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The sticker drives repeat buys, the gummy is the cheap delivery system.","threadsPost":"VIRUSWEETS Gummy ships October 12 with 15 sticker types and 26 grams of grape gummies. Bandai Candy Division prices it at 216 yen under the reduced 8 percent food tax rate, which keeps the sticker as the collectible draw while the candy itself stays an impulse purchase.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Candy Division has set an October 12, 2026 release for VIRUSWEETS GUMMY with Sticker at 216 yen including tax. Each pack carries 26 grams of grape gummies in five shapes plus one sticker from 15 types. 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