Comments on: Limited Edition Carnival Skittles

by: alz

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:02:45 +0000

are they still out
where can i get some

by: Beth

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:28:57 +0000

Well, I think the lamest thing about Skittles is their advertising agency - worst commercials since the singing rats for Quiznos.

That being said, these are actually very good. And what is different about these, is that they SMELL good too, as soon as you open the bag. They are a little tiny bit tart, which is surprising, but I really liked them, and will definitely buy them again. Skittles should do away with the flagship group of original flavors, which are really pretty awful!

I’d buy these in a heartbeat.
(And yes, I agree with the “limited edition” marketing ploy, but it does get the attention it intended to.) It is a way to test market a new offering, and I hope they keep this one around, like they did the berries.

Dear Skittles - you can lose the original flavors in the red bag, and the “smoothies” flavors, which taste like baby aspirin.

by: Charlie

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:58:26 +0000

Thanks for your awesome review! I wasn’t aware that Skittles had that limited edition out until I read this. I too find that licorice tastes like wax, but the green slushy and candy apple sound quite good. Though I’ve never tried a candy apple, I think that I just might have to try that Skittle.

by: Jane

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:14:09 +0000

Limited-edition or not, Skittles really just aren’t that good, period. Except the red ones, and that’s only because i like red flavor in all candies.
But i think the marketing ploy is going to work because now i want to try these carnival ones.

by: glenge

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:09:29 +0000

Even though I don’t like skittles, THIS POST WAS AWESOME!!!!!~

by: Nikole

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:09:16 +0000

Fortunately for Skittles, taste is a very subjective matter. When my friends and I tried them we felt like we were in a scene from Willy Wonka where the “Snozberry tastes like Snozberries.” You sound a little like Veruka Salt and not very thrilled about the whole Limited Edition flavors from the start. I think the flavors were nostalgic and right on target! If it was all in my head then I suppose Skittles pulled the whole marketing ploy off successfully! My mouth sure seemed to enjoy all the flavors I remember as a kid in a Carnival, which, if memory serves me, was mostly SUGAR with vague subtle differences, if not merely its form. Anyone who doesn’t like red licorice shouldn’t be reviewing candy like Skittles. They were definitely worth my buck-something. Delicious and sweet.

by: cybele

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:54:24 +0000

“Savvy consumers know that the phrase “limited edition” is nothing but an easy marketing ploy designed to snare the impulsive shopper.”

Really? I would agree with you when the limited edition is nothing more than a commemorative package. However, if the product is actually different, like an ENTIRELY new set of flavors, why does it make us chumps to be interested enough to try them?

Yeah, it’s about marketing, but I think it’s also about companies not wanting to take big risks, so they send out these limited editions to test the waters. The Dark Chocolate Snickers is a good example. Limited Edition at first, now a full-fledged member of the Mars family.