A
necklace made of
candy. Duh!
Oh, okay. It's an
elastic string with little
bead-shaped hard candies strung on it. The candy isn't anything to write home about -- it succeeds because kids perceive it as "
stealth candy" that you can
eat just about anywhere (at the
movies, at
school, in
church) because no one will ever
imagine that it's not real
jewelry! Kinda like those
Ring Pops that look so much like real
rings, right?
The truth is: it looks like cheap candy on a
string. Most people won't
mess with kids with a candy necklace 'cause they're
laughing behind their hands at the kids wearing the
slobbery candy around their
necks.
Addendum: arcanamundi sez:
"I'll have you know that I like to wear candy necklaces wrapped around my left wrist, especially when my outfit is black. Harumph!" Well, okay then! Not just for eight-year-olds anymore!