Fisherman's Friend. / myLot

Philippines

January 29, 2025 4:30pm CST

The first time I heard of this years ago when someone asked me to buy it at the pharmacy, I was confuse as to why would I buy that at the pharmacy? Years after, I also buy them for myself when my throat itch. I wonder why they named it like that but this one do better than Strepsils or any local lozenges I know of. How's your day going?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381915)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jan 25

Fishermen's Friends have been around for a very long time. A lot of people like them for sore throats and colds.

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

true. For the longest time, I try not to notice it. But it is more effective than others I should have use it a long time ago

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169448)

• United States

30 Jan 25

I have never had or seen the lemon ones The story goes that they are strong enough to help with the sore throat of arctic fisher men and so are their "friends".

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

oh okay, I did not know the story but I was thinking of those fishermen aboard the boats for days that might have itching throats and that this works for them. We have lemon, orange, cherry, and menthol. Those are the common flavor I can find here I think. My favorite is lemon

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

30 Jan 25

I have heard those are very good, but also expensive. I had a friend who used to buy them at Amazon and all of a sudden the price went up to some crazy number, almost $20 for one bag. She asked us all to look locally for her with a better price and she would reimburse us for cost and shipping.

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

30 Jan 25

@rakski That is very reasonable! I think they actually had a typo on the price because it was so off the wall!!

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

oh, that is expensive!! this packet contains like 15 lozenges for $1

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

@kareng that is true for a pack of lozenge

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120630)

• United States

29 Jan 25

That is an interesting looking brand.

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

It was when I first saw this brand but it is a good lozenge

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97957)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Jan 25

They call it that because fishermen are out in the wind, gales, and rain doing their work to get money from fishing and they have discovered that these drops help them as they often get sore throats, I have heard of it before but never tried it, My day was busy with posting and writing online,

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rakski

@rakski (156300)

• Philippines

30 Jan 25

Oh yes, I was thinking of that as well but did not know the real history behind it

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