Are Sour Strips by Maxx Chewning just Repackaged Sour Belts?
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- I heard about Sour Strips online and that they are actual Sour Candy. I was curious. (Could they really be THAT sour?? I had to know.) So naturally, I ordered Sour Strips made by Maxx Chewning online to give them a try and surprise everybody with a segment called "What did I order from the Internet?"-- It's great. And you'll be lucky if we ever create another episode.
Back to the Sour Strips... I found a few things to be odd about their origins and ingredients...A lot of Red Flags were raised. I started to compare them to the sour belts sold in our candy store and was quite surprised by what I found! Next was to do a taste test to determine if they were even worth consuming. Sour Strips are in fact delicious and an actual sour candy, but I still have many questions about how they are made, where they are made, and more. Tune in to see what sort of super scientific studies I conducted and what my conclusion is!
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he looked for a manufacture that was making the product he wanted. He did not make it, and never claimed to manufacture it.
Im confused. This literally happens all the time. From beverages to vitamins.
I don’t think anyone who buys sour strips thinks that Maxx is sitting in a lab creating candy flavors, he did create some great packaging, did a fantastic job marketing it, and has grown the brand pretty well
Okay. Thanks for tuning in.
@bluur why would I have taken the time to research the dude? I was literally handed this candy and told to make a video about it. I didn’t look him up, I didn’t read his Wikipedia page, nothing. This was unbiased and based purely on the fact that it’s the same candy we sell in our store.
I wasn’t trying to win anyone over by bragging on the guy. I was just making a video. A completely unscripted video. Unrehearsed. Not practiced video. It’s absolutely amazing to me the amount of people that are basically screaming at me to let me know I should have researched him. Why? This is my channel. Last I checked I can make a video about whatever I want.
So thanks for tuning in? Thanks for giving me your input? Thanks for the criticism?
@@bluur2 YES! THANK YOU!
@blurr Okay.
@@SteGenCandy because not doing proper research on the brand and it’s owner and making negative accusations and claims is called name defamation, brand defamation and slander. Not to mention the fact that after making false claims about him and his business you instantly promoted yours.
Now before anyone goes and tries to make the accusation, no where in this comment did I state, hint not suggest that he is or isn’t the creator of the candy specifically. I simply stated that the fact that you not doing your research before recording and publicly posting your review maybe wasn’t the best idea. Especially after admitting that you didn’t do any research in your comment thread and were pretty negative towards him and his brand in your video. Just my personal opinion on a observation.
I've been a Maxx viewer from the start, there are videos of him explaining the journey of finding the right manufacturer that would tweak the flavor to his desire, the videos are all there to watch. The same way his friend Christien Guzman started (partnered) a sports drink company (3D Energy), they don't have a manufacturing plant, they contract with a company. The same way they both do their sports clothing business, they contract a manufacturer, they don't have clothing plants.
Design, Market, Sell.
its the same thing for every supplement brand on the planet. Contract manufacturers make the blend and the formula and all you do is taste test.
Yeah...not that complicated to understand.
Sorry bud. You been swindled.
Brother…u think he’s gonna tell you just order the same candy online for way cheaper? Lol
He can say anything he wants about “tweaking the recipe” but you don’t know if that ever happened at all.
I’ve tried both, it’s the same candy 100%
This. I had my finger on the purchase button and came looking for a video just like this and whaddya know, it's repackaged candy.
Thank you, saved my money.
And how do you know?
@@owenwismer8750 Did you not watch the video? If you want to believe they have the exact same ingredients and are both manufactured in the same place but are different, have at it.
Pretty much. He basically said in a video that he only made sure that the sourness was increased for his product opposed to the others the factory made. Then he slapped his label on it. Shows you how easy it can be.
Yep. Thanks for tuning in.
Hes also been on yt for 10 hears and has 350k subs
@@DrSJH159 he's put in a lot of ground work
best flavor is tropical mango
you neeeedddd to try it.... it’s sooo good
I kinda wasn’t a fan of it, but I like green apple
Maxx really finessed all these teenagers to buy the same shit they could get anywhere else.
