SPOTTED (STORE BRANDS EDITION) – 12/5/2019

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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.

Great Value Mini Pancake Wrapped Sausage Bites
Great Value Mini Pancake Wrapped Sausage Bites
Great Value Pancake Sausage
Great Value Pancake & Sausage

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

365 Everyday Value Organic Apple Cinnamon Chia Instant Oatmeal
365 Everyday Value Organic Apple Cinnamon Chia Instant Oatmeal
365 Everyday Value Organic Maple Brown Sugar Pecan Instant Oatmeal
365 Everyday Value Organic Maple & Brown Sugar Pecan Instant Oatmeal

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

H E B Ghost Pepper Ranch Texas Corn Chips
H-E-B Ghost Pepper Ranch Texas Corn Chips

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

Whole Foods Jalapeno Hummus
Whole Foods Jalapeno Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Roasted Garlic Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Roasted Garlic Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Original Hummus
Whole Foods Organic Original Hummus
Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Hummus
Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Hummus

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

Sprouts Apple Raisin Hemp Muffins
Sprouts Apple Raisin Hemp Muffins
Sprouts Mandarin Ginger Muffins
Sprouts Mandarin Ginger Muffins
Sprouts Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Sprouts Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

Giant Eagle Sweet Potato Julienne Fries
Giant Eagle Sweet Potato Julienne Fries

(Spotted by Bob K at Giant Eagle.)

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’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.

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.

SPOTTED: Coca-Cola Freestyle Sprite Bullseye Blast Cherry

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Coca Cola Freestyle Sprite Bullseye Blast Cherry

Sooo, it’s just cherry-flavored Sprite that we could always get from a Coke Freestyle machine? (Spotted by @sldy93 at Target.)

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: Ruffles Double Crunch Sweet & Smoky BBQ Potato Chips

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Ruffles Double Crunch Sweet Smoky BBQ Potato Chips

We covered the Beer Battered Onion Rings Ruffles several weeks ago. But the Ruffles Double Crunch Sweet & Smoky BBQ Potato Chips are new. Nah, just kidding. They’re not. They just have a different name. (Spotted by Chris N at Walmart.)

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.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks Irish Cream Cold Brew

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News Starbucks Irish Cream Cold Brew2

Update: We tried it! Click here to read our review.

Starbucks has a new holiday beverage — the Irish Cream Cold Brew.

It’s made with Starbucks Cold Brew coffee and pumps of Irish cream syrup over ice. The beverage is also topped with vanilla sweet cream cold foam and a dusting of cocoa powder. It’s available for a limited time at participating stores in the U.S. and Canada.

A grande has 200 calories, 12 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 19 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.

Also, Starbucks will be having weekly Happy Hours to celebrate the season of giving. Customers who buy one grande or larger handcrafted beverage (including holiday beverages) can get one free on Thursdays in December between 2-7 p.m. To participate, download the Starbucks App.

If you’ve tried the new holiday beverage, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Starbucks.)

REVIEW: Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard

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Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard

What is the Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard?

The Dairy Queen Blizzard of the Month for December features candy cane pieces, choco chunks, and cocoa fudge, blended of course with DQ’s signature vanilla soft serve.

How is it?

Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard 2

This one definitely makes Santa’s nice list, and I was genuinely surprised how much I enjoyed it. On their own, the candy cane and hot cocoa flavors are pretty good, but together they teamed up to get my taste buds ready to celebrate the holidays all month long.

Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard 3

The cocoa fudge flavor certainly doesn’t scream hot cocoa (which by the way is always fun to scream for no reason at all), but it does provide a more complex chocolatey taste compared to the regular fudge and the hints of cocoa blend perfectly with the choco chunks and candy cane pieces.

Peppermint can be an overpowering flavor, but with this Blizzard there was enough to deliver that crunchy candy cane sweetness and distinctive taste while also letting the chocolate flavors join the party. I also liked the two different sensations with the hard candy crunch mixed with the softer crunch of the choco chunks.

Is there anything else you need to know?

This Blizzard is a cousin to the Candy Cane Chill and Candy Cane Oreo Blizzards that have appeared and disappeared like the Elf on the Shelf over the past few years, but I like this the best of the three. It’s unique enough to stand out among the Blizzard family in which some are too closely related.

Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard 4

The whipped topping speckled with candy cane pieces is a nice added touch here, especially if you are looking for the big burst of peppermint flavor that is missing from the rest of the treat.

Unlike some recent Blizzard flavors that were labeled as seasonal and seemed to be hanging around for a while, this one will be gone by New Year’s Day, so dash into your local DQ soon if you want to try one.

Conclusion:

With DQ introducing so many new Blizzards each year, along with several “let’s pretend it’s a new Blizzard even though we’ve had it in the past and just hope you forgot about it,” this one truly does rise above most others and is a great holiday treat.

Purchased Price: $3.99
Size: Small
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (Small) 750 calories, 26 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 1 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 120 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 100 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

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