@Stallion
Hell yeah they are, these are the benchmark to which all other gummy bears attempt to achieve. Maybe my favorite candy ever, if not, its in the top 3. also, their sour version is amazing.
Thought the same thing up until maybe age 12. Then dad (Army) moved to a post where the commissary had a huge German section. Got fresh off the boat, made in the FRG/ BDR. Noticeable diff to my unsophisticated taste buds.
@MehnofLaMehncha the stuff you get in the US is typically made outside of Germany. Often in Turkey (halal often even). The real deal will have lots of fruit juices in the ingredient list and less artificial stuff. The German gummy bears typically include (green) apple these days. So this is not the same quality you get in Germany.
@sohmageek I don’t know what I’ve ever heard them called, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone call Peeps ‘candy’ before. Perhaps it’s a size thing?
@PurplePawprints I have been trying to find the sugar free ones, can’t find them anywhere. Yes, I know the effects of eating more than 2 at a time. It’s just funny.
@Mominator I wonder if they can be frozen or vac sealed for freshness?
5 pounds is a LOT of future intestinal distress. We call it the Green Gas in our house.
@aristan When my son was 15 he ate a two pound bag of gummi bears. The 2am belly pain was so bad we took him to the ER. Doc diagnosed it as gummi-bear-itis, gave him a shot of some heavy duty pain med and sent us all home. The kid’s 46 now, still won’t eat gummi bears.
@aristan I fully expected to see a “Died: ___” when I Googled Wilford Brimley.
I was pleasantly surprised, especially since literally the only thing I know him for is his diabeetus.
I get that most people who come here don’t keep Kosher, but it’s still disappointing that it leaves those of us who do without something to think about buying.
@PlacidPenguin If it makes you feel any better, while I’m not on a Kosher diet, I also don’t buy bluetooth speakers, speaker docks or pearl necklaces. So I feel your pain.
I hope @snapster hears these very real concerns and adjusts his business strategy accordingly.
To be fair, Meh is doing what makes obvious retail sense. Sell what sells.
While obviously there’s no getting Meh to not sell food/beverages, and the amount of people who come to Meh who can’t eat those products for whatever reason (whether it be for religious or health reasons) are in the minority, it’s just a matter of feeling left out.
Although honestly, all I wanted from when they sold the wine was the labels anyways, as I’m VERY particular about the kinds of wine which I drink.
Although if they could cater to a wider audience (such as in a case like today they could offer the following options: Regular, Kosher, Sugar-Free [although apparently Sugar-Free Haribo bears have nasty side effects]), that would be appreciated.
Of course though, it would mean more work for the buyers… To be honest, I don’t really see this happening either, so…
@PlacidPenguin While Meh isn’t selling them, there are Haribo Gold Bears available that are kosher (made in Austria with fish gelatine) but they are not distributed by Haribo directly (they are instead sold through Paskesz). There are also Gold Bears that are made in Turkey which use only beef gelatine (and are Halal), as opposed to all other made-in-country-that-is-not-Turkey Gold Bears which use pork-sourced gelatines. That would suit those who aren’t strictly kosher but who, like the rappin’ rabbis say, don’t eat pork, not even with a fork - can’t touch this.
Hopefully this helps you figure out how to get your Gold Bear fix, one way or another!
Happy Channukmeh!
@tomvarela Try these from Farm Ridge Farms at Walmart (in the refrigerated section). Seriously the best kosher dills I’ve had in years. Taste pretty much like they’re straight out of the deli pickle barrel.
@PlacidPenguin Their site only shows them as ‘In-store only’ but doesn’t specify the store for me. I happened across them one day while I was looking to see if they still carried the Nathan’s pickles, which were also pretty damn good. Nathan’s are made by Hermann’s Pickle Company but they’re difficult to find around me.
@dave They are! I’m glad I came back and checked the forum again. I bought the smaller pack, then canceled that order because it wasn’t as good a deal as nine pounds. So now, I’m back in for the big ones.
So do love these soo much, but i didn’t really want to buy 9 lbs of them. But i did complain that they were sold out, then more were released partially do to my bitching, so i bought them just on principle.
@sammydog01 well technically it wouldn’t be Christmas. In their time zone it still would be. But in est it wouldn’t. And it would still be a little past 5 o clock somewhere too
My personal favs are the CVS “gold emblem” generic brand. They are far and away the best gummies I’ve ever eaten. Soft and chewy and bursting with flavor. They can’t be beat.
@steelopus I find the CVS Gold Emblem to be underflavored compared to Haribo and the texture is all wrong, kind of waxy. The only other gummies I’ll buy are the Albanese brand with all those flavors, but they are kind of on the soft side. I like the novelty flavors I found at a bulk specialty candy shop recently, too. Champagne gummies!
Haribo is my go to for gummy snacks. I’m sad every time I bite into a green one and taste strawberry instead of lime, but I’ll take that over green being sour apple. My sister has been giving me some gummi bears that were Haribo lately and they really don’t compare with other gummi bears. They are the industry standard for me.