For twice the price
his $3.99 price is a savings vs $1.
I don't like the rainbow sour strips. I LOVE the pink lemonade new sour strips though. I also think they are more sour than the OG rainbow ones. So IDK I prefer the newer ones. But the price does keep me from buying them often.
Plus, all of Maxx’s cRaZy new flavors coincidentally happen to be flavors that the Dorval company already makes... hmm what a wacky coincidence. If he makes a flavor that the company doesn’t, then we can talk lmao
Seriously though... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dorval doesn't make candy though - they just import and package/brand it to sell in the US. Maxx is doing the same thing with the same manufacturer, which makes for suspiciously similar candy 😂
Do you work for Dorval?
@@richardshen7407 You’re right. I believe the private label manufacturer he used is Royal Fassin, based in the Netherlands.
@@mw599 Bingo!
his video on his initial release of the product explains his process on working with various manufacturers to find a good product doesn't claim he makes them himself. Major takeaway i'd say for his brand is not only its marketing but the hype around the flavors and the characters, really interesting the way it was released and how many influencers were used. Deff something you don't see often in a candy company!
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
@@SteGenCandy Yes, he never actually claimed he made it himself. Actually I think he said he is effectively private labeling it. His whole play is marketing + availability.
#TheMoreYouKnow
lol all that stuff comes from china. are you for real?
@@Dharmajblackman not true. He has definitely said he makes this candy and it isn’t repackaged!
All those influencers freaking out over a product that existed for years but someone put in a different package 😂😂😂
This is out society as a whole its actually very sad that influencers have that much control over a society and the choices they make.
Yep I bought sour strips to compare to sour belts which are 7 bucks for 50 strips. Same product.
You should make a video and talk about it- it’ll break a portion of the internet like this video did. 😂👏🏻👏🏻
Its mostly just a paid promotion.
@ben what is?
My question with these is why they're marketed heavily by fitness people. That's how I first heard of this and I assumed it was low calorie/keto etc because why else would this be promoted on fitness pages? The fact that there's nothing special/unique about them other than packaging is so confusing lol
Maxx is a fitness influencer and all his friends are fitness influencers. He never marketed it as any sort of healthy candy alternative.
I saw it IMPLIED on one of the fitness peoples posts that it was caffeinated? Or that the caffeinated effect helped with the workout or feeling tired after the workout. Much to my surprise when i went to the site to look to see if they were caffeinated (which wouldve been a sell to me lmao) i see that they are just normal sour belt type candy? Literally nothing separating them other than claims that theyre more sour which seem to be debunked by a lot of people. Granted if im in the mood for a candy im fine buying it like I will order regular old sour belts but I think the way these have been marketed is disingenuous, and the comments section here is a bit of a mess of bro-y type people explaining candy to a CANDY STORE owner/employee. I dont trust insta ads for anything at this point but I was hoping at the very least if im spending $50 for free shipping on just candy itd be a novel tasting experience lmfao
I love Maxx and bought them but they arent all that sour and over priced
Can't wait till he sells the company and makes bank
Basically the smartest dropshipper out there. Same as Movement watch.
It’s really comes down to how good you market.
You got some of his ball hair in yo mouth bro chill
As a graphic designer, the packaging design is what sold me on the product. Awesome branding + marketing USUALLY = an awesome product
So i bought sour strips variety pack.. month later bought sourpower belts on amazon for much cheaper.. and they are the same product. Taste, smell and everything...
If you actually watched Maxx's video he states that he did not need to change the product but wanted to build a new brand around it. Never did he claim he "created" the sour strips. If Sour Strips sells better than Sour Belts then he's doing something that Sour Belts isn't. This is business, its all in the marketing.
Yeah, okay. Glad this is the only argument anyone ever has here. 😑🤦🏻♀️
@@SteGenCandy you sound more bitter than a Sour Strip.
