These Vampires, Suck - Hershey's Vampire Kisses

Vampire Kisses- CVS 

Happy Friday the 13th to you all! I should probably celebrate by watching some Jason movies, but he's never been my favorite. I'm more of a Nightmare on Elm Street kind of girl. So, even though Freddy vs. Jason was pretty much garbage, I think it's what I'll be watching tonight, and along with my bowl of popcorn I'll be chowing down on discounted Halloween Candy, like these Vampire Kisses!  

Since I really liked the strawberry-filled Ghirardelli squares that are only available on Valentine's Day, I thought this might be a Hershey equivalent I could snack on in the meantime. I wasn't expecting much at all, just Hershey's quality chocolate kisses with a strawberry center. You know, like they promised. 

Battle of the Bad Apples : Dove vs. Hersey's

Apple Chocolates: Dove vs. Hersey's   

I'm back just in time to celebrate the end of a decade!

Like always, my hiatus wasn't planned, and proof of that is...I kept buying stuff, so much stuff, and telling myself, "it's okay it's for a review." Well, we both know that didn't happen. To make matters worse (or better), I kind of jumped into the Halloween clearance section with both feet. There is a LOT of fall-themed backlog to get through, but I consider that a win since I'd rather ruminate in fall flavors than dig myself into further foodie-debt with winter offerings. 

To speed up the de-hoarding process, today's post is double trouble. Today we have two different apple themed chocolates, which one will be more a-peel-ing?

Quickie Review: Hershey Snack Mix -BJ's

Hershey Snack Mix -BJ's

Back in June of 2016 I reviewed the Reese's version of this snack Mix and now, EIGHT months later, I've finally gotten around to the Hershey's version. (At this rate I'll review the other candy-bar-themed mixes within the next 5 years.) Anyway, when I reviewed the Reese's version I wasn't sure if I'd ever buy it again and nearly a year later, and I haven't!

Maybe the Hershey's version will be a better flavor for me. Let's hope so, because I foolishly bought a big ol' box of this from BJ's because I had a coupon. (And I'm a sucker for a bargain.)

Hershey's Cookie Layer Crunch Caramel - Walmart

Hershey's Cookie Layer Crunch Caramel - Walmart $1.34

The advertising behind these new Cookie Layer Crunch bars was...excessive. Hershey's posted these bold, hyped up, teaser images on their social media accounts acting like they had revolutionized the candy bar and that something big and possibly life changing was coming in December of 2016. In reality, their big reveal had been spoiled by stealthy food finder, CandyHunting, LAST APRIL. Whoops. Guess someone let the cat out of the bag.

So the big to-do was that Hershey's was going to release new Cookie Layer Crunch bars, and they were going to come in three flavors: caramel, vanilla creme, and mint. I like candy as much as the next food blogger, heck, I used to do a podcast all about candy with CandyHunting and Cybele from CandyBlog (FYI I really miss doing that), but I just..don't get it. I don't get the hype behind this product and I don't see what makes it different from tons of other (possibly better) candy-bars that already exsist. I was curious, but not curious enough to really hunt one of these candy-bars down. I do have a giant food hoard at home that I'm trying to whittle down, so I waited until I happened upon this bar chance (at a Walmart checkout) to give it a shot.

Hershey's are you going to prove me wrong? Will this blow my blogging mind? Let's find out!

Candyology 101 Episode 35 - Whatchamacallit (and review!)

 

Whatchamacallit - Walmart

On today's Candyology 101 we're munching on the Whatchamacallit bar, A Hershey's bar that never quite took off. It has a loyal following, and some fun marketing, but I don't think I've ever had one...until now! Tune in to learn more about this under the radar bar, and then check out my first impression review below!

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Don't forget to check out my review under the cut!