@HemlockTea@cinoclav leave the strawberry as red… and then also keep the lime as green. i’m not a fan of citrus, but i’d take lime over lemon and orange any day. never had the grapefruit from Albanese… they don’t sell them near me.
@angelgirl409 You can order the Albanese products online. My mother had ordered some from Amazon which is where I first tried them. Suddenly I discovered one day they were selling them at our local super-awesome convenience stores, Wawa.
@RedOak@shawn Dunno man - it’s simply faster for me to click through the Buy It button than to go to the forum and figure out that convoluted instruction set to buy it here. But I guess you want to show off your work, so…
I once ate so many Haribo gummies (of various kinds) in one sitting my tastebuds were compromised for hours and I haven’t learned any lessons in for 9 pounds.
@kylar
Methinks that in about a week or two there will be a lot of Mehvians?, Mehrers?, FaMehtics?, that will be rolling around on the floor after consuming too many Gold-Bears in one sitting cursing at our mediocre friends at Meh. If we had any self control, we wouldn’t be such good Meh customers.
@madmod20061
I sometimes look in the bowl after an offering to the porcelain god before flushing, but I’ve never heard my “waste” give me any health advice.
@jqubed They’re harder than you’d expect, but they’re pretty tasty. You might actually think you’re chewing rubber bears at first, but they eventually become chewable.
This deal sure makes me sad that you can’t deliver directly to me because 1) Haribo Goldbären are the king of all candies in my books but 2) there are no current plans for me to visit my sister or for her to come here before the later best before date, never mind the January one!
I wish meh would send me the 4+ kg of gummies to Toronto for Hanukkah, but I’ll settle for knowing that a lot of you wonderful folks will be eating them on my behalf!!
@cinoclav You can get Crunchie bars from some UK sellers on amazon for pretty reasonable prices. The shipping is also quicker than you’d expect. Or you could make your own. I think it was only 4 ingredients, but that honeycomb shit sticks to everything. Don’t let it harden on anything you don’t want to chisel for days.
@warpedrotors I already have… Actually bought the combo pack of Crunchie bars, Curly Wurly’s, and Flake bars. I was hooked on Wunderbars for a bit than discovered Crunchies on my trip this past winter to Tremblant. As I’m headed back to Whistler in February I’ll stock up again. Trader Joe’s is selling sponge candy too but the closest store to me is out of it. Going to swing by another store tomorrow after work.
@MrNews I learned that the hard way. I thought sugar-free life savers would be a less tooth destroying option for a long drive. Fortunately the route I took had lots of McDonalds along the way.
Welp, it’s not my favourite - I prefer the bags of the “happy life” mix from the vending machines in the Paris metro, but my state just legalized something that goes well with Haribo, and this is cheaper than a round trip ticket to CDG.
/giphy wormy-sorry-baboon
Anybody else have trouble checking out–site simply stating that the billing address has an incorrect Zip when the billing Zip is the same as the send to address? Odd.
@GoodFellasNYC No problem here, but I’ve done many meh purchases (one could easily argue way too many meh purchases).
I have shipped meh purchases to addresses other than my billing address (for example, to @miraclewhispers while she was away at college), so I’m 99.99% sure this is not a problem, though it sounds like you are trying to ship to your billing address, so I’m guessing there is some other glitch. Perhaps try re-entering all of your CC info from scratch?
As there is no way for me to safely receive packages at home, I ship almost everything to my job. Because many web stores refuse to ship to an address other than the billing address (even when verified via Paypal and the like) I have my main credit card billed to my work address.
An occasionally humorous side effect of this is that T-Mobile, Spectrum (nee Time Warner Cable) and a few other things also have my job as the billing address. Over the years, I’ve been offered excellent financing on purchasing the college campus and other great deals. Recently Spectrum has been trying to sell me home phone for the IT department offices.
Yummi! One of the many advantages of grandkids is having plenty of these on hand just in case their mom and dad make a surprise visit to grandpa’s house…;) And of course, we can’t let them go stale now, can we?
@sammydog01, I’ve made various flavors of them for parties, for example, lemon bear + whiskey => whiskey sour bear and {flavor} bear + white rum => {flavor} daiquiri bear but they’ve always been consumed within about 48 hours of being made and were kept cold before being served. Thus I am not sure how long they would keep without turning to mush.
I get Christmas loot, I go to Meh. I am bitterly disappointed by this sugary, bear-like offer. I just wish jokes about blowing up buildings, say, maybe ones that house the operations for gummy bears were considered socially acceptable. Because if they were, I’d be making them. Since they aren’t, fuck you Meh. Offer better shit when I have gift cards.
@sammydog01 may I ask where you saw this on sale? My nephew is a nursing student and we still have stockings to do, he NEEDS one of these …but there is a $10 cap on costs…they are $25 at least online!
@CaptAmehrican@Pantheist that guy is pretty cool. I spent an entire evening watching videos of items that I would never make, because he was entertaining.
My bears left TX Wednesday and arrived Thursday outside of San Francisco. A distance of over 1,600 miles in less than 29 hours. Only another 375 miles to go. Which will probably take 5-8 calendar days. Sigh.
