What are the best Costco snacks, according to the people? Let’s talk about that. Good Mythical Morning. Costco, it’s a magical wonderland in the epitome of being American. Buying things in bulk for cheaper while being fed free samples on a toothpick. That’s right, why buy one pack of muffins when you can replace all of your furniture with boxes of muffins, sit on your muffin throne, and call yourself the Muffin King. Okay, well, today, the Muffin King and I are working… Oh, I’m not the Muffin King. Oh, it sounded like you were. I’m just saying you could do that. I would never, but someone could. Not the Muffin King and I are working our way through the most popular snacks you can buy at Costco. It’s time for We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Cart: Best Costco Snacks Okay, boys. Couponbirds.com analyzed over 145,000 customer review ratings on Costco.com to find the snacks with the highest percentage of five star reviews. You’re gonna try the snacks in front of you and compete to draft the highest ranked among them. The top ranked item is worth one point, then the next most popular is two points, and so on. The lowest score at the end wins. But before we find out about the first set of snacks that Link is touching, let’s find out who picks first. There should be some wieners beside you. Longest wiener picks. Okay. Oh, whoa. Okay. You won, I got the short wiener. – But mine’s almost like a… – I’ll take it. A little smoky. Oh. Oh. Okay, in the top Costco chips and pretzels category we have Kirkland’s Signature Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets. So good! How many of these do you think you’ve eaten in your life? These are so good. I’ve eaten thousands. I don’t think I’ve eaten thousands, but… I ate 750 at least on Buddy System season one. That’s what got me turned on to them, but then lately at the Creative House, you know, I got a big jar. Oh, I know. I found them. What’s next? Osulloc matcha pretzels. I’m a little sus of this, but let’s see. Hmm. Matcha’s good for you. It’s good for your veins or whatever. And so are pretzels. Good for your veins. Um, that tastes a little, matcha to me, is like, whoa, is that fish food? Not as much as this, but first I wanna, tell me about this, Stevie. Sonoma Creamery Pepper Jack Crisps. Oh! I’m excited about these. Those are good. Craft baked, real cheese. Lots of protein. Bite size. – And, finally? – And shrimp chips. Shrimp chips, that’s all. This is a big ass bag of chips. Look at that. That’s crazy. Ironic. I am wild. Made with wild shrimp. Garlic and butter. Good gosh. 13.5 percent shrimp in this, y’all. Wow, that’s a lot of shrimp. It’s highly rated. Also a lot of chip. Typically, a lot of the shrimp stuff, it’s, the first bite, it’s like, ooh, I gotta get used to this, but I will say. That one started out pretty good. Okay, before you pick, before you pick, I gotta say we tossed a little twist in today’s game. No, you didn’t. Two of the rounds will contain a sneaky snack, a snack that Costco doesn’t even sell, and you want to avoid accidentally drafting it because it’s worth five points. My god! And it, it, but we don’t know if it’s in this round. Correct. Aw, crap. Man, these are so good. They’re a little spicy. Dang, they’re so good. Now listen. So crunchy. Listen, I’m thinking about the Costco crowd here. You know what I’m saying? I’m taking into account the Costco crowd. Nothing against Costco. I’ve been to it. I like it. You’re talking about bulk daddies. But I just don’t know. There’s two snacks that stand out as what I think would be their favorite in this lineup. And I’m gonna go with what is traditionally my favorite, and I’ve seen it so many places. I’m gonna go with the pretzels. Well, you’ve got your shopping cart. And I’ve got my shopping cart here. Whoops. This is the second water that’s been spilled in the last ten minutes. But the first one that I’ve spilled. Can we go back to putting the fake water in his mug? That’s just the, like, shiny piece of plastic? Sorry about that. We did that for years. Sorry about that. Well, I’m gonna take I’m gonna take this. That’s what I would have taken if I were you. Because, first of all, this is so good. This is gonna be in my life now. Yeah, in fact, I’m gonna eat two at the same time. So are you gonna take shrimp, or are you gonna take the Osulloc? Us, Os, Osulloc. The shrimp chips are definitively better. Yep. But I just think that, I don’t know. I think the Costco crowd might be a little bit scared of them. Less scared, they are less scared of Matcha pretzels. That’s fine. I wanted the shrimp chips, because I don’t even think they sell those at Costco. I think