Author: Marvo

FAST FOOD NEWS: Costco Kirkland Signature Beef Chili with Beans

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Kirkland Signature Beef Chili with Beans

Impulsive Buy reader Rob took this photo at a Costco food court in San Diego. After doing a quick Google search, it appears some Costco locations have been offering a bowl of beef chili with beans, bell peppers, and onions since May 2015. I’m posting this photo because I want to know if this has rolled out nationwide or if they’re just testing it.

If you’ve seen it at your local Costco, let us know in the comments. And if you’ve tried it, let us know in the comments if it warms your belly and satisfies your taste buds.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES IN AUSTRALIA: Oreo Thins (Vanilla, Lemon, and Tiramisu)

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Oreo Thins Tiramisu (Australia)

Oreo Thins Lemon (Australia)

Oreo Thins Vanilla (Australia)

Oreo Thins have just hit shelves in Australia. The tiramisu one gives me hope that the U.S. might see a coffee-flavored Oreo cookie soon. (Spotted by Jason in Australia.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Checkers-Rally’s Steakzilla

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Checkers Rally s Steakzilla

King Steakong. Steakthra. Steaktimus Prime. Steakatron.

Nope. Couldn’t come up with a better name than Steakzilla, another steak-topped burger introduced by Checkers and Rally’s at the same time as the Buttery Steak Burger.

The Steakzilla has two large 100 percent beef patties topped with seasoned shaved steak, Swiss cheese, crispy onion tanglers (my autocorrect hates this word), and mayonnaise on a toasted Kaiser bun. The burger is available for a limited time.

The menu items has 810 calories, 52 grams of fat, 23 grams of saturated fat, 2 grams of trans fat, 140 milligrams of cholesterol, 2000 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 9 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber, and 46 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Checkers’ website)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 4/1/2016

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Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Bagel Bites Buffalo Style Chicken

Bagel Bites Buffalo Style Chicken

Buffalo chicken in the morning, Buffalo chicken in the evenin’, Buffalo chicken at suppertime! When Buffalo chicken’s on a bagel, you can eat Buffalo chicken anytime! (Spotted by Melody at Kroger.)

TGI Fridays BBQ Pulled Pork Loaded Potato Skins

TGI Fridays BBQ Pulled Pork Loaded Potato Skins

If I ever buy these, I’m going to top them with a little cole slaw. (Spotted by Melody at Kroger.)

Lancaster Sea Salt & Caramel and Coffee & Caramel Soft Cremes

Lancaster Sea Salt & Caramel and Coffee & Caramel Soft Cremes

A soft focus for soft cremes. (Spotted by Rachel C at Walmart.)

Brookside Dark Chocolate Blood Orange & Peach Flavors

Brookside Dark Chocolate Blood Orange & Peach Flavors

Blood orange Mountain Dew. Blood orange yogurt. Blood orange in candy. 2016: The Year of Blood Orange? (Spotted by Rachel C at Harmons Grocery.)

Country Time Strawberry Lemonade and Lemonade

Country Time Strawberry Lemonade and Lemonade

Country Time Cherry Lemonade and Pink Lemonade

Country Time Cherry Lemonade and Pink Lemonade

Yes! No time spent stirring Country Time. (Spotted by Deborah S at Walmart.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Dairy Queen Oreo S’mores Blizzard

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Dairy Queen Oreo S mores Blizzard

Dairy Queen’s S’mores Blizzard is back again, but this time it brought a buddy — the Oreo S’mores Blizzard.

The new treat features DQ vanilla soft serve with Oreo cookies, mini marshmallow filled chocolate bars, graham cracker pieces, and marshmallow topping. If you’re wondering if this is just a S’mores Blizzard with Oreo cookies, it is, but it isn’t. This new Blizzard doesn’t have the toasted graham topping the original S’mores Blizzard has.

A small serving has 830 calories, 37 grams of fat, 19 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 390 milligrams of sodium, 112 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 87 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via DQ’s website.)