@communist The flavor is good, Haribo is one of my favorite brands for Gummi Bears. These particular ones were a little harder than I normally get, but, I normally put them in ice cream, so I’m used to it. I like them that way.
So they came today and there very "FRESH"seems this is a great batch,soft and tasty, so now i know gummy bears are awesome and this was one of the best Meh deals ever so Bravo and ty to Haribo and Meh.
Got mine on Tuesday and I’ve already eaten/gave away one of the 24 pack boxes. Good thing I have another box of the 24 pack bags and two of the 72 oz bags!
Today is October 31, 2019. I ordered these gummy bears December 26, 2016. I still have about half a pound left. Thank God for tupperware. They’re still fresh and juicy and why did I do this to myself?
Specs
What’s in the Box?
24x 2oz bags of Haribo Gold Bears
or
2x 72oz bags of Haribo Gold Bears
Pictures
Don’t be a jerk and cut the resealable opening!
24 bags
A pile of bags
One bag
Five Gold Bears
Hands for scale
Gleeeen!
Price Comparison
2oz Bags: $19.68 at Amazon
72oz Bags (similar): $24.30 at Amazon
Find a relevant price comparison? Please share it in a comment in this thread
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, May 9 - Thursday, May 12
I can barely contain myself!
@yakkoTDI bearly*
Least. Favorite. Candy. Ever.
@haydesigner Are you for real? And are you human? These are hands down the very BEST!
@haydesigner Holy carp! You like Necco wafers and Circus Peanuts more than these?
@Stallion
Hell yeah they are, these are the benchmark to which all other gummy bears attempt to achieve. Maybe my favorite candy ever, if not, its in the top 3. also, their sour version is amazing.
@haydesigner
Thought the same thing up until maybe age 12. Then dad (Army) moved to a post where the commissary had a huge German section. Got fresh off the boat, made in the FRG/ BDR. Noticeable diff to my unsophisticated taste buds.
That was like 40 years ago, so wouldn’t be surprised if they’re all high fructose corn syrup and red dye #40 these days.
@haydesigner less than candy corn? psycho
@ehsfoewa I don’t think candy corn counts as candy tbf
@haydesigner you rate these above peeps on worst candy ever???
@squib Eat nine pounds’ worth, and then tell us how much you like eating them.
@MehnofLaMehncha the stuff you get in the US is typically made outside of Germany. Often in Turkey (halal often even). The real deal will have lots of fruit juices in the ingredient list and less artificial stuff. The German gummy bears typically include (green) apple these days. So this is not the same quality you get in Germany.
@sohmageek I don’t know what I’ve ever heard them called, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone call Peeps ‘candy’ before. Perhaps it’s a size thing?
Heaven!
First food! And the first most meh.
9 lb option sold out.
. . . aaaaand - the 9 pounders are back in stock!
@KDemo And just in time, too: wasted-ragged-temper. The Spouse will just shake his head when they arrive.
@KDemo I would so buy a giant gummy bear (likely before these although I love gummy bears.
@sohmageek https://www.vat19.com/item/worlds-largest-gummy-bear
Back when I ate gummi bears, Haribo were the only brand I did not like.
@conandlibrarian They’re genuinely the worst. 7/11 has some bangin’ gummi bears, though.
Are you trying to kill me meh?
Vodka gummies, anyone?
@ralphie Gonna give it a try.
You guys are crazy… I love gummy bears… but damn… 9 lbs?
@thismyusername and 9lbs that go bad rather fast and expire soon…but I will say these taste better when on the harder side/stale.
@I know right? I want a big bag not these puny 72oz bags.
@ThatsHeadly https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gold-Bears-Gummi-Candy-5-Pound/dp/B000EVOSE4
Gummeh. Might actually buy these but wanted to use the pun.
I can’t bear it tonight /(
Just as long as these aren’t the sugar-free ones…
@PurplePawprints I actually first thought they were - as a joke
@PurplePawprints I have been trying to find the sugar free ones, can’t find them anywhere. Yes, I know the effects of eating more than 2 at a time. It’s just funny.
@Mominator Seriously? The Great & Terrible Amazon has them, and the reviews are good for a laugh or two as well.
@LaVikinga Oh, I know they are on Amazon… 5 pounds at a time. I’ve just looked for them in smaller bags at shops, no go.
@Mominator I wonder if they can be frozen or vac sealed for freshness?
5 pounds is a LOT of future intestinal distress. We call it the Green Gas in our house.
With a little dichromate and a blow torch, you could have a lot of fun.
And jail time.
@neveraging
lol the 2 bags of 72 oz is already sold out
@DrSayre
Someone needs to weigh down the back of their pickup? Making a modern art installation? Hates pigeons?
Wth sold out so fast
WT gummi F?
See, mom? They do sell food!
/giphy relevant-unattractive-memory
(Also how are some sold out already? Must be some serious Haribo aficionados up in here.)
Wait - the 9 pounders are sold out already?
@melonscoop Yup. Both bags went fast.
@melonscoop "He thought maybe he’d ask her if they had any deals.
Boy, did they!" They traded two cases for some speaker docks.
Sold out?
@rileyper they’re back up now. It looks like a midnight glitch.
