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Randalls

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Food & drink · Blew up: Feb 2026 (mid-February 2026)
What going viral did to them
Sold out

The whole pick-and-mix selection sold out; a five-person team restocked over half-term.

Latest published report: 18 Feb 2026

Next check-in
2 Nov 2026catch-up check-in (12-week mark passed before launch)

⚡ The trigger

A reel showed a local MD's £270+ pick-and-mix order of old-fashioned sweets, bought as a treat for his staff.

🪝 The hook

A big pick-and-mix order of nostalgic sweets. Satisfying, wholesome viewing.

📈 The numbers

  • Over 5 million views (as of 17 Feb 2026)
  • 25k new subscribers in 24 hours (owner)
  • 'Thousands of online orders' (owner)

Figures come from the sources below and are often the owner's own claims. We don't estimate.

🗓 Check-in schedule

Every entry is checked 2, 6 and 12 weeks after it blew up (from 15 Feb 2026, the mid-month estimate of blow-up date).

  • 2 weeks · 1 Mar 2026 · passed before launch, no It Blew Up check-in
  • 6 weeks · 29 Mar 2026 · passed before launch, no It Blew Up check-in
  • 12 weeks · 10 May 2026 · passed before launch, no It Blew Up check-in

🔁 Check-in history

From published reports (pre-launch backfill). It Blew Up hasn't run its own check-in on this business yet.

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