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[–] 40 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

Do people actually like pop tarts?

The pastry is somehow a mix of underbaked and stale, the frosting is like licking dental concrete, and the jam fillings bear near zero resemblance to the flavour or texture of jams.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Kelloggs has become a shitty company. They moved a bunch of their operations out of Battle Creek Michigan (where the company started) to Grand Rapids Michigan (a conservative hub) to screw over the unions.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    has become

    Hate to break it to you but the company was that bad from the start. Union busting is arguably the least of their crimes.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The company already had a weird origin. The first guy make the flakes bland on purpose.

    Kellogg believed in foods that would not excite the passions. This meant vegetarianism. It also meant combatting what was considered the debilitating scourge of masturbation.

    The younger brother then added sugar and mass marketed the stuff without mentioning the weird origin.

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    [–] 39 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    “King” size candy bags. I remember when that was the regular size.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    Same with Oreos. "Double Stuff" is what the regular ones used to have.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I think I've seen this porno 🤔

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    My favorite part of a new product is the inaugural period where they offer overmuch to incentivize habitual purchases going forward. Pop tarts are well beyond that.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Boy oh boy do I love enshittification /s

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I've never been a fan of pop tarts but I have to check the store next time and see if they still sell toaster strudels.

    Those were the shit.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I hadn't had toaster strudel in like 15+ years and was oddly craving them about a year ago. Got some and was super disappointed. Idk how much of it was enshitification vs my tastes changing. It may be best to leave toaster strudel as a memory.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    New Coke, anyone?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Take poptarts of choice, pop in freezer. Cut poptart sized block of ice cream and sandwich between your frozen poptarts.

    You're welcome.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Achievement unlocked: diabetes.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    There's like 40 grams of sugar in a pop tart. The recommended daily intake is 10 grams. That is 4 times the limit before you even count the other pop tart or the ice cream.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Spin everything as a positive, even if it isn't.

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