I have managed to give up smoking for about four years now and looking back I think it was one of the hardest things in the world to do. Not just because I lack will power but also as it made me put on weight, gave me bad cravings which even got me through my dreams and the hardest thing of all was going out for a drink with my mates in the pubs as you notice all the people with fags in their hands and mouths. So if your wondering what any of this has to do with chewing gum well, you'd be surprised at how helpful this can be. After a couple of days of not smoking I went into the shops to buy chewing gum, now I like a sugar free gum as it ...  Read the complete review

William Wrigley Jr founded Wrigley.s in Chicago 114 years ago. The 29-year-old started off selling soap. Whilst selling his wares he gave away free samples of baking powder. He soon discovered that it was actually the baking powder the clients wanted, so he switched to selling baking powder and decided to give chewing gum away as his sample, And voila the rest is history. Wrigleys make many different kinds of chewing gum and you've most probably heard of them all. Extra is the latest offering from them and in my opinion the best. It comes in various flavours:- Spearmint Peppermint Winterfresh Cool Breeze Ice ...  Read the complete review

When my mum decided to try and give up smoking, I thought it was a great idea, I’m not a smoker and the smell of it in clothes, around the house and the ashtrays is enough to make you want to leave home. So, buying lots of packets of chewing gum was a good substitute for her having a cigarette. As well as helping her to stop smoking, chewing gum also helped her to not put on loads of weight whilst giving up smoking, it’s easy to substitute food for the tobacco cravings and lots of people end up piling on the weight. Wrigley’s extra spearmint flavour was the chewing gum she bought and I had to laugh when she came back from the shop with ten ...  Read the complete review

I've chewed Extra-Spearmint since it was first introduced...I buy it by the carton at Sam's...however this last time I was sooooooo disappointed. After less than 5 min. the gum turned as hard as paraffin. And the taste is gone...the formula has somehow been changed and it's a real shame. We tried every package in the carton, all the same. We had to throw them all out. They had a great gum and now its ...  Read the complete review