{"id":9932,"date":"2011-08-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9932"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:49:48","slug":"review-whitemint-stride-gum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/12\/review-whitemint-stride-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Whitemint Stride Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

If snowboarder\/skateboarder\/redhead Shaun White ever forgets his name, I hope he’s carrying around a pack of his Whitemint Stride Gum because it’ll help him remember his name quickly since it’s printed ALL OVER the gum’s packaging.<\/p>\n

His name is on the front of the pack. It’s on the top and bottom of the pack. His signature is on the back of the pack. Oh, but that’s not all. The wrapper that surrounds each piece of Whitemint Stride Gum also has his name on it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6many times. I estimate Shaun White’s name is printed more than a hundred times on and in each pack of his gum. <\/p>\n

I’ve seen his name so many times now that I’m beginning to think my name is Shaun White.<\/p>\n

Personally, I’m surprised Stride didn’t go that extra mile and engrave his name on the back and front of each piece of gum. Although, maybe if I look at the packaging through a powerful microscope, I’ll see that all the graphics are made using microscopic printings of Shaun White’s name. <\/p>\n

That would blow my mind.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I don’t have a microscope, or access to one of the labs at the nearby university that have microscopes because I’m not allowed on campus for one year due to “complaints” from female students, so I can’t find out. <\/p>\n

But I hope the graphic designer who came up with the packaging designed it with tiny printing, because, if so, Whitemint Stride Gum would have something exciting about it, since its flavor isn’t completely compelling.<\/p>\n

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

I swear Whitemint Stride Gum tastes like another Stride Gum flavor, but I’m not sure which one since Stride seems to develop a new mint flavor every six months or so. It has a mild sweet mint flavor, so it could be Sweet Peppermint Stride Gum. Or it could be the sweet and minty Nonstop Mint Stride Gum<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Whitemint Stride Gum is available for a limited time, so don’t expect to see it forever in the checkout line with all the gum, candy, and tabloids you could impulsively buy. While its flavor didn’t blow my mind, like watching Shaun White shred in a half-pipe, I did enjoy having it in my mouth for 15-30 minutes and I also liked the fact that I can chew on it during that time without having to worry about it getting hard in my mouth.<\/p>\n

With this gum being able to last as long as it does, I could chew on it while counting all the times Shaun White’s name appears on and in each Whitemint Stride Gum pack and then compare it to the number of times the word “yeah” is said in Usher’s song “Yeah!”<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 piece – less than 5 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 1 gram of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, 1 gram of sugar alcohol, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Whitemint Stride Gum
\nPrice:<\/b> $1.24
\nSize:<\/b> 14 pieces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Decent sweet mint flavor. Pleasant texture. It’s ridiculously long lasting. Watching Shaun White shred on a halfpipe.
\nCons:<\/b> Tastes like another Stride Gum flavor. Flavor isn’t totally exciting. Shaun White’s name is printed way too many times. Wondering whether the word “shred” is still cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If snowboarder\/skateboarder\/redhead Shaun White ever forgets his name, I hope he’s carrying around a pack of his Whitemint Stride Gum because it’ll help him remember his name quickly since it’s printed ALL OVER the gum’s packaging. His name is on the front of the pack. It’s on the top and bottom of the pack. 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