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1 month agoWarm cashews, strawberry, and buttery popcorn also known as the “Hill’s Snack Bar” smell. I always remember that smell associating with getting a new toy or picking out a birthday present.
There’s a novelty candle that tried and largely succeeded at recreating that smell, and I bought one several years ago. I still have half of it left, but it got buried in a box when I moved and is probably still there.
Stock picture, but mine looks exactly like this:
For those too young to remember Hill's or not from the area
Hill’s was a department store chain and as soon as you walked in the front door, there was a massive snack bar that would put even the fanciest movie theater to shame. They went out of business sometime in the late 90s but were a staple growing up in the late 80s/90s.
It is a nice and legit Mason jar (actually has the “Mason” embossed at the top).
I just dug mine out because I wanted to smell it; thankfully it was where I thought it was. After several years, it mostly just smells like strawberry slushee now but there are still hints of the original nostalgic smell.