It goes against my frugal nature to spend money on an obviously bad product, but when it's only $1.00, and the product is rainbow-colored, I can let it slide.
Look at these saturated colors! They're so intense and solid they're practically neon! Can something so vibrantly colored actually taste good? I doubt it, but who knows, maybe I'm wrong!
It's like candy and toothpaste had a baby just to spite dentists everywhere. This kind of squeeze style liquid candy has been around for quite some time and they're really popular with small children, but you don't need to be a child psychologist to understand why. It's liquid sugar, with bright colors, packaged in a squeeze tube. What's not to love? I remember buying a bunch of Hubba Bubba's Squeeze Pops from Blockbuster video back in the 90's and thinking I was the coolest kid on the block, but looking back, eating them was super awkward and messy, and I honestly don't remember them tasting all that great.
I was walking around Five Below a few months ago to get some sour sweets for the Candyology 101 podcast, and I saw this lonely tube of squeezable candy sitting on the shelf. I picked it up for a closer look and someone who was restocking the merchandise said it was really popular and that they couldn't keep it in stock. Welp, that sold me! Into my handcart it went. I wonder 28-year-old-me will like this stuff as much as 8-year-old-me.
I hope you all had a lovely Saint Patrick’s Day!
I have a special announcement lined up for tomorrow! (Pertaining to the give away.) I hope you’re all as excited as I am!
-Sometimes Foodie
