Zombie Product Review: “Zombie Sticks” Zombie Slim Jim Meat Sticks

It’s no secret we LOVE pretty much anything and everything to do with zombies. That’s why when I stumbled across these “Zombie Sticks” while grocery shopping I knew I just HAD to buy a pack or 12 to review and give away.

Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. These are just normal Slim Jim snack sticks packaged in a zombie themed 28 stick cardboard box. While the box does clearly show a normal Slim Jim on the front, the zombie loving kid in me was still hoping maybe they would carry the zombie theme into at least the individual wrappers. I bought a few of these and my son and I tore into a pack as soon as we got into the car. Alas, just as we suspected these are indeed just regular old 8 gram slim sticks packaged in a zombie box.

I wasn’t sure how to review these. You either like original flavor Slim Jims or you don’t. I happen to like spicy stuff and Slim Jims, so that was the easy part for me. I decided since this is a zombie product review I should review these from the standpoint of a zombie fan. That being said…here we go!

Packaging: Of course I love the front of the package. It reads “28 Zombie Sticks” at the top of the package and there’s a zombie lurking in background in a graveyard illuminated by an enormous full moon. A green cartoon zombie hand holds an “actual size” Slim Jim in the foreground. The back and sides make no mention of the zombie theme.

As a zombie fan I was pretty disappointed the folks at Slim Jim didn’t make an effort to at least make special wrappers for these “Zombie Sticks”. Since I plucked these from a Wal-Mart grocery shelf in October I can only assume this is a special Halloween themed package. I realize budget and consumer interest may not allow for a full fledged zombie themed Slim Jim, but as a zombie fan I can’t help but be disappointed with the missed potential here. How cool would naturally colored green Slim Jims packaged in Zombie themed wrappers be?

Flavor: Like I said you either love Slim Jims or you don’t. I happen to like them and these classic “original” flavor Slim Jims taste great while playing video games or watching The Walking Dead!

Final Verdict: 3.5 Out Of 5 Brains

We LOVE the zombie themed front of the package and it’s easy open pull tab. The fact that you get 28 mini Slim Jim snack sticks is a great value too! Since we love the package and the taste why are we giving these “Zombie Sticks” a 3.5 out of 5? As zombie fans we can’t help but be a little disappointed that the zombie theme wasn’t carried on beyond the front of the box. Who do we call at Slim Jim to bring our full fledged zombie snack stick idea to life?

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