Come on, bring your green hat!

I went to Big Lots ™ on the way to work today, and picked up some snack food to store in my desk at work.

Big Lots ™ is a close-out store, so you can be reasonably sure that 95% of all of the food they sell is out of date, or dangerously close to it. But it's cheap! They also had some bootleg Transformers toys that were pretty cool...It didn't buy any, but I kinda like knowing that they're out there...

One of the things I did buy was a box of the deliciously awesome Gardetto's Snack Mix...The box contained seven 3.75oz bags, and only set me back $4...not to shabby...Now I don't have to pay $0.75 for a bag half the size from RSC vending machine...

Take that, Oscar Rose!

About Gardetto's:



Manufacturer: General Mills Sales, Inc.

Taste: This mix consists of knot pretzels, two kinds of bread sticks (one kind about an inch long and 1/4 inch in diamater, and another kind shorter, fatter and with sesame seeds), pumpernickel melba toast, and short pretzel sticks (about an inch and a half long). All items have a thin coating of a very tasty seasoning. There's less variety than some snack mixes, but it's a great combination, with no weak links. The melba toast and bread sticks are very crunchy, and the pretzlels are smooth, without much salt, giving the mix a great overall texture.

Aroma: Very little.

From the package: "Quality Since 1932" ... "If this product is not fresh or in good condition, tell us where and when you bought it, include the code and we will gladly replace it."