Why do I need to watch the creator's video? Especially if his video is admitting to misleading marketing?? I came to this youtube video cause I wanted to see if his "actually sour" candy was noticeably more sour than competitors and it isnt, by both the video makers taste test and your own admission on behalf of the creator. You think thats not an annoying waste of time for me? Lol. Youre defending ads when ads are like universally the biggest waste of human time and productivity on the planet. If hes selling a unique product I would understand but I dont need to be served an ad for sour belts, I already know what they are!!!
This happens all the Time in the food industry and the ingredients change depending who there making for be it name brand or no name brand. Sometimes they don’t change the ingredients. This isn’t new.
I’m aware. Thanks for your input.
Sour POWER BELTS ARE THE ORIGINAL OG BEST ONES they used to sell them by the single belt at the dollar general for 10 cents
People paying $20 or more for gas station candy it’s hilarious to watch all the sheep follow the herd
Isn't that what all candy is ? Nobody is reinventing the candy wheel lmao
"Stick 'em on a brand new parking lot.' Lol... So beautiful!!!
Just out here beautifying Ste. Gen! 💁🏻♀️
They're just Dorval's Sour Power belts repackaged. Source: I know ppl who work there
Anything Maxx slaps his name on will be worth the buy. He’s truly the worlds coolest dood.
Good to know.
Agree
Heads up everyone: you can buy 42 ounces of these things for $18 delivered for free the next day on Amazon. Same amount costs $36 plus shipping and it won't be next day from Sour Strips.
Ohhhh Amazon- even undercutting my store by $2. 🤦🏻♀️
@@SteGenCandy Maybe, but that's only when buying a huge quantity of one thing, doesn't allow browsing and there's no charming atmosphere.
And unfortunately those things don’t matter to so many people. 😕🤷🏻♀️
I’ll be honest the variety of flavors that actual candy sells are far superior than than of a generic rainbow sour belt and I have yet to find another pink lemonade or mango flavor that are nearly as good. Especially the mango.
You liked the mango and the pink lemonade?? We did another video on just the pink lemonade flavor and I’ll be honest- I was not a fan of the way it smelled. 😬😬
@@SteGenCandy mango is honestly the best flavor imo. It's also the only one that's naturally flavored.
Well the company he buys from (Dorval) makes these flavors too since he is repackaging them :) so try them there for 1/4 the cost!
@@jenniviiv you’re a god
@@jenniviiv nvm, unless you buy an absolute shit ton, you’re basically at retail for the same rate from dorsal as you are from sour strips, minus the packaging, so you gotta bag your own candy if you just want to take a little bit with you. Also, sour strips must have figured out their logistics a lot better than dorsal at least on the retail side because while it would take 2-3 weeks to deliver from dorsal I’ve gotten my packages from sour strips in a couple days.
I consider myself a sour belt/strip aficionado. My daughter bought some of these the other day and I tried them. I was BLOWN away at how good they were. I've been buying these types of strips for years in various brands and candy stores like yours. I don't know why, but these just taste better. It was really, really noticeable, so much so that I immediately got on Amazon to find the brand and buy more. I had never seen the marketing people are referring to either so it was like a blind taste test. I mean, I just grabbed one thinking they were like any other but it surprised the hell out of me how good they were. So maybe they are made in the same plant (maybe not) and maybe they have the same ingredients but maybe the ingredient amounts vary and possibly this brand does a better job with keeping them fresh through their packaging or shipping. Whatever the reason, these are the best sour strips you can buy. Period. However, that doesn't mean the ones you sell are different, just that you did a great job picking the right manufacturer of sour strips, if they are identical.
They taste better because they are packed in their zip lock bag as soon as they reach the packaging facility. The ones you can buy in bulk at a candy store have been sitting in those plastic bins for days/weeks, are constantly in contact with the air, and are futzed around with by anyone digging out a tongful at a time. The sugar/citric acid is being knocked off and collecting in the bottom of the bin it sits in (seriously, look for one that is almost empty and check out how much sugar/citric acid is just sitting there). Sour Strips and Sour Power Belts are both made by the same company....Dorval. Dorval is located in Holland.....which is The Netherlands.
