I was once happy about supermarket Jif. I thought, you know… choosy moms chose Jif. I’m a choosy mom. I savored their creamy goodness in every sneaked peanut butter sandwich filled with way-too-many calories. And grilled PBJ? It’s not food, it’s desert.
I need the protein, I’d rationalize.
But then, while up in Minnesota at the Mall of America, my sisters-in-law casually mention the samples at the Peanut Butter and the cheese stores.
Ohhhh, I love samples.
So I sample. And sample… and it was good. I mean, I did just fill my belly at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co (you can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it…) so perhaps my tastebuds were overworked.
I bought two jars.
Then we reurned to the slightly less arctic region of home.
Omgoodness. Sososososo good. Turns out non-bubba-gump-shrimp taste buds LOVE PB Loco. MMMmmmmm Raspberry White Chocolate on toast. It’s like edible heaven on a spoon. And if you want to see the boybarians put away a whole pack of graham crackers – hand them a jar of Dark Chocolate.
Why oh why did we only buy 2? I suddenly desired PB Loco by the VATful. Einstein betrayed Jif in a nanosecond. “I love PB Loco, Mom. Don’t buy that Wal-Mart kind” And by Wal-Mart kind, he means Jif.
No problem, I think, I’ll just call up there.
They were having a big sale, like 1/2 price. I’ll order us some mmm mmm good PB Loco. Like cases of it.
Guess what? The place closed. There is NO PB Loco at Mall of America. They are gone. Like sands through my fingers… so flowed the PB Loco.
Curse You, PB Loco. Now since you’ve ruined Jif forever, and abandoned your post at my nearest location, I would have to pay $50 for 6 measly jars to ship from Timbuktu to the Arctic Tundra.. 6 tiny jars that we would go through in about 2 weeks. Haven’t you ever seen my boybarians EAT?!
*sigh* Curse you, PB Loco. You’ve ruined peanut butter.
ps – Dear PB Loco President, if you’d like to send me free peanut butter for this shameless plug, I’ll happily surrender my secret tundra shipping address.
OH! Looks SO yummy! And there’s actually a place I can get it, relatively locally…only about 1/2 hr drive! Gonna have to go get some!
Well by golly… I have never heard of it! Now I want to eat it!!
Thanks for brightening my morning… I love to come check your posts…
Lisa~
MMmmm, mmm!
And BTW – I put in my zipcode and it said they carried it at SuperTarget.
Gosh that sounds so good right now. But Grilled? Never heard of it, it reminds me of fried candy bars or fried coke, just making a good thing that much better!
Gosh, I’m allergic to PB, but you make it sound so yummy that I may have to try it even if it kills me. LOL No, no, I promise I won’t touch that stuff. LOL
Hope you get your fix soon!
J-Bug
Check this out….
http://www.pbloco.com/
I can get it at the Super Target near me…do you want me to hook you up?
-S
What do they put in this stuff if it rates better than Jif? Usually, this choosy mom chooses cheap, but that’s becasue most of store brands are actually Jif in disguise. I want to try this stuff.
Thanks for the laugh
Terri H
Dude…SuperTarget all around says they carry it…go hurry…see if they have it! I want to know…it sounds so yummy, but dang you I just started a diet/workout…but PB is protein right?!?! Oh so yummy, I’ll even put it on an apple to make it better for me
Carissa
Oh how sad!
~Tina
I am not promising anything but I *think* I have seen it at my local grocery store!!! When I go this Saturday for my weekly shopping trip I’ll look for ya. Want to put in an order just in case! I’ll be happy to ship it.
Jen
Oh boy…that has happened to me more times than I can count. Dang peanut butter company!
So sorry the boys are hooked – and yet it’s “so close but yet so far”.
Just have to say I went to our local store and didn’t see this Peanut Butter. I want to try this REALLY, REALLY badly… ;o)
Hope you find some locally for you and the boys.
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Blessings~Tina
Life is so funny sometimes. I just made myself a peanut butter and milk chocolate chip toast sandwhich. It’s dessert for breakfast and now I see that they sell it in a jar
Try QVC.com – their shipping rates are cheaper than the PB Loco website (at least to me in DE).
PB Loco! Yes, I just got off the phone with my Parents who are flying from Minneapolis to visit in two weeks. I asked them to pick up a couple jars of my favorite from Mall of America, and I just learned that the store closed! Yikes!
I should have known there was trouble when I visited them in December, but the store there was sold out of their five most popular flavors! Right before Xmas, yet. Bad business planning. I had to buy via mail order.
I searched in vain on the Internets looking for another maker of rasperry dark chocolate.
I’m back to ordering by mail.
And I love that “New Soul” song on your blog — I had made a ringtone out of it two months ago!