ANNOUNCEMENT: Looking for New Reviewers (2016 Edition II)

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Hey! Do you love to write? Do you like junk food?

If so, then perhaps you’d like to be a reviewer for The Impulsive Buy. We are currently looking for several new contributors to write their thoughts about the latest junk food and fast food.

It’s a paid gig, but we won’t say here how much we pay per review. However, we can say it’s enough for you to have a small Panda Express feast or partially fill a wheelbarrow with store brand potato chips that are on sale.

If you’d like to apply for the position, here’s what you’ll need to send:

  • One sample review in TIB format (nutrition facts, rating, price, pros, cons, etc at the bottom). The review MUST be a new junk food or fast food product (“New” meaning within the past three months. If you’re not sure if the product you want to review is new, email me). The sample review will help us determine if your writing style would be a good fit. The sample review length MUST be no more than 400 words and no less than 300 words (not including nutrition facts, rating, price, pros, cons, etc at the bottom of TIB reviews).
  • Photo(s) of the product you reviewed. (Full resolution versions, please!)
  • A bio that includes why you want to write for The Impulsive Buy.

A Few Notes:

  • We’re not only judging you on your review, but also your photos to see your photography skills (Tip: Light will help your photos a lot.) and how you write your bio (Tip: show your personality in it).
  • Due to legal reasons, we can’t hire anyone under the age 18.
  • At this time, we’re only looking for writers located in the United States.
  • Please don’t send your review and bio as an attachment. Copy and paste them into your email. Photos should be sent as attachments.

To apply, please email your sample review, pictures, and bio to [email protected] with “There ain’t nothing I won’t do to wrap my lips around a Pepsi Blue” in the subject line. We will stop accepting applicants on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. HST.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Thank you.
Marvo
Editor

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Reese’s Peanut Butter Giant 1LB Santa

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Reese's Peanut Butter Giant 1LB Santa

If someone gifts me this, I will take great pleasure in chopping off its head and eating it while yelling, “All I wanted for Christmas was the G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg!” (Spotted by Rachel C at Walmart.)

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.

COMING SOON: Mistica Foods Cheez-It Cracker Breaded Boneless Chicken Bites

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Mistica Foods Cheez It chicken breast bites

If you Google “Cheez It chicken,” you will be given results that contain dozens of recipes to make the dish at home. All of them involve violence towards Cheez-It Crackers. I’m sure some of the instructions include putting the crackers in a Ziploc bag and slamming the bag onto the table or running over a box of the cheese crackers with your car.

But what if you don’t want to do any of that? Well, Kellogg has teamed up with Mistica Foods to offer boneless chicken bites breaded with Cheez-It Crackers.

The cheesy chicken bites are rolling out now to Walmart stores nationwide and will be at other national retailers this winter.

(Hat tip to Mike S for letting us know about this. Image via Mistica Ranch.)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 11/4/2016

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

Archer Farms Holiday Edition Candy Cane and Malted Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix

Archer Farms Holiday Edition Candy Cane and Malted Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix

Minty and malty hot cocoa. (Spotted by Carla at Target.)

Kellogg's Disney Moana Cereal

Kellogg’s Disney Moana Cereal

I look forward to Disney’s Coco cereal in 2017 with marshmallows. (Spotted by Bernie B at Target.)

Russell Stover Hot Cocoa Candy Bar

Russell Stover Hot Cocoa Candy Bar

(Spotted by Rachel C at Walgreens.)

OreIda Homestyle Hash Brown Casserole

Ore Ida Homestyle Hash Brown Casserole

If a fast food chicken chain had a hash brown casserole as a side option, I’d eat that a lot. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

Siggi's Mango Yogurt

Siggi’s Mango Yogurt

(Spotted by Rachel C at Whole Foods.)

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.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Popeyes Red Velvet Cake

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Popeyes Red Velvet Cake

If you’d like something to end your Popeyes meal with other than the savory, crunchy crumbs at the bottom of the box or the bits of chicken still attached to the bones, the fried chicken chain is now offering a red velvet cake for a limited time.

The new dessert features red velvet cake topped with a sweet cream cheese icing.

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

(Image via Popeyes website)

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