The Consumer’s Corner

While out shopping a few days ago for ‘review material’, actually the same day I found Sour Nerds, I ran up on these as well. ‘Skittles Chocolate Mix.’ Or ‘Chocolate Mix Skittles.’ Take your pick.

When I was a fat little brat, I ate original Skittles like mad; I bought them by the one pound bag and kept them in my wonderfully convenient M&M dispenser. As with nearly all foods, constant access will lead to burnout, so I’ve gotten away from Skittles as I’ve aged altogether. I don’t think I’ve even tried but one of the other fruity varieties, though I plan on doing so soon. But ‘Chocolate Mix Skittles’ just seemed to ’strange’ to pass up; perfect for Consumer’s Corner review material.

To give them a three word description, I’d go with ‘crunchy Tootsie Rolls.’ The flavor and texture are very similar once you break through the candy ’shell.’ In my opinion, there really wasn’t a a very big difference in flavor between the different colors, except for ‘Vanilla.’ In a bag, you should get (from top to bottom in the picture) ‘Vanilla,’ ‘S’mores,’ ‘Chocolate Caramel,’ ‘Chocolate Pudding,’ and ‘Brownie Batter.’ Calories are a hefty 230 per 2oz serving.

Do I recommend them? For those of you who like to try new things just for the sake of trying them, sure. There’s not anything wrong them, but  they’re really not that great either. I’ll be sticking stick with the M’s for my candy coated chocolate needs. For the general consumer, if you can keep your curiosity from getting the best of you, I’ll say pass.

Official Site
(They’re not listed yet, but should be soon)

–Jeremy Hobbs

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(Thank you to:
www.candyblog.net
www.typetive.com
for the photos.)

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