Just No on These Peas, Please
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (111869)
United States
November 13, 2025 8:02am CST
I am always looking for the "best price" whenever I buy something, and so every thing has its place, so to speak.
Take canned carrots. I usually get them at Dollar Tree, Founder's Street brand, for 75 cents a can, and they're just fine.
Recently, I decided to switch back to canned peas simply because I find sometimes I don't always like the added crunchiness or sometimes "rubbery" nature of frozen ones, and figured, for 75 cents a can I'd try the ones at Dollar Tree.
Nope.
I am not sure what the idea is here. But these were some of the worst canned peas I have ever had in my life. They were downright nasty. They had a texture that was powdery and chewy, a bit like lima beans. Even the taste was off. They just weren't good.
I'm not getting these again.
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6 responses
@snowy22315 (204253)
• United States
13 Nov
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. I rarely buy veggies in the can..too much unnecessary sodium
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@snowy22315 (204253)
• United States
14 Nov
@porwest Once in awhile I will get a can of veggies just to save hassle.
@moffittjc (127737)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Nov
I think when it comes to off-brands, it can be hit or miss on quality. For the most part, no-name brands generally taste as good as, or close to, the name brands, but every now and then you find something that just isn't right. Looks like you found it. haha
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@moffittjc (127737)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Nov
@porwest Eh, it happens. That's always the chance we take with no-name brands. 99% of the time it will be alright, but then there's that 1% where we just hope we don't die of food poisoning! lol
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@porwest (111869)
• United States
16 Nov
@moffittjc And unfortunately, dying is permanent, so, there's no going back and avoiding doing that one again. lol
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@FourWalls (83835)
• United States
13 Nov
I save 100% by not eating peas. Seriously, I’m allergic to them, as in ruin-your-lunch allergic. Never liked them taste wise, either, which may be my taste buds keeping me from eating them.
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@FourWalls (83835)
• United States
14 Nov
@porwest — it’s like shrimp…got horribly sick on it (which turned out to be an allergy), and that was enough to swear me off of it forever. Same with peas.
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@porwest (111869)
• United States
15 Nov
@FourWalls That would keep me away from it as well.
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@DaddyEvil (169818)
• United States
13 Nov
We buy some veggies in the can but never peas (We don't eat them.) and never carrots. We buy fresh carrots and I cut them up or shred them, whichever we need/want in the food we're making.
Once in a while the Best Choice canned green beans at Price Cutter are woody and we throw those away.
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@DaddyEvil (169818)
• United States
16 Nov
@porwest Oh, I see... I eat a lot of carrots fresh but also steam them. We also use a lot of them in stews or soups.
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@porwest (111869)
• United States
16 Nov
@DaddyEvil Fresh 100% of the time in soups or stews. They always get good and tender. I just can't figure out why I can't accomplish that with them any other way. lol
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