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Review on ☕️ Fuel your day with SlimFast Advanced Energy High Protein Shake, Caramel Latte - Pack of 15 by Kurt Virden

Revainrating 5 out of 5

MY FAVORITE FLAVOR BUT THE MOST DIFFICULT OF ALL FLAVORS!

I recently discovered SLIMFAST and tried the following flavors: Cappuccino Delight, Caramel Latte, Bananas and Cream, Creamy (Milk) Chocolate, Strawberry and Cream, and French Vanilla. Caramel Latte is my favorite flavor. Although Caramel Latte is my FAVORITE FLAVOR that I've tried, it's my LAST FAVORITE when it comes to OPENING THE BOTTLE! All of the other flavors open with the same reasonable effort, but the CARAMEL LATTE requires me to use a wrench to remove the lid! I'm no 200-pound weakling, but I could never have opened my caramel latte bottles without the help of my favorite key! Is this the result of misconfiguration of filling machines? Are all SLIMFAST ADVANCED ENERGY flavors too heavy to open by hand? I don't know as the Caramel Latte is the only ADVANCED ENERGY (caffeinated) flavor I've tried. Using just my wrench to open these bottles is an improvement over my first attempts, where I had to carefully secure each bottle in VICE before successfully opening them with a wrench. When I take it out of the fridge, each bottle is covered in condensation. Unless I get wet, the condensation won't allow me to get a good enough grip on the bottle to unscrew the cap. Although my vise has removable rubber jaws, it took me a lot of effort not to crack the bottle because I overtightened the vise. After tightening it enough, I had to support the installed bottle with my other hand to keep it straight so it didn't spin when I applied the wrench counter-clockwise to open it. for me, so I wiped away every drop of condensation and took each caramel latte bottle on my lap, propped it up with one hand, and turned the wrench to open it. I learned that turning the wrench quickly broke the seal between the cap and the bottle rather than using the wrench normally and increasing the pressure counterclockwise until the seal broke. 15 Bottles of Caramel Latte, and each of those 45 bottles requires a wrench to open. None of the other flavors are difficult to open. These 3 caramel latte packs were purchased at the same time, so I don't know if SLIMFAST changed the settings on their filling machines. I hope they exist, but I'll still have my wrench handy just in case. PS: RE:CARAMEL LATTE: This flavor reminds me of the fizzy coffee ice cream drinks I enjoyed as a kid. I don't use SLIMFAST as a dietary supplement, but having a bottle between meals makes it much easier to wait until I eat rather than constantly snacking to curb my hunger. Whenever I down a bottle of Caramel Latte, I think about the weight problems I could have avoided if I had coffee ice cream instead of that SLIMFAST substitute. I give SLIMFAST 5 STARS because it does what it says on the tin. SLIMFAST does NOT claim that its bottles are easy or difficult to open. I gave SLIMFAST CARAMEL LATTE 5 stars for each of the three attributes listed (flavor, value for money and easy storage). I would give the fourth feature, Ease of Opening, a 1 star rating if that feature were included in the list.

Pros
  • Sports Nutrition
Cons
  • Big and Bulky