Used to love these. Maybe someday they’ll be gelatin-free.
Are these the sugar free variety known for causing gastrointestinal distress?
@jmoor783 they use sugar alcohols. So yes. Oh god, yes.
@jmoor783 No these use actual sugar.
@aristan When my son was 15 he ate a two pound bag of gummi bears. The 2am belly pain was so bad we took him to the ER. Doc diagnosed it as gummi-bear-itis, gave him a shot of some heavy duty pain med and sent us all home. The kid’s 46 now, still won’t eat gummi bears.
@magic_cave Therefore nothing would stop me from buying these for him just to torment him a bit.
My teeth hurt just thinking about this.
Meh. Better bears are cheaper in the bulk section at WinCo.
@intenseNERD Even in bulk, you’re not likely to find them for less than $1.67 per pound.
Why the hell do I have the urge to buy several pounds of gummi bears?
@Thumperchick Good instincts, that’s why
It’s like they had only 2 bags of the 9 lbs - sold out instantly!
Would have jumped on this if they were Black Forest gummi bears
You’re giving me my childhood candy in such quantities I know nothing about? I’d have to lookup how many kilograms that would be. Meh!
@einrad
2041g per big bag, so just over 4kg.
52g per small bag, so about 1.2kg.
Which is some awful cheap crack…
Have you tried them? The Jan dated ones?
gummi bears require dry aging- at least 6 months past their “best by” date to dry out and concentrate their flavor and consistency.
these are pre-aged.
@aristan I fully expected to see a “Died: ___” when I Googled Wilford Brimley.
I was pleasantly surprised, especially since literally the only thing I know him for is his diabeetus.
@Chops Wilford Brimley got remarried at 73 and I can’t find anyone to marry me the first time. I need these gummies to get back in stock.
@Chops Don’t forget - he shilled Quaker Oats, too!
@artisan Haribo + Cocoon = Love Potion #9?
@snapster
I get that most people who come here don’t keep Kosher, but it’s still disappointing that it leaves those of us who do without something to think about buying.
@PlacidPenguin If it makes you feel any better, while I’m not on a Kosher diet, I also don’t buy bluetooth speakers, speaker docks or pearl necklaces. So I feel your pain.
I hope @snapster hears these very real concerns and adjusts his business strategy accordingly.
@snapster, honestly, can we get mass quantities?
(Glass would be a problem for shipping, but…)
…and these would be delicious served with the gummies.
@Chops @snapster
To be fair, Meh is doing what makes obvious retail sense. Sell what sells.
While obviously there’s no getting Meh to not sell food/beverages, and the amount of people who come to Meh who can’t eat those products for whatever reason (whether it be for religious or health reasons) are in the minority, it’s just a matter of feeling left out.
Although honestly, all I wanted from when they sold the wine was the labels anyways, as I’m VERY particular about the kinds of wine which I drink.
Although if they could cater to a wider audience (such as in a case like today they could offer the following options: Regular, Kosher, Sugar-Free [although apparently Sugar-Free Haribo bears have nasty side effects]), that would be appreciated.
Of course though, it would mean more work for the buyers… To be honest, I don’t really see this happening either, so…
@tomvarela
Hmmm… Never seen that brand around here.
“Sell what sells.” More to the point for meh: “Sell what doesn’t sell” — the items manufacturers can’t easily get rid of otherwise.
@tomvarela
There have been isolated cases where companies got upset with Meh pricing.
Exhibit A. A lot of this stuff does sell, it’s just a matter of what’s the most ideal place for a consumer to get it from.
OK.
@PlacidPenguin While Meh isn’t selling them, there are Haribo Gold Bears available that are kosher (made in Austria with fish gelatine) but they are not distributed by Haribo directly (they are instead sold through Paskesz). There are also Gold Bears that are made in Turkey which use only beef gelatine (and are Halal), as opposed to all other made-in-country-that-is-not-Turkey Gold Bears which use pork-sourced gelatines. That would suit those who aren’t strictly kosher but who, like the rappin’ rabbis say, don’t eat pork, not even with a fork - can’t touch this.
Hopefully this helps you figure out how to get your Gold Bear fix, one way or another!
Happy Channukmeh!
@tomvarela Try these from Farm Ridge Farms at Walmart (in the refrigerated section). Seriously the best kosher dills I’ve had in years. Taste pretty much like they’re straight out of the deli pickle barrel.
@cinoclav
Next time someone tells me that they’re going to Walmart, I’ll have them look for those so that I could check them myself.
@cinoclav
Also, *Farm Ridge Foods.
@PlacidPenguin I got a little excited at the thought of them…
@cinoclav
If they got you excited, then I should probably try to get them sooner.
Just looked; they’re not available near me.
@PlacidPenguin Did you check their site? I’d say their list isn’t truly complete since they don’t actually show Walmart as carrying their products but that’s where I buy them.
http://www.farmridgefoods.com/store-locator/
@cinoclav
I checked Walmart’s site. Shudder
OK, so…
Stop & Shop has them. I don’t go there often, but…
@PlacidPenguin Their site only shows them as ‘In-store only’ but doesn’t specify the store for me. I happened across them one day while I was looking to see if they still carried the Nathan’s pickles, which were also pretty damn good. Nathan’s are made by Hermann’s Pickle Company but they’re difficult to find around me.
