M&S Percy Pig Merry Percymas - 170g

Percy Pig sits in a category of its own within British confectionery. The pig-shaped fruit gum has been a fixture on the M&S sweet aisle since the early 1990s, and the Merry Percymas edition is part of a long tradition of seasonal Percy variants that appear each winter, dressed up for the occasion and gone again by January. It is firmly in the British sweets category, sitting alongside wine gums and jelly babies as one of those things people reach for without thinking.

For British expats across Canada, Percy Pig tends to come up in conversation around Christmas specifically. It is the kind of sweet that gets requested by name, usually by someone who has not seen it since they left the UK and cannot quite explain why they miss a small pink pig so much. The Merry Percymas bag makes it a seasonal gift as much as a personal stash.

The bag is 170g, which is a reasonable size for sharing or keeping to yourself, depending on your mood. It stores easily at room temperature and does not need any preparation beyond opening, which is the correct amount of effort for a Christmas sweet.

M&S produces a wider range of Percy Pig products throughout the year, from original Percy bags to various spin-off flavours and formats. The British sweets range at The Great British Shop covers a good spread of what the UK sweet aisle has to offer.

The bag ships from within Canada, so whether it is heading to a stocking in Toronto, a holiday parcel in Montreal, or a cupboard in Halifax, it arrives without the overseas wait that tends to outlast the season.