It was not cranberry juice
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52941)
Staten Island, New York
May 25, 2026 8:46pm CST
I went to Trader Joe’s last week to buy their cranberry juice. It’s 100% juice. No water, no sugar, nothing but cranberry juice. It’s tart and delicious. If I had to choose what cranberry juice to buy I would always buy theirs.
I poured myself a glass today. I was looking forward to having it with an almond croissant from Lidl. I took a big gulp and it seemed to taste weird. Instead of being tart it was sweet and it didn’t seem to taste like it was cranberries.
I looked at the label on the jar and it turned out to be cherry juice. And it was from concentrate. I have never gotten this juice before and I’m never going to get it again. Not only because it’s from concentrate but because I don’t like the taste. I’m not a fan of cherry juice in general actually.
When I was grabbing the jar from the store shelf I thought I was grabbing cranberry juice. I even remember checking the label to make sure it’s cranberry juice. And here we are. I have no idea how it happened that I ended up with cherry juice. Since I already have it, I’m gonna try to finish it. But I know I’m not going to enjoy it.
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@MarieCoyle (61005)
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26 May
I know the one brand, Ocean Spray, makes 100% juice, but it's cranberry and cherry together. You might check Amazon, there are a lot of different juice brands there.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
I thought ocean spray was from concentrate.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
@MarieCoyle interesting. I’ve never seen those. Next time I am at the supermarket I will check it out and see if they have it.
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@MarieCoyle (61005)
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26 May
@lovebuglena
That reminds me, I went in to Dollar Tree to get some mailing envelopes recently and wondered around a bit. They had the glass bottles of the Martinelli’s Apple juice that you talked about. Clear glass jars, $1.25
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@allen0187 (59989)
• Philippines
27 May
That's too bad.
I drink a lot of pomegranate juice. Not exactly sure when I started liking it but it grew on me.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
I haven’t had that in a while. It can be pretty tart as well.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
@allen0187 I prefer eating actual pomegranate. I do not eat the seeds though. I find them tough to chew, and I do not like to swallow them whole.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
I once took a big gulp from a Poland Spring bottle expecting water. It turned out to be vodka.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
@AmbiePam I was thinking to myself why does this water taste so weird? And then I smelled it and I smelled vodka.
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@luisadannointed (12006)
• Philippines
26 May
@lovebuglena, I think you have to triple-check your favorite purchase drinks, especially when you are at the counter. Just to make sure and never had disappointments.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
I hope it doesn’t happen again.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
@luisadannointed the weird thing is I remember looking at the jar to confirm that it was cranberry juice before I actually put it in the cart.
@RasmaSandra (99580)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 May
I get my Great Value brand cranberry or cranberry grape,
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@RasmaSandra (99580)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 May
@lovebuglena sorry about that I keep forgetting you do not have a Walmart
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
@RasmaSandra I can maybe order it online, but I don’t know if they would ship it.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
Never heard of this brand. Where is it sold?
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@Ineeddentures (41144)
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26 May
You read the label wrong
You saw "erry"
And made a simple error
Don't beat yourself up about it
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
Well, I really wanted cranberry juice but now I’m stuck with cherry juice.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
@Ineeddentures I was at the store yesterday, but it was sold out.
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@Ineeddentures (41144)
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27 May
@lovebuglena take your winnings from the casino and go buy some cranberry juice tomorrow morning
@GardenGerty (170351)
• United States
26 May
Tart cherry juice is supposed to be good to reduce inflammation, and also to help you sleep. Like it or not, you may have gotten some benefit from it. I am sorry that happened to you.
@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
The thing is, it’s not tart cherry juice. It’s just regular cherry juice.
@Orson_Kart (8510)
• United Kingdom
26 May
Cranberry juice is good at preventing UTIs I believe? I don’t know if that has put me off, but I never drink it. I prefer orange or pineapple juice at breakfast time.
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@sallypup (69599)
• Centralia, Washington
26 May
@lovebuglena Acid. I can't drink orange juice now, either.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
Interesting. I didn’t know cranberry juice can give a person heartburn.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
What happens sometimes is people will pick up an item and not put it back in its place. And then you’re looking at the right thing, but you are grabbing the wrong thing because somebody put it there.
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@LindaOHio (223900)
• United States
26 May
Sorry you got the wrong juice. I like cranberry juice too.
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@lovebuglena (52941)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May
I was looking at jars of cranberry juice when I was picking up a jar and putting it in the cart. I have no idea how I ended up with cherry juice. And now I have to suffer drinking it because I can’t bring myself to spill it out.
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