Juicy Drop Pop strawberry lemonade review

I was browsing in our local "Bulk Barn" which as you can imagine is a local bulk food store in Canada and came across  a Juicy Drop Pop.  Check out my review and see what you think!

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Drumstick review

This is a classic lolly pop, my review of the Drumstick.  I picked this up in the UK, in Scotland to be specific.  It was launched in 1957, has it held up?  Take a look at my video and see what you think.

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Squrtz review

From the Original Gourmet Company check out my review of Squrtz!  They are soft and chewy, GMO and gluten free for those who are looking for something along those lines…  Full disclosure the Gourmet Company was kind enough to send them to me..  check out the video and see what you think!

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Jolly Rancher cherry lollipop review

Left over from Halloween here is a lollipop review I found in my kid’s candy bag.  The packaging is cool but does the actual candy live up to it?  Check out the video and see what you think.
 

 
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Chupa Chups Choco Vanilla lollipop review

A Spanish lollypop that went international the Chupa Chups are one of my favorites!  Check out this review and see what you think – one word from me BANNANAs!!  Enjoy!

In case you missed it here is the Cherry flavour as well.

 
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The Cost of Sugar

This week one of my favorite shows, NPR's Planet Money featured a topic near and dear to my heart: Sugar.

Check out their great episode on the cost of American sugar, the politics involved, and the price we all pay for our Dum Dums.

Listen to THE LOLLIPOP WAR  here.,

I'm a big fan of Planet Money and this is another stellar episode.

Milk Chocolate Lollipop Santa - video review

Once again we've got a Christmas review for you, and surprise surprise its another chocolate santa! Here we have the Milk Chocolate Lollipop Santa.


For more please check out the written review, and / or the full reviews page. Stay tuned for a bunch more Xmas reviews as we get right up to the big day.

Milk Chocolate Lollipop Santa review

Today we've got another entry in the weird and wonderful holiday fare with this Milk Chocolate Lollipop Santa. 

While I've been seeing this around all over the place this holiday it still smacks to me of dollar store fare. I can't find anything on the company behind this confection online. Its distributed by One Better Inc here in Canada, but all I'm seeing on them is a lame website on calorie counting...

 So lets break this down and just consider what we're looking at. Here's the in-store signage.

So this is a weird solid milk chocolate lollipop. And its shaped to look like Santa. Alright... I have to say it is certainly eye catching. These seem to be a register display mainly. This is the definition of impulse item. I mean come on... who really buys a chocolate lollipop. That's like a gimmick unto itself. I genuinely like the packaging even though I'm getting a vibe of cheapness off the whole thing. I like how Santas cheeks have that rosy glow, and his mouth is just a little open, like he's in mid "Ho" also I want to keep this somewhat PC but I really like the eyes.

The eyes especially make me think that perhaps this is the result of some overseas graphic designers trying to put their interpretation on a "western" Santa Claus and getting it just slightly wrong. Sure it looks cool and stylized but I wonder if that was the intention here. I suppose it doesn't really matter, I'm just interested in all of these different interpretations of old saint nick.

Getting it out of the wrapper gave me a real initial shock. My first impulse... something has gone horribly wrong here, I mean just look at that head!?!

Kind of like Brainia, or Leader from the comic books, Santa also resembles a very specific Star Trek alien from the original series I can't quite remember. The top of his his head looks huge. And YES after a few seconds I realize it is of course actually supposed to be his hat on top of a regular head. But then you've then gotta ask, why is the hat square?

I like the rest of the design. Its got decent detail, including some decidedly more almond shaped eyes than the outer packaging. Its definitely weird to see chocolate on a stick like this, since its not melty or sticky or anything, and so kind of defeats the purpose of a stick. The smell is actually ok.

Biting in you'll get another surprise with this chocolate santa head. And its that the chocolate really isn't so bad at all. In fact its actually alright.

Like the package says this is solid milk chocolate.Weather its real chocolate though is a question I'm just not sure about. This is surprisingly good though so even if its fake chocolate it tastes very close to the real stuff. Maybe "good" is too strong word for this, its alright. Not great, but definitely alright. For the money I spent this definitely seems like it is worth it.

Walking the Candy Aisle rates - Milk Chocolate Lollipop Santa - 4 / 5

New goo

Yet another goo candy has shown up at the local Walgreen's...

This is actually a 3D lollipop with "Oozing Candy Gel". That is pretty amazing. And on top of all that its Apple / Grape flavored! how cool can you get. Sure I'd probably prefer just straight goo to an oozing lollipop form factor, wait strike that, I'd probably prefer neither really, but given the option of one or the other, I'd probably just go for the ooze. All that said, I like the idea behind this one :)

Keep on the lookout for more ooze!

Spider-Man's Lollipop Games

I'm a big Spider-Man fan, and I am kind of stoked about this new Amazing Spider-Man film. I admit that I'm not sure we need another origin story, but I'm definitely interested in what director Marc Webb and this cast can bring to the table.

So with that in mind I was definitely interested to see a few food items popping up in my local Walgreens. Probably the most prominent were the fruit gummys. And this really seems like a no brainer since there are already Spider-Man branded gummys, but what I really liked seeing was this:

Who doesn't love a good ring pop?! Ok, try that again, who under 10 years old doesn't like a good ring pop? Exactly no one. Sucking on Spidey heads my seem odd, But I'd like to try it. Creating cheery candy based on what is apparently a pretty dark take on the character is a bit odd, and to prove that point check out the back of the packaging.

 

Ok so its fun and games... but man, is that a dreary picture or what. Its Spidey in front of a grey lifeless city, talk about depressing. Well I was never one to pass up on a good game. Even if I did always suck at those find the differences pictures.

Yes I only found 3 of the 5 differences, but that was tough enough. Also there's a glare on the picture so :P As for the maze. I crushed it!

Anyhow, while I honestly would like to try out these ring pops, sorry "lollipop rings" , I certainly think that the candy and I hope the movie has a bit more character to it than this. I'm getting a bit down looking at these now. Until next time webheads.