SPOTTED ON SHELVES (YOGURT EDITION) – 12/10/2018

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

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Chobani Flip Peanut Butter Cup

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Chobani Flip Limited Batch Coconut Snowball

(Spotted by Gayle S at Giant.)

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Chobani Limited Batch Sweet Greek Yogurt with Caramel on the Bottom

(Spotted by Tommy at Wegmans.)

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Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Mixed Berry Greek Yogurt

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Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Vanilla Greek Yogurt

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Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Blueberry Greek Yogurt

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Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Strawberry Greek Yogurt

Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Peach Greek Yogurt

Dannon Light & Fit Two Good Peach Greek Yogurt

(Spotted by Sylvia at Vons and Amanda at Target.)

Elli Complete Peanut Butter n Jelly and Banana Nut Bread

Elli Complete Peanut Butter ‘n’ Jelly and Banana Nut Bread

Elli Complete German Chocolate

Elli Complete German Chocolate

(Spotted by Amanda Y 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.

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES (SEASONAL EDITION) – 12/7/2018

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

Entenmann’s Minis Limited Edition Gingerbread Creme Rolls

Entenmann’s Minis Limited Edition Gingerbread Creme Rolls

(Spotted by Jason B at Giant Eagle.)

Planters Savory Indulgent Party Tray

Planters Savory & Indulgent Party Tray

(Spotted by Robbie at Walgreens.)

Swiss Miss French Vanilla Hot Cocoa Mix 2018 Holiday Tin

Swiss Miss French Vanilla Hot Cocoa Mix 2018 Holiday Tin

(Spotted by Sarah R at Target.)

Walmart Peppermint Bark Party Bowl

Walmart Peppermint Bark Party Bowl

Marketside Gourmet Jingle Popcorn

Marketside Gourmet Jingle Popcorn

Marketside Iced Cookies Snowman and Santa

Marketside Iced Cookies Snowman and Santa

Marketside Iced Rice Treat Pop 2018 Holiday Edition

Marketside Iced Rice Treat Pop 2018 Holiday Edition

(Spotted by Bob K at Walmart.)

Starbucks Cherry Flavored Lollipop

Starbucks Cherry Flavored Lollipop

(Spotted by Sylvia at Starbucks.)

Palmer Cookie Creme Snowmen

Palmer Cookie & Creme Snowmen

Russell Stover Peppermint Crushed Peppermint Pieces in White Fudge

Russell Stover Peppermint Crushed Peppermint Pieces in White Fudge

Russell Stover Strawberry Creme in White Fudge

Russell Stover Strawberry Creme in White Fudge

Double Crisp O Come Let Us Adore Him and O Come All Ye Faithful Praying Hands Chocolate

Double Crisp O Come Let Us Adore Him and O, Come All Ye Faithful Praying Hands Chocolate

Enticingly Easy Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Mix

Enticingly Easy Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Mix

(Spotted by Sylvia at Dollar Tree.)

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.

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QUICK REVIEW: Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby (Japan)

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Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby

What is the Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby?

While in Tokyo recently, I made a stop at the Kit Kat Chocolatory store & café and brought home some goodies. Ruby Kit Kats are a new type of chocolate made from unfermented cocoa beans (regular chocolate is fermented). There’s no coloring added, so the dusty mauve tint is the natural shade of the cocoa beans.

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How is it?

Ruby Kit Kats smell like white chocolate and taste like a blueberry or blackberry-flavored white chocolate. There’s a prominent cheesecake-style tang.

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It’s a tasty Kit Kat, but I expected something out of left field since it’s a whole new category of chocolate. However, it tasted like something I’ve had before. Without the press releases and special packaging, I would have figured it was just another novelty flavor.

The color is lovely. It gives the illusion that it’s more natural than the bright pink most berry items sport these days. Maybe it is since there’s no coloring added?

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Is there anything else you need to know?

Wanna know how to spend $42 in a Kit Kat store? This is it. These are ‘spensive – $3.50 for a tiny box. The packaging is so distinctly Japanese – graphically clean and minimalist, carefully wrapping a precious single stick of Kit Kat – as in 1/4 of a standard Kit Kat package here in the US. $3.50 for one finger of a Kit Kat! I was so disappointed, then nauseated by my American-sized gluttony. So I ate another one.

