Maybe Good!

It’s time for an exciting round of:

Unheard-of Snack Roulette!

Or would it be “Unheard-of Snack Russian Roulette”? After all, it’s more like that one than the one with the balls and the wheel and whatnot.

Basically, what we have here are some snacks from a brand you’ve very likely never heard of, being sold at volume for a price that’s pretty cheap. In other words, a high-ceiling, low-floor proposition. You like them? Awesome. You’ve got plenty. You hate them? Yikes. Maybe you didn’t break the bank, but that’s a lot of bags to unload.

So, what will it be? Are you gonna buy them or not?

What’s that? You’d like more information before you make your decision?

Well, too friggin’ bad, buddy! Because there’s barely any to share!

For example, head over to the Amazon page, and you’ll find that these get a respectable 4.4 out of 5… based on an outright shameful 14 reviews. You can’t trust that at all. Because you just know, without even reading them, that a bunch of five-star reviews will be like:

I found this product useful/beautiful/delicious (choose one)! Would recommend!

And then most of the one-star reviews, will be like:

I ordered these to be delivered to my front door in Phoenix on August 14th, the day after I left for a three-week vacation. I was looking forward to trying them when I got home. But, unfortunately, they were delivered defective (melted). I hope to receive a full refund. Amazon! Issue the refund! Hello? Is anyone there?!

Then there’s the product’s own marketing. They’re vegan. They’re nut-free. They’re gluten-free. They’re plant-based. They’ve got “less sugar.” It’s all cool, sure, but what does it mean about the flavor? Are they emphasizing all these aspects to divert attention from their off-putting taste? Or is this like those solar-charging buds we sold recently, where the marketing team got out over their skis talking about the case they come in and forgot to mention that they sound good?

The verdict, at least according to Meh customers, the last time we sold these (when we offered a few different flavors) was… mixed.

@fanofuna said:

These taste gross. Too bad I can’t return.

To which @pakopako replied:

I find they’re kind of OK. At least the mint chocolate I got (which was mostly mint). What flavor did you get?

And @Trinityscrew said:

These things are horrible. I won’t contact customer service because I don’t believe they’re defective. They’re just awful.

To which pakopako again replied:

I still don’t understand why people find these horrible. Did I get a different flavor?

Speaking of marketing strategy, is this a smart one? Including reviews of people who are calling the product “gross” and “horrible” and “awful”? Probably not. But I know from experience that this does create a bit of morbid curiosity around a product that can be intriguing.

(For me, it was with some electrolyte packets that the community deemed totally nasty and vomit-inducing. I just had to try them, so I bought some, and my reaction was much like pakopako’s; I didn’t think they were amazing, but they definitely weren’t terrible.)

Which side will you be on? Trinityscrew and fanofuna’s? Or pakopako’s? Or might you [gasp] like them even more?!

Only one way to find out.