HARIBO Gummi Candy, Happy-Cola, Bulk 5 lb. Bag

NOTE: I ORDERED THESE TWICE..... ONE WAS GREAT ONE WAS NOT.... so I want people to be aware of both..... (My original review 1 star, my follow up is 5 stars): ################################################### New Review ################################################### I added pictures this time. Amazon refunded me for the last order. This time i received the actual product in its original packaging labeled as you would see in a store. The package was sturdy and it arrived intact and high quality. The candy is fresh, its soft, its gummy, its exactly what you would expect. It tastes perfect. I couldn't be happier!!!!!! ################################################### ORIGINAL REVIEW: ################################################### So this is going to be an interesting review, I'm giving a 1 Star because I have to, but if they made one correction, it would deserve 5 stars. What I received what EXACTLY what's pictured: "a clear plastic plastic with a label" The clear plastic bag is extremely thin and brittle. I think they had some bad manufacturing issues. When I opened my Amazon packing box, this bag was inside, wrapped loosely in Amazon paper. The reason for the low score is because the manufacturers packaging was so thin, so brittle, that the bag itself tore in shipping. So my package was already open. :( The gummies were very soft, just like they should be! But I couldn't eat them for food safety reasons alone. Note: when I picked up the bag, I picked it up by the unopened & untorn part, and the weight of the 5lb bag just tore the packaging again! The candies were perfect! Exactly what you'd expect! The manufacturer packaging however, was too flimsy to protect it

Delicious. I thought they were filled with liquid like wax bottles, but they’re not. Just cola flavored gummies

The most delicious candy in the Haribo lineup. I love their gummy bears to no end, whether the normal or the sour and all the other variations. But the happy gummy colas are the best. They taste so damn close to actual cola, and they bring a smile to my face every time I want. I adore these candies so very very much!

There are no words to describe Haribo Happy-Cola. Actually, there probably are, and I shall try and use all of them in a single sentence: delicious, scrumptious, insanely tasty, perfection, sweet, heavenly, indescribable, so-good-you-literally-can't-stop-eating-them-even-when-you-try-but-why-would-you-even-try. I have long been enchanted with the Happy Happy Happy Colas, so I decided to buy myself this wonderfully large five-pound bag as a little treat when classes finished at the end of my senior year. Oh they were so good.... Unfortunately, bad things happen when a single 17yo tries to down five pounds of sugary gummies within the space of a few days. Side-affects include nausea, temporary ADHD, extreme jitters, and a slight loss of the will to go on living. Additionally, none of these side-affects will make you want to stop eating the gummies, so long as they are stored oh-so-temptingly in the bottom of your closet. They're right there. So close. You could almost touch them.... why don't you? Go on. Just one more handful. How bad could it be? You've probably already given yourself diabetes. There you go.... Mmmmmmmmm.... So, as a little warning to all prospective buyers: DON'T WALK THIS ROAD ALONE! If you're a little piggy like me, you're not going to want to share these impossibly delectable little packets of joy, but if you value your sanity, SHARE THEM. Give them to your brother, your mother, your third cousin twice-removed. Your weird cousin Larry, and your crazy Aunt Jess. Send them over to estranged family members living in the Australian Outback. Hand them out to neighbors and random strangers on the street. Give a handful to the tubby little policeman who's asking you why you're handing out fistfuls of candy on the street. Just, whatever you do, DO NOT EAT THE WHOLE BAG BY YOURSELF. You won't regret it, but you will hate yourself, and you will probably get diabetes and die.

The gummy cola bottle candies are very fresh, not hard or dried out. They really taste like cola... just without the bubbles. The size and shape are perfect for holding in the cheek area to melt slowly and smoothly in the mouth, or if you feel your fillings are safe, just bite right into it. I don't think there is any caffeine in these things. Far as I know, there aren't any sugar-free versions of these candies. Darn. They probably wouldn't taste this perfect, either. I recommend these gummy cola bottles for anyone who likes the cola flavor and the softly resistant gummy texture. Excellent deal for the cost, too!

They are what they say they are. A 5 pound bag of teeth rotting goodness :). Taste like the store bought tiny bags of cola gummies and they're soft and fresh to boot. Second time I've bought them and will continue to purchase these ones specifically. Don't know what the sheerness rating is supposed to be *shrug*

a little bit worried about the quality after reading some of reviews. But, it arrived very fast with perfect quality!

And I bring them to lots of people for treats. Don't forget the gummy bears, the cherry gummies, either. I wouldn't want to admit how much of these I've gotten in the last year, however.

Very disappointed in the outcome of my purchase since the Yupik coca cola gummies were unavailable. My addiction has made me buy this disappointment of a coca cola gummy. Everything was as advertised, looks exactly like the picture, and it smelled great too. The smell was emanating once I opened the amazon packaging and I opened it right up. Upon eating my first gummy, it was hard and not that flavourful. I had been buying the Yupik coca cola gummies off amazon and have been spoiled by their tasteful and soft construction. The Haribo gummies get better the more you eat, but only eating a couple will not suffice, it’s probably why they have you a 2.26 kg bag. The Haribo bag is also more expensive per kg than Yupik. However, as I am writing my review right now, eating more and more Haribo coca cola gummies have proved very satifying. The more you eat, the better it gets.

Arrived in one piece and being from Quebec it can be hard to find fresh gummies that are this good