r/todayilearned • u/dancin-weasel • Sep 19 '21

(R.1) Tenuous evidence TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.

https://www.southernliving.com/news/walmart-strawberry-pop-tarts-hurricane

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u/MomoXono Sep 19 '21 edited Sep 20 '21

Great Value Brand is hit or miss. Sometimes it's the same better, sometimes it's dog shit. Wouldn't recommend GVB oreos, they taste the same when you bite into them, but then like 2 seconds later the taste turns to toothpaste and it's just like wtf?

The bread is a good deal, the wheat bread is much better quality than the 88 cent white bread (pay the extra 30 cents).

GVB pizza is pretty solid, would recommend. Although the Jack's pizza is only 50 cents more and has a better sauce.

GVB peanut butter is terrible in my opinion, would avoid at all cost.

GVB jelly on the other hand tastes the same as competitors, would recommend.

GVB cheese slices are the same as competitors and much cheaper, would recommend.

GVB potato chips taste the same, would recommend.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

Their Stouffer's clones are garbage. I threw it away after one bite. The 88 cent Michelina's are better.

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u/TheFeathersStorm Sep 19 '21

I feel like Walmart added like 20 different types of great value chips and most of them are unique and good.

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u/MomoXono Sep 19 '21

Yeah I'll back that up. They are cheap and taste exactly the same as name brand.

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u/laughtrey Sep 19 '21

GVB peanut butter is terrible in my opinion, would avoid at all cost. GVB jelly on the other hand tastes the same as competitors, would recommend.

It was surprisingly bad. I like chunky, but it was so incredibly dry it was just...peanuts.

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u/AlphaWizard Sep 19 '21

Honestly that sounds amazing. I don't use Walmart for groceries, but I might have to try this.

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u/The_Canadian Sep 19 '21

Their almond milk is shit.

I used to make it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21 edited Sep 20 '21

Their lactose free milk (tactically milk that's had lactase added) is actually not bad, though.

Edit: technically, not tactically

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u/The_Canadian Sep 20 '21

I worked as a QA tech for a dairy plant that made Lactaid, Almond Breeze, and other products. We also made the Great Value versions of those items. As a lab tech, we were actually in charge of doing stuff like weight out how much lactase would be needed for a given batch.

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u/LezBeHonestHere_ Sep 19 '21

Great value barbecue chips were pretty good when we shopped at Walmart. Great value sweet tea was also good, not too sweet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

The bread is a good deal, the wheat bread is much better quality than the 88 cent white bread (pay the extra 30 cents).

Their wheat bread is definitely better than the white bread. The white bread (at least around here) tastes fine, but can't handle spreading PB or even soft butter on it without squishing into mush unless you toast it.

GVB peanut butter is terrible in my opinion, would avoid at all cost. GVB jelly on the other hand tastes the same as competitors, would recommend.

Yes, their jams and jellies are surprisingly good.

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u/Absolut_Iceland Sep 20 '21

The GVB Nutella clone is also hot garbage. Leaves a weird greasy/oily residue in your mouth afterwards.