Alright, remember the hint I gave you about what the last country would be? It’s where Shakira was born. If you guessed Colombia, you are correct! And lord, I cannot WAIT to try estos tentempies colombianos. That translates to “these Colombian snacks” in English by the way. Unfortunately, this will be the last box I review (at least for now), but how about I go ahead and cut to the chase? Yeah. Let me do that before I ramble.
The Snacks:
Milk Chocolate Nougat Bar: One could say that this is reminiscent of the Three Musketeers, and even the booklet says so. I haven’t had a Three Musketeers bar in ages, so I cannot compare them to each other. However, I feel like peanuts would’ve made this bar stronger. The added crunch from the peanuts would’ve complimented it better, and I would’ve given this a higher rating. 3.7/5
White Chocolate Cookies & Cream Clusters: The texture and taste of the cookie is really good! The sweetness is satisfying, and I can taste the cookies & cream flavor. You might be thinking to yourself, “duh!” But make no mistake. Not all snacks have enough of their described flavor in them. One critique I will make is that I can see why one would consider it too sweet. However, I do really like these clusters overall. 4.2/5
Passion Fruit Lollipop: This one is interesting. I have never consumed Passion Fruit in any form before, but I like it. It reminds me of what I would taste in a fruit juice. The only bad thing is that there is a bubblegum center, and I am not big on blow pops. So even while sucking on a blow pop, getting to that part ruins my vibe. 3.65/5
Mayonnaise Potato Chips: Oh my word. I don’t like mayonnaise as it is. Why do I have to eat mayonnaise chips? But of course, it is my responsibility to try everything and give my verdict. I was high-key disgusted about having a mayonnaise flavor in my mouth. But honestly, they weren’t that bad. Even so, my rating may be a little unfair due to being biased against mayonnaise. 3.6/5
Cafe con Leche Toffee: Considering that I am sucking on this candy at night and it has coffee, I am probably going to be staying up at night. Okay, just kidding. Jokes aside, this is actually interesting. I can imagine actually tasting coffee, and I like the flavor. I’m going to give this a good rating, because sucking this candy is a pleasant experience. 3.85/5
Coconut Cream Chocolate Wafer: The balance between the chocolate and coconut flavors are satisfying. Remember all those wafers I tried in my previous box? That is what seeing that pack of wafers reminds me of. Though away from that, I like how the flavors are moderate and satisfying. In fact, I actually like snacks that have sweetness without being too overpowering. Those kinds of snacks get bonus points from me. 4.5/5
Fruity Penguin Gummies: When I saw the word “gummies” in the booklet, I knew that I was in for a real treat. These are foam gummies, and you can say that they are reminiscent of the American foam gummies (if you know what I am talking about). They are also sour, but they are not too sour. They aren’t bad, but I don’t think I would take this over a standard gummy. 3.75/5
Bacon & Lime Chips: Lime and bacon chips? Ehh…. okay. The first bite was quite something, but then the lime flavor started to kick in. I think the texture of these is good, but I don’t know if the lime flavor was necessary. It makes this more weird (which is an interesting factor), but maybe a different flavor besides lime would’ve been better. Barbeque would’ve been interesting, and sour cream and onion would’ve been good as well. But ranking off of what I have, this would’ve been more passable on their own. 3.4/5
Final Verdict: Eight boxes and around 60 snacks later, I am now able to report the grand prize winner of the highest ranked box in this series. Congratulations to this month’s box, which has a higher rating than all of the previous boxes! Okay, this is not a formal award. Seriously though, with nearly all the snacks being passable and a couple of them being very good, the scores combine to make the highest average of all the boxes. Here’s the final ranking of every box:
- Colombia (3.83/5)
- Egypt (3.62/5)
- Brazil (3.54/5)
- Scandinavia (3.45/5)
- The Philippines (3.43/5)
- The United Kingdom (3.31/5)
- Poland (3.17/5)
- France (3/5)
And that is all for now, folks! It is sad to see my subscription box journey end for now. However, I intend to have many more subscription box reviews on my platform in the future! A little far-fetched, I would say. But don’t worry. Lots of fun content will still be published. Stick around for my next article!
If you would like to read my take on every box, start by reading my first article in this series: https://sweetsimplicity16.com/trying-a-universal-yums-box-for-the-first-time-a-review/
