How about some bonus
reviews?! These reviews will be a little different from the norm, and
will be published in addition to our regularly scheduled programming,
as we look at items from a Snack Crate snack box. Don't you guys worry, I'm not making
the jump to being a paid reviewer of subscription boxes; my parents
received this randomly in the mail, the wrong recipients of a wayward
box, but with no recourse to match up the real subscribers: the
actual address printed on the return label is my parent's exact
address...only the name is wrong. And an online search of the actual
name turned up no useful results. How it happened I have no clue, but
I figured the best way to handle it was to at least enjoy the treats, and "share" them with you all so that they were not mis-delivered in vain (while also crossing my
fingers that the intended recipient was able to get a refund and/or a
new box).
These "snack crates" apparently
contain 12+ treats from one country of focus every month, and while I
would have tried them all no matter where they came from, I must
confess I'm more than a bit relieved that the country in scope this
month happens to be our friendly neighbors north of the border:
Canada! I've always wanted to go there, so it seems kind of fitting
that I get to experience a bit of the finest bagged and boxed treats
they have to offer, without leaving the confines of our humble abode.
Plus, it removed all chances that I'd have to eat chocolate-covered
crickets, or some other weird treat from some country overseas.
Now, the box did contain two
products that I did not review: Zesty Cheese Doritos, and All Dressed
Ruffles. In the interest of the former, I found the flavor to be too
close to the American version to really tell much of a difference;
there might have been a little extra “zing” in there, but I
didn't feel there was enough there to justify its own write-up. As
for the latter, that flavor has actually made its way to U.S. shores
and again, from what I can tell, the taste is very similar to (if not
an exact replica of) the Canadian version.
Also, please note that this
will not be a review of the actual subscription company itself as,
unless they keep showing up every month, this was a one-off accident. And, because we didn't pay a single dime.
Alright, enough of that
long-winded explanation...let's just get right down to business here,
shall we? The first review is coming right up!
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