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why are these so pink 😭😭 (reddit.com)
submitted by Raspberry_Just
pls what is wrong with this batch of birthday cake pops theyre so bright
alh1st 114 points 11m ago
I know it’s freaking me out
Raspberry_Just [OP] 39 points 11m ago
are yours like that too??
alh1st 58 points 11m ago
Yes! Today I found a pack of the normal colored ones (baby pink) and then I compared it to the new ones. They are completely different colors now. Weird.
LavishnessSea6918 88 points 11m ago
The ones at my store where like that too. It was giving pink sauce vibes.
ThankfulWonderful 9 points 11m ago
Secret menu item at Starbucks - melts the birthday cake pop in a grande in a venti hot water from the brewer. Stir stick and napkin out at the window, stat!
wintergh0uls 37 points 11m ago
Its like this at my store too. Its literally little pepto pops 🤢
nicolelynnejones 33 points 11m ago
Omg slay that’s my favorite color
crystyleea 31 points 11m ago
omg it was like that at my store too. they were like neon
mewwissa 28 points 11m ago
Because they’re *girl* cake pops duh
Tdawwg78 27 points 11m ago
Must be more quality issues.. too much colouring in the batch.. a couple of months ago we had a few batches of ultra pale ones.
douchebag716 9 points 11m ago
yup, and if you remember those super pale ones broke and cracked like crazy. These new ones seem to be a little more sturdy
Tdawwg78 1 points 11m ago
True
dnims24 21 points 11m ago
Maybe the bakers have someone new training?
ThankfulWonderful 13 points 11m ago
I always assume that’s what it is. We joke about “first day at the factory” when we find glitched items. I love the weird misprints
MentalStable7909 16 points 11m ago
I feel like I was the only one who noticed that!!! They use to be a nice pale pink and now… now they are just vibrant pink!!!! What happened???
coolioasiceeo 7 points 11m ago
Idk why but this specific picture of a cake pop reminds me of the baby in Eraserhead 😭
Necessary_Low939 6 points 11m ago
It’s so pink that it’s kinda alarming.
Praxlyn 5 points 11m ago
pink sauce cakepops!!!
Jaded_Fun_7133 4 points 11m ago
It’s like they added the strawberry berry base there instead of the new boxes bc the strawberry acai is disgustingly light and now gross
Raspberry_Just [OP] 2 points 11m ago
okay so we aren’t making the acai wrong? it is really light for everyone else?
Jaded_Fun_7133 1 points 11m ago
I almost want to do 2 boxes in one just to see what it looks like bc I think it’d look closer to normal
Jaded_Fun_7133 1 points 11m ago
OMG YEAH I FELT SO BAD I BLAMED THE LIGHT COLOR OF A SAR W LIGHT WATER TO A REGULAR CUSTOMER ON OUR GREEN BEAN WHO IS SO SWEET AND NICE :( the regular always gets 2 SAR w light water and she was looking at them weird and since I know her order i checked the drinks and was like oh these are pretty light, we have a new person on bar today but we can fix them for you and she ALWAYS tips a lot and she was like nooo really it’s all fine! I felt awful and then the batches kept looking way lighter (this must’ve been at the beginning of the downfall of the strawberry acai) and as time went on I realized it was not the green beans fault and felt so bad I said that (i don’t think they heard but still)
Expecto_nihilus 4 points 11m ago
Serratia marcescens
PartyAnything3408 4 points 11m ago
they’re so dark
soundfanatic 3 points 11m ago
red dye 40 🤢
CheetoBurrito24 3 points 11m ago
I’m wondering if this is because of the whole situation where some birthday cake pops had mold or something. Like they had to change wherever they made them because of it? That did happen right? Mold or something in the birthday cake pops a few months/weeks back?
kimememememe 4 points 11m ago
Sorry WHAT
purplejanuary14 3 points 11m ago
It’s because it’s Leo season
Crazy-Spell-1858 3 points 11m ago
Could it be that they’re using up leftover dye from the Valentine’s Day cake pops and mixing it in with the typical pastel pink?
