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How many licks does it take to decide?
Bomb Pops vs. Freezie Pops
By Darin Kwilinski
For those who dont know, a Bomb Pop is a trio of flavors, the Neapolitan of popsicles, if you will.
When the sun is high in the middle of summer, all you want is something cold to cool you off. A dip in the pool or a Super Soaker fight may do the trick, but a popsicle does the trick so much better and on so many levels.
Think about it “ it tastes good, it cools your throat and there are so many flavors to choose from. Therein lies the problem. How do you choose which tasty frozen juice pop to indulge in? In this article well look at the luxury version of popsicles, the Bomb Pop, and the economy class Freezie Pop.
For those who dont know, a Bomb Pop is a trio of flavors, the Neapolitan of popsicles if you will. The top third is a tasty tip of cherry. In the middle is a citrus lime flavor and the bottom houses the flavor of blue raspberry. This, combined with the texture of a Bomb Pop, makes it one of the most memorable of popsicles.
The Freezie Pop, on the other hand, has separate flavors in long plastic tubes. They have a slew of choices to tickle your fancy at a very cheap price. They come in large quantity boxes so you dont have to worry about running out soon or feeling guilty for eating 10 in one sitting. Everyone has his favorite way to eat a Freezie Pop: turn it to slush, bite off parts into your mouth or the classic suck-as-much-juice-out-of-it-as-you-can-and-then-eat-the-ice method.
Freezie Pops wont put a dent in your wallet and they give you plenty of choices to enjoy, but there are drawbacks. The first is freezing them. They arent called Freezie Pops for nothing. You buy the box, put it in the freezer, and then wait about 3 hours to enjoy one. On top of that you have to open the damn thing, which usually wastes precious time in search for a scissors or knife. Ive opted to just bite the top off; it serves its purpose.
The biggest drawback to Freezie Pops is the ability to eat so many in one go. Its not the unhealthy consumption of sugar and juice; its the constant sucking of the juice out of a tube with sharp plastic edges. The corners of your mouth soon suffer if youre not careful. Its like eating Captain Crunch; the roof and gums of your mouth will become shredded sooner or later.
Bomb Pops have their bad traits as well. They are expensive, cause twice as much waste as a Freezie Pop and come in much smaller numbers. However, you sometimes get a joke on the stick, which makes up for the waste part.
While Freezie Pops are the choice for the poor and the consuming, the Bomb Pop is for those willing to pay a little more money for a slightly better product. Bomb Pops win this time, but in the end, any popsicle you eat is delicious. So that makes us all winners.
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