As many of you know, another Lay’s Do Us a Flavor contest is here, and there are three finalists for the $1,000,000 prize — Bacon Grilled Cheese, Korean-Style Fried Chicken, and Valentina & Lime — and we’ve reviewed all three. But I want to know, for those of you who have tried all three (or two of them), how would you rank them?

I reviewed only the Bacon Grilled Cheese on the site, but I have tried the other two as well. Here’s how I would rank them, from least favorite to favorite.

There’s something about the Korean-Style Fried Chicken flavor that tastes familiar. I’ve tried several Lay’s potato chip flavors from Asian countries, and that’s what kept popping into my head as I ate this Do Us a Flavor finalist. I’m not sure what specific chip it was because I’ve had a lot of different international chip flavors. While this reminded me of other chip flavors, it didn’t evoke Korean Fried Chicken in my mind, and its flavor didn’t put a taste trance on me that caused me to eat half the bag without realizing it, which often happens with other chip flavors, like the ones below.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Bacon Grilled Cheese is the safe flavor among the three and will probably win the $1,000,000 prize. But, as you can see, it’s not my favorite. Here’s some of what I wrote in my review:

“Lay’s Do Us a Flavor Bacon Grilled Cheese is a fine finalist, which is surprising because I believe Lay’s Bacon Potato Chips are mediocre. The addition of cheese to the smokiness makes a tremendous difference. However, while these chips are good, they don’t excite my taste buds as much as cheddar & sour cream or sour cream & onion. I wouldn’t be sad if I never got to try these again.”

My favorite ended up being the Valentina & Lime flavor. Prior to these chips, I had no idea Valentina Hot Sauce existed. I guess I should be more observant in the hot sauce section and not be so entranced by the wooden caps on Cholula bottles. But now I know about the hot sauce, and maybe I should add it to my kitchen to make the Taco Bell hot sauce packets in my fridge jealous. While I liked the peppery flavor, I wish the lime was a bit more punchy. Also, I’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but these chips have a low level of spiciness. However, I suppose I could appreciate the flavor more due to the absence of heat.

So, what are your thoughts on these chips? Share your rankings in the comments. Also, don’t forget you have until June 13th to vote for your favorite at the Do Us a Flavor website.

I recently wasted two free Taco Bell rewards AGAIN. It was the third time it had happened.

While I’m careless with my Taco Bell points, that’s not the case with my McDonald’s and Jack in the Box rewards, which I redeem regularly, mostly on iced coffee from the former and Jumbo Jacks from the latter.

But besides McDonald’s, I’m not very good at keeping track of all the reward points I have from the fast food chains I visit. So, I did a fast food point audit to determine if I was missing out on free food. Here’s what I found as of April 4, 2025:

Are you as bad as me when it comes to redeeming rewards points? How many fast food rewards points to you have? Share your numbers in the comments below.

The results are in for our How Many Taco Bell Sauce Packets Do You Have in Your Home? Unscientific Poll and almost 50 percent of you who participated said you don’t have any Taco Bell packets at home. That’s surprising to see from the readers of a junk food blog. I thought that number was going to be much lower.

A few notes about the results, which you can see in the table below.

• There were 1,268 votes.
• I’m an idiot because “50-100 packets” should’ve said “51-100 packets.”
• I had 19 packets when the poll started, but now I have 27. So I’ve moved up a packet bracket.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Every other year, I do a Taco Bell sauce packet purge.

That’s when I toss out ALL the packets I can find in our fridge’s middle drawer. By the way, what is that middle drawer in our fridge for? Beverages? Yogurt? I’m pretty sure it’s not meant to be used as a fast food condiment drawer.

Although some are fairly new, I get rid of them because they’re thrown in the drawer haphazardly. This makes it hard to tell the difference between those that have been in there for two years and those that just got there. When I do a purge, I throw out about 50-75 packets.

How do I accumulate so many packets?

Most of the time it’s a generous Taco Bell employee who dumps a handful of sauces into my bag that’s four times more than what I need. Other times, at locations that have the sauces out in the open, my hand becomes a broken arcade claw game machine that causes everyone to win a prize and it picks up more than what I need. And, sometimes, I pick up sauce packets, but end up not using them because what I bought didn’t need any.

Recently, I did a purge, so I don’t have many packets right now, just 19.

But I feel I’m not alone when it comes to accumulating Taco Bell sauce packet, hence this Unscientific Poll. So Impulsive Buy readers, how many Taco Bell sauce packets do you have in your home right now?

The poll will close on Thursday, September 7 at 11:59 p.m. HST.

The results are in and Honey Walnut Shrimp received the most votes in our Best Panda Express Entree That’s Not Orange Chicken Unscientific Poll.

A few notes about the results, which you can see in the table below.

• There were 1,581 votes, but I removed 27 of them because they were write-in votes for an appetizer or Orange Chicken, or they were a comment about Panda Express not being food or good.
• When I started the poll, I didn’t include Beijing Beef as an option because I forgot to add it. But I included it later and at the end tallied and added whatever votes it got under the “Other” option.
• I’m surprised Grilled Teriyaki Chicken came in second place. I thought SweetFire Chicken or Beef Broccoli would’ve been second.
• I voted for Eggplant Tofu.

Thank you to everyone who participated!