Costco’s newest food court item is a mango smoothie. And it's getting less-than-stellar reviews.
“Had it yesterday, horrible! I threw it out, should’ve gotten a refund. Taste like baby food, texture is like baby food,” commented one person on Instagram.
The original Redditor who enjoyed the mango concoction was not completely alone, though. On June 14, popular TikToker Laura Lamb shared a video with her 1.2 million followers about the smoothie, giving it a positive review. “The Costco food court just got a mango smoothie. It’s huge, it’s delicious, it’s $2.99,” says Lamb in her TikTok, adding that it has four servings of fruit, no added sugar, additives or preservatives. “The first thing my son requested this morning was another Costco mango smoothie.”“Friend and I purchased last weekend. We both couldn’t finish it; had bitter gross taste. Will not purchase again,” one TikTok user commented.Lamb has a theory as to why so many people are put off by the smoothie.
“I think why people don’t like it has to do with texture,” Lamb tells TODAY.com, adding that both her husband and son loved the smoothies, too. “It is thick, so think of it more like a puree over a smoothie because it has four servings and it’s all mango. There’s no added sugar, preservatives, additives, nothing. It’s like ice and mangoes, and I think a lot of it comes down to consistency.”, which boasts mangoes and juice blends of apple and pineapple as well as papaya.
“People are expecting Jamba Juice, where they mix like four or five different fruits and a ton of ice,” Lamb notes. “Jamba Juice is amazing, I’m not saying it’s not, but this is a clean version of a smoothie.”“There were mixed reviews, but I got plenty of messages and comments that were like, ‘No, no, I liked it, too,’” she says. “So I think everybody’s got their own tastes.”Washington, D.C. native Joseph Lamour is a lover of food: its past, its present and the science behind it.
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