ANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Elaine
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Elaine! Hi! I’m Elaine and I’m like a foodie-Superman with a lot less powers and no toned abs. Like Superman, I have speed – I can scarf a cheeseburger faster than...
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Hello, readers! My name is Julie, and when I received the invitation to write reviews for The Impulsive Buy, I was drafting a recipe for “Leftover Halloween Candy Ice Cream.” Now I raise a waffle cone...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: The Impulsive Buy’s 2019 Season of Giving
Welcome to The Impulsive Buy’s 2019 Season of Giving! (I’ll pause here to let you all celebrate) Now the bad news. In previous years, we did multiple prize drawings for things like gift cards and...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: Changes to Spotted Photo Submissions
Starting today (Monday, April 13), TIB will not accept Spotted photos taken in stores, until further notice. If you happen to spot something new, and it’s something you plan on buying, and you’d like...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: Looking for New Reviewers (2020 Edition)
We’re looking for reviewers! If you’d like to apply, here’s what you’ll need to send: A review of a new product. Photos of the product you reviewed. (Full resolution versions, please!) A bio that...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Another Mystery Box Giveaway
My office is not a bodega, but it’s been looking like one recently with all the unopened products sitting in it. So I did what any semi-popular snack blog editor would do: I stuffed what I could into...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Reviewer Holly
When I turned 30 a few years back, I felt a fundamental shift in my world view on food. For so long, I had categorized things I ate as “good” or “bad.” Plain celery? Good. Baconator from Wendy’s? Bad....
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Reviewer Sonia
Hi! I’m Sonia! I’m a liiiiiittle bit of a food nerd… ok, ok. I’m a super-mega-hyper-gigantic food nerd. Basically, I’m the kind of person you can ask what the difference is between shoyu and tamari...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Writer Brandon
It seemed just like any other day as I sat on my couch after school. That was until a man came on the television, confidently walking down the street while greeting all he encountered. Adorned with...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: So what’s the deal with no new Spotted and Fast Food News posts?
First off, I apologize for the disappearance of Spotted and Fast Food News posts on the site. I will explain here why they’ve stopped and what the future holds for them. The main reason why is because...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway
Over the years, we’ve received products from many brands to review. When they send it, sometimes it’s just the product, but other times it comes with other things that are not edible unless you’re a...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: Looking for New Reviewers (2021 Edition)
We’re looking for reviewers! If you’d like to apply, here’s what you’ll need to send: A review of a new product. Photos of the product you reviewed. (Full resolution versions, please!) A bio that...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Jenna
My name is Jenna, and junk food has always been special to me. Growing up in a household with six competitive kids where one has to hide their snacks as skillfully as possible lest they be forced to...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer David
Let’s be optimistic. The day will come, perhaps sooner rather than later thanks to one too many Carrot Cake Oreo cookies, when I gasp my last Twix-infused breath and I ascend to the Pearly Gates (I...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Erin
Well this is exciting and slightly awkward. I get to introduce myself! Hello! My name is Erin, and I’m so bad at introductions that when they occur in person, whoever I’m meeting usually ends up...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Alex
Hello everyone! I am incredibly excited to meet you all. My name is Alex. I like to eat. As someone who has been reading The Impulsive Buy for years and has spent much time in grocery store aisles...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: New Impulsive Buy Reviewer Karen
Hi everyone, I’m Karen. Now I know what you’re thinking: as a Karen, I must be one of those women who gives every cashier a hard time and constantly asks to see the manager. Do not believe what the...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway (2022 Edition)
When we receive products from companies, sometimes they send swag with it. Nowadays they like to send stuff that can be use as, I guess, props in our TikToks and Instagram Stories. What are those...
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PRIZE DRAWING: An Unopened Can of Coca-Cola Byte
When I reviewed Coca-Cola Byte back in May and gave it a mediocre rating, I expected I’d eventually drink the second can in the special box they came in. But I didn’t, and I don’t see myself doing so...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway (Fall 2022 Edition)
It’s another Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway! In two previous giveaways, I attempted to drum up some excitement for the mystery box by mentioning that a white plastic bowl would be included. If...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway (Fall 2022 Edition Part II)
It’s ANOTHER Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway! Will there be a Part III this holiday season? That’s also a mystery. But I can tell you that the Accumulated Swag Mystery Box Giveaway (Fall 2022...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Mystery Box Giveaway (Fall 2022 Edition Part III)
It’s ANOTHER Mystery Box Giveaway, but this time it doesn’t contain accumulated swag. Instead, it has, um, food? Maybe “food” is being too generous? Anyhoo, if you happen to be the, um, lucky(?)...
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PRIZE DRAWING: Mystery Box Giveaway (Summer 2023 Edition)
THE BOX IS FULL! Whenever we get swag from companies that accompany the products they send, we stick them in a large USPS Priority Mail box. When that box gets full, we have one of these giveaways....
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PRIZE DRAWING: Mystery Box Giveaway (Fall 2023 Edition)
THE BOX IS FULL! AGAIN! Yes, another mystery box giveaway. But this time it’s not a box full of swag. Instead, it’s a box with 20 percent swag, 79 percent product samples, and one percent coupons....
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PRIZE DRAWING: Loki Charms Cereal Box
Beginning October 6, Loki Charms Cereal will be available for a limited time on Walmart.com. The specially marked boxes feature Loki-themed motion effect graphics on the front and side of the box that...
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