My latest campaign was a "sweet" one- new UNREAL Candy. It is candy "unjunked." This company creates candy similar to America's favorites- Reese's cups, m&m's, Snicker's, etc.- but no artificials, hydrogenated oils, corn syrups, preservatives, or GMOs. What I found interesting when reading the nutrition facts on the back of the 3 I tried, they even have protein and fiber! What candy does that?! Of course, it IS still candy, so there is some sugar and calories (average of what I tried was 19g of sugar, 190 calories, 3-4g fiber, 4-5g protein).
So that's the background, here's my review.
First of all, it was very difficult to find the Unreal Candy at the grocery store.. but maybe that's because it's so new. I could not find it anywhere at Meijer. At Kroger, I had to ask an employee where it was; I could not find it, but knew my sister had bought it there. The employee directed me to the Book section and said there was a display somewhere around there. It was very small, facing away from the main aisle, and hidden between shelves of books. Odd. I was happy to find it though, and was surprised with my options. I opted for the candy-coated chocolates (like m&m's), chocolate caramel nougat bar (like snicker's), and peanut butter cups (like Reese's). They all have cool packaging and looked good!
As soon as my husband got home, he saw the package of peanut butter cups and immediately opened it up to try, then asked me later what it was. I explained to him my bzzcampaign and asked for his opinion. He did not eat the second peanut butter cup, and stated "It tastes like an old, dried up Reese's." He also tried the "like-Snicker's" chocolate caramel nougat bar and did not have much of an opinion and didn't ask for more. He didn't care for the "like-m&m's" candy coated chocolate either.
My friend Melanie was excited to see the Unreal Candy because she had tried the like-Snicker's before and loved it. She is on a big health kick and is super enthusiastic about being able to eat sweets without feeling as guilty as she would about eating one of those candy bars by the cash register. She really enjoyed the like-m&m's I let her try.
My other friend Paul tried some of the like-Snicker's and enjoyed it, but didn't have much to say.
When I posted about this campaign on facebook, I got a lot of feedback. Some people had heard of it, some had tried it. One lady I work with said she loves it, and it is the only candy she lets her kids eat.
I got some great coupons with this bzzkit. Of course I used the one for one free Unreal Candy, and another for buy one get one free so I could try 3 different kinds. I have a few more buy one get one free coupons, which I will be sharing with friends who want to try it.
I enjoyed it!
<img src="https://img.bzzagent.com/image/unrealCandy.jpg?Type=activity&Activity=6106959830&Campaign=1567983861&Uid=1107360&token=391fb5a6e10ed2f40fcdd9d9091af921" alt=""/>
No comments:
Post a Comment