Great Value candy bars might ring up at nearly half the price, but it will cost ya half the taste, too! đ
If you were considering cutting back a few dollars this spooky season and trying Walmartâs Great Value candy bars instead, hereâs your friendly reminder that cost doesnât always beat quality.
My kiddos & I compared the top 6 candy bars to their Great Value counterpart and hereâs our honest feedback:
1. KitKat vs. Great Value Milk Chocolate Crispy Wafer Bar
Although the GV crispy wafer bar was the most similar in packaging and shape, also giving the classic 4-stick bar, the chocolate had almost a âgreasyâ appearance. And, while the wafer was tolerable, the milk chocolate was too rich.
My 6-year-old daughter said it perfectly that this chocolate was âtoo sourâ.
2. Twix vs. Great Value Cookie & Caramel Bars
Somehow, these cookie bars are the same weight, and yet the GV bars look smaller in person. The chocolate is also more âgrayishâ in color, with almost a dusting layer over it. These bars gave a similar crunch from the cookie center but lacked the smooth and chewy caramel finish, leaving it overall unsatisfying.
3. Snickers vs. Great Value Peanut, Caramel, & Nougat Bar
If you crave the irresistible crunch of a peanut-y Snickers bar, youâll want to skip the GV version, as the peanut layer is practically nonexistent. đ Not only is the iconic peanut and caramel layer thinner than a classic Snickers, but the peanuts are also significantly smaller, chopped pieces, unlike the large peanut texture weâre used to.
You wonât get that crunch, and youâll be adding 10 extra calories and 2g of extra fat to your midday snack â no thanks!Â
4. Hersheyâs vs. Great Value Milk Chocolate Bar
You might think youâre getting a bigger bar for less money, plus fewer calories, fat, and sodium per bar, but after tasting, I couldnât even bring myself to melt this chocolate to recycle into other treats. đ
Maybe itâs that the GV bar is sweetened with vanilla or the chocolate liquor thatâs also in the ingredient list, but either way, this chocolate had a very âartificial-yâ taste, and all the added âbenefitsâ canât beat the creaminess of true Hersheyâs.
5. Miky Way vs Great Value Caramel & Nougat Bar
The GV caramel & nougat bar is another great example where you might be paying less, but youâre also getting less â just look at the difference in thickness in the two candy bars above.
Youâre also submitting yourself to 20 extra calories and 2g of extra fat per bar, along with undesirable ingredients like glucose and fructose syrup, sorbitol, and monoâ and diglycerides. đŤ
6. 3 Musketeers vs. Great Value Nougat Bar
Price difference: 11¢ per ounce
Not only does this GV candy bar have some of the worst (and most comical đ) reviews, but even after just unwrapping, it almost looks too unappetizing to eat. The nougat is more brownish in color, feels chewy instead of fluffy, and has a whopping 40 more calories than the original!
And donât just take my word for it! None of these bars have more than a 3-star rating and here is what customers have to sayâŚ
Tastes nothing like a 3 Musketeer you can drive a nail with how hard these are.
It was sweet but not very flavorful. Definitely doesnât compare to other caramel and nougat candy bars. Great Value products are usually closer to the brand, but this wasnât even worth considering.
Just pay the extra for the name-brand version. I donât mind generics but this one didnât make the cut. :/
Bought it cause it was 78 cents and instead of tasting what I thought would be an off-brand 3 Musketeers bar I tasted something that felt like a sin.
Here at Hip, weâre typically big fans of all things Great Value. The taste is usually very close if not better than, and you canât beat the price! But this reviewer said it best:
âGreat Value products are usually closer to the brand, but this wasnât even worth considering.â
However, while this taste test didnât turn out how we were expecting, youâll still find us shopping these Great Value favorites:
Have you tried these Great Value candy bars? Let us know if your taste buds approved! đ
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