Samples While Shopping
By vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
United States
August 2, 2021 4:31pm CST
Do you eat samples at the market?
Does it make you want to buy the products?
Have you ever been offered free product if you'll endorse it online?
I think that it's hard to pass some of the samples up but I think it's unethical to coax people to endorse products just to get free stuff.
It's something only lower class people would do.
One of the samples was a new Snickers Peanut Brownie bar.
It comes in two sizes. It's packed with the goodness you've come to love from Snickers.
The chewy brownie filling is a great compliment to the caramel and nuts and of course, it's covered in chocolaty goodness.
It's now available at a market near you. Stop and get yours today.
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32 responses
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
Really. They are SO good. I got free ones today lol.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@CarolDM
I got three bars for free but two are gone already.
1000 calories in candy bars in the last two hours.
Not sure if I deserved all that lol.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 Good for you. A well deserved treat.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug 21
Snickers Peanut Brownie
We get them here.
I bought one
Wish I hadn't.
Free samples.do not make me buy anything.
I don't think it is unethical at all to get people to endorse products by offering them free stuff
Quite a good marketing ploy
And I don't think it's only lower class people who would do this.
Everyone is equal
There are no lower class people anymore.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@JimBo452020
I'm making muffins tonight lol.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
Hahah. I was hoping someone would catch that.
I first bash those that would endorse a product and follow it up by giving my endorsement. Hahah
Sorry you didn't like yours, I think they're good and rich.
I may buy a product if the 5 or 6 samples I have wasn't enough.
Glad to see you're paying attention 
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1
Lol
Paying attention is me
Normal Snickers are good
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 21
This is one of the things I miss from before the pandemic - samples - especially at Trader Joes. Trader Joes went the extra mile to mix various products to create cool food demos . . . which means you get a few samples at the same time. And of course you just had to buy them ALL 
. Plus they always had free coffee samples there.
Snickers are my all time favorite. I normally don't like these "new" flavors . . . but heck, if there's a sample of it to try, I certainly won't refuse it 
.
. Plus they always had free coffee samples there.
Snickers are my all time favorite. I normally don't like these "new" flavors . . . but heck, if there's a sample of it to try, I certainly won't refuse it .5 people like this
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I kind of gave up on samples a while back but they appeared today for the first time in quite a while.
Trader Joe's has excellent samples.
These candy bars just looked too good to pass up.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I forgot to mention Costco samples too 
. They have started again with the samples, but you can't eat it there . . . you have to take them home (samples to go 
?). I'll have to look out for these new Snickers!
. They have started again with the samples, but you can't eat it there . . . you have to take them home (samples to go ?). I'll have to look out for these new Snickers!3 people like this
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@much2say
I wonder if the Costco has started back up here, I haven't been in to the store in months.
Those Snickers are really good.
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@jstory07 (134458)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I hope so I love the samples at Costco.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@jstory07
I haven't been into the Costco in months. I heard here that samples are back there too.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I didn't look.
I just looked.
It's 90 calories per square or 360 per bar lol.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 So....eat one of those hummers or go buy a doughnut instead.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@sallypup
OMGosh.
I had two squares in the store and got three free bars to take home.
I was bad and I've already eaten two of them lol.
I hope my wife Ruthie will share the last one 
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
They are better than a regular Snickers bar.
Hahah. I had ten squares total. 2 samples and 2 full size bars with 4 squares each.
My wife had the last one and didn't even share
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@ankurdini
I guess they give anything away here except coffee lol.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
2 Aug 21
When I was holidaying in the US my nephew's little one told me that I should first rush to a place where they keep samples for tasting in Malls. I did that once 
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
2 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 It was a long time ago I remember enjoying that experience - a first time for me.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I used to love samples but just stopped trying everything and went for a couple instead. Now I pass them by unless it really looks good.
There hasn't been samples in stores since spring of 2020.
Were your samples good?
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@kaylachan (57636)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug 21
Our stores stopped doing samples months ago.
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@kaylachan (57636)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I wonder if Publix will.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@kaylachan
I was surprised to see them today.
I've read that Costco has started back up. If we don't crash and burn again, I expect others to follow.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
On that, we're on the same page.
I think that the aroma of samples in the store will draw in people to try them.
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
It might be worth looking for. I think they're really good.
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
3 Aug 21
Wow I love Snickers but didn't know they came out with a new version. Can't go wrong with a combination of caramel, nuts and a brownie too.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
It's the first time I've seen them.
They were so good, I even pulled the I can't tell after such a small bite routine to get a second sample. Hahah
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I haven't been anywhere recently where they gave out free samples but I certainly would have been on line for that Snickers
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
That's one thing I haven't ever had.
A free sample of coffee from a coffee shop. Now THAT I would take every time.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 sample free coffee is super tasty. Sometimes sample new brand shampoos at 12 sachets something nice and share them to my students in the classroom.
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Aug 21
In rare occasions I have eaten a free sample and purchased the item at the store.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
It doesn't happen often for me either.
But those candy bars will come home with me on my next visit
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I know how you feel.
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@florelway (23128)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
2 Aug 21
Before covid time yes I do, most samples they offer are cold cuts. At this time of pandemic I will not try those samples.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I hadn't seen samples in a year but they were all over today at the market.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@florelway
I actually agreed to exchange three bars for my writing a review of the product on a website.
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@florelway (23128)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 not bad to take those samples as long as they don't force you to buy or endorse the product.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I am rarely in the grocery store when they are passing out samples. Costco used to pass out a lot of samples, but not sure if they are doing that with Covid.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I haven't seen samples since this whole Covid mess began.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
They were free. I had samples too lol.
So good.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
2 Aug 21
I'm not normally a sampler but today was the first time since February of 2020 that I've seen them offered.
I will eat certain samples.
These candy bars were in the package and opened in front of me.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
I'm like you. I just choose the ones that tempt me. I may even buy that product if it's really good.
Those new Snicker brownie bars are very good.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@S4mmyboy
I just did a quick search and it appears that they are available online there but since it's a new product, it may not be sold there any time soon.
Can you buy regular Snickers bars?
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
3 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 I read that you liked it....don't known if it would ever arrive here
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
Yes. That happens here too.
It's a fair exchange. Free stuff for a good review.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
3 Aug 21
Sadly, here most of the marts don't provide sample
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
That's too bad. Just about every store here will offer samples.
When Covid began, samples stopped and just returned recently. It was a surprise for me. A tiny sign of normal returning.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
3 Aug 21
@ThatDisha
Yes. It really helps to see things returning like this.
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