10 items or less: valentine's edition
sunday, february 9th, 2025
happy new year 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 there’s nothing super valentine’s about the theme of this post, except that everything is unintentionally pink or red! 💘
Poppi Cranberry Fizz
$1.99 – Brooklyn, NY
This review is so late that Poppi doesn’t even make this flavor anymore SORRY!! but Poppi I’m begging you to make this a permanent staple because it’s the best flavor in the entire lineup!
Are you guys tuned into alternative soda news? AKA the Poppi vending machine controversy? Poppi sent a bunch of free vending machines to huge rich influencers (which Olipop claims to cost $25k each ! !)
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I like this creator who suggested Poppi should send their free vending machines to places like hospitals, teachers lounges, etc – still, Poppi is so influencer pilled that idk what people were expecting. Despite all the evil happening in the world, I think it’s a good sign to see more normal people taking on an “eat the rich” mindset. Ask yourself – does this influencer spark joy? ✨
More food for thought: when The Influencers™️ run out of Poppi, do you think they’ll restock it themselves? How much electricity does a home vending machine run ?? How do the drinks stay cool ? Electricians pls respond
Slice Classic Cola
$1.99 – Brooklyn, NY
In other probiotic soda news, Slice is back! I guess this was a Pepsi product in the 80s, which has aptly been rebranded and reformulated for the 2020s as a probiotic soda – with other flavors like orange & lemon lime. I’m obviously the resident cola lover so I had to try this one. My verdict – it’s pretty identical to Poppi cola, but I might prefer this one a bit more. I wonder if the Caramel Color listed in the ingredients would turn off any ~all natural no artificial anything soda drinkers~ 🤷♀️ One question for so many soda brands – why aren’t they required to label the caffeine content on the can? Caffeine is listed as an ingredient, but I had to go to their website FAQ to find out that the Cola flavor has 25mg. Granted that’s a pretty low amount, but what’s Boylan’s excuse?
Oishii Strawberries
$14 – Manhattan, NY
“A unique strawberry, unlike any berry you’ve tasted, the Omakase Berry is a truly one-of-a-kind eating experience.”
I love being employed 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓especially when they buy us fancy little snacks to enjoy! Would I ever buy Oishii strawberries for myself? After trying them for free, maybe ! Is it a ~one of a kind~ eating experience? I’d say, these are the best strawberries I’ve ever had in January, it’s like having a ripe organic summer strawberry. So I’d love to try them again in the summer to see how amazing they can actually be.
Pink Glow Pineapple
$3 – Brooklyn, NY
Another fancy fruit experience – pink pineapple! I saw these on sale, so I picked one up, and WOW. definitely recommend. The best sweetest ripest pineapple I’ve ever had, but maybe I’m saying that because it’s the dead of winter and I miss tropical fruit so badly. btw is everyone else a little bit allergic to pineapple too or is it just the enzymes?
Baked By Melissa x Tabasco Cupcakes
$37 – Brooklyn, NY
please disregard the price of these please please. I will spend weird amounts of money on treat experiences. I missed the last Baked By Melissa collab - pickle cupcakes!! so I had to try these. This set features red velvet Tabasco cupcakes for the bold + regular chocolate cupcakes for the meek. The Tabasco flavor is actually quite spicy ! And it’s such a delayed reaction, it doesn’t hit until like a minute after you’ve eaten it. I shared these with some coworkers and some friends at home, and it was fun to see their reactions.