While checking out at Walmart today, I saw big advertising signs for a new candy bar, The "Whozeewhatzit Bar". The packaging and font is very similar to Hershey's famous Whatchamacallit bar, so my interest was peaked. I really do love a "Whatchamacallit" from time to time, so I figured, "perhaps this is a new and improved version!" So I figured what the heck and grabbed one. Unfortunately for me, they only had a king size bars available, so if it turns out to be bad, I'm stuck with a lot of it.
A quick google search into the name Lisa M. filled me in, that Hershey had a contest to name the new candy bar, and with over 43,000 submissions, Lisa M's choice won. Her grand prize? $5,000 and a years supply of Whozeewhatzit bars. Let's hope she likes them. Ok, lets see what else is on this wrapper. We are told it is, "Chocolate, Chocolate Crisps and Peanut Butter." Sound promising enough.
The candy bar also promises us that it will be crunch AND creamy. So right off the bat, I'm thinking this is going to taste like crunchy peanut butter with some chocolate. Maybe similar texture to the Whatchamacallit. Before diving into this candy bar, let's checkout the nutritional facts.
The front touts only 130 calories! But once we flip this bad boy over, we are presented with the truth. 130 calories per serving, and this king size candy bar has three servings! So if you nonchalantly take down this candy, you have had a small meal. Enough of being healthy! Let's open this up!
Hmm. Not really what I was expecting it to look like. To be fair though, I don't know what I was expecting it to look like, but I would have thought it would have been a little more exciting looking. For a brand new candy bar from Hershey, this is as boring as it comes. Also, ignore the dented in corner. That's not on Hershey, I dropped the candy bar right before I opened it. It's heavy in weight. Not like a brick, but compared to other candy bars, it just feels heavy. Ok, let's finally taste the new Whozeewhatzit bar.
It wasn't a smooth nice bite. I was expecting the texture of a snickers. Instead, you get the texture of an extra extra thick CRUNCH bar. As far as the taste, imagine eating a 100 Grand candy bar, but the caramel has been replaced with peanut butter, and they reshaped it into a giant rectangle. Speaking of the peanut butter. The smooth and creamy peanut butter I was promised on the front of the packaging, is barely there! See that very thin layer above the crunchy part and right below the chocolate coating? That's the smooth and creamy peanut butter.
This candy bar isn't that great to be honest. It's not disgusting, it doesnt taste bad, but its trying to be too many candy bars in one. Even worse, it's trying to be too many GREAT candy bars in one. All this candy bar did was make me want a Reese cup or a 100 Grand. Who knows? Maybe that's Hershey's plan. You buy this, then go out and buy two more of their candy bars.
Let's go to the report card and see how the Whozeewhatzit bar did.
Well there ya have it. The Whozeewhatzit Bar passes, but barely. I don't think you will walk away from this candy bar saying, "This is my new favorite candy bar of all time, but you won't walk away with a bad taste in your mouth (pun intended). This is a one and done candy bar for me. I'll stick to Reese Fastbreaks.