SPOTTED (TRADER JOE’S EDITION): 5/27/2024

Marvo 9 Comments

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

Trader Joe’s Strawberry & Creme Pancake & Waffle Mix
Trader Joe’s Strawberry Yogurt Flavored Coated Almonds
Trader Joe’s Organic Chocolate Chip Baked Whole Grain Bar
Trader Joe’s Organic Iced Oatmeal Baked Whole Grain Bar
Trader Joe’s Organic Freezer Pops
Trader Joe’s Sparkling Guava Juice Beverage
Trader Joe’s Organic Tart Cherry Fruit Spread
Trader Joe’s Slow Roasted Tomatoes

(Spotted by Sarah R at Trader Joe’s.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

WEEKEND GIVEAWAY: A Takis Cap

Marvo 56 Comments

Takis has been sending me samples of some of its newest products and adding some swag along with them. Usually, I just throw all of it from all the companies who’ve sent me stuff into a box and have a Mystery Box Giveaway filled with them. This time, instead of trying to play Tetris with swag and a USPS Priority Mail box, I will give things away individually.

The first item is this Takis Buckin’ Ranch cap. Sadly, it doesn’t smell like ranch seasoning. It does come in a pleasing blue color that’ll make your head stand out in a crowd. Show your Takis pride with this headgear, or use it as a somewhat decent replacement if you lose your Florida Marlins cap.

If you want to rock this cap, enter this prize drawing.

RULES:

To enter The Impulsive Buy’s Takis Cap Prize Drawing, leave a comment with THIS post. Your comment MUST include the words “Takis Rockies.”

Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and this drawing is only open to U.S. residents.

JUST A FEW OF NOTES:

If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to post another comment because I’ll pull those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.

Please do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button.

Good luck!

Also, thanks to Takis for sending me the cap!

FINE PRINT:

The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you K-pop concert announcements. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you Domino’s specials. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or you losing your Florida Marlins cap.

SPOTTED: Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Pringles

Marvo 1 Comment

Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Pringles.

The can’s colors make me want to draw a Santa hat on Julius. (Spotted by Robbie at Dollar General.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Lay’s Honey Butter Potato Chips

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Lay's Honey Butter Potato Chips.

I’m told by, Mark, the sender of this photo that these are exclusive to Costco locations in Northern California for now. That upsets me because if you haven’t had honey butter flavored chip, they are quite delicious, honey. So it’s in Lay’s best interest to roll these out nationwide ASAP. (Spotted by Mark at Costco.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: Pepsi Peach

Brandon 11 Comments

I think I’ve said it before on this website, but I’ll repeat it for those who don’t meticulously consume each of my reviews like the delightfully greasy bacon-double cheeseburgers of words that they are: I love flavored Coke. And by “Coke,” I mean, soda, and by “flavored,” I mean, well, you know… something other than the soda’s normal base.

But I don’t discriminate by soda type. I love the Strawberries and Cream Dr Pepper, as well as the Cream Soda version. I like Sprite when it gets weird with Cherries or Cranberries. Cherry Vanilla Coke is incredible, and I still lament the fact that poor sales (maybe?) killed its Orange Vanilla brethren. And Mango Pepsi is the best Pepsi.

And so it was with great anticipation and arousal that I awaited the appearance of Pepsi Peach at a retailer near me. I was so excited, in fact, that when I finally spotted it at my local QuikTrip, I went ahead and got it EVEN THOUGH they didn’t have the zero sugar version, which, in the case of all the aforementioned sodas, is generally my go-to.

Was it everything I hoped for?

Sadly, it was not.

If you don’t want to read a lengthy explanation, just know this: if you blindfolded me and had me drink this, I’d be extremely hard-pressed to tell you what soda flavor this was. The end.

But I’ll go a little further if you’re into details. The scent you get when opening the bottle is very identifiably peach, which makes the absence of actual peach flavoring all the more puzzling. I took a drink— riding high on hope and scent— and then went, “Wait, what?” But the thing is, this doesn’t taste like straight-up Pepsi, either. It’s Pepsi, but it’s a little sweeter than usual, and there’s a unique aftertaste that sets it apart as well. But at no point in the consumption process did I think, “Mmmm, peachy!” It was just mildly fruity.

And that’s a shame, really, given the way they do a great job capturing mango flavor. I was expecting so much more.

While it’s not bad, per se, it’s also not what it’s supposed to be. If it had been marketed as “General Fruit Pepsi,” it would have made so much more sense. I’d buy it again, I guess, if I was ever in a situation where I couldn’t find Mango Pepsi. Or Strawberries and Cream Dr Pepper. Or Cherry Vanilla Coke. Or… you get the idea.

Purchased Price: $2.50
Size: 20 oz
Purchased at: Quiktrip
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 250 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 55 milligrams of sodium, 68 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 68 grams of sugar (including 68 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.