Shopping!

1. I went to Walgreen's because they have the biggest selection of gum and is closest to me. My picture of the isle was unfortunately blurry but it is the gum and candy isle of the store.

2. a) There are a lot more options than when I was younger. It seems that lately there are more and more brands of gum as well as a lot more flavors of gum.
    b) There also seems to be a new trend in gum of types that appear to be more healthy, there are kinds that whiten your teeth, kinds that claim to reduce cavities and a lot more sugarless options than before.I was unable to take more photos as the store did not want me taking any so, unfortunately, I do not have any more photos than the isle, store sign and the array of gum.

3)  As stated before there are many more options and the new trend seems to be leaning towards more healthy types of gum that claim to actually help improve your life (teeth whitening, cavity fighting, etc...).  I feel this is good, especially when so many people turn to gum as an outlet or relief as they quit smoking cigarettes. also, it shows that people are tending to be more health conscious than they were in the past.

4) another trend seems to be many different flavors. It used to be just bubble-gum flavor, mint or cinnamon. Now there are various types of fruit gums. Gum that even changes it's flavor or has a dual flavor when you chew it.  I like this, i like a lot of variety in most everything. I tend to be stuck on a particular flavor for awhile (currently Sweet Mint from Orbit) and when I get tired of one I now have the option to move on to many different kinds. Sometimes I will buy multiple types just to try the different flavors.

5)  The gum I tend to choose most frequently is Orbit. I know I started chewing it because of their cheeky ads on TV but I also like their flavors and their different types of flavor, from mint to fruity and then different variations in between. The gums I choose the least often now are Wrigley. Big Red, Spearmint and Peppermint have lost their luster for me. I believe because those were the only choices i really had growing up and i like something different from time to time.

6) I bought Orbit's Sweet Mint and I also bought Big Red. I bought the Sweet Mint because it's my favorite and I ran out ;-).  I also bought Big Red because thinking about different gums had me realizing I haven't tried it in a long time so I wanted to get some again. I guess the purchase shows that I like different types of gum and tend to switch around often. I do have my favorites but I do also like to buy at least one other type of gum so I have something more.

7) The one wish I would have for gum is that the flavor would last longer. All types seem to try to claim that they last longer but none of them seem to last longer than a few minutes.

8) I would probably rent a movie and buy a soda. I supposed gum is a better alternative as soda is not really that good for you and while gum helps strengthen and is good for your teeth, soda is bad for your teeth.