@cinoclav
Next time I’m in my local frequently visited grocery store, I’ll look at the pickle selection.
Maybe I’ll be surprised by the options.
I’m guessing there’s going to be exercise equipment for sale tomorrow.
Please sell discounted gift certificates to a dentist’s office tomorrow.
@lljk I actually have a dental appointment tomorrow.
@Mehsturbator Is your appointment at 2:30? Get it? Tooth hurty. I’ll be here all week.
@Fish_Kungfu Actually yes, if you’re looking at EST. 11:30 for my time zone, but it will indeed be 2:30 on the other coast!
Too hard
These have as much flavor as Styrofoam peanuts
One month to eat 72 ounces of Gummi Bear goodness? Challenge. Accepted.
@Mehsturbator Funny enough, I got my son a 2lb bag for Christmas. He ate. Them. All. Today. Then Christmas dinner.
I have faith in you.
Since they sold out so fast, we’re all getting free Haribo Sugar free gummi bears as a consolation prize.
Fuck It!
Gummy bears are even better when they’re a little stale. I’m sad that the giant bags sold out so fast.
@HemlockTea
i am so glad there are more of you out there. I like to open the bag and let it sit for about a week. Same with peeps. The sour ones come pre-staled.
@squib PEEPS are SOOO much better after they’ve had a chance to sit around for awhile!! YUMMMMM!!
Are these refurbished or new?
@thismyusername Yes.
@dave That few of the 9# packages?
@narfcake Nope. Hoping to get this fixed soon.
sold out of the 9lbs, THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!
@squib it was sold out before 12:01, too.
@squib I agree. They’re back for sale now.
I didn’t need 9 pounds of gummi bears anyway.
(Which color is the sour grape flavor?)
Something I was actually gonna buy thats not a fuko, and it’s sold out already.
@lichme I know, right? I decided to buy at 12:02 and they were gone.
@lichme you could come back at 8am
@communist They don’t do it that way- if one part of a multiple choice item sells out it’s gone, no coming back at 8 and 4.
@lichme @sammydog01 Ok, they’re actually for sale now. Sorry about that.
@dave Already bought. Was F5ing like it was a fuku day. Thx!
If I can’t club an intruder with nine pound bag of gummy bears, what’s the point?
2 oz bags x 24
meh (VIP) = $15
Amazon S&S = $16.73
meh = $20
Amazon = $19.68
Now sell me 9lbs of Swedish Fish. (I actually bought a case of them once.)
/image swedish fish
@awk Red ones only please. They other colors suck moose cock.
Yuck
I am literally eating Haribo Gummy Bears right now. Sold.
Bulk gummis are best from the local Menard’s lumber store.
You save big money!
You save big money!
When you shop Menards
Hmm
@awk
The anti-gummi
@cercopithecoid Oooh double salt, I hope they’re selling those tomorrow…
I don’t think my colon can contain 9lb of gummie bears, pass.
@Kevin
@Kevin You can do it!
/giphy I believe in you and your colon
@awk that only works with too much meat and cheese
@cranky1950 Or maybe a large clump of partially digested gelatin? Giphy seems to know more about this than I imagined.
I think the proper price point is you pay me 10 bucks and shipping to take rhem off your hands.
A use for the food sealer… If the bulk bags weren’t gone!
Already have gallons of candy around the house that was used as gap-filler in the stockings. Need more sugar? No.
fyi, I’m checking into why the bigger bags of gummi bears are showing sold out - I believe we should have more available shortly.
(edit: 72 ounce bags are now available)
@dave How short is shortly?
@dave Hope you find some… I’d rather not waste time opening all those little 2-oz bags just to relax and enjoy a few pounds of gummi bears.
@sammydog01 If we can completely verify quantities, I’m hoping it’s in the next 15 minutes.
@dave
@dave
Still sold out…
/giphy still outraged
@dave
Wait- is someone running through the warehouse on Christmas looking for gummy bears? Because that would make me sad.
@dave Horray!
@awk @squib Ok, I think they’re available now.
@dave Confirmed!
pudgy-worrisome-fudge
@dave Clearly a Mediocre employee bodged the quantity available and absconded with the gummis.
@dave They are! I’m glad I came back and checked the forum again. I bought the smaller pack, then canceled that order because it wasn’t as good a deal as nine pounds. So now, I’m back in for the big ones.
Awesome, cancelled my order of the 2 oz baggies and got the big’ns. Who needs portion control? /giphy vicious-placid-neptune
@dave
So do love these soo much, but i didn’t really want to buy 9 lbs of them. But i did complain that they were sold out, then more were released partially do to my bitching, so i bought them just on principle.
/giphy diabetes
@squib That’s secretly our whole business model. Prod people into complaining and then guilt them into buying. Cha-ching.
Thanks, @dave.
@sammydog01 well technically it wouldn’t be Christmas. In their time zone it still would be. But in est it wouldn’t. And it would still be a little past 5 o clock somewhere too
@RedOak Thanks, fixed.
