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| - As a diabetic, I should never go near Campbell's ever again.
But I'm sure I will.
And I'll only feel a little guilty about it. (And none of this is their fault - it's my own lack of being able to do things in moderation that's the issue... just to be clear.)
The cupcakes are pretty yummy - not the best I've ever had anywhere, but solidly tasty, and ginormous. Lots of variety in flavors, not a dud in the bunch of the ones I've now tried (which is too many of them for me to admit publicly, but the sea salt caramel was the star for me). There are a lot of yummy looking caramel apples - including a buckeye version - and marshmallow and chocolate treats. I haven't gotten to try these bits of yummy just yet, but I will, eventually. (Have to give the guilt a little while to subside from the last visit.)
And then there's the popcorn.
Oh, I do love popcorn. So does Campbell's. It shows.
I didn't count how many different flavors there were, but I cannot even manage to recall all of the flavors I saw... Being able to taste a bunch of the flavors before buying was helpful only in that it made me want to buy one of every flavor I tried. The regular suspects are deliciously done - cheese, butter, caramel - but there's so much more... who would have thought that strawberries and creme popcorn would be so. damned. good.? (The garlic parmesan is also amazing... and the vanilla butternut... and the caramel apple... and white cheddar jalapeno... and yes, this list could go on for a long time...)
Also, super nice and friendly staff. The fellow behind the counter who put up with my indecision on the half dozen cupcakes I was choosing was kind of insanely chipper - in a good way - and was super nice. It wasn't that fake "I'm being nice to you because I'm paid to be" either -- there was something very sincere about his enthusiasm. He *likes* working there. That says a lot about the company to me - these are the things that will make me a faithful customer.
I visited the W 25th location the next day for the first time (and took a different companion along) - about the same selection (though they had ice cream) and same happiness coming from the staff.
So I will go back, even though I shouldn't. Soon.
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