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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

7-Select Birthday Cake Snack Pie


 7-Select Birthday Cake Snack Pies are an odd bird. I like them but they taste like they're filled with icing rather than pudding like normal snack pies. 

I've been really hitting the 7-Elevens because it was reported that they're going under and I'd like that not to happen. 

Of all the snack pies you can get at a gas station I do think these are the best. Good? Meh, but the best. 

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Red Bull Pink Edition Wild Berries Energy Drink

 Red Bull Pink Edition is a Wild Berries flavor that is a randomly berry as berry can be. It tastes like it came out of a lab and it’s not even pink. This stuff is red if I ever saw it, but then it is called Red Bull for a reason.

 

It’s not a bad flavor. I’d say it’s better than the original, but not the best I ever had.

 

Monday, August 3, 2026

D-Plus Baked Wheat Cake- Chocolate


 Whenever D-Plus appears at my local market I buy three of every flavor they have because I love their Baked Wheat Cakes. Their Chocolate flavor was just a little too subtle for me.

Now, it was still good and I ate all three of them faster than I should have but they didn't taste like chocolate which was the problem.

Not bad but not what it should have been.

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Warheads Sour Blue Raspberry Soda

Warheads Sour Blue Raspberry Soda is like Blue Raspberry soda with a Granny Smith crisp to go with it. I grant I would never drink this, but it is something of a novelty. 

If you like sour you will love this. I find it to be too little for what you pay, but I've never been a big fan of sour. 
 

Saturday, August 1, 2026

7-Select Snack Pie Boston Cream


 7-Select Snack Pie Boston Cream shows up at my local 7-Eleven and to be honest, it's nothing to write home about. I'm no big fan of Boston Cream but this is not a popular flavor for a reason. 

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this pie. It just isn't as good as the real thing. This sad shadow will leave you wanting. 

Snack pies are never really good. They are so bad for you and something you eat when you have little other options. I would recommend you never eat these unless you need to gain weight and preserve your remains.  

Not bad, just not good, and very bad for you.  

Friday, July 31, 2026

Monster Energy Ultra Fiesta Mango

Monster Energy Ultra Fiesta Mango... Why is the can blue? I mean, what is fiesta mango anyway, but is it blue?

This is just mango. I guess they had to add some fiesta in there to make it sound better but fiesta tastes like tequila, salt, and bad decisions. 

Then again, tequila and bad decisions tastes the same to me. 

Anyway, this stuff is just mango. It tastes okay for sugar free mango and I'm going to drink them all because I'm working sixteen hour shifts.  
 

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Mountain Dew Soda Spark Raspberry Lemonade

Mountain Dew Spark is the kind of thing that makes me miss normal Mountain Dew. It is a far cry from the original. Raspberry Lemonade isn’t that great to start with then add carbonic acid and caffeine. It’s just wrong.

I don't know why Dew has been adding Raspberry to everything as of late but I wish they would stop. It feels like I'm getting the Raspberry. 

Stick to the original, and give this a pass. 


Wednesday, July 29, 2026

7-Select Snack Pie Lemon Crème


 7-Select Lemon Crème Snack Pie was at my local 7-Eleven. I don't try every pie at a gas station. 

Stop looking at me like that, I don't, I don't like apple pie!

Anyway, this isn't strong in the flavor of lemon and to be honest most of these things don't have real lemon anyway. It says natural flavors but that doesn't mean lemons.

In any case, I've never been a big fan of lemon pie and normally it comes with meringue. I will say that this was fine. If you like lemon but don't love lemon this will lemon you enough. 

Not a big thing to try but if these pies are your thing this one is fine.  

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Guan's King Oyster Mushrooms

Guan is the funny mushroom people and their King Oyster Mushrooms where on sale at my local discount market and I picked up three packs of the things. They are tougher than normal mushrooms and best boiled over fried.

I don’t know what I expected but I guess Oyster has something to do with the shape.

I wouldn’t call these good eating. I would more call these things that I would eat had I no other mushrooms about. If you want a texture to your mushrooms then these are your bag but I wouldn’t call them all that better than the ones I get at Costco. 



 

Monday, July 27, 2026

Takis Waves Dragon Sweet Chili

Takis Waves Dragon Sweet Chili chips are hot enough to put me off without having any sweet flavor that I could detect. I honestly tossed these into the compost pile after trying them because they just didn't appeal to me. 

I think Takis is kind of a love it or hate it company. Me, I've never tried anything from them I liked but I keep trying their chips for some reason. 

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Dandy's Donuts Blended Green Tea


 Dandy's Donuts in Bellflower California has Blended Green Tea which is a good way to get something cold into you in the summer heat. It isn't as strong as a metcha but I would say this was a solid mild cold drink.

