Autumn is just around the corner. And you know you’re looking forward to pumpkin spice everything. Why not get paid for it? FinanceBuzz is offering $1,000 for a Pumpkin Spice Pundit to taste and review Trader Joe’s seasonal offerings. They’ll even foot the bill for the food. Applications are due by August 28.
I fucking love TJ’s pumpkin spice pancake and waffle mix. Sign me up.
I do too. If I thought that I realistically had a shot I’d apply. But they’re looking for someone with a lot of social media presence and I have none.
They also want someone who can plow through all that food and do the write-ups within 16 days.
Oh, I think I could! Of course I’d feel terrible about myself afterwards.
I am the basic-est of bitches, as I’m a big pumpkin spice fan.
I will say, and this is true of every season now: It doesn’t need to start two months before the actual season. I don’t, strictly speaking, need Halloween candy at the grocery store in early August; I don’t need Christmas to land in October and only spring clothes to be available at the store in January.
That last one is very real; my son badly stained one of his winter coats in January. I was running errands and since I was right by the mall figured why not pop over to Old Navy to find a cheap coat to last for a few months. Within 3 minutes of being there, I realized that coats would not be available BUT there were several hundred bathing suits just in case. I know that’s always been the way of retail, but it seems so self-defeating, especially in a kids section, because I can — and did! — order something online instead.
The only pumpkin spice I don’t care for is coffee. But I don’t drink any flavored coffee. But I’ll nom up all the other pumpkin spice stuff out there. I completely agree about the way retail handles holidays.
Did my usual Dunkin order today and got a pumpkin spice donut. They were already out this morning, so they must be popular.
I told him to just give me a couple few pumpkin munchkins and that’s how I had 10 munchkins for breakfast. He just threw multiple handfuls in a bag for me.
Gimme pumpkin donuts any time of the year. I like apple cider donuts too but make my own. These are easy and really good. I buy boiled cider concentrate
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baked-apple-cider-donuts/
Team pumpkin spice. Also team ginger spice (FYCE spoiler alert).
I added ginger to the peach pie I made recently and it was fantastic! Looking forward to your FYCE.
im not convinced autumn is around the corner…still pushing 90f here and not raining….everythings getting real dry this side of the pond
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62619397
did spot the first christmas decorations lurking in the supermarket tho….ugh
I know the current temps are only lulling me into a false sense of autumnal security. As soon as I get comfortable the scorching heat will be back. Any Christmas stuff before mid November is bullshit!
I know this is a minority opinion around here, but $1000 isn’t nearly enough to get me to eat pumpkin spice stuff. Pumpkin yes. I’ll eat pumpkin all day long. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup. But I’ve yet to find the foodstuff or beverage that pumpkin spice improves for me.
Now get off my goddamn lawn.
It’s basically cinnamon, allspice, and Clive. What’s not to like? But I steer clear of pumpkin spice candy, it’s too artificial tasting, and stick to baked goods.
Not too fond of allspice and Clive (whoever that is).
Lol, clove. 😂
Everybody Loves Clive
Clove Owen, lol
I’m fine with pumpkin spice anything. And I could do the writeups on deadline, because that’s literally what I do. Hmm.
Apply!
My portfolio skews heavily to financial articles and content. I doubt I’m what they are looking for.
Great Harvest makes a pumpkin bread with chocolate chips in it. It is a dessert.
That’s my only pumpkin love.
What about pumpkin pie? It’s the best pie in my opinion.
Only in the absence of key lime pie.
I have spoken. Gainsay me not.
Pumpkin, then lemon meringue, then Key Lime.
We gonna fite.
Key lime pie is the best pie.
I will eat it, but there are lots of better pies, IMO.
You disappoint me. JK, we like what we like!
@Hannibal,
But have you tried the Pumpkin Noosa at Target?!?!???🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
It’s already in stores–i saw it last night on an endcap!
Tastes *somewhere* between pumpkin pie & pumpkin cheesecake–just no crust (but it’d be AMAZING with a graham-cracker crumble on top!😉😁💝).
It’s the BEST flavor of Noosa, but only available in the fall, and all the other brands of pumpkin yogurt–Siggi’s in particular–taste like trash in comparison.
OMG I have not! But I’m going to look for it. I don’t care for Siggi’s . I wanted to like it but it was just blah.