Talk:Nesquik (mix)

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When I was a kid in the early 80s, I remember having Quik chocolate milk every day after school. I used to add extra and not mix it into the milk completely so the powder would settle to the bottom and I could eat it last. It was the yummiest chocolate milk ever. We'd even put Quik on ice cream. When Quik's rival came along, Milkmate (it was a liquid instead of a powder), I never did like it. Quik always ruled. msw
 * WP is an encyclopedia, not a place to discuss your personal opinions about a subject. Frosty 12:22, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't be too hard on him. It's his only edit and it's fairly harmless where it is even if not strictly relevant. A lot of new users put this sort of thing in the main article.--Lo2u 14:48, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Current Slogan
"Nesquick is chocosmoothrichcreamylicious".67.188.172.165 00:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

The current slogan is acually "Find your happy place" 66.137.180.5 (talk) 02:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Makes milk fun
Not one mention of the famous slogan "Nesquik makes milk fun"? JayKeaton 15:23, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Also, the most famous television jingle for Quiky: would that include the word Nesquik or Quik? Have found several sources mentioning Quik in the phrase "It's so rich and thick and choco-lick, but you can't drink it slow if it's Quik!"  I've also seen several sources citing the famous jingle merely as: "You can't drink it slow if it's Quik." From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century, 2005, p335-335, and the Nesquik Canada FAQ page (FrontierLib (talk) 20:26, 30 June 2009 (UTC))

Banana Nesquik
I remember, it. the article mentions it still being sold. Where? The nesquik main site doesn't even list it anymore. Am I missing something? On a completely seperate note, if anyone knows of a place that sells it online, I would be very pleased to see it :) GearType2 04:31, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

- Sainsburys supermarkets stock it.

I've seen it in shops other than Sainsbury's, such as independent grocery shops. Fatnickc 14:13, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Grape Quik
I remember a Grape Quik being sold in Canada back in the 1970s. I recall that it didn't last long and I think I remember the taste well enough to know why. Does anybody have any proof of it's existence more solid than my memories. Jdougan 04:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I found it! Adding ot the wiki ASAP, sorry this took so long! Coolboygcp (talk) 23:49, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Fruit Quik
I'm not sure if this is a regional thing, but I saw banana Quik in Mexico. This is the first time I've heard of GRAPE Quik for sure. However, I'm surprised no-one has mentioned STRAWBERRY quick. I remember THAT well. It was sold in powder, as well as in prepared form in milk cartons. Kogejoe (talk) 03:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Cookies n' Creme
Anyone remember that? It was short-lived but DAMN good.
 * I remember that. Wish they still had it, instead of that DOUBLE chocolate. --Fez2005 08:23, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
 * How can we suggest they bring it back? .. Maybe I don't want it, though, if they're gonna reduce the sugar by 25 percent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 21:25, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I remember prefering cookies n creme over regular quick.

Kogejoe (talk) 03:48, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Jafa flavour?
There was a shortlive jafa flavour Quik in Australia in the 90s along with Chocolate, Strawberry, Banana and Vanilla.

I also have some vague memories of a "Quik Shake" which was like Quik but meant to be creamier and frothier somehow?

-Mike —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.170.192.72 (talk) 03:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I have found both, they shall be added ASAP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolboygcp (talk • contribs) 00:20, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Quik by Region
I remember that Quik consistency was different in Mexico. It was much more harder to disolve with just your spoon, as bubbles of dry Quik would form floating on top of the milk. I remember often disolving the dry Quik bubbles with my tongue. Currently, I live in Japan, and I feel that Quik here is a bit more bland than American Quik.

If the consistency is in fact DIFFERENT by region, this wouldn't be the first time I'd hear about it; I'm often told by Australian and English Marmite afficionados that yes, the taste is completely different in Australia than it is in England. Kogejoe (talk) 04:13, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I can attest to the difference in consistency and, more importantly, in taste. I first had Nesquik in Switzerland in around 1979/80, and then Quik in Australia from 1981. In my view, the Swiss (or European?) version was superior in taste -- still the best chocolate milk I've ever had -- and (I think) smoother and easier to dissolve than the Aussie version, which is nice but quite 'ordinary'. The packaging was different too: Swiss Nesquik came in yellow plastic rectangular boxes, whereas Australian Quik came in tins. Neither had the bunny in my day. Hopefully the Swiss formula has not changed in the last 30 years -- would love to try it again someday. --Intelligentrousers (talk) 08:28, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Quik Packaging
My earliest memories of Quik include having to use a spoon to pop the lid off of the hard, rectangular container, and then, having to fit the lid back on again. In Mexico, Quik was sold in ROUND containers with lids that acted more or less the same as their American counterparts.

