Gummy bears are my favorite type of candy. I know it’s blasphemy to some, but when given a choice, I will usually pick gummy candy over chocolate. (Although if we’re talking about peanut butter cups, it’s not an easy choice.) Haribo and Black Forest are my favorite gummy bear brands,…
This post contains affiliate links. In the 1960s, the Casa de Fritos restaurant at Disneyland in California started selling a snack food using surplus tortillas by cutting them up, frying them, and then adding seasoning. An executive from Frito-Lay took notice and worked out a deal to sell the chips…
On April 14, 2022, Dollar Tree issued a recall for over 1 million hot glue guns due to fire and burn hazards. The Crafter’s Square Glue Gun were sold in the United States and Canada. Both Dollar Tree and its subsidiary Family Dollar sold the glue guns at different times…
Joshua also contributed to this post. People who collect action figures, dolls, etc. may be willing to spend more than the average person on certain exclusives and limited editions. But what about spending, say, $1.25 on an action figure? That’s the deal that Dollar Tree is giving us for action…
I grew up eating peanuts. They’re one of my favorite snack foods. I like other nuts, too — cashews are fun — but peanuts sit atop the nut hierarchy for me. Now, normally I eat peanuts in a can or jar, because they’re easier to eat and don’t make a…
Conventional wisdom holds that sequels are never quite as good as the original. That’s often true in movies, and it can be true in other places, too. But not always. Sometimes a company developing a product strikes silver on the first try but hits gold later on. Honey Nut Cheerios…
Tissue paper enjoys a fascinating history, dating back to its use as a gas mask filter during World War I and later as a cold cream remover in the 1920s. Eventually, of course, consumers discovered that tissue was great as a disposable handkerchief, and today tissue paper like Kleenex is…
This post contains affiliate links. At some point in my childhood, I was exposed to Cinnamon Toast Crunch. With its crisp whole wheat and rice squares covered with sugar and cinnamon, I was immediately drawn in. As an adult, I still like the General Mills cereal, even if I realize…
