Since the creation of the Tootsie Pop in 1931, the meaning and origin of the shooting star on the wrapper has become a topic of discussion and has been in circulation for generations. It has been rumored that local convenience stores used to give a free Tootsie Pop to anyone who brought in a wrapper containing the image of the shooting star. Unfortunately, we do not know how this rumor started and Tootsie Roll Industries has never actually honored this promotion. In fact, the shooting star appears on 1 in every 4 to 6 Tootsie Pop wrappers, just as frequent as the other images appear. However, we do believe the star is a sign of good luck to come.
In my neighborhood it was said you had to have the star AND the dude in the Native American head dress. And the dude had to be complete, not cutoff at all. You were supposed to send your wrapper to the company for a full bag of Tootsie Pops. Problem was, nobody know where to send it.
giantsfan310 on December 27th, 2021 at 16:55 UTC »
OP please go to your nearest gas station and try to redeem it haha. It’s for science and the Reddit community
nojelloforme on December 27th, 2021 at 17:16 UTC »
https://tootsie.com/legend-of-the-shooting-star/
rrickitickitavi on December 27th, 2021 at 17:29 UTC »
In my neighborhood it was said you had to have the star AND the dude in the Native American head dress. And the dude had to be complete, not cutoff at all. You were supposed to send your wrapper to the company for a full bag of Tootsie Pops. Problem was, nobody know where to send it.