SPOTTED (STORE BRANDS EDITION) – 3/19/2020

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

Cafe Ole by H E B Texas Pecan Cold Brew Coffee Packs
Cafe Ole by H-E-B Texas Pecan Cold Brew Coffee Packs
Cafe Ole by H E B Taste of San Antonio Cold Brew Coffee Packs
Cafe Ole by H-E-B Taste of San Antonio Cold Brew Coffee Packs
Cafe Ole by H E B Donut Shop Cold Brew Coffee Packs
Cafe Ole by H-E-B Donut Shop Cold Brew Coffee Packs

(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

Archer Farms Caramel Toffee Scones
Archer Farms Caramel Toffee Scones
Archer Farms Caramel Sticky Buns
Archer Farms Caramel Sticky Buns

(Spotted by Laurie at Target.)

Wegmans Organic Plain Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Jammin Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Plain Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Jammin’ Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Strawberry Jammin Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Strawberry Jammin’ Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurtwith Triple Berry Jammin Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurtwith Triple Berry Jammin’ Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Red Raspberry Jammin Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Red Raspberry Jammin’ Fruit Spread
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Peach
Wegmans Organic Greek Yogurt with Peach
Wegmans Limited Edition Blended Greek Lowfat Yogurt Mixed Berry Pomegranate
Wegmans Limited Edition Blended Greek Lowfat Yogurt Mixed Berry Pomegranate

(Spotted by Tommy at Wegmans.)

Signature Select Mixed Fruit Flavored Snacks
Signature Select Mixed Fruit Flavored Snacks

(Spotted by Sylvia at Vons.)

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.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Powerade Power Water

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Powerade Power Water

There’s a part of me that wants to power wash something with Powerade Power Water. (Spotted by Josh G at Westar Gas.)

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.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if the product is old, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

If you’ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.

BACK ON SHELVES: Orange Vanilla Cream M&M’s

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Orange Vanilla Cream M M s

Good news: Orange Vanilla Cream M&M’s are back. Bad news: They’re only available at Dollar General again. Click here for our review of them from 2018. (Spotted by Robbie at Dollar General.)

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.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if the product is old, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

If you’ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.

SPOTTED: Red Baron Pizza Melts

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Red Baron Supreme Pizza Melt

Red Baron Pepperoni Pizza Melt

Red Baron Four Cheese Pizza Melt

I’m glad these were not called Red Baron Baroninis. The Supreme one has pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni (made with pork, chicken, and beef), sausage (made with pork and chicken), green and red peppers, and onions. The Pepperoni version comes with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni (made with pork, chicken, and beef). Finally, the Four Cheese version has pizza sauce and mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, and parmesan cheeses. (Spotted by Kelly S at Redner’s.)

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.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if the product is old, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

If you’ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.

REVIEW: Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes

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Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes

What are the Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes?

A new limited-time citrus variation on the OG grocery store/gas station/convenience store cupcake that you know and love! It’s an iced lemon flavored cake with a creamy filling.

Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes Train

When you read the box, you may think that “iced lemon” is a flavor. But, I think it means it’s an iced cake that is lemon-flavored. Note that this “iced” designation is different from the “frosted” designation on the other flavors.

How are they?

Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes Icing

These perfectly machine-formed cupcakes, with their cute lil’ Charlie Brown hair squiggle, are delicious. In my opinion, lemon-flavored foods are difficult to get right because it’s really easy to lean into cleaning product territory.

But, Hostess got it right! The flavor reminded me of the way lemonade is – not too tart with a fair amount of sweetness. The sugary filling also helped to temper the lemon flavor, so there was no puckering here!

Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes Bite

The texture was as good as expected: nice and – trigger warning: I’m going to use the word because it’s fitting – moist. I enjoyed the textural bite of the iced topping with the soft cake and the luscious filling.

Is there anything else you need to know?

Hostess Limited Edition Iced Lemon CupCakes with Hostess Ice

This is by far superior to Hostess’ Iced Lemon Cake, which tasted a bit bitter as if straight lemon zest was used. It also left a weird aftertaste. Plus, the more artificial yellow color wasn’t as pleasing to the eye, but to be fair – the cupcake itself looked interchangeable with a vanilla cupcake. Despite having the taste of lemon through and through, only the topping has a lovely pastel yellow hue.

Conclusion:

Lemon is the new spring LTO flavor du jour, and Hostess nailed it with its Iced Lemon CupCakes!

Purchased Price: $3.50
Size: 12.7 oz box (8 individual wrapped cakes)
Purchased at: Meijer
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 Cake [45g]) 170 calories, 6 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 10 milligrams of cholesterol, 140 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 23 grams of sugar, and 1 grams of protein.

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