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SPOTTED (SEASONAL EDITION): 12/12/2025

Marvo / December 12, 2025 / Spotted on Shelves / Leave a Comment

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.

Reese's No Bake Dessert Kit — Reese’s No Bake Dessert Kit

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Create a Treat National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2025 Cookie Kit — Create a Treat National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2025 Cookie Kit

(Spotted by Robbie at Walgreens.)

Siete Mexican Hot Chocolate With Chocolate Chips Grain Free Cookies

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

Pop & Bottle Festive Blend Almond Milk Latte Variety Pack

(Spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

Favorite Day Sugar Cookie Milk For Santa

Favorite Day Trees and Wreaths Sugar Cookie Tray

(Spotted by Robbie at Target.)

Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bites

Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites

(Spotted by Van P at Target.)

Palmer Kringle Corn Peppermint Drizzled Popcorn

(Spotted by Robbie at Dollar General.)

(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.

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TIB’S SEASON OF GIVING 2025: Day 3

Marvo / December 12, 2025 / Announcement, Prize Drawing / 44 Comments

These are not Monster-branded dice that I received from the company. They are dice-shaped, but they are meant to replace ice cubes in your drink. I don’t even know what they’re called.

There’s liquid inside of them and the exterior is made out of a type of metal. Aluminum? Steel? Vibranium? I dunno. You stick them in the freezer which freezes the liquid inside and the metal, which helps keep your Monster Energy Drink or your plain old glass of water cold. Full disclosure: I used them once, did not like them, washed them, and went back to the frostworthy ice.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for this set of metal cube thingies that tries to keep drinks cold, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “slumgullion.”

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 Friday, December 19, 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 steel production or use your mailing address to send AARP travel benefits. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or drinks not being kept cold enough.

SPOTTED: Snyder’s of Hanover Gingermen Shaped Pretzels

Marvo / December 11, 2025 / Spotted on Shelves / Leave a Comment

Will we see Santa-shaped pretzels in the future? (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

REVIEW: Starbucks Eggnog Cream Cold Foam

Heather / December 11, 2025 / Reviews / 1 Comment

If there’s something more highly anticipated than the Starbucks bear tumbler (too soon??), it’s the eggnog-flavored beverages. The last time we saw eggnog at Starbucks was in 2020, and for some, that was a long five years. Along with the iced or hot latte, there’s now an Eggnog Cream Cold Foam that can be mixed and matched with other drinks to your liking.

I decided that the best drink to pair with the Eggnog Cream Cold Foam was a standard cold brew. I wanted the cold foam to shine and have a blank canvas for me to work with.

Well, let me tell you, folks, if you want eggnog, stick to the lattes. I was so excited… and then very disappointed.

The cold foam’s flavor was good on its own. If you gave me a cup of that and a spoon, I think I’d kick my rating up a couple of notches. I appreciated the slightest sweetness and how it made the cold brew creamier. However, the flavor died just as quickly as the cold foam dissolved into the drink. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the cold foam dissipate as quickly as this one. Within 10 minutes, it was completely gone from the top. And the eggnog flavor I got while it was alone did not come through once it disappeared. Perhaps the cold brew was too strong, overpowering the foam’s flavor? I’m honestly still willing to give this one another shot, and a regular iced coffee with it might be on the horizon…

I could also see this working if you wanted to jazz up a vanilla latte and didn’t want the full eggnog flavor – just the cold foam. But if you do try, just be prepared that it might not live up to the flavor potential.

Purchased Price: $5.50 ($4.25 for a tall cold brew + $1.25 for the Eggnog Cream Cold Foam)
Size: Tall
Purchased at: Starbucks
Rating: 4 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: No nutrition numbers available for cold foam.

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SPOTTED: 12/11/2025

Marvo / December 11, 2025 / Spotted on Shelves / 3 Comments

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.