When I got my coupons in the mail I began the hunt for these candies. They are being picked up by more and more stores, but the only place I could find them in my town was at Staples-of all places, right?! Anyways, I chose three candies- Unreal 41 (comparable to M&Ms), Unreal 5 (comparable to Milky Way), and Unreal 77 (comparable to Reeses PB cups).
After buying my candy, I bought their brand name counterparts and headed over to my boyfriend's house to have him and his roommates help me out!
First, I set up all the candy on plates and split it up into four pieces so we could each compare them...
Kyle was up first-
His thoughts:
Unreal 41 vs m&ms- He liked them both, but thought that the Unreal 41 chocolate insides tasted like hot chocolate, which he loved. If given the choice, he would choose Unreal 41 over m&ms!
Unreal 5 vs Milky Way- He could not tell a differece at all. He would choose the Unreal 5 because of the healthier ingredients.
Unreal 77 vs Reeses- Kyle did not like the Unreal 77, especially compared to the Reeses cups. The chocolate was not sweet enough with the peanut butter filling, he said.
Next came Cody-
Unreal 41 vs m&ms- Cody thought these both tasted the same! He really couldn't tell me differences between the two!
Unreal 5 vs Milky Way- After comparing the two, he thought that Unreal 5 was chewier than the Milkway Way, which was neither good nor bad. Taste wise, though, he did not notice a difference.
Unreal 77 vs Reeses- This was the only instance where Cody clearly preferred the name brand, Reeses. He said Unreal 77 was "not bad, but nothing special."
Lastly, Dallas-
Unreal 41 vs m&ms- The shell tasted and felt the same to him, but he agreed with Kyle who said the Unreal tastes a little like hot chocolate.
Unreal 5 vs Milky Way- He said they tasted exactly the same, but thought the Unreal was a little bit harder in texture than the Milky Way.
Unreal 77 vs Reeses- Before testing these two, Dallas told me that he loves Reeses Peanutbutter Cups, so I was sure he would prefer the name brand... But he didn't! He said he liked the Unreal even more.
All in all, they liked the Unreal about equally as much as the brands they grew up with, and in some cases they liked it even more! I asked them if they would choose Unreal or name brands if they had the choice of two and they were the same price, and each of them chose Unreal for 2 out of the 3 candies they tried.
To learn more about UNREAL candy, head over to http://getunreal.com/ and check out their FUN website. Also, consider becoming a BzzAgent at www.bzzagent.com so you can also test out products and spread some Bzz!
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