I will admit, the marketing is fantastic and I was taken in during the Dark Times (lockdown) but the prices are outrageous when you know the truth. A 3-pack of 1 flavor (the smallest order you can make) is $19.99. That gets you 3-3.7oz packs, or 11.1oz. Candy Nation dot Com (where I get mine) sells 3lb (48oz) bags for $19.35. Let that sink in.
@@Pdj79do you think he buys candy from dorval but packaging comes from another company? Thanks for your info. I’m looking to start a similar bussines in Argentina and i find it difficult to find a candy supplier with nice packaging
@@emimeldex I do. The flavor choices are too close to be coincidental that 2 different companies in the same country making the same product. Much like how certain food brands will produce items that are strictly meant for repackaging into store brands, I suspect Dorval offers the same. They produce the strips and sell at wholesale, and a different company packages them and sells them. Nothing wrong with it at all, but once you know you can get it cheaper, there's really no incentive to keep purchasing the branded version.
As for the packaging, I bet they probably found a company to design and produce the bags and then they do the packaging themselves.
She is 100 percent right. It is the same candy as the sour Quattro sour belts. Better price to buy the Quattro. Get more bang for you buck.
You sure because I've tried both and I remember the sour strips being more sour and the quattro belts being sweeter.
@@1810jeff I've ate both types in the same week and in my opinion they were the same product.
@@nicholascummins9946 huh, looks like I gotta buy another quattro box and try them out because if they are the same I'm just gonna keep buying the quattro stuff since it's always available and cheap.
@@1810jeff yep that's why I get it. And even if the sour strips are more sour by chance it is by a slim margin that probably isn't worth the price when you can always buy citric acid to add to your quattro belts which is very cheap.
@@nicholascummins9946 yeah that's true, I'm guessing the price is due to it being sold online only until very recently because now they they have them in targets for 3$ for a bag.
The marketing for these were AMAZING! I LOVED HOW THEY BRANDED THEM! Clearly a lot of money was put into it big time. I had a craving to get their sour candy since I saw their ad.
I saw this ad on Instagram. In general I'm skeptical of ads especially Instagram ads. I wanted to see a review. I wanted to see if these candies were actually sour, I got the impression from the marketing that they are supposedly really sour but most importantly unique and new!
Based on what I've seen on the comments they said he didn't make the candy. Maybe I wasn't paying attention enough but I did get the impression they were made by him and were unique from other sour candy, based on the marketing. ( so apparently its fact he didn't really make them,, I know that now ) The ads made me want to buy some but thanks to this video I will not, because I see they're just rebranded same products. Very disappointed about that but I'm also grateful I saw your video! I think I got mixed up a bit, maybe other people did too. But I'm not mad or demonizing rebranded products or very good marketing or calling it a scam or a lie. Clearly I just didn't know from the get go. That might've been bad on my part. And hey, maybe I still missed out on some information still. Thanks for your video it helped me make my decision.
Glad I could help! One look at the ingredient list / Nutrition Facts and it was pretty clear this was not a unique candy.
As far as reviews of sour candy go...It’s difficult to take a review of sour candy as unbiased or factual- there’s no way anyone could possibly perceive sour candy the same way you do. Unless they share your tastebuds... in which case, that’s weird and you should probably be in a Ripley’s Believe it or Not book. 🤣 A lot of people are paid by companies to help sell certain products so there is usually a decent amount of bias in product reviews. I can guarantee you that no one paid me a single cent to make this video- we just did it for fun. Had no idea it would break so many people and bring out all the hate! 🤷🏻♀️🤣🤣🤦🏻♀️
Long story short: I’m glad I could help! And thanks for tuning in!
there all the same Im eating a bag that says studio sweets from universal studios sour belts made in never lands the look identical
I’ll keep buying sour strips from my local grocery store thanks anyways🥰
This is literally the whole point of marketing. Almost nothing is made by a company no more
Who are things made by?
