SPOTTED – 3/11/2019

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

Patti s Good Life Southern Buttermilk Pie
Patti’s Good Life Southern Buttermilk Pie

(Spotted by Chris N at Walmart.)

7 Select Banana Nut Mini Muffins
7-Select Banana Nut Mini Muffins

(Spotted by Sarah R at 7-Eleven.)

7 Select Lemon Powdered Sugar and Raspberry Glazed Mini Donuts
7-Select Lemon Powdered Sugar and Raspberry Glazed Mini Donuts

(Spotted by Robbie at 7-Eleven.)

Trader Joe s Gochujang Chop Salad Kit
Trader Joe’s Gochujang Chop Salad Kit

(Spotted by Sylvia at Trader Joe’s.)

Sprouts Market Corner Colby Jack Cracker Cuts
Sprouts Market Corner Colby Jack Cracker Cuts
Sprouts Market Corner Pepper Jack Cracker Cuts
Sprouts Market Corner Pepper Jack Cracker Cuts
Sprouts Market Corner Sharp Cheddar Cracker Cuts
Sprouts Market Corner Sharp Cheddar Cracker Cuts

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

Sprouts Market Corner Cheese Tamales with Roasted Anaheim Chiles
Sprouts Market Corner Cheese Tamales with Roasted Anaheim Chiles

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

Dang Bar Lemon Matcha
Dang Bar Lemon Matcha
Dang Bar Chocolate Sea Salt
Dang Bar Chocolate Sea Salt

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Green Tea and Earl Grey Tea Blood Orange
Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Green Tea and Earl Grey Tea Blood Orange
Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Black Tea and Black Tea Lemon
Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Black Tea and Black Tea Lemon
Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Black Tea Raspberry and Peach
Zevia Organic Tea Sweetened Black Tea Raspberry and Peach
Zevia Organic Tea Caffeine Free Sweetened Hibiscus Tea Passionfruit
Zevia Organic Tea Caffeine Free Sweetened Hibiscus Tea Passionfruit
Zevia Organic Tea Caffeine Free Sweetened Black Tea Lemon
Zevia Organic Tea Caffeine Free Sweetened Black Tea Lemon

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

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: Hostess Bakery Petites Limited Edition Lemon Buttercream Cake Delights

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Hostess Bakery Petites Limited Edition Lemon Buttercream Cake Delights

Speaking of lemon-flavored products from Hostess, lemon Twinkies should make a comeback. (Spotted by Rachel J at Fred Meyer.)

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.

REVIEW: Red Bull Peach Edition

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Red Bull Peach Edition

What is Red Bull Peach Edition?

A new flavor of Red Bull that seems to be on shelves earlier than it should be since peaches and nectarines are considered summer fruits and its press release came out in February.

How is it?

It tastes as if Red Bull was able to pick at the peak of their ripeness the freshest Trolli or Haribo peach gummies it could find. Seriously, the flavor and smell of this cloudy white beverage are extremely similar to those fruit-flavored gummies, which I love. So I heart the taste of Red Bull Peach Edition as its 114 milligrams of caffeine makes my heart beat faster.

Red Bull Peach Edition 2

Oh, about its color, it’s surprising it wasn’t a shade of yellow-orange like the flesh of the fruits. Although, I know both can also have white innards. But I feel as if when most people think of peaches and nectarines, they think of the orange ones, like the color of the text on the can. I have no idea why Red Bull went with cloudy white, but I want to assume that it represents the color of peach fuzz.

Is there anything else you need to know?

I had to look up the differences between peaches and nectarines because I wasn’t in the Future Farmers of America in high school and I never thought during moments of boredom to Google it. Here’s what I gathered via a few webpages that were not Wikipedia:

  • Peaches have fuzz, while nectarines don’t.
  • Nectarines are firmer and smaller.
  • Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man in a factory downtown. If I had my little way, I’d eat peaches every day, sun-soakin’ bulges in the shade.

Conclusion:

Red Bull Peach Edition is a nice addition to the lineup. I’m not sure if it’s a limited edition flavor or permanent. But if you love peach gummies, you’ll enjoy it.

Purchased Price: $2.50
Size: 12 fl. oz.
Purchased at: Walmart
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (12 fl. oz.) 160 calories, 0 grams of fat, 125 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 38 grams of sugar, and less than 1 gram of protein.

SPOTTED: Halo Top Pops Ice Cream Bars

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Halo Top Pops Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Peanut Butter Swirl
Halo Top Pops Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Peanut Butter Swirl
Halo Top Pops Strawberry Cheesecake and Mint Chip
Halo Top Pops Strawberry Cheesecake and Mint Chip

I’m a little surprised and disappointed these don’t boast about how many calories you’d consume if you ate the entire box like how Halo Top pints say how many calories there are in the whole thing. (Spotted by Katie K at Hy-Vee.)

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.

REVIEW: Reese’s Thins Peanut Butter Cups

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Reese s Thins Peanut Butter Cups

What are Reese’s Thins?

New Reese’s Thins are not Hershey’s attempt at a “diet” food.

I was actually dumb enough to think that may have been the case for a second. A smarter person would have realized that these are simply thinner peanut butter cups.

How are they?

Reese s Thins Peanut Butter Cups Top

I’d find it a bit disingenuous to whine about any Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. They’re arguably the single greatest piece of candy on Earth, so you’d probably roll your eyes if I went on a long diatribe about how baffled I am by Reese’s Thins, right?

Well, just let me rant a little.

These shouldn’t exist.

Ok, that’s a tad dramatic, they’re still tasty enough, but Reese’s Thins are a just Cliff’s Notes of Reese’s Cups.

Reese s Thins Peanut Butter Cups Center

The ratio is off. Instead of that familiar gritty fluff of peanut butter, you just get a tiny layer sandwiched between overpowering chocolate. I don’t want chocolate to be the star of a Reese’s cup. Who eats Reese’s Cup and thinks, “I wish there was more chocolate?!”

The thinness makes these borderline crispy. I’d equate the texture to a frozen version of regular Cups.

Is there anything else you need to know?

Reese s Thins Peanut Butter Cups Wrappers

It’s not all boring. I couldn’t help but think these would actually be perfect in s’mores. I also appreciate the individual wrappers. They don’t have that oily wax paper dressing like regular Cups. Every Thin I ate was clean with no chunks coming off on the paper.

Conclusion:

You wouldn’t want a hamburger patty sliced like cold cuts would you? That’s my weird, probably nonsensical parallel here.

Why buy a bag of flat candy bars with a bit of peanut butter inside when you can get actual Reese’s Cups? Easter’s coming up, get a bag of those little foil wrapped Reese’s Cups if you want LESS Reese’s Cup –- at least they have the right peanut butter to chocolate ratio.

Purchased Price: $3.49 ($5.49 minus a $2 coupon attached to the display)
Size: 7.37 oz Bag
Purchased at: Rite Aid
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (3 Thins) 170 calories, 10 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 18 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.

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