{"id":3301,"date":"2009-04-29T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2020-12-05T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T23:20:42","slug":"review-wawa-soft-pretzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/29\/review-wawa-soft-pretzel\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wawa Soft Pretzel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/When I was just a mere reader of this intellectual review site, I would always scream, jump up and down and hit my computer like a wild spider monkey at the zoo that children flick pieces of popcorn at. I bet you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering why on Earth I would do this. Well, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because I would see food reviews for delicious, mouth-watering and other trite adjectives used to describe fast food items that will leave a tattoo on your arteries from places such as Jack in the Box and Carl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jr. Those of us who were represented by The Notorious BIG in the East Coast\/West Coast Rap Wars of 1995 are not able to experience a Carl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jr. Charbroiled Steak Sandwich or Del Taco Jalapeno Rings. Well, now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Left Coast\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s turn to cry tears of pain when they read reviews for items that only us near the Atlantic have the opportunity to devour.<\/p>\n

Wawa is a chain of convenience stores that are located in the Mid-Atlantic. To compare it to a 7-Eleven is blasphemy. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an example of a conversation between a Philadelphian and a tourist that has no clue what a Wawa is:<\/p>\n

Tourist:<\/b> “I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen signs for a store called Wawa. Some have gas stations, and some don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.”<\/p>\n

Philly Guy:<\/b> “Oh yeah, I go to Wawa every morning before work.”<\/p>\n

Tourist:<\/b> “So it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like a 7-Eleven?”<\/p>\n

Philly Guy:<\/b> “Fuck You.”<\/p>\n

How can you compare sandwiches made to order to oddly colored tubes of mystery meat heated by a sun lamp that slowly rotate while a loitering stoner stares for hours thinking that one of the hot dogs looks like a member of Phish? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not saying that 7-Eleven is awful; I do love the occasional Slurpee, but compared to Wawa, 7-Eleven is merely that chick from high school that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s popular, because she has a reputation for giving handjobs behind the bleachers.<\/p>\n

The iconic Wawa Pretzel comes two to a package, connected in the middle. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s much softer than a pretzel that you would get at a ballpark or from a street vendor. The doughy and slightly sticky texture makes it easier to eat without needing to have a chaser of water (or in Marvo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s case, a Throwback Pepsi) and the amount of salt on it is just about right. Although, like snowflakes, no Wawa Pretzel is alike. Some may have less salt, others more may have more salt, some could be harder than others (that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what she said) and some could be softer than a 90-year-old man while watching Dancing With the Stars<\/i>.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sorry if I put a visual in your head.<\/p>\n

Clocking in at 1040 milligrams of sodium for one pretzel doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make this exactly health food, and 58 grams of carbs would probably make Robert Atkins roll in his grave. The pretzel is very heavy; in fact I could barely finish one before I could feel it expand in my stomach. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not something I could consume everyday, but for a carb craving it certainly does the trick.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 1 pretzel-310 calories, 5 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 1040 milligrams of sodium, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, 9 grams of protein. 2% calcium and 20% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Wawa Soft Pretzel
\nPrice:<\/b> $1.38 plus tax
\nSize:<\/b> 7.8 oz
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wawa Food Markets
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Not dry like most soft pretzels. Fills your belly up. Experiencing the wonder known as Wawa. The colorful vernacular of Philadelphians. Laughing at stoners trying to have a vision while they look at the rotating hot dogs at 7-Eleven.
\nCons:<\/b> More sodium than a healthy human should consume. The East Coast\/West Coast Rap Wars of 1995. The image of a 90-year-old man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was just a mere reader of this intellectual review site, I would always scream, jump up and down and hit my computer like a wild spider monkey at the zoo that children flick pieces of popcorn at. I bet you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering why on Earth I would do this. Well, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because I would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"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":[1477],"class_list":["post-3301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6477,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/19\/review-wawa-buffalo-chicken-flatbread\/","url_meta":{"origin":3301,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Wawa Buffalo Chicken Flatbread","author":"Kayla","date":"May 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never worked as a server (big ups to those who have), but if I ever decide to apply as one I know exactly where my first choice would be. 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