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Belated Mother’s Day Gift Idea – Save 15% On Shari’s Berries

May 9, 2011 By

Need a belated Mother’s Day gift for a Mom who loves chocolate? Head on over to Shari’s Berries and try not to drool on your keyboard! If you’ve been stuck on Gift Ideas, Chocolate Covered Strawberries from Shari’s Berries will be a delicious and much appreciated gift for any Mom.

I had the opportunity to pick a product to review from Shari’s Berries, and I picked 4 Dipped Cookies & a Full Half Dozen Swizzled Berries.  The berries arrived in a foam cooler, packaged in a box with a slot for each berry. Although some of the chocolate had flaked off, I could see that there were six different kinds of chocolate coating on each GIGANTIC berry!  The 4 cookies were each in an individual plastic wrapper.

One berry was covered in chopped nuts, one in coconut, one in mini chocolate chips, and the other three in chocolate drizzle. I was nervous taking the first bite because I didn’t want to taste a sour or unripe berry, but all 6 berries were juicy and sweet and perfect. I do suggest that you eat these with a napkin because the juice WILL drip! SO, so good.

Although I only got to eat one of the cookies, I’m pretty sure there were three chocolate chip and one oatmeal raisin, each dipped halfway with chocolate and then drizzled. The cookie part was soft and chewy and the chocolate coating was a nice contrast. All in all, I was very pleased with the taste and freshness of my order, although I was disappointed that it arrived with the chocolate flaking off on some of the berries. Shari’s might want to pack the cooler more tightly or have the box say FRAGILE so it gets less manhandling while being shipped.

DISCOUNTS:  Shari’s Berries is offering MomReviews readers a 15% discount on their order!  Whether you are looking to buy a belated Mother’s Day gift, a birthday present, or a “just because” gift, Shari’s Berries has something to fit every budget. Cookies, brownies, cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, cake and brownie pops – there’s something for everyone!

AND, “Like” Shari’s Berries on Facebook and save 20% off on today’s order!

Thanks so much to Shari’s Berries for sending me their delicious berries and cookies for this review. They made me a fan!

 

 

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Wonka Easter Candy Review

April 24, 2011 By

Running out to the store today to buy last-minute easter candy ? It’s okay, I forgot to buy a HAM for dinner! We might end up eating fried chicken from the Meijer deli for dinner instead! Anyway, I have some suggestions for last minute treats from Wonka that will make excellent additions to plastic eggs or Easter baskets.

Wonka sent me a few samples of their Easter candy, including the super-cute SweeTARTS Candy Carrot. It’s a clear, carrot-shaped bag filled with orange flavored Wonka SweeTART Jelly Beans that is almost too cute to open and eat!

DoubleYummy Gummies- Individually wrapped large gummy bunnies and chicks in natural orange, lemon and strawberry flavors. The back side of the gummy is a “soft mallow” which tastes sort of like a marshmallow gummy. It mellows the tartness of the fruit flavor.

Wonka Exceptionals Chocolate Waterfall Eggs- Milk chocolate eggs with a white chocolate “waterfall” marbled throughout. My husband loves white chocolate and claimed most of these for his own!  I did get one to try and it was delicious.

Wonka Exceptionals Scrumptious Chocolate Eggs- Chocolate eggs with crispies and toffee in them. I was tempted to not share these with the kids and keep them for myself! Ryan and I are the big toffee fans, and we both agreed that these are incredibly good!

Egg Fillers- All of the Wonka favorites like sweeTARTS, Gobstoppers, Spree and Bottlecaps in little packets perfect for filling plastic eggs. As the one who’s job it is to fill the eggs every year, I like looking for individually wrapped candy. After all, those little plastic eggs sometimes break open when grabbed by excited kids, and who wants to pick candy out of the grass?

The shelves at Walgreens yesterday were still pretty full, so I would check there or CVS if you have to run in somewhere quick. Otherwise, Target and Walmart should still have candy left today.  Check out the Wonka website to learn more about all of their products, play games, even listen to music. And also, HAPPY EASTER!

disclosure: Wonka sent me samples of their Easter candy to faciliate this review. No other compensation was received.

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Giveaway – Hershey’s Easter Collection Prize Pack

April 11, 2011 By

I’ve always been the one responsible for putting together the kids easter baskets, and one thing I never, ever forget to include is chocolate from Hershey’s! I’m a big fan of the assorted miniatures because everyone gets a little taste of different things.  I like filling plastic eggs with a few miniatures or a few Kisses before scattering them in the yard for the kids to find.

Hershey’s Easter 2011 Collection has a bunch of great new products for stuffing into plastic eggs, easter baskets, or just directly into your mouth!

NEW – Hershey’s Chocolate Creme Egg
NEW – Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs Bunny Bag
NEW – Reese’s Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Eggs 12-Pack Tray

Hershey also partnered with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment to celebrate the theatrical release of “Hop” with Easter treats inspired by characters from the live action/CG-animated comedy arriving in theaters April 1, 2011. These will be available exclusively at Walmart and include:

NEW – Hershey’s Solid Milk Chocolate HOP The Movie Magic Bunny*
NEW – Cadbury Egg Scepter of Destiny: Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg filled with Cadbury Mini Eggs Candy*

For Easter crafts like a Foil Egg Wreath, recipes for treats like  Chocolate Marshmallow Slices,  and really terrific themed Easter basket ideas, visit CelebrateWithHersheys.com.

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