Somebody on the blog mentioned that they'd seen an eBay auction starring a foolish man who bid on and won a bottle of "Monster Mojito Soda" -- one of the new 2006 Halloween flavors from Jones Soda -- for a hundred bucks. I too was watching that auction. It was just before the beverages made their official debut, and that eBay auction was really the only proof of their existence. The new sodas weren't being talked about on drink forums, weren't being advertised anywhere, and they didn't even get a passing mention on Jones Soda's own website. Still, just one day after this poor schmuck kissed a hundred dollars goodbye, I found all of the Jones Soda flavors at Target, including Monster Mojito -- bought at under five bucks for a four-pack.
I know, I know. On eBay, "our bids are binding contracts." Whatever. If I was that guy, I'd take the negative feedback and haul ass to Red Lobster with my Ben Franklin.
I love Jones Soda, and I'm very happy that they're a part of this year's Halloween festivities. They've brought back the mini-cans (including one new flavor, one rerun and two renamed reruns) along with three all-new glass bottled sodas that cost more, look awesome and help me feel frightening and fancy all at the same time. I've done gone and drinked them all, and now, the Countdown welcomes the 2006 Jones Soda Halloween Collection.
Also at Target, I came across these two "Haunted Hollow" party favors. They're love and sweetness. I found 'em in that weird crowded "dollar store" section Targets have, where it's easy to get into fistfist-fights with women who firmly believe that you will try to swipe the pineapple-themed set of salad tongs that they clearly spotted first.
Not a whole lot of thought went into the names. On the left, it's "Putty With Glow In The Dark Ghost." On the right, we have "Putty With Glow In The Dark Skeleton." I wouldn't mind so much if these names translated to cool sounding acronyms, but they don't. Then again, toys that break apart into equal parts slime and glow don't need fiddy cent names.
The ghost's ass pops off to reveal a very generous glob of neon yellow slime, while Sir Skeleton -- a really cute figure that's way detailed for something so tiny -- dwells about in a coffin full of blue goo. (We can assume that colors vary in other packages.) The skeleton's slime has a different consistency than the ghost's -- his is akin to chafing fuel, while the ghost's is like a giant glob of vending machine slime. Which is better? Well, that's all about taste, man.
Posted by Matt on 09/11/2006. E-mail me!
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Yay, first post! I haven’t seen much Halloween stuff in the stores yet, but I’ve been pretty busy lately. My new schedule means I only work Monday and Tuesday, so I sdhould be hitting the stores more as Halloween approaches.