PRIZE DRAWING: Carl’s Jr. X-Tra Bacon Sandwich Coupons

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Carl’s Jr. has two new X-traordinary items that are part of a promotional tie-in with 20th Century Fox’s release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, in theaters May 23.

The Western X-Tra Bacon Cheeseburger features four strips of bacon (twice the usual amount), melted American cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce and is available as a charbroiled single burger, a double burger or as a 100 percent Black Angus beef Thickburger, which is served on a Fresh Baked Bun. The X-Tra Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit also features four strips of crispy bacon (twice the usual amount), folded egg and American cheese served on a Made from Scratch™ Buttermilk Biscuit.

The nice folks over at Carl’s Jr. sent us two sets of coupons to give away to Impulsive Buy readers who want to try these bacony new sandwiches. Each set has a coupon for the Western X-Tra Bacon Cheeseburger and another for the X-Tra Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit.

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RULES:

To enter The Impulsive Buy’s Carl’s Jr. X-Tra Bacon Coupon Giveaway, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want. Please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winners for their mailing addresses.

We will stop accepting entries on Monday, April 7, 2014 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older. The coupons are valid only at participating Carl’s Jr. restaurants.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT:

The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails about penawaran fiberglass. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you anything about signing up for a marathon you ran once, but will never do again because of the blisters and raw nipples you got from doing it, even though you totally did all the things you were told to prevent those from happening. Bribes will not be accepted. If you’re coming from a site called Online-Sweepstakes, your entries will be disqualified because this drawing for Impulsive Buy readers only. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail or your breath smelling like bacon.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 4/4/2014

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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.

New Great Value Ice Cream Flavors (Birthday Cake, Cotton Candy, and Sea Salt Caramel Truffle)

Great Value and great source of artificial flavors. (Spotted by Kelly at Walmart.)

Breyers Blasts! Creamsicle Raspberry

Soooo when I’m in the freezer aisle, I can get an actual Raspberry Creamsicle or a frozen dairy dessert that tastes like a Raspberry Creamsicle. Such a hard choice. (Spotted by Kelly at Walmart.)

Dannon Oikos Cafe Latte Greek Frozen Yogurt

Dannon Oikos Black Cherry Greek Frozen Yogurt

Dannon Oikos Vanilla Greek Frozen Yogurt

Dannon Oikos Strawberry Greek Frozen Yogurt

Suck it, Chobani and Fage! (Spotted by Ryan at Walmart.)

Dream Gelato Sea Salt Caramel and Chocolate Indulgence

Dream Gelato Cafe Latte

Of course, someone was going to make non-dairy gelato. If it wasn’t Dream, it might’ve been Silk. Flavors not shown: Coconut Almond, Tropical Mango, Raspberry Ribbon, Black Cherry, and Vanilla Bean. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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 and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – Self Healthy Kitchen Frozen Entrees

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SELF Healthy Kitchen Grilled Drunken Chicken

SELF Healthy Kitchen Southwest Style Chicken Enchilada

SELF Healthy Kitchen Three Cheese Lasagna

SELF Healthy Kitchen Garden Chicken Alfredo

Self Magazine has their own all-natural frozen food line! Way to go, Self Magazine publisher Condé Nast. I hope this is the start of more product lines from Condé Nast magazines. Perhaps GQ hair products, Architectural Digest pre-fab houses, Brides wedding dresses, and The New Yorker cover coloring books are in our future. (Spotted by Amanda at Kroger.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

REVIEW: Ben & Jerry’s Hazed & Confused Core Ice Cream

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Ben & Jerry's Hazed & Confused Core Ice Cream

Well, it was horrible. Unapologetically awful.

Look, I considered phrasing it more gently, and maybe trying to focus on at least one positive, but the truth is that there is nothing redeemable about Ben & Jerry’s new Hazed & Confused Core Ice Cream. If you see it at your local supermarket, find somewhere else to shop, permanently. If you stumble upon an advertisement for it while reading one of those savings catalogs from CVS that got sent to your house, do yourself a solid and change your address. Whatever you do, just stay as far away from Hazed & Confused as possible.

Look, I know I am a junk food reviewer and all, but I gotta be honest. Considering how this is legitimately going to be a 0/10, you might as well stop reading right here. Trust me, if this wasn’t my job, I wouldn’t still be lingering on the dreadful, unappealing taste of Hazed & Confused Ice Cream. Seriously, this isn’t a joke, it’s all right, just move along with your day.

