Orbit Gum

October 30th, 2001 · 67 Comments

I’m a sucker, here’s why:
1) I don’t chew gum because I have TMJ.
2) Orbit gum is new.
3) Orbit gum was marketed heavily with weird commercials in San Diego.
4) Orbit gum was displayed nicely at a drug store in New York.
5) Orbit gum is packaged beautifully and different than any other gum.
6) I bought Orbit gum.
7) I’m chewing Orbit gum.
8) My jaw hurts.

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67 Comments so far ↓

  • Heather

    I love this gum but the packaging I do not like. The box does not stay together and the gum falls out. The Crest gum falls apart after chewing and turns to mush.

  • joe bob

    heather is dumb, the boxes do stay together unless you’re border line retarded they hold up just fine, i base this information on absolutly nothing thanks for your time you jackass

  • Lisa

    We agree with Heather. We LOVE orbit, especially the two new flavors, but the packaging is annoying. The gum sticks at first so its hard to pull the first piece out-and then the others eventually fall out all over my purse or worse..to the ground when the back seal loosens.
    As for Joe…..you’re rude, you’re the retard!

  • taco flavored kisses

    Not Bubblelicious

    I don’t chew gum, but as a white person I am oddly disturbed/embarrassed by those Orbit commercials with the skinny blonde with the english accident who says ‘Fabulous!’ at the end. These commercials are not cute or clever and that…

  • Mike

    The only reason I chew orbit gum is because of that chick in the commercials!! Does anybody know her name??? Let me know if you do
    mjsaudio@aol.com

  • Mike

    The only reason I chew orbit gum is because of that chick in the commercials!! Does anybody know her name??? Let me know if you do
    mjsaudio@aol.com

  • Milt

    That hot English chick’s name is Vanessa Branch. Here’s the URL of a site dedicated to her: http://www.geocities.com/vanessa_branch
    Enjoy!

  • Alyssa Hayes

    Orbit gum is the best gum ever but just lower the price PLEASE!

  • Amber

    Orbit gum tase the best ever lower the price!!!!***

  • Amber

    Orbit gum tase the best ever lower the price!!!!***

  • joe

    Hmm.. Yes, gum and TMJ don’t go together at all. I go through random bouts of TMJ, though only occurring at night (perhaps stress?), and it sure sucks!

  • bushladen

    youre rude, ok dont steal a line from the full house elves to prove a point. merry exmas brainwashed idols.

  • David

    I have no clue what Joe Bob is talking about! The package rips open throwing all of the gum into my pocket. My friends and I are going to come up with a prototype of a new package to donate to the Orbit company. Come on, I’m 14, and I am thinking these things? I thought that the makers would have thought of a much better package to stay together when it is open. :To the company: YOU NEED BETTER GLUE!: Who ever is with me on making this new package, I have three new prototypes and e-mail me with anymore sugestions. My e-mail address is ddawg5389@juno.com
    Thank you for your time. My brothers, friends, and parents are all designing a new type of a ‘package’ ‘carton’ Bye.

  • Leslie

    Orbit is the best Ever!!!!!!!!

  • Oz

    Orbit Gum is great! I agree with some others that the packaging is terrible and almost always falls apart. The first piece is always difficult to take out. I like the cellophane wrap on the outside though.

  • scott

    two words on the orbit gum

    bubble mint.

  • Alex

    wow.. you guys got too much time on your hands.. I was busy lookin for orbit online cuz the price but i ended up here. While I’m here, a quick way to fix the packs is to put a piece of scotch tape going around the lower part of each side. Peace.

  • Tim

    I’d have to agree with Alex here. I think you do have too much time on your hands. To think that poeple would actually sit and write about gum is an amazing thought.
    Then again . . . What am I doing? Sitting and writing about gum. I’m doing a research paper on Orbit. Yes, it’s about the best gum gets. I like the new flaves, but peppermint is still my fave. Ciao, everybody.

  • Tim

    Oh, yeah. Joe Bob is a blasphemous ass who needs to get a life. The packaging could use a bit of work, but the design is really effective. As long as your prototypes keep the awesome look that the package already has, I’m all for better boxes. Slan!

  • Brandon

    I agree with the package….it sucks! The gum is great but the package always falls apart. Joe Bob is the one who is retarded…just look at his name! He must be from West Virginia and is father and mother are brother and sister!

  • Steve Yohman

    hello sirs, i happen to be a friend of Joe Bob, and we live in Ellwood City, PA. We share a one bed apartment… we are gay, not retarded. A+ for gay pride!! (rainbows)

  • wil

    i love orbit, especially the bubblemint. I made a wallet out of the packages, and it has stayed together for three months, so the people who say it comes apart really are retarted. go Coldplay!

  • becks

    hahah go people whoe type about orbit gum :)

  • dmajor

    I use clear tape on the sides of the box to prevent them from coming unglued.