Totally the most meh gummi brand.
My personal favs are the CVS “gold emblem” generic brand. They are far and away the best gummies I’ve ever eaten. Soft and chewy and bursting with flavor. They can’t be beat.
@steelopus I find the CVS Gold Emblem to be underflavored compared to Haribo and the texture is all wrong, kind of waxy. The only other gummies I’ll buy are the Albanese brand with all those flavors, but they are kind of on the soft side. I like the novelty flavors I found at a bulk specialty candy shop recently, too. Champagne gummies!
Haribo is my go to for gummy snacks. I’m sad every time I bite into a green one and taste strawberry instead of lime, but I’ll take that over green being sour apple. My sister has been giving me some gummi bears that were Haribo lately and they really don’t compare with other gummi bears. They are the industry standard for me.
@angelgirl409 Strawberry is superior to lime. They should do away with the citrus flavors all together, or at least replace lemon with grapefruit.
@HemlockTea Nooooo! I like the Albanese ones too but I despise grapefruit in any form. I’ll take lemon any and every day.
@HemlockTea @cinoclav leave the strawberry as red… and then also keep the lime as green. i’m not a fan of citrus, but i’d take lime over lemon and orange any day. never had the grapefruit from Albanese… they don’t sell them near me.
@angelgirl409 You can order the Albanese products online. My mother had ordered some from Amazon which is where I first tried them. Suddenly I discovered one day they were selling them at our local super-awesome convenience stores, Wawa.
Don’t want any gummy bears but it’s kinda cool the model number is one of Peachtree City’s zip codes. I’m about 15 minutes from there.
/giphy blocky-mountainous-treatment
/giphy roasted awesome mulberry
/giphy pudgy-worrisome-fudge
So did anyone buy 27 pounds?
Thought about it, but… Here, two large bags of gummies can be excused as “eccentric,” while six would be “lunatic,” beyond the pale.
@sammydog01
I just bought two 72 oz bags of gummi bears and I regret nothing.
/buy --pack “24x 2oz Bags”
@shawn It worked! Your order number is: resourceful-occupied-airplane
/image resourceful occupied airplane
@shawn way to demo how to do it. Still not buying, but nice.
@RedOak @shawn Dunno man - it’s simply faster for me to click through the Buy It button than to go to the forum and figure out that convoluted instruction set to buy it here. But I guess you want to show off your work, so…
@cinoclav glad the checkout page is faster for you because I’ll admit /buy --pack “24x 2oz Bags” isn’t super straightforward.
@shawn You got that right. I sat here thinking about that for at least 10 seconds. Try to do better in 2017.
@Barney
Currently drinking a liquid lunch. Read your comment, and part of my lunch ended up on my phone.
@mediocrebot @shawn Still no confirmation of what was bought/quantity/model/color, etc
@caffeineguy
@shawn will just claim you could look at the confirmation email or click the order number in said email for more details.
Will you send some insulin along with these? Just need to balance everything out…
With the appearance of new stock, I put in a new order.
/giphy burly-haggard-celery
/giphy RIP pancreas
All I want for X-mas is . . . type-2 diabetes.
This is the awesomest shit ever, ridiculous and amazing. Thanks, o meh.
indigo-pretentious-gorilla
Shipping today via SmartPost. One week to travel the 36 miles. Extra aging: “We’ll deliver no bear before its time.”
/image indigo-pretentious-gorilla
That image is about right.
Happy New Year’s Eve: bears have arrived early!
In that first picture: are the bears falling out of the bag or are they jumping back into it? Or is movement both up and down taking place?
@magic_cave bear in mind, it’s all relatives.
@magic_cave
OH GOD! they are organizing! They don’t want to be eaten! god save us…
@squib We probably shouldn’t be surprised. Those gummi bears really stick together.
@RedOak I can’t think of anything witty enough to follow-up on your comment. Time to lay off the left-over egg nog.
And I thought it was Hari Bol, thinly disguised - which means (roughly) “Chant the name of the Lord” in Sanskrit.
Maybe that’s how you feel after you eat enough of these!
@josephj11 if you eat enough you’ll be purified from the inside as if the lord had cometh and cleansed eth you.
Haribo makes some good stuff but you need to get the European made varieties. For instance the German bears are all natural.
Anyway i don’t care for gummies the consistency of bears or worms. Big fan of soft gummies and licorice.
So that’s a huge bag of meh.
@JonJon thought that said “huge bag of meth” for a second.
@harveydanger keep dreamin!
I once ate so many Haribo gummies (of various kinds) in one sitting my tastebuds were compromised for hours and I haven’t learned any lessons in for 9 pounds.
/giphy uncovered-gasping-fang
@kylar
Methinks that in about a week or two there will be a lot of Mehvians?, Mehrers?, FaMehtics?, that will be rolling around on the floor after consuming too many Gold-Bears in one sitting cursing at our mediocre friends at Meh. If we had any self control, we wouldn’t be such good Meh customers.
I can’t buy these or I would eat them all. I buy the $3 Target brand occasionally (24ounce) but my waste says nearly 150 ounces is probably too much…
@madmod20061
I sometimes look in the bowl after an offering to the porcelain god before flushing, but I’ve never heard my “waste” give me any health advice.
