Peeled Snacks, Fruit & Nuts, Bing Bing Cherry (Pack of 12)

I like dried fruit and based on other reviews decided to give Bing Bing Cherry Peeled Snacks a try. They're great. The fruit is very tasty - the cherries are moister than your typical dried cherry and less sweet. The separate pack of nuts is a tasty secondary treat after the fruit is gone. A wonderful alternative to chocolate which I am prone to reach for mid-morning. Note that this snack is geared towards adults - I wouldn't purchase it specifically for children. There are other dried fruit options better suited for young'uns.

I first saw Peeled snacks at JFK airport, and bought some for my flight because they seemed to be a better snack then the other crap around.

My wife and I really like them, and we have a "monthly fix" from them of this flavor, and Shockalate. We recently bought the pineapple and cashews, which mix really well!

The order of Peeled Snacks (bing bing cherry variety) that I received today was clearly marked with a sell-by date of 09/25/07, both on each individual package of fruit and on the outside of the box they came in.

I was not pleased that Amazon would ship out this product knowing that it was expired. I made one call to Amazon customer service and I had my money promptly refunded for the order, which I was happy with...but it still doesn't really excuse the fact that they shipped expired food. The Amazon CSR assured me that a message was sent to their fulfillment center to investigate the issue. (I noticed in previous reviews that some other people had issues with the freshness of this product as well.) Hopefully that gets corrected soon because I was/am anxious to try the Peeled Snacks that I had heard so much about.

My star rating of the product isn't very accurate in regards to the quality of the item itself because I haven't actually tasted it yet due to the expiration issue.

I tried this because of a guilty conscience from eating too much candy and greasy, salty snacks. They are more flavorful than most dried fruit I've tried. Cherries taste more like prunes than fresh cherries but they are not bad. Apples are very good and peaches pretty good. Best in the pack are the nuts. I am subscribing for regular deliveries of these packs.

Unfortunately for me, the cashews and walnuts in all the packages I received were stale. In addition, most of the peaches were dried out (very tough) and some of the apples had dark spots on them despite the fact that sulfur dioxide is used as a preservative. I ordered these 05/07 and the expiration date on the packages was 06/07. I have eaten food products past their "freshness" date as long as it still taste good but these did not make it. Amazon customer service refunded my money with no hassles.

If these weren't stale, I would consider them an okay snack. I don't rate them 4 stars because there are 300 calories in a package and sulfur dioxide is used as a preservative. However, it would be a better snack for me than a candy bar.