TIB’S SEASON OF GIVING 2025: Day 11

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You’d be lucky to win this Lucky Charms bracelet that General Mills sent with some Lucky Charms.

Okay, not really.

It won’t give you good luck, but if you feel like you have any, winning this would probably drain whatever you had. But if you win this, and then you win the lottery, I believe I’m entitled to half of your winnings.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for this Lucky Charms bracelet (or anklet, if you like), leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “guimauve.”

Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.

We will stop accepting entries on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.

JUST A FEW OF NOTES:

If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.

Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT:

The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails with plumbing tips or use your mailing address to send you a list of single AARP members. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or you not getting any luck with a Lucky Charms bracelet.

BACK ON SHELVES: Limited Edition Cookie Dough Oreo Cookies (2025)

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Limited Edition Cookie Dough Oreo Cookies (2025).

It’s back? There was a Cookie Dough Oreo back in 2014, but it had the standard Oreo wafer and not the choco chip flavored cookie this one has. There was also Choco Chip Oreo in 2016, which looked much like this 2025 version, but seemed to try to replicate the flavor of baked chocolate chip cookies. (Spotted by Sage G at Food Lion.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: Bloom Glacier Crush Sparkling Energy Drink

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Bloom Glacier Crush Sparkling Energy Drink can

Glacier Crush sounds like a Gatorade flavor.

I assumed, with “glacier” in its name, that Bloom Glacier Crush Sparkling Energy Drink would probably be blue or white in color, but that name doesn’t give me a hint as to what it’s supposed to taste like. Thankfully, by law, there has to be an ingredient list, and within that lineup of ingredients that end with -ine, -ate, -ide, -ine, -vin, and -min, there was “patented lychee fruit extract.”

In my mind, I’m like, “awesome,” a lychee-flavored energy drink, which there needs to be more of. Then I thought the white in the can’s design must represent the lychee’s flesh, and the liquid would come in a pleasant, opaque white color. However, it turned out to be yellow, like pee-in-the-glacier-snow-yellow. Definitely not lychee-colored.

Bloom Glacier Crush Sparkling Energy Drink color

Confusing to my eyes? Yes. But this energy drink is also confusing to my taste buds because, while there’s lychee extract, the beverage’s flavor reminds me of blue raspberry. A delicious blue raspberry, mind you, but still not lychee. But I imagine if Bloom ever decides to create a proper lychee-tasting energy drink, it would be pretty good, because the two drinks I’ve had from the brand, including this one, have been delightful.

Not only does the drink have 180 milligrams of caffeine from green coffee extract, but it also has galactomannan prebiotic fiber, which sounds like something from alien plants. However, that alien-sounding nutrient provides only one gram of fiber. Come on! Instagram tells me I need more fiber! Please give it to me!

Much like I’m amazed at how great Monster Ultra flavors taste despite having zero sugar, I’m equally surprised at how great these Bloom Energy flavors are, even though they are also sugar-free and have apple cider vinegar mixed into them. Poppi needs to do whatever Bloom is doing to hide the apple cider vinegar in them.

Purchased Price: $2.99
Size: 12 fl oz can
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 10 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 0 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, and 180 milligrams of caffeine.

SPOTTED: 12/19/2025

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Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

The Original Donut Shop Coffee Vanilla Sweet Cream Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Vanilla Sweet Cream Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Regular Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Regular Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Ground Coffee
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Ground Coffee
(Spotted by Robbie at Kroger.)
Quaker Korean-Style Barbecue Rice Crisps
Quaker Korean-Style Barbecue Rice Crisps
(Spotted by Tommy at Shaw’s.)
Frigo Cheeseheads Cheddarella Cheddar-Style String
Frigo Cheeseheads Cheddarella Cheddar-Style String
(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Blueberry
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Blueberry
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Double Chocolate Brownie
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Double Chocolate Brownie
Buc-ee's Granola Minis Salted Caramel
Buc-ee’s Granola Minis Salted Caramel
Buc-Ee's Granola Minis Cinnamon Pecan
Buc-Ee’s Granola Minis Cinnamon Pecan
(Spotted by Robbie at Buc-ee’s.)
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 1
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 1
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 2
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 2
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 3
H-E-B Texan-Inspired Truffles Design 3
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

TIB’S SEASON OF GIVING 2025: Day 10

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It’s another bag I received from General Mills! Get up from your seats and get excited! Plus Ultra!

While the previous bag had a lot of hearts, this one has a bunch of leaves and a whole lot of space. It’s 26 inches wide and 17 inches tall. You could fit an entire Trader Joe’s shopping trip into this bag. Oh, did I mention it’s a corduroy bag. Actually, you can probably see it in the photo. Now that I think about it, it kind of looks like a huge burnt Ruffles chip. Speaking of Ruffles, you could probably fit every Ruffles flavor into this bag.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for this stylish corduroy bag that might make Trader Joe’s shoppers jealous, leave a comment with THIS post, and that comment MUST include the word “exudate.”

Remember to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for their mailing addresses.

We will stop accepting entries on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment is allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents.

JUST A FEW OF NOTES:

If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up, it ended up in our comment spam or trash folder for some strange reason. There’s no need to attempt to post another comment because I’ll be pulling those out of the comment spam vortex regularly.

Also, do not leave your comment using the blue REPLY button at the bottom of other comments. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and leave your comment in the section above the blue POST COMMENT button. I know. Lots of scrolling. But it’ll totally be worth it if you win this.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT:

The Impulsive Buy won’t use your email address to send you emails regarding declined payments or use your mailing address to send you a list of stores that offer AARP discounts. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or the bag not holding your Trader Joe’s haul.

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