{"id":9335,"date":"2011-05-13T00:35:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T10:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9335"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:11:06","slug":"review-chips-ahoy-american-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/13\/review-chips-ahoy-american-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Chips Ahoy! American Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chips<\/a><\/p>\n

When I bought the Chips Ahoy! American Summer cookies, I thought I was about to get my America on. But, my raging patriotism turned into dismay when I found out the cookies were made in Mexico<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Mexico? Really? <\/p>\n

If your name has America in it, you better be made in America, just like Los Angeles-born actress America Ferrera. If these cookies wanted to truly be American, they should’ve been made in the good ol’ U-S-of-A…or where many American products are made — in China. Now some of you might be preparing blog comments in your head that include the words, “Mexico is in North AMERICA,” but that’s not the America I’m talking about, I’m talking about the good ol’ Red, White, and Blue, and not the good ol’…whatever colors make up the Mexican flag.<\/p>\n

And…I just lost the four TIB readers that live in Mexico. You’re next, the two readers in South Korea.<\/p>\n

On the Chips Ahoy! American Summer packaging, it says it’s “Crammed with Joy,” but it’s really chocolate chips; red, white, and blue candy coated fudge pieces; and disappointment crammed into a cookie that’s the same size as the regular version.<\/p>\n

\"Chips<\/a><\/p>\n

My displeasure with these cookies stem from the fact that they don’t taste any different from regular non-patriotic Chips Ahoy! <\/p>\n

(See Nabisco. The previous sentence is why you shouldn’t use an exclamation point in your product’s name. People will see that exclamation point and think I’m really mad about Chips Ahoy! American Summer tasting like the regular version, but I only feel a little gypped.) <\/p>\n

If you were to blindfold me with an American flag or blind me with the light from 50 stars, then tie my arms together using 13 stripes, and then have the ghost of Betsy Ross feed me Chips Ahoy! American Summer and regular Chips Ahoy! cookies using her sewing needles, the only way I could tell which is which is by the crunch of the candy coated fudge pieces, which is different from the crunch of the cookie. But, those two crunches combined with the rudeness of chewing with my mouth open, makes my maw sound like there are Fourth of July fireworks going on in there.<\/p>\n

Yeah, that last sentence was a bit of a stretch, but I’m trying to make these cookies sound more American than they truly are. Because if you think about it, the red, white, and blue candy pieces could easily confuse people into thinking these cookies are Chips Ahoy! French Summer, Chips Ahoy! North Korea Summer, Chips Ahoy! Serbia and Montenegro Summer, or Chips Ahoy! Faroe Islands Summer.<\/p>\n

Again, with these Chips Ahoy! American Summer cookies, you’re just eating something that tastes like regular Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies. There really isn’t anything really spectacular about them. But, if you’re having a huge Fourth of July barbeque with excessive red, white, blue themed items, like napkins, plates, cups, balloons, types of tortilla chips, and inflatable outdoor playground bouncers, then Chips Ahoy! American Summer is perfect for you.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 3 cookies – 160 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat*, 2.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 1.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 110 milligrams of sodium, 40 milligrams of potassium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein, and 6% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n

*uses partially hydrogenated oils<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Chips Ahoy! American Summer
\nPrice:<\/b> $3.99 (on sale)
\nSize:<\/b> 12.2 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Safeway
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Resealable packaging. Contains poly- and monounsaturated fats. Fourth of July barbeques. Outdoor playground bouncers.
\nCons:<\/b> Tastes like regular Chips Ahoy! Nothing spectacular about them. Could easily be confused as Chips Ahoy! Serbia and Montenegro Summer cookies. Chips Ahoy! having an exclamation point in its name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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