Torirock10 4 points 11m ago
the whattt
xaamanda 1 points 11m ago
we never had valentines day cake pops whatt
MrsOceanGrown 3 points 11m ago
Thank you! I had a partner say the same thing but it wasn’t that noticeable of a difference. It was like not this dark of a pink but enough to see the difference. I wonder what happened in the factory 😂
official_koda_ 2 points 11m ago
The batches are as discolored as the pink sauce
Liberalmuffin 2 points 11m ago
i think quality control is all high on meth
Stuff-Miserable 2 points 11m ago
We always say they look like pepto bismol at my store 🤢
theM0stAntis0cial 2 points 11m ago
I don't know if it is the same in the US, but in the UK they've dyed the strawberry Açai juice pink. I won't forget the first time I poured the new boxes expecting a yellowish clear liquid and got PINK
ZaftigZephyr 1 points 11m ago
Interesting. Do you know what they used to dye it? I'm assuming beet juice or something because uk food standards are way better than the us.
theM0stAntis0cial 1 points 11m ago
Hey! I'm holding a carton now and it says colour concentrate from carrot
ZaftigZephyr 2 points 11m ago
Nice yeah I figured it would be a natural coloring. Not in the us lol red dye 40 runs in everyone's veins by now.
ConfusionDisastrous8 2 points 11m ago
We have been *0* days without accident.
melonssa 2 points 11m ago
I’ve been seeing these pinker ones for like four months now. We get them every so often. Idk how I feel about them tho
TechnicalCap6619 2 points 11m ago
Why does it have a hole in it
DasTeufelkind86 4 points 11m ago
A bubble on it popped before the coating hardened.
Raspberry_Just [OP] 1 points 11m ago
also a sprinkle might’ve been there and it fell off!
changbinsomnia 1 points 11m ago
naw one of my shifts showed me and thats when i knew i wasnt going crazy. they look so unappetizing
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czenniebaristalol 1 points 11m ago
SAME
sashiyaki 1 points 11m ago
Ours were too this week! We call them pepto-pops.
Kmsss 1 points 11m ago
Red dye #40
Lizardkween_ 1 points 11m ago
At my location we’ve had days where we serve the hot pink and the light pink cake pops they drive us mad lol! Has anyone noticed a change in taste or is it 100% just cosmetic change?
impasse602 1 points 11m ago
Mine are super pink too! Its a lil freaky
Affectionate_Body_60 1 points 11m ago
Bro i swear I thought i was trippin while doing the pull
Hyjinnks 1 points 11m ago
It looks like fucking tubby custard
just_pig3on 1 points 11m ago
It’s giving pink sauce
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HiiAlberta 1 points 11m ago
Thats that hot pink
g_pvp_3 1 points 11m ago
came to work a few hours ago & thought this. they’re a whole different color
mmmmercutio 1 points 11m ago
SO ITS NOT JUST MY STORE??
Silver_Shards 1 points 11m ago
Oh good it’s not just me going crazy
Artsybbb 1 points 11m ago
Me and the baristas at my store said the same thing 😭
Deadrax502 1 points 11m ago
Probably what they’re going with all the strawnerry
kadulee 1 points 11m ago
THATS WHAT IVE BEEN WONDERING. ı thought ı was going crazy
agntr3d 1 points 11m ago
i’m so glad I’m not the only one that noticed how vibrant neon this batch was. It’s very off-putting
xylophonezygote 1 points 11m ago
Pink sauce effect
AshMoony 1 points 11m ago
Oh that’s just so wrong 😳
Tiny-Focus4937 1 points 11m ago
That’s crazy!
cody_1849 1 points 11m ago
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who noticed
Torirock10 1 points 11m ago
pink sauce vibes
kitkatZT 1 points 11m ago
Pink sauce.
ConsequenceOk2590 1 points 11m ago
Pink sauce?
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