vlasic Sweet Gherkins

God, I hate pickles. I used one (one!!) of these in a recipe that served 8 and it was all I could taste. The texture is fine, but the taste is just like -- a pink necco? and pickle? and vinegar? all at once!? So overpowering. Augh. I wish I liked them because they're very cute and remind me of my cousin at holidays, who clearly got a pickle gene I did not. I will keep them in case another recipe comes up (please no!) but I really can't handle snacking on them. Because they are bad. Worse than non-sweet pickles for sure.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 3/10

vlasic - Kosher Dill Spears

Classic vlasic, these are. At least there's no sugar in these, so it's just pure unadulterated pickle. They were "OK" in teeny bites with my nachos, but as a pickle spear solo, I'm finding it difficult to eat. The taste is just so much vinegar, and they leave off such a bright green goo trail, too. I do appreciate the "pure" ingredients, but I just don't like pickles, darn it. Fine for recipe use though, I guess.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 4/10

Vlasic Purely Pickles - Bread & Butter Chips

Oh, god. I bought a 6-pk of these because I thought they would be a little spicy and not sweet. But instead they are just sickeningly sweet. I get no flavor besides sugar and vinegar. It's truly terrible. I can't believe I have 6 jars of these. I am trying to eat them anyway, but I shouldn't. What does "purely pickles" even fucking mean!??! I thought there was no sugar!! Argh!! Amazon really led me astray on this one with the item description. No allergens, and yet, it's just so bad. I also don't like pickles, of course, but these are SIGNIFICANTLY worse than a pickle from a burger or pizza or relish or any other pickle except sweet mini gherkins which are similarly horrifying because they are sweet. Ew.



Overall
Cost: 4/10 (I spent like 30$ on these pickles; granted I have approx 500 of them but still, they didn't come in single jars or I would have done that)
Taste: 3/10