2.80 - Stride: Mega Mystery

Stride: Mega Mystery is one of the new gums from Stride. Along with the Shift gums (see previous blog entry), this gum is one of Stride's attempts to break the mold of the standard mint and fruity gums. A try at something new...and that is something. We weren't looking forward to it, when the wrapper reminded us of Fruit Stripe, but luckily it was quite a bit better than that.




Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, & Adam.


Flavor Longevity: 3.00
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Dan - 3
Adam - 3

Comments:
"I hate having to give this shitty gum a high score of 3 for something, but this taste just does not go away."
"So-so, but not as long lasting as I would expect from Stride. No pack of ninjas were deployed to make me spit out my gum."
"Lasts fairly long."
"Lasts way too long."



Taste: 2.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 1
Dan - 4
Adam - 1

Comments:
"Ohh man, the initial taste is horrid! Stride should package this gum with another piece of gum that actually tastes good so as to allow someone a chance to get rid of this just horrible taste."
"Not half-bad. Kind of a tropical/Hawaiian Punch flavor."
"I wasn’t the biggest fan. It is kind of a pineapple like flavor."
"Blahhack!"



Flavor Strength: 3.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 5
Adam - 3

Comments:
"Not sure that is a good thing..."
"The flavor is mild the entire time."



Texture & Consistency: 3.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 4
Adam - 3

Comments:
"It’s easy to chew, not too soft, not too hard."



Refreshment: 2.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 1
Dan - 4
Adam - 1

Comments:
"I cannot award any points for refreshment, but the minimum is a 1, alas."
"Pretty decent – the mystery flavor did not disappoint."
"Not really. It isn’t bad, it just doesn’t really refresh me. But, I don’t have to put in a minty gum right away...I can wait a bit."
"Refreshment was the extra large glass of water after spitting out the gum after the required minimum amount of chewing time."



Overall Score: 2.80