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SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 3/30/2016

Marvo / March 30, 2016 / Spotted on Shelves / 1 Comment

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.

Nestle We Heart Chocolate Cookie Dipped Drumstick

I heart chocolate too. (Spotted by Jen H at Walmart.)

Popsicle Tropical Paradise

I’m surprised coconut didn’t make an appearance. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

Sea Salted Simply Tostitos Black Bean

A global snack conglomerate is gunning for you, Beanitos! (Spotted by Robbie at Sun Fresh Market.)

On the Border Tortilla Strips

Medium-sized Tex-Mex casual dining restaurant chain is gunning for you, global snack conglomerate! (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Organic Whole Fruit Frozen Juice (Apple Grape/Apple Strawberry and Apple Cherry/Apple Blueberry)

Whole fruit, but not wholly juice. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

Thomas’ Blueberry English Muffins

If lemon blueberry is Thomas’ flavor of the year, why aren’t these lemon blueberry English muffins? (Spotted by Bob K at Wegmans.)

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: Burger King Angriest Whopper

Marvo / March 29, 2016 / Fast Food News / 6 Comments

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

In 2009, Burger King rolled out the Angry Whopper. Even though it came with jalapeño slices, pepper jack cheese, spicy onion rings, and a spicy angry sauce, I didn’t think it was very “angry.”

But there’s a new angry Whopper, and this time it’s really angry.

The Angriest Whopper is made up of a flame-grilled beef patty, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, angry onion petals, jalapeños, mayonnaise, and a spicy angry sauce on a red sesame seed bun that has hot sauce baked in.

The spicy burger has 830 calories, 51 grams of fat, 17 grams of saturated fat, 2 grams of trans fat, 115 milligrams of cholesterol, 1530 milligrams of sodium, 59 grams of carbohydrates, 17 grams of sugar, and 34 grams of protein.

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

(Image via Burger King’s website.)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Bomb Pop Banana Fudge Pops

Marvo / March 29, 2016 / Spotted on Shelves

If you’ve visited an ice cream truck, you probably know these aren’t new. But now they’re no longer exclusive to ice cream trucks. (Spotted by Carla 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.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Sonic Soda Pop Shoppe Sweet Cream Sodas

Marvo / March 29, 2016 / Fast Food News / 20 Comments

If you think Sonic has a lot of drink options now, well, the fast food chain has just added a whole lot more. Their Soda Pop Shoppe line are hand-crafted sodas, available in two options: Old Fashioned Sweet Cream Sodas and Classic Sweet Cream Sodas.

The Old Fashioned version combines carbonated water, flavored syrups, and sweet cream. It’s available in a variety of flavors, which include Vanilla, Strawberry, Cherry, Grape, Blue Coconut, Blue Raspberry, and Green Apple.

The Classic Sweet Cream Sodas are made with flavored syrups, sweet cream, and popular sodas including Dr Pepper, root beer, and Coca-Cola. The flavors include Cherry Sweet Cream Dr Pepper, Blue Coconut Sweet Cream Coke, Strawberry Sweet Cream Coke, Cherry Vanilla Sweet Cream Coke, Strawberry Sweet Cream Root Beer, Vanilla Sweet Cream Fanta Orange (shown above), Strawberry Sweet Cream Fanta Orange, and Chocolate Sweet Cream Root Beer.

Sonic’s Soda Pop Shoppe Sweet Cream Sodas are available for a limited time. They’re also half price every day from 2-4 p.m. during Sonic’s Happy Hour.

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

(Image via Sonic.)