candy in cool tins.. and I don't think my collection can be called complete without a tin of these!!

Cheets Santos | Meadow Heights, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 |4 star VSC | Email Cheets Santos

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Andrea Benton

Andrea Benton has given this product a 5 star rating | Love the peppermints and the cinnamon ones
I try to have a tin of each at my desk, and the peppermint in my car. The first thing my nephew does when he gets in my car is open up the compartment where they're stored to help himself to a mint! I just can't find mints I like better.

Anonymous | Wahroonga, Australia | CustOMER Since 1993 |5 star VSC | S

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Nathain Secker

Nathain Secker has given this product a 5 star rating | Cinnamon and Peppermint
I have both of these on my desk and it just depends what sort of mood I am in as to which I have as a morning pick me up or afternoon break, seems like cinnamon is winning at the moment.

Nathain Secker | Epping, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 |5 star VSC | Email Nathain Secker | S

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Mark Young

Mark Young has given this product a 5 star rating | Wonderful Product
Great mints, have bought a box of six tims and was not at all surprised to see the general store stocks them.

Mark Young | Sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 1990 |4 star VSC | Email Mark Young | S

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Kayt Edwards

Kayt Edwards has given this product a 5 star rating | hides my camera too
I orignially got these so I could use the empty tin to hide my camera...the mints were great too!

Kayt Edwards | Albert Park, Australia | CustOMER Since 1997 |5 star VSC | Email Kayt Edwards | S

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Luke Fuller

Luke Fuller has given this product a 5 star rating | Better than Fisherman's Friends
Amazing flavour. Just the right size and the tins are superb. Bought these on a hunch but am now addicted.

Luke Fuller | Yass, Australia | CustOMER Since 2004 |5 star VSC | Email Luke Fuller | S

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Belinda Downs

Belinda Downs has given this product a 5 star rating | Altoids rock!
These mints have been my favourite for years! So glad I can get them at a great price from you. Speedy mail service so you can enjoy them quicker! Please try and get the whole range! I wish for the ginger ones! Cheers!

Belinda Downs | Normanhurst, Australia | CustOMER Since 2004 | Email Belinda Downs

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Pete Crompton

Pete Crompton has given this product a 4 star rating | Forget the mints - buy them for the tin!
Even though the tin is fabulous and it is worth buying Altoids just for it, the mints are really very good as well.

Pete Crompton | Hazelbrook, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 |5 star VSC | Email Pete Crompton | S

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Sandy K

Sandy K has given this product a 4 star rating | I vote for Citrus Sours!!
Love these. Highly addictive. Have exhausted my haul that I bought back from the US and now want more please!

Sandy K | Australia | CustOMER Since 1993 |4 star VSC | Email Sandy K | S

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Danielle Payten

Danielle Payten has given this product a 4 star rating | I second the Cinnamon motion!
I have a box of cinnamon Altoids on my desk - very popular with the coworkers! Although if you start stocking them I won't have an excuse to go back to Hawaii to get some more ;o)

Danielle Payten | Marsfield, Australia | CustOMER Since 1993 |5 star VSC | Email Danielle Payten | S

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Remo Giuffre

Remo Giuffre has given this product a 4 star rating | Memories of Matt
My most memorable exposure to the cult of the Altoids tin was in 1998. Matt Bernardini, the CTO of Organic in New York, displayed a passion for Altoids tins. Every available surface in his office was furnished with the cute red empties.

Remo Giuffre | Bondi, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 |5 star VSC | Email Remo Giuffre | S

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Kate Andrews

Kate Andrews has given this product a 3 star rating | What about cinnamon?
Please? The cinnamon ones have deceptively chalky yet creamy texture but with a cinnamon heat to blow the top off your head.

Kate Andrews | Normanhurst, Australia | CustOMER Since 1991 |5 star VSC | Email Kate Andrews | S

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