Pepperidge Farm Whims
i got bounced back and forth all day between campbell and pepperidge farm but finally, here it is, and boy was it worth the wait
Disclaimer: Have not had these. Have not seen them in local stores yet. This is the work of the Indian scout, who spotted them in an undisclosed pacific NW location. but the pepp farm lady insists that Pepperidge Farm Whims are in dallas too. quoting from a press release is in bad form, but who could improve on this: "a scrumptious fusion between cookie sweetness and crunchy texture, providing a delightfully delicious munchable snack." you saw that right: a scrumptious fusion. there's more: these Whims come in "two different product forms": Crispy Waves vs. Crunchy Clusters. the Waves are of interest (to NYCE, that is) cuz their pringle-y shape echoes the "product form" of those god-awful Swoops, dead-in-the-water from the day they were introduced (and recently spotted on super SUPER markdown at SuperT). Oh dang, no room left to describe Whims' six "delicious flavor combinations" but they all got one kind o choc or another
posted by TG @ 6:06 PM
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20 Comments:
that psychology article on food likes and dislikes that scrumptious keys to is really interesting. but do you think it's a typo at the end where it lists the major cravings of u.s. men as pizza and beet?
i really related, too, to the woman who liked underdone french fries and canned brains. wonder what stores carry the latter.
...neither life nor happiness can be achieved by irrational whims.
[shrug]
i remember when i was just a whim in my mother's psyche
Who is Harry Gant?
Who is John Galt?
Aren't any of you guys going to tell us whether or not you like beets? Are do you scarf them down when no one is looking?
I want to know what the deleted comment said. Did anyone get a chance to read it before it was retracted?
i'm gonna guess that beet shoulda said beeF
i wonder, what is an actory? any relation to a factory?
beets? sure. after you've polished off a dozen mountain oysters and a loaded baked potato, nothing clears the palate like a cup of chilled borsht.
Mr. Trump: With everyone saying retired people should go back to work for the sake of future generations, I wonder if you've considered having a person with an interesting past on your show instead of practicing age discrimination. I know running a company couldn't take any more skills than running other people's lives.
Terese: You gotta straighten out these publists. Someone who runs an important food blog like you do should get a case of product samples with the press release. We trust you to tell us whether or not to put our grocery money on crispy waves or crunchy clusters. If Pepperide Farm can't spare a few cookies so you can do the comparison tests, guess they really don't have faith in either "product form."
beets, tomatoes, watermelon, rhubarb, red bell peppers, grapes, pomegranates, radishes, beef, venison, elk, bear...i like anything red
I saw them at Target in Dallas. They are near the checkout.
you sure those weren't the swoops? they DO have the same shape
Definitely Whims at Target...same box and everything. The writing on the box is really hard to read for some reason and I sat there for a bit trying to figure out that it said Whims. I saw them at the Target at Monfort&LBJ and the SuperTarget at Skillman&Abrams. Right by the check out.
i'm sorry, anonymous, but i'm going to have to ask for some proof. receipt, statement from a target employee, or perhaps a photo sent from a camera-phone
meanwhile SOMEONE seems to be doing an awful lot of target shopping
whims made the target circ in sunday's paper...bet they have 'em in stock...
DPG
Tried the "Chocolate and Cashew*" Whims (purchased at the Tom Thumb on NW Highway across from Northpark). (The asterisk is on the packaging. Flip it over and you learn that the "cashews" are in fact mostly pecans.) The tamper-proof freshness seal covering the oddly shaped package says, "Embrace the Unexpected!"
It should have said "Endeavor to Persevere." The bite sized bits weren't really "clusters," but semi-circular slices from what was probably a long, extruded half cylindar of batter. (Sort of like down-market biscotti.) Cashew flavor was lacking and none could be seen. Chocolate bits were about what you expect from a cheap supermarket cookie. The crispiness came with a cost in the slightly burnt flavor. I ate a handful off them, then offered the rest to my wife. When, after trying a few, she refused any more, I gave the rest to some pigeons and grackles who seemed to like them just fine.
I don't mind the attitude of product experimentation that gives us these things (or the Swoops). But they should at least taste as good as the base product they modify. And the customer shouldn't pay a *premium* to be a guinea pig. (The 5.5 ounce package of Whims was $3.49, compared with $2.99 for a 7.5 ounce package of ordinary Pepperidge Farm cookies.)
Scott
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