Currently, Quik is sold in similar tall, rectagular containers made of plastic, however, they are a bit more round, and Nestle has eliminated the use of a smaller pop-off lid that fits in a round opening, instead, incorporating a larger lid that is removable in its entirety.

Also, Quik can be bought in larger cylinders. Kogejoe (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Name Change Resentment
From my early childhood years I came to know Nestle's chocolate powder as Quik, and resent the name change to "Nesquik." I recall the Quik rabbit distinctly wearing a round Q as opposed to the squareish and edgy N, which seems like a chore to wear around with its sharp edges, as opposed to the Q, which was smooth and round. I refuse to call the chocolate powder by its new name, and will until the day I die refer to it as simply "Quik." The only people I talk to about QUIK are to the siblings I grew up with who would understand me anyway, and I don't feel like NOT changing is going to cause people to misunderstand me. If any store-clerk DARE try to correct me by saying "oh, you mean NEZquik sir," I will promptly retort and say that "NO, it's QUIK, and do you have it. Correct me again and you will lose this establishment a customer."

Not to mention that making it NESquik adds an unnecessary 3 extra letters to the already perfect and, pardon the pun QUICK name of "Quik." Nesquik is clearly larger and more clunky.

They changed the name of "Quik" to "Nesquik." But it's perfect the way it is! You can't rewrite what's perfect... Kogejoe (talk) 04:18, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh My God, I thought I was the only one. I actually wrote them when the name change occurred with a list of arguments on why they should change it back to "Quik". They never wrote back to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.109.154 (talk) 18:43, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Strawberry Quick and Name Change
I shop in Toronto Canada and I can only find Strawberry Quick in the bunny bottle. I want powder 'cause it ain't the same. I do break down from time to time, though, and bring a bottle home.

As for the name, we always said Nesleez Quick and there was no need to explain that that meant the chocolate powder. (Seeing the accent above the final e makes me think we should have said Neslayz, but that sounds just as pretentious as Nesquick.) 65.92.120.16 (talk) 00:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Formula
Was the sugar reduction the only change in formula over the years? Beside the sugar reduction in 2007 the taste seemed to change at some point, and I'm pretty sure it used to contain vanillin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.128.9.50 (talk) 13:30, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

...update... Bingo!!! The following link still shows "Flavour (Ethyl Vanillin)" as an ingredient, yet the chocloate Quik I bought today doesn't have it listed! I feel ripped off!

Also note the other flavours that were previously available in Australia.

http://www.nestle.com.au/nesquik/parents/nutritioninfo.asp

Cookies n' Cream Flavor
There is a missing flavor under the powders section. The flavor is, "Cookies n' Cream". Here is a picture. - 24.36.115.4 (talk) 20:02, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Process
Regular cocoa doesn't dissolve well when added to a large volume of cold milk. This dissolvability was apparently the Quik advantage. Why is that - how is it processed? BillMcGonigle (talk) 17:25, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Raspberry Nesquik
Does anyone remember Raspberry flavoured Nesquik?...It was available in the 70s and it was the best thing ever!...Sadly they stopped producing it :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyanoli (talk • contribs) 16:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

2012 European product change
Shouldn't the article mention how Nesquik changed dramatically around early 2012? I bought a lot of it at the time (it's always been my favorite chocolate drink) but then the original (at that time labeled "Rich chocolate flavour - Good taste through generations") started to disappear from the stores and was replaced by a type labeled "New and improved taste". Upon testing it my worst fears came true - not only was it totally different, but both taste, smell and consistency resembled no-brand chocolate drinks of the cheapest kind. To me it seems clear that they've tried to save money by reducing cocoa content and replacing it with sugar and vanilla, and thereby exchanged a classic for an inferior substitute.

This didn't go unnoticed tough, the (Norwegian) article http://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/Vil-unnga-ny-kostbar-tabbe-med-sjokomelk-7325367.html ("Wants to avoid another costly chocomilk mistake") describes how Nesquik's market share in Norway plummeted from 25% to 16% in a few months and has stayed there since. The Nestlé representative implies (but never outright claims) that the new Nesquik is widely popular in the rest of Europe and blames Norwegians for being odd 'cause we prefer cold chocolate milk while "everyone else" wants it hot. He addresses that the new powder didn't dissolve well in cold milk and that they've improved that aspect of the product, but says nothing about the hideously cheap taste.

As I've stayed far away from Nesquik since they changed it I don't know the current state of taste and solubility, maybe I'll buy a pack and give it *one* final chance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.48.65.249 (talk) 23:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Duplication of content and merge proposal
See discussion at Talk:Nesquik. Ubcule (talk) 19:53, 17 January 2015 (UTC)