Conclusion:

These are interesting, but no more than any other random flavor variety of Kit Kat. I hope millions weren’t spent developing this new ruby chocolate, because it’s not all that. Try them if they’re easy to get and the price lowers, but don’t bend over backwards to find them.

Purchased Price: 400 yen (approx. $3.52 US)
Size: 12 g bar
Purchased at: Kit Kat Chocolatory main store, Ginza, Tokyo
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (12 g bar) 61 calories, 3.6 grams of fat, 2.4-11 milligrams of sodium, 6.5 grams of carbohydrates, and 0.61 grams of protein.

QUICK REVIEW: Burger King Cheesy Bacon Crispy Chicken Sandwich

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Burger King Cheesy Bacon Crispy Chicken Sandwich

What is the Burger King Cheesy Bacon Crispy Chicken Sandwich?

The Cheesy Bacon Crispy Chicken Sandwich is a fairly straightforward offering from The King. You’ve got a big, crispy chicken filet (which, if you so request, comes with special spicy seasonings), a couple of strips of smoky bacon, a toasted potato bun, and two types of cheese-related dressings underneath. There’s a thick, creamy cheddar sauce and what appears to be at least two slices of melted (or at least slightly warmer than usual) American cheese.

How is it?

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The chicken filet is actually a lot better than you may anticipate, and as always, Burger King’s bacon, in my opinion, remains one of the most underrated toppings in the world of fast food fix-ins.

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The potato bun, unfortunately, doesn’t have much flavor to it, but where this thing really disappoints is in the cheese department. The proprietary cheddar sauce is shockingly tasteless, and whatever brand of American cheese BK is using these days has to be one of the more mundane variations on the market.

Is there anything else you need to know?

This is a perfectly fine fast food offering… and that’s the problem. There’s no denying the Cheesy Bacon Crispy Chicken Sandwich — which I’m just going to call the CBCCS from here on out — is a flavorful, hearty sandwich, which will certainly fulfill whatever poultry-burger cravings you may be having.

Alas, it doesn’t offer anything new, and the lack of any fresh produce to counterbalance the medley of meats makes this a recipe for cottonmouth city (not a surprise in the slightest, since this sammich packs nearly an entire day’s worth of recommended salt intake).

Conclusion:

The CBCCS plays it a little too safe, and the result is a tasty, but hardly remarkable, limited time only sandwich from the fast food juggernaut that seems like it’s pumping out a new LTO item every 10 to 12 days.

The sandwich definitely could have been improved with a different sauce (a savory boom-boom aioli, perhaps?) and with so much meat in the mix, some lettuce and tomato almost seem like a gustatory necessary.

It would have been nice to see BK get a little experimental with the toppings (some onion rings or fried mushrooms would’ve been great), but it seems like the choice of dairy is where the King went astray here. Swiss, mozzarella, gruyere … pretty much anything would’ve been a better fit than the Velveeta spread they ultimately opted for.

Still, it is good and extraordinarily filling; but for the rather steep price point, it seems like you should be getting something a little more distinct than the final product.

Purchased Price: $5.49
Size: N/A
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 650 calories, 32 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 90 milligrams of cholesterol, 1,980 milligrams of sodium, 59 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 31 grams of protein.

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 12/7/2018

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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.

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Met-Rx Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bites

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Met-Rx Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

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Buff Bake Birthday Cake Protein Crunchy Cookies

(Spotted by Bob K at Giant Eagle.)

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Farm Rich Sliders Hand Pulled Pork with Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce on a Soft Roll

(Spotted by Daniel N at Walmart.)

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Purely Elizabeth Pumpkin Spice Grain-free Superfood Granola

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Purely Elizabeth Dark Chocolate Strawberry Salty-Sweet Crunchy Clusters

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

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Salads of the Sea Party Tray Cajun Crab Dip & Smoked Salmon Dip with Crackers

(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)

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Effi Sweet Heat Probiotic Chickepea Granola

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Effi Gentle Pecan Probiotic Chickpea Granola

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

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Safeway Open Nature Bourbon Flavor & Brown Sugar Uncured Bacon Center Cut

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Safeway Open Nature Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon Center Cut

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Safeway Open Nature Honey BBQ Glazed Wings

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Safeway Open Nature Buffalo Style Wings

(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)

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.

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