Rain-Blo Bubble Gum Balls

OK, the name Rain-Blo is objectively great. But also, these are such a nostalgia trip. It's so rare to find non-sugar-free gum now!! Hurts my jaw and I would never chew gum in public because I hate the noise when other people do it, so I'm not really a gum gal, but when I was a little kid, I bought a small gumball machine and I was so proud of it and myself and just delighted with the whole thing. It made me think of buying vending machines and pinball machines, even though a gumball machine is like, obviously much less intense. It took actual coins though! And then I was rich and had gum. So this tastes like that. The four colors actually do taste slightly different, I feel like, even though the flavor is basically "sugar and gum". And it wears out in approx 2 minutes. But still, what a trip! Thanks, RainBlo.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Orbit Sweet Mint Gum

Ah, back in middle school when I was Gum Queen, this was one of my favorites. Of course, at the time I don't think all these gums were sugar free yet, and sugar free gum is so gross to me. But there aren't many non-sugar-free options left. To be honest, this is good for sugar free gum. The taste is, as described, sweet and mint. I like the taste and the texture/size are also pretty good. Smells nice too. Just might make you poo for weeks, who can say.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Dubble Bubble Gum

I have a mild hatred for gum (it sounds gross and hurts my jaw!) but this is a Tootsie product so I gotta support that. Also, it has real sugar and not some gross sweetener made of laxative chemicals, which is a big pro. The taste is just normal sweet bubble, the texture was a little bit tough (might have been old gum though), and the ingredients are even listed on the individual gums, which is legit. Nice work.

Overall

Cost: 7/10

Taste: 6/10

Project 7 Birthday Cake Gum (sugar free)

I don't want to be rude, but this gum is bad. Maybe if it weren't birthday cake flavored, it would be OK. I already don't like (1) sugar free gum, because I'm not diabetic and it makes me feel bad inside, (2) gum because it's loud and annoying and gross, (3) birthday cake flavored things (see: Oreos) because they are always worse than the original thing, and (4) companies that are all 'gluten free' 'vegan' etc with no mention of nut allergy info. I assume these are safe because there IS a soy allergy warning, but who knows, the website/online packaging I've seen is really variable.

All that aside: this tastes bad. I guess it tastes like sprinkles or old frosting, but mostly chemicals and weird. It isn't overly sweet, I'll give you that, and the package is cute and I like that it reseals. But the taste is sadly bad. I'm not sure how long lasting it would be because I can't chew it for more than a few minutes without spitting it out. I am pretty sure I will just throw out this package rather than finish it, which is not a ringing endorsement. Maybe other flavors, or non-sugar-free flavors, would be better.

Overall

Cost: 5/10

Taste: 3/10

Glee Gum - Triple Berry

I like that these are NOT sugar-free, and I like the packaging/all-natural ingredients, of course. But the flavor is a little bit medicinal (although maybe that's just because of the "triple berry" flavor) and fairly weak after a minute or so. Also, this gum stuck to my teeth a lot! I don't know if this is a personal problem or if there's something that makes this gum extra sticky, but it was awfully inconvenient at tooth-brushing time.

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 5/10