The minimalist graphics on the package work well enough
although the red, white, washed out green and faded yellow seem like they’d be
more appropriate on a bag of cough drops or band aids.
There is a really interesting and unintended
subliminal warning here as well. The picture
shows a yellow Gummy Bear riding in a balloon! And what keeps a balloon like
this afloat? Yep, hot air! And hot air is exactly what Walgreens is full of for
claiming that these things are “Unbearably Awesome” (although I do give ‘em
credit for a decent pun).
They aren’t awesome and, in fact, they don’t even taste that good.
The bag is labeled “made with REAL FRUIT juice.” 
They aren’t awesome and, in fact, they don’t even taste that good.
Personally I don’t care if my candy is healthy or not…I mean its candy for crying out loud! You are either relaxed enough to eat something just for the pure fun of it or you’re not but the Real Fruit juice (Apple Juice Concentrate) is a big “who cares” to me and it sure doesn’t help in the yummy department.
Quality Gummy Bears should have a smooth, dry, hard almost rubbery or plastic texture when you first put them in your mouth. Nice! Gummys are soft and almost jelly-like. That’s what they are, “Jelly Bears!”
It also seems as though there is too much flavoring in each bear to the point where they have become acidic little bombs—tiny, chemical tasting explosions that dare you not to wince and grab for a bottle of water. I mean these things are potent! The red taste like some mushy red chemical stuff. The orange and clear bears taste like some mushy orange and clear chemical stuff. The Yellow has a hint of lemon to it, if you keep it in your mouth long enough, that eventually rises to the surface through the chemical mushy stuff. The green chemical mushy stuff is actually the best out of the bunch and has pretty decent apple tartness to it!
Do have
something to drink though, as I indicated, because after 6 or 7 bears I started
to get a nasty aftertaste in my mouth that was a bit like insecticide. With a
little something to wet your whistle on hand though, this is easily avoided.
Sounds great, huh?
Now here’s what “Nice!” got right! The actual bears
themselves have the classic look of the original Gummy Bears with some nice
attention to the bellies where fur has been indicated with a few wavy lines.
Other than that they look like lumpy bricks and that’s OK! That’s how
these things are meant to be and there’s no need to mess with perfection. Sculpting can go too far. I don’t like
to feel like I’m eating little toys, you know what I mean? Anything can be
overdone.
So where does that leave Walgreens “Nice!” Gummy Bears?
They aren’t the worst but “nice” is too generous an appraisal.
Maybe they could rename them “OK!” Gummy Bears?
My final rating for these is a C+ only
because the green ones weren’t so bad, I liked the pun on the package, and heck they were only 99¢
For some reason I’ll be back next week to report on yet another sampling of
gummy delectables (and hopefully they’re much gooder!) And you can find Nice! Gummies in you local Walgreens or on-line right here.
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with a few pics to drive the message home a little bit, but instead of that, this is wonderful blog. A fantastic read. I'll certainly be back.
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