M&M’s, the colorful button-shaped candies, are about to go off color for the first time in 60 years, but it remains to be seen whether their fans love or hate the change.

The chocolate-filled sugar-coated candies, made by a division of U.S. confectioner Mars Inc., will be available in only black and white for the next few months instead of the standard six colors as part of a promotional campaign.

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p>If anyone might (for some odd reason) be casting about for last-minute late Christmas present ideas for me, a bag (or multiple bags) of these would be great. I’ll eat the white ones, and save up jars of the black ‘goth-y’ M&M’s for amusement and future munch value.

(via Prairie)

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