I spotted these "new" Mars Mix in Co-Op and was instantly suspicious that they were one of those old products that's been labelled new when it's not. The truth is - it's not really new. In the bag there are two types of circular chocolates which will give you the "great taste of Mars"- a fluffy nougat and a caramel. This is all very similar to Mars Planets which also featured balls of nougat and caramel, BUT also had a crispy centred chocolate too.
The good thing about Mars Mix is that they really are like eating a Mars bar in a ball format, without the annoying crispy one that served no real purpose. The nougat, caramel and chocolate all taste identical to that found in a real Mars Bar. We took this bag to the cinema at the weekend and everyone enjoyed them (hence the lack of photos!). Of course there is also a major downside to the NEW Mars Mix and that is - we're all getting less for our money. No longer "Soft, Crispy & Chewy", now we just get soft and chewy, and all in a smaller bag too (140g rather than 150g). Strange to call it Mars Mix when there's actually less of a mix.
I'm not sure if Mars Planets will still be available. They're listed on Tesco online as in stock, so perhaps Mars are simply catering for all the "crispy ones" haters out there and providing an alternative bag.
Grocery Gems Verdict: Mars Mix
RATING: 7 out of 10.
Buy them again?: Maybe.
Nutrition (per 40g): 190 calories.
Purchased: Co-Op.
Price: £1.00p for 140g sharing bag.
I've seen these at the Co-op too but declined to buy them since they're obviously nothing new. It really irks me when companies rebrand a product like this and try to claim that it's somehow "new" when it really isn't - and it's even worse when they reduce the size!
ReplyDeleteAnyway hope you had a great bank holiday weekend Katherine! It's been lovely and sunny here up north, I'm not really used to it!
Don't blame you for passing on these. I only bought them because I needed something to smuggle into the cinema :)
DeleteAnd thanks Kev, I had a good bank holiday. It's lovely and sunny down here too, and I'm just about starting to get used to it! Let's hope it lasts a bit longer!
not fuckn happy fast feet
ReplyDeletebring back the crispy one.......it was the king of planets.....BATMAN
ReplyDeletei bought them and they were all caramel
ReplyDeleteIm not very happy mars, and i demand some crunchy ones as i bought the packet for these and they were all caramel. It severly pissed me off.
ReplyDeleteyeah me too
DeleteI demand the mars equivelent of malteasers.
DeleteI demand the mars equivelent of malteasers.
DeleteMalteasers are Mars...
DeleteI really do not understand why they took out the crisp i believe this made the bag of sweets amazing, i know its probably because of the fact mars bars themselves have no crisp however i think they were so much better with a bit of bite, i feel cheated!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with whomever anonymous 1 is, I predict a riot.
I also agree, I liked the crispy one. It gave the bag variety.
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