Anonymous
06/25/2025 23:09
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups are better than Reese’s.
+1 and the lemon madeleines.
+2 and the little vanilla bean sheet cakes. I haven't loved the chocolate or lemon versions as much.
There’s a strawberry sheet cake out now as well. Haven’t tried it yet.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 19:39
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Harney and Sons tea- Black Cask Bourbon. It even says "smoky" in the description but it's like drinking secondhand smoke. I'm going to cry but I have to throw it out. I can't think anyone would like it and I'd be embarrassed to offer it to guests.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 15:55
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe's Root Beer cookie bites - are super good. I'm sending some to my dad for fathers day. They even have a bit of pop rocks in them. They are totally a dad snack.
+ 1,000,000 I could eat the whole bag!
Wut.
Had not heard of these. Need to try.
You have to really love root beer. I like root beer but did not like these at all.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 12:22
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Selena Gomez Oreos. Chocolate and cinnamon. They remind me of chocolate graham or animal crackers.
And no, I am not her target audience.
I loved the Selena Gomez Oreos. My kids thought they were fine but nothing special.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 11:15
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups are better than Reese’s.
+1 and the lemon madeleines.
+2 and the little vanilla bean sheet cakes. I haven't loved the chocolate or lemon versions as much.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 11:13
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Went to Insomnia cookies recently. Not impressed by their cookies and their coffee was disgusting.
Oh, interesting. I love Insomnia cookies. Still trying to figure out how they keep them warm but moist.
Hate the Crumbl cookies. Too heavy and too sweet.
+1000
They all just taste like sugar. Big chocolate thing? Tastes like sugar and nothing else. Maple cookie? Tastes like sugar and nothing else. Etc, and etc. I'm convinced the only reason anyone buys them is that they are so pretty and the packaging is so pretty -- which makes them highly Instagrammable.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 11:11
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe's Root Beer cookie bites - are super good. I'm sending some to my dad for fathers day. They even have a bit of pop rocks in them. They are totally a dad snack.
+ 1,000,000 I could eat the whole bag!
Wut.
Had not heard of these. Need to try.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 10:46
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Really like the grilled olives at Trader Joe’s. Smoky and salty.
The Kodiak frozen waffles and French toast sticks were rejected and thrown out by our family.
the kodiak stuff is mostly gross. I have been able to make the mixes work by finding specific recipes online. But I never understand people raving about them being delicious. They are not delicious at all. They are passable/adequate at best.
The initial Kodiak pancake mix was good and really healthy. I used to make that all the time as a quick dinner with fruit on the side. Then it developed a cult following and they expanded into all sorts of things that were disgusting, like the brownie mix or the muffin mix or the frozen stuff.
+1
All Kodiak is boycotted by me. I hate that grocery stores are devoting shelf space to it and I wish people would stop buying it.
Wait what’s culty about it?
- haven’t tried anything but annoyed that Costco doesn’t have Bisquick anymore and replaced it with this
The initial pancake mix like 15-20 years ago was hard to find. Target carried it and then I think Costco got it but it wasn’t in regular grocery stores. I think it developed sort of a cult following with people who liked it as a healthy option — I’m sure I recommended it on the early days of this website and my kids really liked it. But like all companies success went to their head and they expanddd—every different product of theirs I tried was awful. I think the pancake mix is still okay but my kids are now much older and pretty much off pancakes.
Yes - it's exactly that issue. They expanded and everything is sub-par but they have so many offerings that supermarkets dedicate all their shelf space to it and not to anything else we'd like to try.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 10:40
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck why would anyone want to eat any of these items mentioned? It's all just junk processed "food." Maybe try following a recipe for sea salt chocolate chip cookies using organic butter, flour, eggs, sugar, baking soda, chocolate and Maldon?
Cuz the only one of those ingredients I have is butter. Less expensive to just buy the cookies and a lot less work considering I’ve never made homemade cookies in my life.
Absolutely do this for yourself before you die.
Homemade cookies fresh from your oven are one of life's great pleasures.
Overrated. I don't like cookies enough to bother. Never had one that would make me think it's one of life's great pleasures.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 10:36
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe's Root Beer cookie bites - are super good. I'm sending some to my dad for fathers day. They even have a bit of pop rocks in them. They are totally a dad snack.
+ 1,000,000 I could eat the whole bag!
Anonymous
06/14/2025 11:55
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Really like the grilled olives at Trader Joe’s. Smoky and salty.
The Kodiak frozen waffles and French toast sticks were rejected and thrown out by our family.
the kodiak stuff is mostly gross. I have been able to make the mixes work by finding specific recipes online. But I never understand people raving about them being delicious. They are not delicious at all. They are passable/adequate at best.
The initial Kodiak pancake mix was good and really healthy. I used to make that all the time as a quick dinner with fruit on the side. Then it developed a cult following and they expanded into all sorts of things that were disgusting, like the brownie mix or the muffin mix or the frozen stuff.
+1
All Kodiak is boycotted by me. I hate that grocery stores are devoting shelf space to it and I wish people would stop buying it.
I like Kodiak mix but use it as the base for fiber and protein rich pancakes for DH and me. I add a couple of eggs, Fairlife skim milk, mashed bananas, oat flour, and blueberries to Kodiak mix for the batter.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 11:48
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Really like the grilled olives at Trader Joe’s. Smoky and salty.
The Kodiak frozen waffles and French toast sticks were rejected and thrown out by our family.
the kodiak stuff is mostly gross. I have been able to make the mixes work by finding specific recipes online. But I never understand people raving about them being delicious. They are not delicious at all. They are passable/adequate at best.
The initial Kodiak pancake mix was good and really healthy. I used to make that all the time as a quick dinner with fruit on the side. Then it developed a cult following and they expanded into all sorts of things that were disgusting, like the brownie mix or the muffin mix or the frozen stuff.
+1
All Kodiak is boycotted by me. I hate that grocery stores are devoting shelf space to it and I wish people would stop buying it.
Wait what’s culty about it?
- haven’t tried anything but annoyed that Costco doesn’t have Bisquick anymore and replaced it with this
The initial pancake mix like 15-20 years ago was hard to find. Target carried it and then I think Costco got it but it wasn’t in regular grocery stores. I think it developed sort of a cult following with people who liked it as a healthy option — I’m sure I recommended it on the early days of this website and my kids really liked it. But like all companies success went to their head and they expanddd—every different product of theirs I tried was awful. I think the pancake mix is still okay but my kids are now much older and pretty much off pancakes.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 11:14
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Momofuku ramen. The noodles are fine but the sauce/seasoning is horrible tasting.
Agreed, not good, I tried two varieties...spicy and the soy w/scallions
I've always wanted to get to Momofuku in NYC...
Tingly chili is good but very hot
Anonymous
06/14/2025 10:48
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Selena Gomez Oreos. Chocolate and cinnamon. They remind me of chocolate graham or animal crackers.
And no, I am not her target audience.
And no, I am not her target audience.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 10:45
Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Dunkin’ Donuts coffee
Dunkin's instant iced coffee powder is OK. I drink it black and it's tolerable.