What I want to know is how Glen keeps his girlish figure after eating such large quantities of yummy Gold-Bears?
@bbf
@Matthew will help him.
I’m not sure I’ve ever actually had Haribo brand gummi bears. Oh well,
/image unhealthy depressed trapper
/giphy unhealthy depressed trapper
I guess this is kind of appropriate for someone who might singlehandedly eat 9 pounds of gummi bears…
@jqubed They’re harder than you’d expect, but they’re pretty tasty. You might actually think you’re chewing rubber bears at first, but they eventually become chewable.
Now that you have the Haribo connection, I want some damn peaches. 10lbs of Gummi peaches. Make it happen.
@warpedrotors Come back in a week for the next Gummi Monday.
Maybe.
@warpedrotors Oh lord, yes. I will personally buy a triple order if they can somehow get their hands on the snails!!!
@sligett I could get behind this
Hands down, best gummi bears ever.
Love me some Haribo.
The cluster-f of expiration dates in the bullet points alone made this trip to the kingdom of mediocrity entirely worth while. Cracked my ass up.
@JustKen I’m not worried about them expiring because I’ll be preserving them in varieties of alcohol.
@baqui63 GENIUS!
This deal sure makes me sad that you can’t deliver directly to me
because 1) Haribo Goldbären are the king of all candies in my books but 2) there are no current plans for me to visit my sister or for her to come here before the later best before date, never mind the January one!
I wish meh would send me the 4+ kg of gummies to Toronto for Hanukkah, but I’ll settle for knowing that a lot of you wonderful folks will be eating them on my behalf!!
@curtise You have Crunchie bars up there, I don’t want to hear any complaining about gummy bears!
@cinoclav You can get Crunchie bars from some UK sellers on amazon for pretty reasonable prices. The shipping is also quicker than you’d expect. Or you could make your own. I think it was only 4 ingredients, but that honeycomb shit sticks to everything. Don’t let it harden on anything you don’t want to chisel for days.
@warpedrotors I already have… Actually bought the combo pack of Crunchie bars, Curly Wurly’s, and Flake bars. I was hooked on Wunderbars for a bit than discovered Crunchies on my trip this past winter to Tremblant. As I’m headed back to Whistler in February I’ll stock up again. Trader Joe’s is selling sponge candy too but the closest store to me is out of it. Going to swing by another store tomorrow after work.
/giphy alike-burnt-tail
That shout-out to Villa Rica is sort of freaking me out, because we’re driving there today. My family has lived there for like 200 years.
Or maybe I’m just freaking out because I haven’t slept and we’re about to embark on a 14-hour family roadtrip.
I feel like I should buy 3 of these and send them to @mikibell to pay her back for the 600lbs of dumdums.
@carl669 I am innocent! I almost bought the 9 lbs to give to great nephews, but they were sold out.
Factoring in $5 shipping, these aren’t much cheaper or are more than on Amazon.
Today’s poll sorely needed a check item for “I hate Gummi Bears.”
Estimated delivery:: 1/2 will be past the enjoy by date…,
There’ll still be about 4 weeks before the first bag hits its date, @sohmageek.
@narfcake That’s just over a pound a week. Piece of cake.
some of the Amazon reviews for the sugar-free bears are absolutely hilarious “Hell Holds No Surprises For Me Anymore…,”
@mehod
@mehod Nearly choked reading that “review” to my wife. Funniest fecal fantasy ever! Will never eat ANYTHING sugar-free again…
@MrNews I learned that the hard way. I thought sugar-free life savers would be a less tooth destroying option for a long drive. Fortunately the route I took had lots of McDonalds along the way.
$1 for 4oz sacs at dollar store or five below
@benkool And??? There are 16 oz in a pound, therefore $4 / lb x 9 lbs = $36 for the equivalent amount at those stores. Or was that your point?
@cinoclav disregard, didn’t see the x2
@cinoclav ha, didn’t see the x2
Ingredient list implies that it is not the real (made in Germany) deal.
Just wondering, does the price include the cost of the extra dose of insulin?
Two big bags of poison. No thanks.
@Melodius
$18 to get rid of an enemy in a non-obvious fashion isn’t too bad.
@Melodius @PlacidPenguin This isn’t the sugar free variety that has the laxitive effects.
@narfcake
I know.
@PlacidPenguin Then you also know it’s not exactly effective at getting rid of an enemy.
@narfcake
I blame @f00l
@narfcake They are filled with brain altering artificial food coloring though.
Who is going to pay $15 for 48 oz of gummy bears when they could spend $15 for 144 oz of gummy bears?
@adamloooong
Probably the same people who will pay $1 for a small fountain soda in a store when they could spend $1 on a large fountain soda.
Welp, it’s not my favourite - I prefer the bags of the “happy life” mix from the vending machines in the Paris metro, but my state just legalized something that goes well with Haribo, and this is cheaper than a round trip ticket to CDG.
