I had ordered the Coke Oreo cookies from Walmart during their early release time period but had missed out on the Coke drink. Actually, I think the drink was regionally available, seeing availability in mainland zip codes.
Now the Coke Oreo/Oreo Coke collab is publicly available if you can find them. Luckily, they are both available at Target.
The pairing is now complete…
I wasn’t paying attention too closely, and I missed it.
Walmart released the Oreo Coke and Coke Oreos, but the Coke drink is already sold out.
Okay, I was anticipating this early release because just who knows when these Coke Oreos would be available in Hawaii. To my disappointment, Oreo seemingly has no love of Hawaii, getting this error upon checkout.
Now, I have to watch Target and Walmart in-store and online to get the Oreos and the Coke drinks.
Sadly, if you look at Yelp reviews for the Pieology location in Kailua, it’s not good. And yes, I can validate these poor reviews, waiting such a long time for pre-ordered pizzas. Yet, walk-in customers get their orders ahead of pre-placed orders.
When asking the staff about our orders, the responses are false promises of “soon” and “almost.” Just be truthful.
Many reviews say the same and the business owner tries to bring cheer into responses, promising to do better, and usually ending with “We hope we can make it up to you in the future.”
At this rate, there is no future for this location for this hungry and frustrated family.
When this foodie collab launches in early September, I’m going to have to load up on both the Coke-flavored Oreos and the Oreo-flavored Coke. Okay, okay, the colors are a little scary, but you have to admit that combining the flavor profiles of both are intriguing.
This article is a great summary covering all the details about the products, the release, the flavors, and more.
And really, will Sasquatch try these in Hawaii?
All I have to say is Mtn Dew Flamin’ Hot and now you understand the title of this post. Can you imagine the sweeteness of Dew combined with the heat of Flamin’ Hot? I can’t and that’s why I need to try this new drink for myself.
Really, this drink combination sounds like a drinkable disaster in the making. But I need my mind blown with this drink before blowing out my stomach and butt.
How I underestimated the power of the Army. I mean really it’s Chicken McNuggets, fries, a drink, and two new dipping sauces. But it’s not. It is the BTS meal at McDonalds… and this meal features a special paper bag… and possibly a $1 price tag… and the Army of BTS.
The meal appeared on the lunch menu within the app but when I actually went to order, I got this instead.
Yes, unavailable… on launch day. Must be an app glitch right? I drove down to the nearest McD and saw these promising signs.
So I went to place my order on the kiosk but what’s this?! Out of stock.
I tried asking the workers about the meal but didn’t get far. They said I had to use the app to order the “BTL” meal and that they could not ring up the order to get the (promotional) pricing (whatever that is). Not gonna lie, I was somewhat upset about the overall experience and confusion over McNuggets, fries, and a drink.
As a consolation, I asked for the new sauce and got Cajun.
And while the Cajun sauce looks like nacho cheese, it does pack some heat.
Did you have any success finding the BTS x McD meal? How much did it cost?
With Hawaii’s Stay at Home, Work from Home emergency order in place, only businesses categorized as Essential Activies remain open. So when visiting Ala Moana, it’s eerily empty with only food vendors and restaurants allowed to operate. Even then, many chose to stay closed.
The escalators were also shut down, assumedly to save on operations, maintenance, and cleaning.
Hoping these closures of the small businesses are only temporary. But the real prize of this dreary visit is the patbingsu from Jejubing Dessert Cafe. Recently opened during the height of COVID breakouts on Oahu, the cafe is still open for takeout and is well worth the drive and eat in the car.
This is the green tea regular size, but I think I’ll stick with the tiramisu. Mango is good albeit a little sweet, and you can’t go wrong with the kinako bingsu.
So aparently there’s a global shortage of Madagascar Bourbon aka Vanilla Extract. Because of this scarity, price is exceptionally high at the stores. But… next time you’re shopping, check out the clearance, price-reduced section. You may score yourself some cheap but still good Madagascar Bourbon.
A banana-flavored Kit Kat? Tokyo, that’s why.
Unfortunately, this pairing isn’t one of my favorites. Bananas aren’t my thing, and the banana flavor is too artificial tasting. The crunch is good though.
First off, who knew Target stores in Hawaii sold lychee? Must be quite a few people knew since Target is now monitoring lychee sales upon checkout. Yes, Target cashiers watch how much lychee you’re buying.
And don’t think you can outsmart the system by going to self check-out. The POS systems are programmed to halt your checkout until the on-duty clerk checks and approves your lychee purchase. Simply put, don’t hoard the lychee.
Not sure when this happened but Ba-Le, a mainstay in Kailua for decades, is now closed. The storefront now looks like this.
From its days in Don Quijote then moving down to Hekili Street, this franchise provided affordable and tasty Vietnamese sandwiches and other dishes. I loved their iced coffee ratcheted up caffeine levels. Sadly, the owners decided to move on and out of Hawaii (so I hear), but hopefully, this gap is quickly filled. The Pig and the Lady (or Piggy Smalls) would fit nicely in this lineup of boutique shops…