Not bad really.

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Sparkling Ice Spiked Grapefruit Splash Hard Seltzer


 Sparkling Ice Spiked Grapefruit Splash Hard Seltzer is so mildly alcoholic that you hardly know you're drinking something with alcohol in it. 

After that it's a solid grapefruit beverage. I'm not the biggest fan of grapefruit drinks but this one is very much like the real deal. 

I would say this is good enough to drink.

Friday, July 24, 2026

Bum Energy Grape


 Bum Energy Grape is a bit too rich for me. I think it tastes like grape candy that his been liquefied and turned into soda. I would need to mix this with something a bit milder to balance it out. I can’t say I dislike the flavor but I can say that there is to much of it to go round. As far as Bum goes this is my least favorite flavor but it is still drinkable.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Dandy's Donuts Ham and Cheese Croissant


 When I walked into Dandy's Donuts in Bellflower California the Ham and Cheese Croissants were fresh and so I had one. They look a bit odd but are big and filling for what they are. 

I'll grant you that I haven't been big on the old Ham and Cheese since high school and couldn't say if I've had one since, but this was good. 

I would get another if I come down their way.  

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Arnold Sandwich Thins Whole Wheat

Arnold Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins were an odd product that I ran into and figured I'd try them. They were not as versatile as normal bread and I have to point out that you don't get much in the pack. 

A loaf is normally twenty to twenty four slices but this is six rolls or twelve slices. The sandwiches you make are more compact and will hold up better in your lunch-bag. 

Sandwich Thins have their ups and downs, but only you can say if they work for your tastes. If you don't like the crust they will be a nightmare. 
 

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Banquet Backyard Bbq Frozen Meal

Banquet is kind of the budget frozen dinner company I think and their Backyard Bbq Frozen Meal has the odd smell of cigarettes. I don’t know why but that’s what the smell of it reminds me of.

 

Anyway, I added raw carrots to this meal to flesh it out because these things are two small for me. I could eat three of them in one sitting but then I’m a big fat dude so you would expect that of me.

 

I could cut the “meat” with a carrot the way I slice them.

 

The big thing about these frozen “meals” is that they look like what food looked like back in 1969 when we didn’t know nutrition.  


 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Dandy's Donuts Cinnamon Roll

It was a hot day earlier this week when I walked into Dandy's Donuts in Bellflower California  to wait on the assessment of my car. The air was just turned on at the inventory was low as the elderly oriental woman took my order. 

I figured a good old Cinnamon Roll would be the order of the day and I can say that it was everything I expected. Sweet, sticky, and just like almost every cinnamon roll I've had at a shop like this. 

In short order I was back to check up on my car thinking that little places like this could really use more business. You got to love the little shops before they disappear.  
 

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Costco’s Strawberry Shortcake Sundae

Costco’s Strawberry Shortcake Sundae is here for the summer and may be gone before you know it, but it's a lot of sundae for the price and a meal for a normal sized person. I'm by no means normal sized but it was still big for me and nice and cold. 

Now, understand that strawberry shortcake isn't my thing but this didn't have nearly enough fruit for me. I mean, I like my strawberry shortcake to be almost all strawberry. It could have used more shortcake as well, but I would have been more impressed with more strawberry.

This is so much ice cream that I would have split a hot dog with someone to cut the sugar and give this more flavor. 

If you're into strawberry shortcake then this is a buy, but remember it's bad for you. 

Friday, July 17, 2026

Costco Chicken Strips

When I heard on the news that Costco had Chicken Strips at their food court I had to try them. They are the most disgusting things I have ever had from the Costco Food Court. I'll grant that they don't make them fresh and I'm fine with that, but they were so very very salty. 

I will admit that it was a sweltering day in California so I was forced to take my meal inside the Costco to get out of the heat. As I walked eating this things I could feel my gut swell and I spent the rest of the day sleeping. 

I will admit that for chicken stripes these are big. I mean, twice the size of a normal strip big, but it's a double helping of Jack in the Box strips.

The dipping sauce was sweet and very good. Can't recall what kind of sauce it was but that's because I haven't had it in a time. 

I would never get this again.
 

Thursday, July 16, 2026

M&M'S Honey Roasted Peanut Chocolate Candy


 Honey Roasted Peanut M&M'S remind me of Honey Nut Cheerios. I don't really know if that's what honey is supposed to taste like but the flavor of honey can really very a good deal.

Anyway, bee vomit flavored M&M's are not that bad. I mean, not too much better than peanut so as to be worth paying more for but a good solid flavor none the less.  

The best part of these is that the flavor is different enough to be worth trying but similar enough to remind me of the the old favorite.  

I make these a buy.