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Now it’s time to get down to the dirty stuff. The first thing I hated about Hazed & Confused was how absolutely terrible it looked. I mean come on Ben & Jerry’s you can at least try to make it look appeali… yo, you still there? If you’re still reading this now, you’re welcome.

You see, I have a plan, a beautiful plan, to scare away everyone I know from the divine taste of Ben & Jerry’s Hazed & Confused. Why then am I letting you in on my secret? Well, the truth is–my fellow co-conspirators–that Hazed & Confused is downright amazing. It’s not even a flavor as much as it is an interstellar experience. It is as close as you or I will ever get to the moon. Indulging in it is the kind of transformative, mind-blowing experience that if left unshared would likely build up in my psyche and manifest itself in some weird psychological issues down the road. It’s that crazy good. And, before you question the infallible logic of my plan itself, let me tell you why.

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First reason, two words: Nutella. Oh, that’s only one word you say? That’s because you didn’t let me finish. Nutella-Tube. Thats right folks, smack dab in the middle of Ben & Jerry’s consistently fantastic ice cream is a cylindrical mass of fucking Nutella. Except hold the phone, this isn’t even really Nutella; it’s better. Imagine the lovechild created if everyone’s favorite hazelnut spread got freaky with a can of Betty Crocker dark chocolate frosting. Just sit there and think about that.

But, like any 8th grade orchestra, having one standout simply isn’t enough (even if he can play the whole Pirates of the Caribbean theme on cello). Surrounding the decadence of its titular Core, Hazed & Confused brings it with a back-to-back punch of their signature chocolate ice cream and their new-kid-on-the-block hazelnut. Combined with the added touch of ubiquitous fudge chips the two rich flavors provide a nice give and take of extra chocolaty or extra hazlenutty flavor, making each spoonful unique. What is so great about Hazed & Confused is that it all just seems to work.

Also, I don’t know whose idea it was to name this ice cream Hazed & Confused, but the likely nod to the 1993 cult classic Dazed and Confused perhaps sheds a little light onto how Ben & Jerry’s comes up with the inspiration for such wacky and delicious ice cream concoctions. Going on the list with previous flavors such as Cherry Garcia (named after Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia) and Half Baked (for obvious reasons)–if the company’s signature tie-dye t-shirts weren’t a dead give away–Hazed & Confused provides further evidence that Ben and Jerry might have been more than a little familiar with the ol’ devil’s lettuce, and the munchies that inevitably ensue. Maybe this will make you feel better about getting stoned and eating an entire tub, who knows.

I am going to end with a quick exam. I just need everyone to look down at their hands. They’re empty, right? Now wait two hours and then look again. If you aren’t clutching a frosty pint of Hazed and Confused in one hand, and a giant-ass spoon in the other, you failed. Get to it.

(Nutrition Facts – 1/2 cup – 280 calories, 140 calories from fat, 16 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 25 grams of sugar, 5 grams of protein, 8% vitamin A, 10% calcium, and 10% iron.)

Item: Ben & Jerry’s Hazed & Confused Core Ice Cream
Purchased Price: $4.99
Size: 1 pint
Purchased at: Stop & Shop
Rating: 10 out of 10
Pros: The definition of a 10/10 product. The hazelnut core is maybe the best thing I have tasted in, like, 5 years. It’s Ben & Jerry’s so the ice cream itself is top notch. I would likely buy a store’s worth if I had the money.
Cons: Other people somewhere are probably enjoying it right now and I am just on this computer. I wish eating an entire tub wasn’t a 200% daily value hit of saturated fat.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 4/3/2014

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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.

Planter Cocoa Peanuts and Smoked Peanuts

Planters Chipotle Peanuts

Planters Salted Caramel Peanuts

Salt on peanuts? Pfffff! Who am I? Someone who lives in 2013 or the decades before it? Cocoa, smoke, chipotle, and caramel is how we do it in 2014. (Spotted by Troy at Meijer and Josh at Harris Teeter.)

Sunkist Water Enhancers

Another day, another beverage company comes out with a liquid water enhancer. (Spotted by Marvo at Safeway.)

Arizona Liquid Water Enhancers

I have to say, huge ass Arizona cans of liquid that sell for 99 cents look much more impressive than these, even though these could be used to refill those huge ass cans several times. (Spotted by Ray at Woodman’s.)

Near East Multigrain Chips

Near East…With those flavors I’d like them to be near my mouth. (Spotted by Sylvia at Vons.)

Dum-Dums Gummy Snacks

If I ever buy these, I’m going to eat them with toothpicks so I can continue to consume Dum-Dums from sticks. (Spotted by Kelly at Redner’s.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition 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 and the hashtag #spotted. If you do, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

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