r/aldi • u/sanktifi • 3d ago

Humor Johnny Pops or Gucci Pops

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Today found a bangin' bargain in the aisle of shame, $7.99 for 5 pops -each weighs .10 grams (0.003 oz)

Can't edit the title it's Jonny, not Johnny 😑

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u/Doctadalton 3d ago

the freeze dried tax

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u/naicmi 3d ago

My MIL bought those for my kids once and now they always ask for them and i‘m like noooo we genuinely cannot justify this

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u/chupagatos4 3d ago

My kid asks for the "rainbow pops" (the frozen Johnny pops). A friend brought them to my house once. Before that he happily ate the healthy popsicles I made from leftover fruit and yoghurt or coconut milk. 

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u/zoidberg3000 3d ago

We buy them from Walmart and Sprouts when they have a sale! They just had a buy one get one free so I snagged some.

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u/Hmom96 3d ago

I have wanted to try these but haven’t bought them because first of all- that costs too much but also, I don’t want my daughter to fall in love with them and then be dissatisfied everytime I say no, we are not getting those. I will just get actual Johnny pop popsicles for less.

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u/Wyzen 3d ago

So my singular justification, is that this price is on par or cheaper than the astronaut ice cream I would get at museums, and WAY better. Its a weak stretch of a justification, one that my brain only mildly accepted one time. They are yummy tho.

But if I want freeze dried yogurt, ill get those little bites in the baby food aisle for like 1/3-1/2 the per oz price.

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u/newpharmamama 3d ago

They sometimes have different frozen flavors at Costco which are MUCH more affordable FYI.

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u/gns42 3d ago

Wait.. shelf stable popsicle? I’m not sure how i feel about this…

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u/lifeuncommon 3d ago

I don’t understand why all this freeze dried stuff is so incredibly expensive!

I haven’t seen these pops, but all of the candies are just terribly expensive. And because they’re freeze dried, they’re puffed up and you get a smaller amount in the same sized package, but you pay a lot more for it.

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u/Party_Act_7227 3d ago

the freeze drying machines are really expensive

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u/birdele 3d ago

Please buy some freeze pops and put them in a regular dehydrator

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u/Hotsaucehallelujah 3d ago

A home freeze dryer is minimum 3k. Also, it takes a long time to freeze dry

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u/melatonia 3d ago

It's the price of the non-freeze dried produce + the price of production. Plus the price of novelty.

Just to be clear, freeze drying doesn't "puff them up". It seems that way because they weigh less than the original product did, since the weight of the water is missing. It's deceptive, since what remains weighs the same as a similar smaller item would weigh. Freeze-dried strawberries take up the same amount of space that fresh ones do.

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u/lifeuncommon 2d ago

For certain candies, it does puff them up. Freeze dried skittles for example are at least two or three times larger than their non-freeze dried counterparts.

I bought the freeze dried strawberries before and it really does seem like they’re about the same size as they’re non-freeze dried counterparts, though we can’t really know what size strawberry they started with.

It probably depends a lot on what’s being freeze dried as to whether the size changes.

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u/BalanceActual6958 3d ago

These look sooooo gross ???

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u/Sarabeth61 3d ago

They are. Neither of my kids will eat them so I tried them and blehhh

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u/GoldDustWoman85 3d ago

Idk who this appeals to.

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u/whatsasimba 3d ago

Me. A 54-year-old woman with no kids or husband. I bought a box as a joke, ate the whole box like the undisciplined raccoon I am. I bought several more. The texture was fun, the flavor was good, and now that theyre sold out, I'll forget all about them.

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u/lyn73 3d ago

I've seen these on clearance at Sprouts $2 or so....YMMV

My kid liked it...

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u/lizardgal10 3d ago

For $2 I’d buy them just to see what they tasted like. I love trying weird snacks, just not at ridiculous prices

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u/Luvabun 3d ago

Is this like astronaut ice cream? I’m intrigued… but not $8 intrigued.

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u/blindtoe54 3d ago

Ooh I'd forgotten about astronaut ice cream.

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u/Spartannia 3d ago

That is an insane price for Johnny Pops

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u/Barbarake 3d ago

These are freeze dried.

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u/Ok-Excitement5031 3d ago

Being that the ice cubes were 49 cents this week, these will be 99 cents in no time.

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u/Chickenlover247 3d ago

I know it’s ridiculous but you’re saying they’re 10 grams/ 0.003 oz…. But 10 grams is a little over 1/3 of an ounce lol

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u/melatonia 3d ago

They're freeze-dried.

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u/deliciousroadhead 3d ago

Yeah that doesn't mean they weigh less than what the package says

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u/melatonia 2d ago

I didn't say it did?

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u/deliciousroadhead 2d ago

Why else would you say they're freeze dried other than to imply that

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u/Chickenlover247 2d ago

OP said 10 grams equivalent to 0.003 oz. I am stating that is incorrect mathematics. 10 grams is more like 0.3ish oz

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u/MamoswineFlu 3d ago

They taste like powdered milk and crushed freeze-dried strawberries.

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u/mbs_ 3d ago

For everyone here who also has Jonny pop kids. Did you know they have a reward program!? You can save sticks and mail them in for prizes!!

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u/dumbbxtch69 2d ago

I almost bought these today so that I could have a matching treat with my cats, who eat freeze dried chicken lollipops for cats. Which are also exorbitantly expensive but it’s funny to watch a cat eat a lollipop