VIDEO: Eating Japanese Snacks With Melissa and Mari From Nonstop Honolulu

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Remember several months ago when I shared a Candwich with Melissa and Mari from Nonstop Honolulu, a local lifestyle/nightlife blog. You don’t? Well then, click the link above, watch the video, and then come back here. I’ll wait.

Now that you’re up to speed and know who Melissa and Mari are, the three of us did another taste test, but this time we tried a bunch of Japanese snacks Melissa brought back from Fukuoka.

We shot over 15 minutes of footage, but the final version was edited down to about five minutes. So you won’t see my unsuccessful attempts to rip open the bags of chips we tried…or the impromptu sumo match…or me solving a Rubik’s Cube in 20 seconds.

Oh well.

PRIZE DRAWING: Because Financial Aid To Purchase Stuff From Whole Foods Doesn’t Exist

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Have you ever wanted to purchase beef from Whole Foods from cows that were grass fed and given shiatsu massages every day, but didn’t want to pay the price for it? Well, we at The Impulsive Buy might be able to help you, if you win the $25 Whole Foods gift card we’re giving away this month.

To enter The Impulsive Buy’s Whole Foods gift card drawing, leave a comment with THIS post. I don’t care what you say in your comment, but it would be awesome if your comment included a term you would likely see on a product you can buy at Whole Foods. Here’s an example: If I win this gift card, I’ll hug a free-range chicken.

Please don’t forget to fill out the email field because I’ll be emailing the winner for his or her mailing address. The Impulsive Buy will stop accepting entries on Monday, April 30, 2012 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents who are at least 18 years old.

For those of you who have a Twitter account, you can get an additional entry by tweeting the following by Monday, April 30, 2012 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time:

@theimpulsivebuy Organic. Yes. Grass fed. Yes. Kombucha. Yes. GMO-free. Yes. Hormone free. Yes. @WholeFoods BINGO!

So just copy, paste, and tweet. Only one tweet per Twitter account.

Good luck!

Fine Print: Whole Foods is not affiliated with this prize drawing. The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails about Whole Foods. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you Goodwill donation flyers. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, your Toyota Prius not getting 50 MPG, or your Nissan Leaf running out of juice.

Image via flickr user Jobmouse / CC BY SA 2.0

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Marisa

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Dear Impulsive Buy readers,

I never thought this would happen to me….

My name’s Marisa and I’m humbled to be invited to join the team of writers here. I’m East Coast born, West Coast raised and will swear up and down that I don’t have any sort of an accent. The city of Tacoma is where I currently reside, a city made minimally famous by Almond Roca candy, a Steve Miller song, and named the “most sexually healthy city” by Self Magazine. Trust me, it’s a tough reputation to live up to.

I would bet dollars to donuts (sweet, delicious donuts) that I’m the typical example of the online food reviewer: slightly overweight build, hunched back from hours in front of a computer, and an ungodly knowledge of the all the flavors of Pop-Tarts that have debuted over the years. I’ve been rambling about all sorts of junk food for years now, so it’s great that I can legitimately put it on a resume now. I always get a thrill from purchasing “Limited Time Only!” foods (note Exhibit A: The stack of Birthday Cake Oreos piling up in my kitchen) and quickly discontinued foods that disappear faster than endangered species. I still mourn the loss of Sprite Remix & Surge on a semi-regular basis.

When I’m not working for my state government forty hours a week helping to increase student loan debt, I post food musings on my own site Clearance Cuisine, whose biggest fan and ardent supporter happens to be my mom. By the way Mom, if you’re currently reading, this is what the Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, Media & Culture got me. Nevertheless, I’m ecstatic to try loads of products in my spare time and have a captive audience to my thoughts. By eating junk food for a living, I consider it less “killing myself” than I do “taking one for the team”.

If you were wondering, my favorite go-to fast food meal is three McDoubles with no bun and no ketchup. I’m watching my carbs, okay?

ANNOUNCEMENT: Go Vote For Food Junk For Best Food Humor Blog At Saveur’s Best Food Blog Awards

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Remember a few weeks ago when we kindly asked you to nominate The Impulsive Buy for a Saveur Magazine Best Food Blog Award?

Well, I’d like that thank all of you who nominated us. Unfortunately, we weren’t selected to vie for an award. But that’s okay because Impulsive Buy reviewer Steve and his funny Food Junk blog is a finalist for the Best Food Humor Blog Award, and it would be awesome if you voted for it.

Why?

1. Because his blog is funny and has awesome photos.

2. Steve is a really nice guy.

3. He had the balls to review 22-year-old Batman cereal.

If you want to help Food Junk, click here to visit the Saveur Food Blog Award page, then curse the internet gods for having to register at Saveur.com in order to vote (but registering takes seconds). Once you’ve done that, just go back to the Saveur Food Blog Award page, click on the “Best Food Humor Blog” category in the right hand column, and cast your vote.

Voting ends on April 26, 2012.

Thank you.

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