  • miss burke

    clearly if your orbit package is falling apart, you’re not chewing it quickly enough.

    novices.

  • Sherry

    Wow. I thought it was just me? Now I see this is a nationwide problem with the Orbit packaging falling apart lol. I use tape too! At first I thought I was crazy, taping my gum box but now that I see I’m not the only one I feel a lil better. BTW Rachelle, your site is the coolest, I don’t even know how I came across it one day but now I’m on it all the time. Your pics are fabulous.

  • Alex

    The most recent commercial features two gals practicing some martial art. One of them breaks a nail and cries out, “Chi’ Wa!”. I know thats probably horribly mispelled, but can anyone translate the phrase? My partner and I are dying to know what that means. As for the packaging, it does suck!! But the gum rocks. Long live Orbit gum.

  • Amy

    I decided to try this gum just today. It’s good stuff, especially the spearmint. About the packaging, a lot of my friends’ boxes of this gum broke, but so far, mine hasn’t. Does it differ between boxes?

  • Sheila

    I want to know what the girl is saying in the most recent commercial when her finger nail breaks. I don’t speak that language and I’m sure it’s something funny.

  • Lisa

    I love orbit gum.I chew it all the time and my breath is always frersh.It is my favorirte gum in the world.I hope they keep producing it because it really is the best!!!!!!!!!

  • Sean

    I am not entirely sure what she says in the commercial myself and have been searching the net to find out. I do however speak a bit of japanese. If it is japanese that she is speaking, she most likely said “shi wa” which is I believe like saying “Blood!”. As in she wants the other chick’s blood.

  • jMo

    who the hell cares about a package so it falls apart…pick it up and eat it… some ppl are picky…and gum is gum…so get a life and stop talkin about it..that one 14 year old at the top is a nerd.. who the heck makes a new package idea…im 14 and i was researching and i kame across this and i was laugin so hard..funny how much free time you have.. GET A LIFE… and go joe bob for being GAY! im not but i like gay guys there fun to shop with lol

  • Evelyn

    Sorry, guys. I like the gum but can’t stand Vanessa’s “No matter what.” I’m sick of fake-sounding British accents in U.S.-aimed commercials.

  • Agent007

    ‘Chi’ is ‘blood’ in Japanese, not ‘shi.’

    I figure it’s either Chinese or some variation on ‘che’ which is an interjection that’s often translated ‘darn’ or ‘crap’ (or their harsher versions0.

  • Jack MeHauf

    i would also like to know what this means. feel free to email me with the results (and go gay guys…im not gay either…but they ARE fun to shop with)

  • Donald McRonald

    When are we going to see more Orbit commercials???

  • Thinker

    There must be an addictive chemical in Orbit that makes me want to get more. Anybody else suspicious of this?

  • Kayla

    I love this gum! And its sugarless! WHOOPIE!

  • kare

    Does anyone know if it lowers your breath temp?

  • Ron

    I never realized that there are people out there with this much time on their hands!

  • vanessa

    Hey guys,
    I actually am the Orbit gum girl. Thanks for all the nice things you’ve said. And for the person who said they are tired of fake sounding British accents, that is my accent. I am British. Sorry to disappoint you. Any way, keep chewing the gum it keeps me employed!

  • vanessa branch

    hey guys,
    I actually am the orbit gum girl. Thanks for all the nice comments. And as for the person who said he/she is tired of fake sounding British accents, sorry to disappoint you but I’m British. That is my accent. Please keep chewing Orbit. It keeps me employed! Personally I love it too.

  • Jay

    What’s everyones fave?

  • Michael

    I found a site which indicates what the asian girl said in the Orbit commercial. To quote, “‘tchen wah’ means whore/slut.” http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=4847

  • jewlz

    orbit is my favorite gum..it’s all i chew…the bubblemint is the best, but the packaging is most definitely horrendous..like you’ve all said it sticks at first and when u finally get it out like 5 pieces come at once, then the box just kinda falls apart and they all come out…

  • borbit

    new orbit ads are online here (and you can rate them compared to boring old ordinary ads!!!) :

    http://www.ihaveanidea.org/thework/details.php?image_id=162

    http://www.ihaveanidea.org/thework/details.php?image_id=161

  • Bud

    What’s with the new girl? She’s just not “fabulous!”

  • Karen

    I’m going as Vanessa for Halloween. Cause she rocks, so quit ripping on her!

    “Fabulous!”

  • Nona

    I’m going as the orbit gum girl also, I would love to compare costumes!

  • Laura K.

    For the guy who said he “hates fake British accents” — I happen to personally know the Orbit Girl (I used to work with her sister) and she is a very sweet girl, and the accent is real!!! She is also fluent in French and Mandarin Chinese. I wish her all the best. And I love the Orbit commercials!!!!!

    Laura

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