@@peterjuhasz9741 we call them manufacturers. They're not a Private company they produce and sell to large companies but don't have their own brand name
@@weakbenchkid4142 but why are they doing that?why aren't they just make their own brand if their product is so good that another company wants to sell them
@@peterjuhasz9741 they would make more money. They Don't have to spend any money on designing. Labeling. Advertising etc... They could but it would make them less money
I don't understand the dislikes. That's literally what all companies do. Christian Guzman and all these guys also buy their clothing outsourced from china and just slap their brands on the stuff and repackage it.
It's cool to know where things come from. If people choose to support the person selling the item by buying their products, Then that's dope!
If people always wanted to buy someone's item, BUT like to save money. Why not buy straight from the source lol
Anyways. As i continue to watch as im typing, now im 100% sure the dislikes come from the part where you said "this guy Maxx claims he made this sour candy" etc etc. Sounds haterish lol but im hoping that wasn't your intention.
Got a like from me regardless. I do think that Maxx is killing it with the marketing
Like they say, you don't have to reinvent the wheel, just make it better. Ill be buying straight from the source now and bypassing you both lol. Just like i buy dumbbells from china and resell them for thousands 😅. Thanks for the candy knowledge!
Literally no hate for the guy. I’ve never met him- I’m sure he’s a cool enough dude. Was just looking at it from the perspective of someone who had never heard of him... bc up until this summer, I was one of those people and I just had questions... 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks for watching, liking, and commenting- we appreciate it.
How does that statement sound "haterish". That statement is literally the whole point of this video to test if that theory is true. Those dislikes are simply from people who bought the candy and made that they got scammed. They don't want to believe they been bamboozled.
@@SourStrawberrys you need to learn to listen to someone's tone and sarcasm. The delivery of this video and her perspective totally came off as if she was jealous or felt she had got scammed. Way more interesting then saying, look these are the same candies. But definitely came off as aloof and derisive.
@@JonBondgsr I think you need take your own advice and listen to ones tone, because you're one of the few who picked up "jealousy". It was pretty odvious this was just an informative video of her believing there was a company ripping people off. Her intentions were good when it came to informing other people. And if you paid attention and "listened" to the video, you would see she isn't really a customer of theirs. She works at a candy store of her own. She didn't feel she was "scammed" as she intentially bought the candy just to review and compare to hers. She already had a suspension it was a just the same candy repackaged but she wanted to test that theory. She feels like they could be taking advantage other people who may not know by charging more for candy they can get cheaper elsewhere. And she is actually right about it. This is just repackaged candy. And although the guy didn't say he was the one who made the candy, it is kind of misleading to not make it perfectly clear that they are just repackaging candy you can order yourself so there won't be any misunderstanding. Because me not knowing the guy's YT channel and just seeing the Instagram ad, I actually thought the candy was made by their company. There is nothing on the ad that would have me to believe any differently.
@@JonBondgsr agreed. it didn't seem like a neutral review....It seemed like it was more on the hater side of things
I love Maxx been watching his videos for 5 years but ur right haha
Actual Candy's (LLC) first product was Sour Strips. A private label brand made by one of the largest manufacturers of extruded ribbon candy, in the Netherlands. The recipe is not identical to sour belts. The concentrations of the different flavorings are unique to Sour Strips. At $14 a pound, they are also expensive. Sour Strips is no longer located on Wright Road. They moved to a bigger warehouse facility on Pike Drive in Missouri City, TX. In two years Sour Strips has sold over 8M bags. the product launch two years ago was only 21,000 bags and they sold out in one hour. Maxx Chewning's other company is Ever Forward apparel. Sour belts may be ubiquitous, but Sour Strips are unique and heavily marketed on SM. Sour Strips are also the fastest selling sugar product at Target stores, (all of them), in the USA in 2021. Surprised you didn't measure the dimensions and weight of a Sour Strip and compare them directly to Sour Belts.