that’s one of the decoys. Pull your wiener. Oh. I’ll let you touch first. I already touched it, but hey. Oh! Whoa! Now I’m in familiar territory. I think that might be a problem. I mean, that’s a double footlong. I think that might be a problem. That might be more of a burden. Okay, we’ve got the cookie category up next. We have Lotus Biscoff Cookies. Yes. I got to say that, I mean, what is, am I on a plane? Yeah. That’s the only time I’ve had Biscoff. What is it? Gingerbread? It’s gingerbread like. I mean, I love the taste of them. Delicious caramelized taste. But I would never have them at home. I would never buy these. When they hand them to me on a plane, I’m like, Thank you very much. I’m sophisticated. I 100 percent agree, dude. It’s surprisingly good. It’s crispy. It’s almost like a chip. And we have Sugar Bowl Bakery Madeleine Cookies. Well, look at these. I mean, you’ve got, you’ve got, you’ve got the shell, and then you’ve got that side. It just, it looks like, um, a nice little bit of cornbread. It’s cakey. Very cakey in the same way that cornbread can be cakey. But it’s not cornbread. But it’s sweet. Huh. French cake cookie. Does it make you feel fresh? No, no. No, no? No, no. And we have Meiji Hello Panda chocolate cream filled cookies. I’ve had these before. Do they pop in your mouth in a satisfying way? Yes. Not as much… They’re good, they’re not very gooey. Goo in the middle as I thought. It’s cream center, not goo. And? And finally, Tru Blu cinnamon spice cream cheese flavored cookies. Cream cheese flavored? They didn’t go very heavy on the cream cheese. It’s kinda, they say what’s not in it to make it healthy. Tell the people. They do not have… High fructose corn syrup. Artificial colors, artificial flavors, or preservatives. You gotta keep an eye on this, it’ll go bad quick. It’s a good tasting cookie. Do I like it better than the Biscoff? You’re up first. Now that, hmm. I don’t know which one of these I like the most. Also, just to let you know what you’re playing for, the person with the lowest score in the end wins the chance to trade seats with Chase for 60 seconds in Good Mythical More. Oh man, where’s Chase sit? What a coveted position. Exactly, you don’t even know where he sits. He’s always sitting somewhere new. It’s a high value. Alright Link. I’m gonna pick the one that I like the most. Which I can’t figure out. I don’t even know if these are there. You know? All right, fine. I’m gonna go with Hello Panda. It’s gimmicky. Can it… Okay, there it is. Got it. And it’s such a big bag, or box of multiple bags, which is very Costco. Well, you can’t read it. I gotta do it this way. What are you choosing? I’ve never met someone who didn’t like Biscoff cookies. I’ve never met anyone who had them in their house, though. Maybe you don’t get out enough. I’m gonna go with the Madelines. These are, um, very surprisingly soft. And tasty. Leaving, I’m sticking you with the Tru Blu on purpose. And I actually think what your instinct was, that these may not even be at Costco. That’s what I was feeling. – Too small. And healthy, right? – I felt this might be a decoy item. Yeah. Only one way to find out. I screwed you. You got me. Dramatic wiener pulling! If we’re good at anything. Don’t search that. All right. – Okay, chocolates are up. – You first. We have a Bouchard Belgian Probiotic Chocolate. Bouchard, oh oui oui. What is this stuff? Probiotic chocolate, what? It’s healthy for ya. Very dark. What else is in there? A little mint. 72 percent cacao. It’s not mint, is it? Cow, cacao, cow. Cacao is a superfood. – No, it’s just chocolate. – Cow is beef. Okay. Do you feel the probiotics? No, but I did think there was some mint in it. I think we both did because there was green on it. We’re so easily influenced by the marketing. Then we have Kirkland Signature Milk Chocolate Almonds. Don’t leave me alone with a big jar of these. I actually prefer a non milked almond. Or chocolate. Well, sounds like a personal problem. I’m much more of a savory guy. Well, I am too, but I just like food more than you, so I like sweets more than you, but I’m also a savory guy. Then we have Utah Truffles Dark Chocolate Truffles with Sea Salt. Utah? Huh. Utah Truffles. What’s in here? Let’s see. Whoa. Smooth chocolate. Completely smooth. It slips out of my hand. Nothing in there except more of the same. We like it. They’re doing this in Utah now. The boys like it. Is that not great? Decadent chocolate with melt away center. And the salty part of it? Wow. I can only eat one. Well, that’s okay. It’s so rich. And lastly, the Kinder Bueno Chocolate and Hazelnut Chocolate Bars. Oh, gooey. This is the gooey we were