January 26, 2004
Travails Of An Early Adopter
It goes without saying that I am the man to talk to about new products. Usually the food engineers and QA managers of Hershey’s and Nestle do a good job and I have nothing to complain about. That is not true today. Here’s three new products that at best are pointless, at worst just disgusting.
- Swoops - picture Hershey’s big hitter candy bars: plain choclate, Reese’s, and Junior Mint presented in the shape of a Pringles chip and mini-canister. They aren’t bad, but I don’t see the point. None of the products they are duplicating are improved on with the new size/shape. Go ahead and purchase these safely but don’t expect to be overwhelmed.
- Reverse Reese’s Cups - While B.T. and Tina were in town for our annual New Year’s Party and some wedding or something, I forced Tina into a trinket shop around the corner from the house and came across what sounded like a good idea: peanut butter outdside with chocolate center. The mistake in thinking that sounds good is this: how can you make an external peanut butter that actually tastes/feels like peanut butter? You can’t so these suck. I’ve got 20 or so left at my house if anyone wants them.
- Hershey’s S’mores Candy Bar - I picked up one of these at DFW airport on the way back from Hawaii. I love s’mores, so this should have been a slam dunk. It was one of the worst things I’ve put in my mouth relative to my expectations. The real kicker is there is one taste that neither I nor Becky could identify. Maybe it was “new car taste”. I don’t know, but I would reccomend you avoid this at all costs.