Bliss Thru Shopping: To me, my sweet
22.05.12
Of them, though, happily.
Minees (six cookies per pack, Dollar Tree, 10 packs/$1) were no question the best deal but tasted ehh. A cheap sweet for sweet's sake. The best BL could muster about Vanilla Creme: "I'd choose it over dry Jello mix." SS said of Strawberry Creme: "I'd probably really like it if I liked strawberry." And we split on Banana Creme (SS: "Ooh." BL: "Blech.")
Surprisingly, we were similarly unmoved by Golden Chocolate Creme Oreos (39 cookies, Shaw's, $2.99 with a Shaw's card,) one of 16 O-fficial varieties we counted on Shaw's shelves. No mmm factor, and when you're an Oreo, mmms are mandatory.
Moving beyond the creamy middle to the cookie highs and low:
The Holy Grail: Oreos, six cookies, Save-A-Lot, 50 cents
Texture: 5 (scale of 1-5; 5 being bliss)
Taste: 5
Dunkability: 5
The standard by which all knockoffs will be judged.
Shopping Siren's favorite: Albany Bakery lemon sandwich creme cookies, 60 cookies, Save-A-Lot, $1.99
Source: Lewiston Sun Journal