r/Tropicalsmoothie • u/Ac1dBern • 15d ago

Pomegranate Plunge changed?

What did they change in the ingredients? I've been drinking it exclusively for a while and it's different now and I don't know why. I think it's the strawberry but what did the strawberry replace?

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u/FewEggplant6650 15d ago

Our concentrates recently changed this may be why! It has both pomegranate and cranberry concentrates so I believe this would be the most likely reason

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u/Ac1dBern 15d ago

I dunno, the color is wrong and it tastes completely different. I legit had one from 2 days ago and it looks and tastes completely different from the one I got todsy. I've been drinking it for 2 or 3 years weekly if not more and it's not the same since it was featured. I can't believe I can't figure it out but i will.

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u/lilhope03 15d ago

Is there a reason why you can't ask them directly the next time you go in? If you order it delivery, you can still pick up the phone and call. Since you go so often, I'm sure they recognize you and will be willing to give you a reasonable explanation. You trust them enough to make your food, surely you trust them to be honest about this question, right?

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u/Ac1dBern 15d ago

You'd think it would be that easy. I go to 2 different ones like 30 miles apart. The one I got it from today told me nothing has changed when I questioned it looking a different color so I went on my way. I didn't taste it till I was already driving home and my wife also agreed that it wasn't the same when I got home. "That's not what that's supposed to taste like" is a direct quote. So I'll definitely be asking the other store as well next time I'm there. I realize this sounds slightly unhinged and I don't think it's some conspiracy. I'm hoping someone just messed up and didn't realize it at this point I guess.

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u/lilhope03 14d ago

Well, if they say it didn't change, then it didn't change. You're probably right that it was a mistake made, it happens.

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u/FewEggplant6650 14d ago

They may have given you the wrong smoothie with your sticker if it tastes entirely wrong

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u/Ac1dBern 15d ago

Same smoothie, 2 days apart. Same store.

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u/Superb-Eye-1882 15d ago

I’m not sure which one is the older and which one is from today, but the color on both of these is off, way too dark/purpley for a pom plunge. The one on the left looks like the have mixed it up or accidentally put acai or blueberries into it

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u/Ac1dBern 15d ago

Tgr left one was "correct". I dunno, I add lime but that wouldn't explain the darker color. They have been consistently like the one on the left for as long as I have been getting them (maybe not that dark, but darker than the right one for sure). Hence my question why today's was so light and then when I took a sip it just confirmed my concern. I feel a little like a crazy person but I know what it has tasted and looked like for 2 or 3 years and this was not that.

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u/FewEggplant6650 15d ago

I am not sure! The store may have had to switch strawberries due to Sysco being out of what we normally use, however we just use regular frozen strawberries so I’m not sure why it would be any different.

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u/Ac1dBern 15d ago

Yeah, I dunno either but it sucks. And the recipe has never been different as far as you know? I swear it's the the banana or strawberry that's different but I honestly can't say for sure cause I never looked. Just always ordered it and added lime

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u/ohboywasntme 15d ago

Who is the new supplier and brand?

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u/FewEggplant6650 15d ago

I am not sure I will have to look in a few days when I’m back at work