looking for with the – pandas in the last round. – It’s hazelnut, though. Hazelnut, not my favorite, but as I get older, I like it more. Weird. Did you say hazelnut nut my favorite? I should have said that. You did. Hazelnut, my favorite. I really like what Kinder does that everything they have, they make you want to open and find a prize inside. Even if the prize is just hazelnut. Um, it’s not, it’s not my favorite here. I got power of choice. Yes you do. I’m going with what I see more evidence of in the world. Yeah. I see these everywhere. Crafty. It’s good to have in your house. Musical instrument. Put them in a bowl. Stack them on your cart. – I think, I went back to those. – That will never fall. Those are my favorite thing out of the four. But, this right here is surprising. And something, this is not a decoy. I can just tell, like the decadent bag is like Not supposed to be in Costco, but it is. You put that so elegantly, almost. The decadent bag. Um, yeah, those are great. Do the people of Costco care about probiotics? Probiotics? Well, you know, it’s, it’s, it’s a buzzword. It’s in the zeitgeist. I think they care about Kinders. I think they care about Kinders. I did not want you to stick me with this. I did though. And now I have it. Look at my cart, it’s so big. Oh my goodness, what am I gonna do? I’m gonna shove it down in there. I’m gonna do that, and then… Whoop! I’m gonna bring my cart, look at it, I got a load, man. I mean, this is what it looks like when you leave Costco anyway, right? Yeah, well, if you have a little cart. We have another round? Crap. It’s not too late for you to figure out what to make for Thanksgiving. And if you wanna know what is the best canned cranberry sauce or what about the best boxed stuffing or instant mashed potatoes, well, you should go over to Sporked for new and updated rankings of all the Thanksgiving staples. Yes. It’s down to two weins. You went with shorty, thinking shorty might mean longy. Yep. AHHHHHHHHHH MY GOODNESS IT SPANS THE DECADES! Okay this is the overall category so this includes any foods that appear on the top 50 snacks list, no specific category, no specific order, starting with Fit Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Whey Protein Bars! Who is Robert Irvine? Oh, you don’t know about Robert Irvine? What, did I offend somebody? He started Irvine. I’ve seen him on the TV. Is that good? For a fitness bar, it’s actually excellent. Yeah. Like, like really, I’m telling you. Yeah, it wasn’t bad. Do you know how bad these can be? – Yeah, they can be really bad. – Sorry, Robert. Sorry that he spit that out. – I spit it out just because… – If you wanna show up at his house and kick his ass, I’ll be there. It’s just too much. You’ll be there? I’ll be there to watch. I’ll film it. Then we have Altoid breath mints. Oh, I need one of those. Well, I kinda feel like I need to wait and eat that last. But yeah, I know what an Altoid breath mint tastes like. I’m gonna stick to the format. You’re just gonna eat it quickly? Like completely consumed? Mint chocolate. It actually kinda works. Okay. It’s good to have these around. Then we have Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. Okay. I mean, uh, yeah, yeah. There’s not a place for these in my life. When do you eat jelly beans? Yes, I got licorice. When, when, when does that happen? When’s it? Do you keep them in your car? Do you eat them with the grandkids? I don’t, I don’t, what do you do with these things? I was talking to a relative who will, who shall remain unnamed recently. And they, um, they were telling me about how in the 90s they went through a buttered popcorn jelly belly phase. – And I was like… – Only those? Yes, and I was like, how many of those could you eat? And they said, how big was the bag? What? And I was like, that’s crazy. To sit there with that very specific fake taste and just go so hard at it. I know, I know. Not a place for it in my life. And finally, Nutty and Fruity Spicy Chili Tamarind Bites. Oh, whoa. That’s confusing in a nice way. Nutty, fruity, spicy, chewy? Oh. Mm hmm. It’s all those things. I’m actually not getting much nutty. I’m getting spicy, chewy. He said chili, by the way, not chewy. Oh. Yeah, okay. But I’m not getting nutty. Chewy. Chewy. If you say chewy, it could be chewy or chilly. Woo! These are something, aren’t they? Yeah, they’re pretty good. Link, you are up. I don’t know how many of those I could eat. The only thing here that has a place in my life are these Altoids. I could see people buying lots of Altoids. Buying a lot of them. Everywhere you go, you need to have them. And there’s lots of people who carry a ton of