SPOTTED: 12/19/2025

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

The Original Donut Shop Coffee Vanilla Sweet Cream Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Vanilla Sweet Cream Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Regular Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Regular Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Ground Coffee
(Spotted by Robbie at Kroger.)
Quaker Korean-Style Barbecue Rice Crisps
Quaker Korean-Style Barbecue Rice Crisps
(Spotted by Tommy at Shaw’s.)
Frigo Cheeseheads Cheddarella Cheddar-Style String
Frigo Cheeseheads Cheddarella Cheddar-Style String
(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Blueberry
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Blueberry
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Double Chocolate Brownie
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Double Chocolate Brownie
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Salted Caramel
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Salted Caramel
Buc-Ee's Granola Minis Cinnamon Pecan
Buc-Ee’s Granola Minis Cinnamon Pecan
(Spotted by Robbie at Buc-ee’s.)
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 1
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 1
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 2
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 2
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 3
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 3
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

TIB’S SEASON OF GIVING 2025: Day 10

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It’s another bag I received from General Mills! Get up from your seats and get excited! Plus Ultra!

While the previous bag had a lot of hearts, this one has a bunch of leaves and a whole lot of space. It’s 26 inches wide and 17 inches tall. You could fit an entire Trader Joe’s shopping trip into this bag. Oh, did I mention it’s a corduroy bag. Actually, you can probably see it in the photo. Now that I think about it, it kind of looks like a huge burnt Ruffles chip. Speaking of Ruffles, you could probably fit every Ruffles flavor into this bag.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for this stylish corduroy bag that might make Trader Joe’s shoppers jealous, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “exudate.”

Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.

We will stop accepting entries on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.

JUST A FEW OF NOTES:

If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.

Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT:

The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails regarding declined payments or use your mailing address to send you a list of stores that offer AARP discounts. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or the bag not holding your Trader Joe’s haul.

BACK ON SHELVES: Pop-Tarts Frosted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (2025)

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Pop-Tarts Frosted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (2025).

It’s back! And it’s here to stay…while Kellanova tracks sales data. And if it doesn’t look good, Frosted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough goes back to the Pop-Tarts vault. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Kool-Aid Soda

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Kool-Aid Grape Soda

Kool-Aid Black Cherry Soda

Kool-Aid Blue Raspberry Lemonade Soda

Kool-Aid Soda Orange

Oh yeah! Wait. Oh no! Is the Kool-Aid Man going to start smashing glass bottles whenever he yells, “Oh yeah!” Also, these debuted during the summer at limited retailers, but now they’ve started rolling out nationwide at more retailers. (Spotted by Robbie at Kroger.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: Pillsbury Limited Edition Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Dough

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Pillsbury Limited Edition Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Dough packaging

If the media has taught me anything, it’s that regular sugar cookies are the default cookies left out for Santa. But after a lifetime of delivering gifts, I’m pretty sure, much like Santa’s whole body is tired after a night of chimney sliding, present slinging, turbulent sleigh riding, reindeer arguing, and a low iPhone battery, his taste buds must be equally as tired as the rest of his body from sugar cookies.

I’m gonna mix it up for Santa this year and offer him something new. Crumbl? I’m not spending six bucks for one cookie. Chips Ahoy? I don’t want to be on his naughty list next year. Cookies baked from scratch with love? I don’t have the time or love for that.

I’m leaving out for him Pillsbury Candy Cane Sugar Cookies that I got for free from General Mills, which I’m going to try to pass off as baked from scratch. I’m also including a nice, cold, tall glass of a Monster Ultra Energy Drink. SHHHH! Don’t you be telling Santa that I put zero money and barely any effort into turning this pre-made, pre-cut cookie dough into cookies for him. You know what they say, “Snitches get stitches” and “Informers, something something something. I lick he boom-boom down.”

Pillsbury Limited Edition Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Dough baked up close

In my mind, being labeled “candy cane” meant there were crunchy candy cane bits in the dough, and when I examined the baked cookie closely through my nearsightedness, I noticed red and white bits, which made me think there were tiny shards of minty candy. However, my teeth didn’t register any crunchy bits; instead, it had the texture of a regular Pillsbury sugar cookie, soft and slightly chewy.

But the lack of candy cane bits did not equal a lack of peppermint flavor. There’s a mild Sensodyne toothpaste-like mintiness in every bite. Even if you don’t chomp on one of those red or white bits, the dough has mint baked into it.

While I’m disappointed I didn’t experience crunchy candy cane bits and a strong minty flavor from the cookies, these Pillsbury Limited Edition Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Dough cookies are decent. They’re different enough from Pillsbury’s standard sugar cookies that Santa might let out a quiet ho ho ho when he shoves them between his red, rosy cheeks. However, they aren’t outstanding enough to make The Big Guy forget all the illegal trespassing, storm avoiding, tip-toeing, fireplace fire avoiding, and elf attitude he needs to deal with for the rest of the night.

DISCLOSURE: I received a free product sample from General Mills. Doing so did not influence my review.

Purchased Price: FREE
Size: 12 oz/makes 12 cookies
Purchased at: Received from General Mills
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cookie) 150 calories, 7 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 85 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 13 grams of sugar (including 13 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.

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