SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 10/8/2015

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.

Steak n' Shake Thin 'n Crispy Seasoned Potato Fries

Steak n’ Shake Thin ‘n Crispy Seasoned Potato Fries

Steak 'n Shake Silver Dollar Potato Hash Browns

Steak ‘n Shake Silver Dollar Potato Hash Browns

Frozen Steak ‘n Shake fries to go with your frozen Steak ‘n Shake Steakburgers. (Spotted by Jarred at Walmart and Ryan D at Walmart.)

Monster Rehab Raspberry Tea

Monster Rehab Raspberry Tea

I’m confusing this Monster Rehab Tea with another Monster Rehab Tea. (Spotted by Kristin at Speedway.)

Tom's Spicy Mustard Potato Chips

Tom’s Spicy Mustard Potato Chips

Tom’s!!! You can’t tell by those exclamation points, but I had no idea there’s a potato chip brand called Tom’s. (Spotted by Jarred at Walmart.)

Giant Limited Time Originals Pumpkin Cranberry Cracker Crisps

Giant Limited Time Originals Pumpkin Cranberry Cracker Crisps

Giant Limited Time Originals Pumpkin Spiced Date Roll

Giant Limited Time Originals Pumpkin Spiced Date Roll

I bet these taste better than the Giant Limited Time Originals Dish Washing Soap. (Spotted by Debra at Stop & Shop.)

Hostess Donettes Double Chocolate

Hostess Donettes Double Chocolate

These don’t seem new. I Googled them, but couldn’t find anything. Maybe they aren’t new and I’m not very good at Googling anymore. (Spotted by Kevin S. at AMPM.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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.

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Boulder Canyon Turkey & Gravy and Pumpkin Pie Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

Boulder Canyon Turkey & Gravy Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

Boulder Canyon Pumpkin Pie Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

If you’re wondering what these taste like, we reviewed them last year when they were part of Boulder Canyon’s Thanksgiving Feast set. (Spotted by Sylvia at World Market.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES IN GERMANY: Müllermilch Pumpkin Spice Latte

Mu?llermilch Pumpkin Spice Latte

On behalf of the U.S., I’d like to apologize to the German people for the pumpkin spice epidemic that has ended up in their stores. (Spotted by xDestitutex.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Peanut Butter & Co Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter & Co Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter

This picture got me thinking. We have yet to see pumpkin spice peanuts and pumpkin spice butter. I guess everything has been pumpkin spiced yet. (Spotted by Sylvia at Sprouts.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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.

REVIEW: Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos (Japan)

Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos (Japan)

Over the past year we’ve seen a lot of products with movie tie-ins. But it seems most of them have come from three movies — Frozen, Star Wars, and Minions. Sorry, Avengers: Age of Ultron and whatever DreamWorks Animation movies that came out this year.

Thanks to the shape and color of Minions and their love of bananas, it’s been easy for companies to produce fun products. One that comes to mind are the Tic Tacs with Minions faces printed on them. Another are Twinkies that can be decorated to look like Minions. And then there are these Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos from Japan.

Their bright yellow color instantly makes me think of Minions, but it’s a bit disappointing they’re crunchy Cheetos and not Cheetos Puffs. And it’s even more disappointing they’re not Cheetos Puffs shaped like Minions with their faces printed on them. Come on, Japan! You can make soccer playing robots, but not Minions-shaped Cheetos. You’re slipping!

What’s also disappointing about these Cheetos from Japan are how they don’t have much of a banana flavor. There was a banana aroma that came out of the bag when I first opened it, but subsequent openings produced a strong cinnamon smell.

Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos (Japan) 2

Instead of banana, their flavor reminds me of churros, which is still awesome, but not the flavor I was hoping for. The snack also has a slight butteriness to them that’s similar to what I experienced with the Cinnamon Sugar Sweetos released earlier this year. So if you had those, you have a general idea of what these Cheetos taste like.

The Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos are tasty, but the lack of banana flavor drove me…bananas. I’m sorry. That was horrible. But not horrible enough for me to use my arrow keys to erase it from the internet.

There is hope though. The Minions movie made a BILLION dollars worldwide, so there’s a BILLION percent chance there will be a sequel. And when there’s a sequel and more money to be made, there might be another version of this snack that’ll be Cheetos Puffs shaped like Minions with their faces printed on them that are banana-flavored.

(Nutrition Facts – 75 grams – 418 kcal, 24.8 grams of fat, 194 milligrams of sodium, 45.2 grams of carbohydrates, and 3.6 grams of protein.)

Item: Minions Cinnamon Banana Cheetos (Japan)
Purchased Price: $6.98 (includes shipping)
Size: 75 gram bag
Purchased at: eBay
Rating: 6 out of 10
Pros: Tasty. Tastes like churros. Bright yellow like Minions.
Cons: Doesn’t have banana flavor. Could’ve looked like more like Minions. Can’t remember what the last DreamWorks Animation movie was.

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