Altoids. Yep. By my logic, that would have been my first choice as well, because the evidence of them in the world. Yeah, and we are studiers of the world. Robert Irvine is, uh, he’s not only big and fitnessy He’s a chef as well. Okay. I think he’s respected in the space. I think that’s an excellent protein bar. And so, I think that these might be a popular choice for people. These nutty fruity things, um, could be a decoy. Could you see this at Costco? Have you seen it? I have not. And I cannot. I’m gonna stick that with you, and I’m gonna take the jelly beans. I think you just, I think you just had a really good round. That would be my… Well, okay, if they fall out of his cart, does that mean he loses? No, it means I get a discount, I think. Okay, before I tell you how you did, you have the opportunity to trade one item from your opponent’s shopping cart that they cannot block, and no, you may not trade it back for an item that has been traded away from you. If you’d like to make any additional trades, you both must agree. Rhett… I’m losing. You’re currently losing. Yeah, I knew that. So you can make your trade first. I knew I was losing. And I think I might be losing relatively badly. There are three items, no, four items on your cart that I feel are strong choices. Uh huh. What’s in your wallet? I gotta find what I feel the worst about on my cart. Alright. Alright, I’m ready. What do you want, homie? Okay, I am going to get rid of… Oh, I have to get rid of something. My matcha pretzels. I think maybe those aren’t even carried at Costco. Okay. And I’m going to get from you… This? You want this? I can pick whatever I want. You want the probiotic chocolate? I’m gonna pick one of four things. The jelly beans, the parmesan crisps, the madeleines, or the Hello Panda chocolate. – Oh, this Hello Panda is so… – It’s so hard though to get to though. It’s so eye catching. But they’re not that great. I think the people of Costco, they know how good those Parmesan crisps taste, because they’ve tasted them. Yeah. Oh, man. Give me the Parmesan crisps. I am jealous in real life, because… They’re so good. I took a picture of those, just so I could buy them later. Remember the moment. All right, so I’ve been stuck with this crap, so I’m gonna stick you with the probiotic. Okay, I’m fine with that. Do I want the peanut butter pretzels or the chocolate covered almonds? Peanut butter pretzels. Oh, gosh. Yep, yep, yep. Alright, you just, that hurt me. That was a, yeah, that was a heat sinking missile into my cart. There we go. To grab the best item. There it is. So now, because I still figure that I’m losing, let me see if I can talk you into a bad idea. Yep, yep, yep. This is picturesque. Slide on over here. Slide on in here. Move your chair. – Do you think… – Don’t be shy. Don’t be shy. Be in the show. – Do you think that… – No. I’m not. I’m not. I’m locked in. You won’t take any trade? Uh uh. I’m feeling real good right now. You don’t want the Biscoff? Mm mm. Everybody loves Biscoff. Nope. I’m feeling real good right now. You don’t want… You’re feeling about this good? You don’t want the almonds? I’ll take the almonds. I’m not giving them up. I’m not giving them up. Okay, I’m locked in as well. All right, we’re locked in. Let’s tabulate the results. Okay, in the chips and pretzels round, the number one most popular was Kirkland Signature Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets, followed by shrimp chips, followed by Sonoma Creamery Pepper Jack Crisps and Osulloc Matcha Pretzels were a sneaky snack. Yes! Okay, so that was good. That was a good move by me. In cookies, the number one snack was Lotus Biscoff cookies, followed by Meiji Hello Panda Chocolate Cream Filled Cookies, and Sugar Bowl Bakery Madeline Cookies, Tru Blu were the sneaky snack. Did I have those? Dang it. And we were right. They were, they were, and I ended up getting them. Dang it. And then chocolate number one went to Utah Truffles. Yes! Number one! I should have got, they’re so good. Followed by the Milk Chocolate Almonds, the Probiotic Chocolate, and Kinder in last place. Oh! The Probiotic beat the Kinder. And then in the final overall category at number one was Altoid, followed by Jelly Belly. Oh, you crushed me. Then Fit Crunch, then Nutty, Fruity, Spicy, Chewy. So, interestingly enough, all your little tradesies did absolutely nothing and brought you back to the same scores. In the end, Rhett has 25 points, and Link has 17 points, meaning that Link is our winner and gets to trade seats with Chase in Good Mythical More. Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! 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