Dorval SourPower blue razzberry is same as SourStrips
You sure it isn't China
@@hhh1200 Country of origin is on the package.
Dam I got bambusold by that max chew guy. The whole tim I thought they were american made in texas . I thought he had his own place in texas where he made them.
TIL: i should re-package sour belts in australia
What max did was market, package design, channel and promote them. He used his youtube channels to build a platform to market. You could stamp a t shirt right now brand you and your followers would choose to support you regardless. If a neighbor came in your store and said I can sell 100k of those and you could deliver would you say no?
How much more do the Sour Strips cost per pound compared to a pound of regular sour belts? If the cost/mark-up is a lot, you can just buy a 2oz bottle of food-grade Malic acid powder for around $5 on eBay and just sprinkle it on any candy you want...enough of it to where the Malic acid will start to eat the surface of your tongue. If you want something the sourest, you can just eat a mix of Malic acid and sugar...or just pure Malic acid and just bypass the whole candy part of it.
Waaay cheaper, can get a tun for 20-30$ compared to a few packs for 20-40+
Yeah the price makes me sick though, these bags should be a dollar in the dollar store. Not any better or anymore sour that any other sour belt I’ve had and at around 3.50-3.75 a bag with tax it’s a joke. Sour belts made by the same company in the same weight bag sell for a dollar at the dollar store. Save your money people, quit sucking max’s wiener
As a big fan of Maxx I was skeptical watching this, kindaaaaaa convinced now
P.S. Edit, you’ve gained a new big fan now “world’s okayest candy store”
We’re just okay. 😎
@@SteGenCandy absolute class 👏🏾
Sad to see so much hate on such a well made and informative video. Although I do enjoy Maxx's videos it is obvious that his clothing line and candy company are nothing but dropshipping. Facts don't care about your feelings and in this day and age, these youtube "stars" can generate quite the cult following...
What do you mean dropshipping? He literally handles the warehouse and ships them to HEB and soon 1300 targets
Its not rocket science buisness is all about popularity and numbers. He already had a mass following of fans so it translates to guaranteed success in selling. Being popular facilotates everything else
And his fans ate it up like the zombies they are
Why’d this get so many dislikes? 😂 I’m glad she reviewed these, I almost wasted my money!
This is literally the only negative review I’ve seen for this product. Every other review is saying that’s it’s very good.
I don’t recall ever saying it’s a garbage candy? 🤔
@@SteGenCandy yeah, she’s just saying it’s not worth the “Hype”/ price
@shua Exactly. I’m also clearly not sponsored, endorsed, or getting paid by this company to over exaggerate the candy. But I guess to some, that just means I’m negative and I hate everything. 🙄🤦🏻♀️😂
Wish UA-cam still had visible downloads so I knew this video was shit before watching
He never discussed the manufacturing great catch
Thank you for this! When I saw this, I was like isn’t this just sour belts? Which has been around for years? Lol!
Good job Missouri. Coming from Texas, we do not claim this guy LOL
Sour Strips is taking over the world.. and that's that.
Oh snap. The whole world?! Watch out, McDonald’s, Apple, and every other giant brand- Sour Strips are coming for ya!
There. I told the internet so now it’s true. Thank you so much for the news flash, Steve- the Internet needs more heroes like you.
@@SteGenCandy Thanks baby 😘
I've had these and they are more sour than the other sour belts out there. I guess you can say they taste similar but Sour Strips taste better for a fact. They taste like there is "more" flavor. Go with the blue raspberry and you won't regret it.
Nah do a blind taste test, multiple people have confirmed they’re the same product
So what if he buys them from the same distributor? What about the rest of the flavors?
Wish they still made sour jacks. The ones that would come in the plastic bin at Blockbuster. Not the wedges they have now. Those were the best sours. For now it's the MikeandIke sour mega mix.
I do enjoy some Mike and Ikes. 👏🏻👏🏻
Good analysis, I felt the same way. Same product that’s always existed, different packaging. Don’t even know why is there downvotes.
