Van Holten's Variety Pickle-In-A-Pouch Sampler, Assorted Dill Snack, 8 Pack

I’ll be doing a review for each pickle. I LOVE Van Holten’s pickles, I usually go to my local 7/11 and grab a Tapatio flavor pickle. it’s such a good flavor, spicy and crunchy!! So, I tried the Sour Sis today... it’s OK. It’s not the best, but I have to say, the pickle has a good crunch to it. I was so excited to open my pickles, that they weren’t too cold which, In it’s defense was probably why the flavor wasn’t all that great. I do look forward to trying my pickles throughout the week.

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I love pickles so much to the annoyance of my enamel and dentist, but I digress. These pickles are enormous, briny, crunchy and delicious. There are really four flavors, just named differently. The sour one is super sour, the spicy one is super spicy, but the garlic one doesn’t really have much garlic flavor. Still, these are fun to try, make a great gift, and I’d definitely buy them again.

The pickles are great, but I am not a fan of "Hot Mama". That one is flavored like a cinnamon candy.

When I received these pickles, I thought I might try a bite and save the rest for later... but I ended up eating the whole thing. I LOVE pickles. I'm also very picky about them. I had the Dill Pickle, and it was great. A little on the salty side, but good flavor and great texture. Very crunchy and firm. I also ended up drinking the juice, which was good haha I didn't measure, but these pickles are probably around 6"? They're big. I'd consider it a great value for your money. I paid $14 for 8 pickles. With the large size, quality of flavor and texture, plus the novelty of it, I would pay that again. If somebody in your life is a Pickle fanatic, or likes novelty foods I'd say these are very giftable!

Fun idea for pickle loving teen, however upon arrival the taste is horrific. Like they’ve gone bad. They were soft to touch and smelled not so great. Pickle loving teen dove right in and opened one, I could tell by his face there was something off, but he kept eating. I asked to try a bite just to see if it was gross or if he didn’t like the flavor. It was absolutely disgusting, almost couldn’t swallow due to putrid taste. Told him not to finish it and throw it away. He poured the juice down the sink and the smel just permeated the kitchen, so disgusting. Do not recommend. Unfortunately we cannot return or get any money back, so it’s money wasted on seemingly spoiled pickles. Don’t waste your money. Extremely bummed bc the idea was so fun and I was looking forward to this gift being a fun one, now we have to throw them away and count the money as a loss. Im not one who usually writes reviews but I just want to save people spending the money and sharing the disgust. Very disappointing.

Overall very good, but I am very disappointed and slightly concerned finding that one of the bags had a small pinhole in it and this item is not returnable and it’s just taking me through a loop so I was not able to get a refund or a partial refund.

I’m always a sucker for a good pickle and these are truly delicious. My picky kids love them as well. There are different flavors to interest any curious snicker. The hot momma is my prize pick and it isn’t lying when it uses the word hot! Truly spicy. It was packaged well and arrived safely.