/giphy wormy-sorry-baboon
@elizadeath This is the best GIF I’ve seen all year
Pay 20 bucks for 9 lbs of stuff about to expire or pay 9 bucks at Walmart Pass
@rsedacca If you can find me 9 lbs of these at Walmart for $9, please feel free to share. I see 3 lbs for $7.96.
Are these made in turkey?
The 72oz are available again. Now that I can have them, I don’t want them.
Anybody else have trouble checking out–site simply stating that the billing address has an incorrect Zip when the billing Zip is the same as the send to address? Odd.
First meh, so just curious.
@GoodFellasNYC Does the billing zip match what is on file with your credit card?
@GoodFellasNYC No problem here, but I’ve done many meh purchases (one could easily argue way too many meh purchases).
I have shipped meh purchases to addresses other than my billing address (for example, to @miraclewhispers while she was away at college), so I’m 99.99% sure this is not a problem, though it sounds like you are trying to ship to your billing address, so I’m guessing there is some other glitch. Perhaps try re-entering all of your CC info from scratch?
As there is no way for me to safely receive packages at home, I ship almost everything to my job. Because many web stores refuse to ship to an address other than the billing address (even when verified via Paypal and the like) I have my main credit card billed to my work address.
An occasionally humorous side effect of this is that T-Mobile, Spectrum (nee Time Warner Cable) and a few other things also have my job as the billing address. Over the years, I’ve been offered excellent financing on purchasing the college campus and other great deals. Recently Spectrum has been trying to sell me home phone for the IT department offices.
Yummi! One of the many advantages of grandkids is having plenty of these on hand just in case their mom and dad make a surprise visit to grandpa’s house…;) And of course, we can’t let them go stale now, can we?
Never ate one but looks like a good deal so i’m in for the deal.
I decided I’ll be giving alcohol infused bears as gifts, and possibly selling them at work, so
/image onerous-bumpy-cup
@baqui63 I was thinking of doing that! Do you know if they last? (giving not selling)
@sammydog01, I’ve made various flavors of them for parties, for example, lemon bear + whiskey => whiskey sour bear and {flavor} bear + white rum => {flavor} daiquiri bear but they’ve always been consumed within about 48 hours of being made and were kept cold before being served. Thus I am not sure how long they would keep without turning to mush.
I will be glad to let you know in a few weeks.
9 Lbs. of NO.
I get Christmas loot, I go to Meh. I am bitterly disappointed by this sugary, bear-like offer. I just wish jokes about blowing up buildings, say, maybe ones that house the operations for gummy bears were considered socially acceptable. Because if they were, I’d be making them. Since they aren’t, fuck you Meh. Offer better shit when I have gift cards.
Forgot to add:
/image best-bejeweled-liquid
/giphy best-bejeweled-liquid
@lordbowen I saw that half price in a store yesterday. Almost came home with one.
@sammydog01 Your willpower is commendably strong.
@lordbowen I gotta say I was proud of myself.
@sammydog01 may I ask where you saw this on sale? My nephew is a nursing student and we still have stockings to do, he NEEDS one of these
…but there is a $10 cap on costs…they are $25 at least online!
@mikibell It was at that calendar and toy pop-up store they have before Christmas at the malls. The ones here anyway. The name has calendar in it.
My favorite woodworking youtube guy did an ax handle of gummy bears.
@CaptAmehrican I enjoyed the video more than I thought I would- actually watched the whole thing. Thanks for posting it
@CaptAmehrican @Pantheist that guy is pretty cool. I spent an entire evening watching videos of items that I would never make, because he was entertaining.
@RiotDemon I have been inspired to more than one silly project by him
Well, it’s only Thursday, and they’re here. (Fortunately, I live only a few hours from Mehdquarters.)
My bears left TX Wednesday and arrived Thursday outside of San Francisco. A distance of over 1,600 miles in less than 29 hours. Only another 375 miles to go. Which will probably take 5-8 calendar days. Sigh.
My bears arrived today, an my January ones are good until February… Not that it will take me that long, but woohoo!
@lichme how do they taste?
@communist The flavor is good, Haribo is one of my favorite brands for Gummi Bears. These particular ones were a little harder than I normally get, but, I normally put them in ice cream, so I’m used to it. I like them that way.
@lichme HARD GUMMIES ? WOW HOPE MINE ARE SOFT , don’t like hard candies
usps on long island suck period i don’t even get deliveries on Monday
So they came today and there very "FRESH"seems this is a great batch,soft and tasty, so now i know gummy bears are awesome and this was one of the best Meh deals ever so Bravo and ty to Haribo and Meh.
Got mine today, the big bags are perfect, the little bags seem a little firmer, but I’ll force it all down somehow.
Got mine on Tuesday and I’ve already eaten/gave away one of the 24 pack boxes. Good thing I have another box of the 24 pack bags and two of the 72 oz bags!
Gummy Bear Cookies!
Before:
After:
They are really tasty.
Today is October 31, 2019. I ordered these gummy bears December 26, 2016. I still have about half a pound left. Thank God for tupperware. They’re still fresh and juicy and why did I do this to myself?
@Morloch42 Damn you waking up this old thread… I was hoping there was a warehouse of gummy bears again!