Thank you for watching and for your comment Vicky! The down-votes were mainly from people who chose to not even watch the video... it’s fine. I’ll still take their engagement and terrible comments- even if it is all negative and unnecessary! 🤪😂
Good video I’m just annoyed at the constant insinuation that Chewnings marketing is deceptive. Of course he didn’t ACTUALLY make them himself in Texas. It’s good product.
This channel deserves more hype
Haha thanks! 💁🏻♀️ we like to think so too.
As a longtime follower of Maxx, here's my quick take on this.
You did a great job explaining that he didn't actually manufacture the candy, but rather bought it and rebranded it. I've had the candy. It's not bad. But more than anything, it's been his marketing skills that have gotten the brand where it is. Seems extremely likely they're the same thing. The content of this video is good in that regard.
Any backlash that you received is clearly because of how condescending you were throughout the entire video. I totally get it, maybe it was just for added effect and to stir the pot a little, but you can't be surprised about the feedback (as you mentioned you were in several comments). You could have easily just said "hey guys I'm pretty sure this is the same candy and here's why." But you decided to mock Maxx, and ultimately his supporters, multiple times.
You can't attack someone and then wonder why people react negatively.
🤣😂🤣😂 Thank you SO much for your constructive feedback of my video, my personality, and literally anything else you may have said in your lengthy comment. I guess you have never seen a television show or a movie where people over exaggerate themselves for the sake of entertainment. You should really branch out and start watching more television shows and movies. 🤦🏻♀️
No problem. I don't watch much television and movies. Don't have the time and I feel that most of the content does more harm than good. Best of luck!
It's not just any candy.
It's candy from the internet.
TL:DR
They are not the same flavour
I can’t take you seriously when cut a candy bag open with scissors when there was a pull tab on it typical Karen move
Mmmmk. Next time I’ll rip the bag open like a savage and not be able to show the product in the video. Heaven forbid I do something you don’t like. 🙄
Jesus 🙄,Sour strips don’t use use tocopherols bro why u lying about Maxx chewning
Back for more research, I bought sour strips again, it was made in Spain, I bought every flavor
@@A_editer_named_haydenno proof of that.
My mouth is watering for sour candy strips
interesting..but that is what most influencers are doing..just slapping their name, logo, packaging and reselling..but people buying!!!!!
I don’t think I’ve ever been as more entertained during a review than I have watching this lol
😂🤣👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 😎
Hey, where in Missouri! That’s dope I’d love to check out the store!
Honestly this company on Amazon called FirstChoiceCandy sells the best stips I've had so far 💯💯🔥
Bet you never would have guessed a 30 year old candy man had such a strong army of fanboys willing to do his bidding! 😂
Never in a million years did I anticipate all of this backlash from such a simple video.
@dlo 06 can you point me in the direction of the misinformation?
And I don’t have to imagine people talking about me and misinforming people- it’s happening all over this thread.
@@SteGenCandy I'm late to the party. Max is a Lil girl 😂😂 he always did the if it fits your macros diet and was all about sour candy. All the cookie cutter things the "fit" kids were into from 2015-2017
It's a long story but he's just about marketing. That's it
@@ugandahater and now he’s a millionaire
Just about making money, nothing else.
I bet Max sold used cars at one time
The only thing this product is different in is that it has cool packaging but I don’t eat the bag lol
bruhhhhhhh your channel is so good bruh you are such a character 😂 i subbed
But what about the other flavors? Some if them seem really unique like Cotton Candy and the Pink Lemonade. Have you seen those available outside of his brand?
Outside of Sour Strips? Yeah, Dorval makes cotton candy sour belts.
Maxx has a lot of followers because he seems to be a genuinely good person. This video just sounds haterish and full of jealousy.
You would think you would appreciate and applaud someone who came from nothing made something of themselves and built generational wealth for his family.
We pay that high price because we want to support him because he’s a good person and very open about things. (He never claimed he was in a lab like creating this candy)
You can say you weren’t hating but the way you were talking deff shows some envy.
