{"id":14378,"date":"2013-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14378"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:25:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:25:57","slug":"review-lightning-round-store-brand-edition-252013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/05\/review-lightning-round-store-brand-edition-252013\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW LIGHTNING ROUND (STORE BRAND EDITION) – 2\/5\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

CVS Pharmacy revamped their Gold Emblem line of snacks and they sent us a bunch. Here are quick reviews of a few of them:<\/i><\/p>\n

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Item:<\/b> Gold Emblem Classic Blend Trail Mix
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 16 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from CVS Pharmacy
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Really good. Uses real M&M’s. Has a lot of peanuts, raisins, and M&M’s. FreshLock zipper is strong enough to turn bag into pillow on trail. No trans fat.
\nCons:<\/b> Basic trail mix. Could use more cashews and almonds. Having to share these with others on a trail. Raisins weren’t very plump. Makes horrible markers to trace your way through a forest because they’ll be eaten by forest creatures.<\/p>\n

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Item:<\/b> Gold Emblem Dark Chocolate Covered Jumbo Cashews
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 10.5 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from CVS Pharmacy
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Good. Decent dark chocolate. A little addictive. Thick coating of dark chocolate. Decent source of fiber. 50 percent cacao (I think this is a good thing). I can pretend I’m eating human kidneys.
\nCons:<\/b> Cashews weren’t very crunchy and their flavor got lost in the chocolate most of the time. Cashews were normal sized, chocolate made them look bigger. Contained several opposite of jumbo cashews. <\/p>\n

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Item:<\/b> Gold Emblem Black Cherry Flavored Sparking Water
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 33.8 fl. ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from CVS Pharmacy
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Pleasant cherry aroma. Decent mild cherry flavor at first. Calorie free. Fat free. Clear.
\nCons:<\/b> Flavor becomes less appealing the more I drink it. Weak carbonation. Loses whatever carbonation it has really fast. Artificial sweeteners seems to leave a coat in my mouth. Contains no juice. Caffeine free.<\/p>\n

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Item:<\/b> Gold Emblem Absolute Divine Chocolate Chip Cookies
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 10.6 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from CVS Pharmacy
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Surprisingly, they’re slightly better than Chips Ahoy. Addictive. Bigger chocolate chips than Chips Ahoy. Loaded with chocolate chips. No trans fat. Ate half the box in one sitting.
\nCons:<\/b> Not absolutely divine. I had divine cookies and these aren’t even divine. As bad for you as Chips Ahoy. Packaging isn’t resealable. Forgetting to try them after microwaving them for 10 seconds. Ate half the box in one sitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CVS Pharmacy revamped their Gold Emblem line of snacks and they sent us a bunch. Here are quick reviews of a few of them: Closeup View Item: Gold Emblem Classic Blend Trail Mix Purchased Price: FREE Size: 16 ounces Purchased at: Received from CVS Pharmacy Rating: 8 out of 10 Pros: Really good. Uses real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18998,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/02\/spotted-on-shelves-922015\/","url_meta":{"origin":14378,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 9\/2\/2015","author":"Marvo","date":"September 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. 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