Fans of now-discontinued Fruit Stripe gum are joking online that the treat was the best few seconds of their lives

• The beloved striped gum from your childhood, Fruit Stripe, has been discontinued. 
• Fans are joking online that the gum's short-lived flavor was the best few seconds of their lives. 
• Ferrara Candy Company announced the move this week, and re-sale prices of the gum are skyrocketing. 

Fans of Fruit Stripe gum now have one less way to relive the glory days of their childhoods. The fruit-flavored treat and its playful mascot, Yipes the Zebra, have, tragically, been shelved.

Since Ferrara, the candy company behind the product, announced its discontinuation earlier this week, Fruit Stripe lovers have taken to social media to joke that chewing the gum was the best few seconds of their lives.