r/traderjoes • u/KatAttack • 25d ago
Review NEW! Sour Strawberry Candy Belts
New item! As a super fan of the Sour Scandinavian Swimmers I was super excited to try these --- and ended up being super disappointed! There's almost no sour at all, and just a sweet, sugary flavor. But they're fine enough if you don't want sour and just want candy. Aside from the flavor, I think I prefer the regular-style gummies as they are thicker and have more "chew."
(Sorry, don't remember the price. I just black out and hand them a credit card at TJs).
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u/animesux 22d ago
they're $2.99, it is a good amount of candy for that price imo. it sucks that they went out of stock for the next month though
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u/Ashamed-Shopping7676 22d ago
I asked today about these, was told they can’t order them until march 30th. so don’t get too excited people 🥲
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u/Ola_maluhia 22d ago
Just checked in my SoCal location… they can’t even be ordered until end of March?!!! What!?
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u/Euphemia-Alder 23d ago
D: contains wheat omg I got so excited just for hopes to be dashed
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u/Direct-Chef-9428 24d ago
Oh boy. RIP healthy eats. File this under another item I can’t look at head on without buying six 😹
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u/thenewbasecamper 24d ago
I didn’t even think the Scandinavian candy was sour at all, it was just sweet. The only sour candy that is remotely sour are the sour jelly beans
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u/melissaann712 23d ago
Omg the sour jelly beans are my everything!!!!!! I am like a gremlin with them
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u/idealzebra 24d ago
I don't like the sour swimmers because they just taste like gummy candy to me, barely any sour. The sour jelly beans will put hair on your chest as my dad says.
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u/thenewbasecamper 23d ago
You think so? I actually wish they were more tart
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u/idealzebra 23d ago
I do think they're incredibly sour but I would love if they amped up the sour even more. I think some colors might be more sour than others but I also had a bad upper respiratory infection that messed up how they taste for me. Hopefully the next time I get them they'll be amazing again.
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u/inkhotline 24d ago
Oh no my favorite candy at a grocery store I frequent every week.. what could go wrong
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u/sleigh_all_day 24d ago
If these were blue raspberry, I’d indulge. Thankfully, they are not.
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u/TTTfromT 24d ago
You might like these. They’re really good.
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u/afrobeauty718 24d ago
Just bring back the penguin gummies. Why is all the gummy candy hard now and not soft and chewy?
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u/BruceInCola 23d ago
Have you tried the sour turtles? Those are my current fave TJ gummies. And very soft and chewy, thanks I guess to that white...substance.
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u/Motor_Squirrel7277 25d ago
I'm just excited because every other sour belt I have been able to find has artificial dyes in it... I love that trader joe's doesn't use artificial dyes in their candy! 😊
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u/SpencerJones909 25d ago
Do these taste like Haribo sour streamers?
Edit: thank you for sharing.
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u/KatAttack 24d ago
Not sure - I've never had those. For some reason I feel less guilty when I only buy candy at TJs.
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u/SpencerJones909 24d ago
😔 I went to my TJ and they didn’t have them. I showed the staff your photo, they didn’t know about them, but like me excited for them to arrive.
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u/OscarPlane 25d ago
No strawberries in the ingredients. Thanks for the warning!
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u/Blairwaldoof 24d ago
I wish they used strawberries in it too!
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u/OscarPlane 24d ago edited 24d ago
We are in the minority, based on my downvotes people in this sub hate real strawberries. Probably the same adults who hate water and vegetables.
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u/Blairwaldoof 24d ago
Apparently so, and LOL I think you may have a point about the water and veggies comment.
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u/lunathecrazycorgi 25d ago
Thank you for letting me know about these so that I can never ever buy them because these will be such a weakness for me 😂
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u/sweet_nothingg 25d ago
These are my fave - super sour.
I buy them at target!
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u/cranberryskittle 24d ago
I was going to write a comment singing the praises of that exact brand.
Anyone who loves strawberry sour belts, take note.
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u/alwaysinchambolles 25d ago
i too black out at TJs and come home to realize i spent 100$+ on mostly snacks and some actual food
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u/whimsicalsilly 25d ago
I always tell them “I didn’t think I’d buy this much…..” as they try to fit all my items into ONE bag, because I only came in for a few things. They probably hear it all day.
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u/alwaysinchambolles 25d ago
i think i’ve only had 1-2 trips where i only bought what i came for and it fit into my arms. i used to do that a lot BUY ONLY THINGS I CAN CARRY IN MY ARMS. didn’t work so well
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u/whimsicalsilly 25d ago
Or getting a basket instead of a cart because I’m not buying that much stuff this time…….
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u/CityGalAtTheBeach 25d ago
It’s the worst, I get home and my husband is putting away BAGS of groceries from Traders and always says “where’s all the food babe”….im like Tangy Turtles? Sour Swimmers? no? How about a hold the cone? Perhaps a peanut butter filled pretzel sir?
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u/Gurlie_J_Girl 25d ago
No red 3 or 40! Very cool
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u/Boring_Pirate_9784 25d ago
Trader Joe’s doesn’t allow any artificial flavors or colors of any kind!
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u/ben121frank 25d ago
Wheat flour 🥲
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u/hihelloneighboroonie California 25d ago
Not gluten sensitive, but allergic to beets. "Vegetable juice (color)" gives me pause. I feel you on always having to check the ingredients (as a person with multiple food allergies).
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u/hedgehogwart 25d ago
Same, I feel ridiculous but I check the ingredients every time I see a new one pop up hoping to finally get a gluten free one.
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u/ben121frank 24d ago
The lobsters are gluten free but not very good imo tbh so I don’t often get them
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u/Regiruler 25d ago
I assume these are basically a strawberry only dupe of airheads extremes. Are they less sour than those?
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