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PRIZE DRAWING: Carl’s Jr. Maple Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit Coupons

Marvo / October 29, 2013 / Prize Drawing / 46 Comments

Carl’s Jr. has a new breakfast sandwich and it’s called the Maple Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit. As you can tell by its name and the photo above, it’s made with maple sausage links, eggs, American cheese, and a buttermilk biscuit made from scratch.

Okay, you can’t tell by its name and the photo above that the biscuits are made from scratch. Just thought I should add that in.

Anyhoo, the folks at Carl’s Jr. sent us four coupons for a free Maple Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit to give away to Impulsive Buy readers. These coupons can only be used at Carl’s Jr. locations and not at their sister company, Hardee’s.

To enter The Impulsive Buy’s giveaway for a Carl’s Jr. Maple Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit coupon, leave a comment with THIS post. You can say whatever you want in your comment. Please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the four randomly selected winners for their mailing addresses.

We will stop accepting entries on Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

For those of you who have a Twitter account, you can get an additional entry by tweeting the following by Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time:

Hey @theimpulsivebuy! That looks like a total sausagefest…and eggfest, cheesefest, and buttermilk biscuitfest. #carlsjr

So just copy, paste, and tweet. Only one tweet per Twitter account.

Good luck!

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REVIEW: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee

Marvo / October 28, 2013 / Reviews

Like eating turkey on Thanksgiving, dressing up as Special Agent Cho from the CBS show The Mentalist on Halloween, and avoiding all shopping malls in December, consuming a Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte is a holiday tradition for me.

And when I say “a Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte,” I mean just one venti-sized drink every PSL season. If I allowed myself more than one, it would end up being an unhealthy, expensive addiction until they’re no longer available at Starbucks for the year. Then, after my last delicious sip, there would be weeks of withdrawals and then possible purchases of pricey, expired PSL syrup from a shady, but cute Starbucks barista named Savannah, who never calls me by my name and instead refers to me as, “her bitch” and makes me write it on the side of Starbucks cups to make sure I never forget it.

Unfortunately for me, two fast food burger chains I regularly frequent are now offering pumpkin spice coffee beverages. Recently, McDonald’s came out with their own pumpkin spice latte and now Jack in the Box offers a pumpkin spice-flavored coffee drink the same way I like my hockey — on ice and surrounded by a clear plastic barrier so I can admire it. So there’s a very good chance I could get addicted to other sweet, milky pumpkin spice coffee beverages.

However, Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is much more customizable than Jack’s pumpkin spice iced coffee. While you can order a Starbucks PSL with your choice of milks and toppings, here’s all you get with Jack’s PSIC (please start calling them that): premium roast coffee, sweetened cream, and a few pumps from a large pumpkin spice syrup container.

But is that enough to be as good as what Starbucks offers?

Short answer? No.

Long answer? Noooo.

But I expected that. After all, Starbucks is known for coffee and Jack in the Box is known for its entertaining commercials, 24-hour drive-thru, all-day breakfast, greasy tacos, and a whole bunch of other things that are ahead of coffee. While Starbucks’ PSL has a noticeable coffee flavor, Jack’s PSIC tastes like it’s 98 percent cream and pumpkin spice syrup. It’s a sweet and creamy concoction that will satisfy most people who are indifferent about coffee and if you’ve had anything pumpkin spice flavored within the past few years and someone blindfolds you before handing this beverage to you, this coffee’s flavor will be instantly familiar.

Overall, I enjoyed Jack in the Box’s Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee, but it’s not as yummy as Starbucks’ famous holiday drink. Also, it has yet to give me an energy boost like Starbucks’ PSL does. I’ve had three of them over the past week and I haven’t felt a thing.

Wait. Three in the last week? I think I’ve started an unhealthy, expensive addiction. Although not as expensive as a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte addiction.

(Nutrition Facts – 16 oz. – 194 calories, 52 calories from fat, 6 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 63 grams of carbohydrates, 205 milligrams of potassium, 34 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 28 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)

Item: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee
Purchased Price: $2.29
Size: Regular/16 oz.
Purchased at: Jack in the Box
Rating: 6 out of 10
Pros: Decent sweet and creamy concoction. Cheaper than Starbucks’ PSL. Looking like actor Tim Kang.
Cons: It will definitely not satisfy coffee snobs. Coffee mostly masked by cream and pumpkin spice syrup. Didn’t give me an energy boost. A Starbucks PSL addiction. Shopping malls in December. Having to buy expired PSL syrup from shady Starbucks baristas.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – Limited Edition Pepperidge Farm Milano Dipped Cookies

Marvo / October 28, 2013 / Spotted on Shelves

Holy crap! It’s as if someone has been able to peer into my messy food wet dream which involves me floating around a grocery store that has been flooded by chocolate on a donut and dipping everything I can get my hands on into the chocolate. (Spotted by Marvo at Target.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 10/28/2013

Marvo / October 28, 2013 / Spotted on Shelves

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

So are these the newer and rounder version of DiGiorno’s Thin Crust Pizza or just the newer version of their old flatbread pizza? (Spotted by Michael at Schnucks.)

Popchips has figured out a way to pop more vegetables. That pops my mind. I wonder if zombies would enjoy that snack. Chip Review tried the Tuscan Herb one.
(Spotted by Dustin at Walmart.)

If you asked me a month ago if I thought there would be a Spotted post with two Popchips photos in it, I would’ve laughed and said, “There’s no way in hell that’s gonna happen and if it does I’ll eat my hat.” Thankfully, I wear hats made out of potato chips. (Spotted by Yuna at Costco.)

I look forward to the day when the cereal snack bar aisle is as vast as the cereal aisle. (Spotted by Marvo at Target.)

Heinz Home Style Microwaveable Soup will warm your innards when your body get cold from blizzards. Boom! CLIO Award, please! (Spotted by Jamie at Walmart.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.