Category: Spotted on Shelves

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers.

This is the second Limited Edition Marshmallow Pebbles box we’ve featured here with the first being the Wilma Flintstone box. From the looks of it, Post will probably have Betty Rubble and Dino boxes, but I hope Post releases a super limited edition Pearl Slaghoople box. (Spotted by Cortney at Walmart.)

Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like YoCrunch added the words “Terrific Taste Combo” to the packaging specifically to convince shoppers that the combination of yogurt and applesauce isn’t as weird as it sounds. (Spotted by Stefanie at Walmart.)

I will not eat them with an evil coven. I will not eat them from an oven. I will not eat them with a horny stag. I will not eat them from a microwaveable bag. I will not eat green bean casserole. Oh, no. Oh, hell no. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

International Delight has a new half-gallon carton iced coffee flavor — Caramel Macchiato. I’m waiting for Starbucks to come out with their own iced coffee in a half-gallon carton. But instead of calling it a half-gallon, I hope they call it gigantesco. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

According to the Kidfresh website, “Because most children don’t eat enough vegetables, each of our fresh frozen meals are full of hidden veggies that have been pureed and snuck in. Shhh…don’t tell the kids!” Well, if Kidfresh is trying to be secretive about it, maybe they shouldn’t have highlighted “with hidden veggies” on the front of the box. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

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

Here are some interesting new and limited edition holiday products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers.

MoreMallows! But I’d really like to see artificially flavored EggnogMallows and CinnaMallows. (Spotted by Stefanie at Walmart.)

With these Candy Cane Pop Rocks, I can make my breath kissable, but the popping may make my mouth super unkissable. Or, for some of you, super kissable if you like swapping spit with a side of mini explosions. Here’s a Candy Cane Pop Rocks review. (Spotted by Lauren at Safeway.)

“Serve warm or chilled”? I need West Soy to be a little more specific with “warm.” Do they mean room temperature? If that’s the case, the box might as well say, “Serve chilled or at temperature that makes you regret you didn’t serve it chilled.”
(Spotted by Audrey at Whole Foods.)

President Rondelé Limited Edition Cranberry Orange Gourmet Spreadable Cheese and President Rondelé Limited Edition Pumpkin & Spice Gourmet Spreadable Cheese allow me to make a sentence that’s way longer than it should be. (Spotted by Linda at Fresh & Easy.)

To make your Keurig look more festive this time of year, you could wrap it in Christmas lights and tinsel; give it a red, white, and green paint job; put it back in its original box, cover it with holiday wrapping paper, and put a bow on it; or put a supply of these Twinings Christmas and Winter Spice teas next to it. The Tea Review Blog reviewed both flavors. (Spotted by Audrey at Harris Teeter.)

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

Holy crap! China has had Pepsi Cola chicken-flavored Lay’s potato chips since August!

According to AdAge:

Cola chicken is a common recipe in China, with chicken wings tossed into a wok and caramelized in soy sauce, spices and cola. In potato-chip form, the flavor is vaguely similar to barbecue with a sugary aftertaste. If there’s any hint of Pepsi, it’s fleeting and lacks fizz.

Now that I know there’s a Chinese dish called cola chicken, I hope Panda Express offers an Americanized version of it really soon.

Here’s the TV commercial for the cola chicken-flavored chips:

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products (and occasionally odd products) found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers.

I wonder if I can suck this Kozy Shack Soda Shoppe Root Beer Float pudding through a straw. If it’s possible, I hope to recreate a 1950s date by sticking two straws in it so that I can share it with my lady friend. (Spotted by Leah at Walmart.)

Finally! Something by Dasani that can make Dasani water not taste so much like Dasani water. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

You’ve probably seen the squeezable fruit pouches for children at your local grocery store. Well, now there’s squeezable fruit pouches for adults. So where’s the adult juice pouches, Capri Sun? (Spotted by Marvo at Target.)

Do you want pizza or chili cheese fries-flavored potato chips? You can now have some through gradual gratification by baking or microwaving your own. Read more about these chips here. (Spotted by Tabitha at Kroger.)

Lucerne Monterey Jill cheese has been around for a while, but I still haven’t seen Pepper Jill and Colby Jill cheeses. (Spotted by Shanon at Safeway.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf (or really unusual), snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

Here are some interesting new and limited edition holiday products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers.

Rice Nog! Thank you, Rice Dream! You truly are a dream because I can enjoy another non-dairy nog that’s not even close to tasting as good as egg nog. Now all I need is for a particular almond milk producing company to develop almond nog. Get. On. It. Almond Breeze! (Spotted by Audrey at Whole Foods.)

With these limited edition Duncan Hines Frosting Creations, I can make baked goods taste like other baked goods. So that means instead of doing the mixing and baking needed to make gingerbread cookies, I can now mix and bake a gingerbread cookie cake. That makes sense. (Spotted by Richard at Walmart.)

Oh, Bigelow and their fun seasonal tea names, like Eggnogg’n and Ginger Snappish. When Bigelow expands their seasonal tea offerings, I hope they take a page out of the Duncan Hines playbook and make a hot beverage that tastes like another hot beverage. Perhaps a tea that tastes like hot chocolate called Hot Oh’cocoa. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

Goodbye, peppermint schnapps! Hello, Limited Edition Peppermint Mocha Kahlúa to make my cheeks rosy and my Yuletide bright. (Spotted by Lauren at Safeway.)

If you ever build a gingerbread house with a pool or moat, you can fill it with Gingerbread Kahlúa. Or you can drink lots of Gingerbread Kahlúa while putting together a gingerbread house and end up with a pile of broken gingerbread house pieces. (Spotted by Linda at Nob Hill Foods.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf (or really unusual), snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.