{"id":15238,"date":"2013-08-22T01:03:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T11:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=15238"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:31:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:31:02","slug":"review-wrigleys-5-focus-gum-peppermint-spearmint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/22\/review-wrigleys-5-focus-gum-peppermint-spearmint\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum (Peppermint & Spearmint)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If I was a gamer, playing Call of Duty in multiplayer mode with a bunch of foul-mouthed teenagers who also spew a lot of racist slurs, I wouldn’t need to chew on Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum to concentrate. I’d just use the rage I feel towards those ignorant little cocks and direct it towards the game. <\/p>\n

Or, if I was a programmer writing code for my own photo sharing website or iPhone game, I wouldn’t need “An Eye-Opening” peppermint or spearmint gum to get me to stay on track. All I need to maintain my attention is a Photoshopped desktop image of me in a hot tub filled with money and women to remind me of all the money and women I’ll have when I become a millionaire from my website that allows visitors to upload captioned pictures of manatees or my iPhone game called Cut the Fruit with Angry Friends.<\/p>\n

So how does Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum help one focus?<\/p>\n

It does so with what I would usually consider a distraction — an intense burst of mint. Well, maybe “intense” is too strong of a word. While it almost cleared my sinuses and made my mouth feel like I was sucking on a can of menthol shaving cream, my oral cavity has been mintspanked harder by the much more curiously stronger Altoid. <\/p>\n

The mint burst from the gum lasts for about 30 seconds and lingers at an above average intensity for about two minutes. After that, the gum becomes regular peppermint and spearmint gum. The cooling sensation does hang around in the mouth for 15-20 minutes, so if you’re planning to make out with someone, that is your time frame.<\/p>\n

But does Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum help one focus?<\/p>\n

Yes, but not for the reason you think. There are studies out there that show chewing on any gum helps with concentration<\/a>. So you could chew on a piece of Fruit Stripe gum and then spit it out 15 seconds later when the flavor runs out. Or you could chew on any of the other Wrigley’s 5 Gum flavors that aren’t named Focus to help you focus. <\/p>\n

\"Wrigley's<\/a><\/p>\n

But, as I mentioned earlier, I feel the burst of mint is more of a distraction. Well, for me it is. I don’t know if I’m the only person who does this, but whenever I pop something into my mouth that’s minty and clears my sinuses, I like to breathe through my nose in order to feel the cooling sensation. I’m more focused on that than whatever task might be in front of me.<\/p>\n

Overall, I can’t help but think that Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum, which comes in pellet form, is pretty much just Wrigley’s Eclipse Gum in a black resealable pouch. Sure, it’ll help freshen my breath and it may help me concentrate, but if I was a blogger who ran a semi-popular junk food site, I think a deadline and some caffeine would do a better job at helping me keep focus. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 pieces – 5 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, 2 grams of sugar alcohol, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Wrigley’s 5 Focus Gum (Peppermint & Spearmint)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.89
\nSize:<\/b> 15 pieces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Safeway
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Peppermint)
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Spearmint)
\nPros:<\/b> Freshens breath. Lingering mint. Cool black resealable pouch. Getting rich from an iPhone game. Chewing gum can help with concentration. Getting rich from a popular manatee meme website. Fruit Stripe gum for 15 seconds.
\nCons:<\/b> Intense minty burst feels more like a distraction. Not nearly as intense as Altoids. Gimmicky. It seems like they took Eclipse gum and put it in pouches. Gamers who spew racist slurs. Fruit Stripe gum after 15 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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