I wonder if they're the Dorval Sower Power ones to be exact
Funny how many overly defensive comments there is. Like she's not attacking him or his brand, she's stating a fact. Many people like me, simply wanted to know if they're as sour as they claim to be and 99% of the videos on these are paid ads.
INTERNET! We get it! Stop
Just goes to show what good marketing can do for you 🤷♂️
As if he may be the first person to do this 🤯🤯🤯 . I think it may be called something like business……
And there is something called being a Re-dart for paying 3x the price for an already dirt cheap candy.
do yourself a favor and fast forward to 6 minutes.
And miss all of my sarcasm? Ouch.
5:40 save yourself the 6 mins of ads and chatter
But some people love ads and chatter.
I enjoy the haribo sour streamers, does the job for me when I’m fiend-in for some sour candy
The blueberry one was really good which one would that be ??
8:51 this sums it up
Surely marketing does a whole lot for the sales of those!
It’s funny to watch people who don’t know about Maxx talk about him. Maxx has explained how he sourced sour strips so no they aren’t just repackaged candy but even if they were, that’s how most businesses operate these days. Maxx and Christian are what make their brands successful.
They scammed you good
@@DeathhAngel1 they scammed me as good as most companies. ✌
I think you should’ve researched Max’s video release prior to your video. In all honesty, it’s made you look a little silly. Max found a manufacturer and basically enhanced the current product provided by helping develop new flavours. Had you known this I think your approach to the video may have been different and more of an admirable approach to marketing and product development.
Had I known that I wouldn’t have made the video. 🤦🏻♀️ Have you never seen someone post a controversial video for the sake of making people think about things or question what they know? Had I “researched” this person it would have completely skewed my perspective on things and ruined this video opportunity. But I guess if you were aware of that you wouldn’t have needed to post your comment.
the youtuber called oompaville has a brand that's basically the same thing but in rolls but similar packaging etc and are also made in the netherlands. Though they claim they're working on making it stateside in the future. Ironically they have the exact same rainbow
The world will never cease to amaze me.
you can get these from walmart for like 2 or 3 dollars…
So why didn’t she bag them up herself?
Hi there, Norths Source. Are you talking about me? (The girl in this video.) Because we do bag up our own. Which is how I realized they are the same product. So I’m not sure what you’re trying to ask.
Just go to show the sheer number of suckers
He’s not hiding it. How they compare on price?
Sour Strips are about $14 a pound, premium pricing.
always a less successful person trying to drag down an entrepreneur
Stop dragging him down dude
I mean isn't this literally how most businesses work. There are handful of manufactures for many retail products. They just get rebranded....
It is rare for companies to do all their manufacturing and producing....
Before you reply with "Ugh why aren't you agreeing, why spread hate", take a second. No really, please take a second. Is you're reply improving you or making you feel worse. My guess is the latter and its because you're stuck believing that you're right and everyone else is just a hater. They aren't. You're video is complaining about a small company that is using industry wide methods of supply. How else is the candy manufacturer meant to grow. Not all companies are going to become as big as Haribo. But they do want to grow and expand and develop.
So people like Max Chewning come along and say "OK if you supply me with the sour belts, and this other company supplies me with packaging with my logo on it, and then I use my editor and social media guys to market it, then we all win". So the sour candy manufacturer is happy, the packaging company is happy, the customer is happy with the product. And the better the marketing, the more successful the business venture becomes. That means, more employees, better pay for those employees, more investment to be made into the product overall, security in the product, wider recognition of the product etc. To not do this is to rely on the product alone. To hope that the product is so amazingly, overwhelmingly popular that people will seek it out without advertisement. What Max is doing is not only good, correct and in line with all other labelled products, its also something that takes a lot of effort and supports multiple businesses profits.
I get it, you made a video with your honest opinion and want to stick to your guns and hold it, but seriously you're point is not in line with how private packaging principles work. If people did it they way you're saying, most products wouldn't be successful and would go out of business, meaning the sweet manufacturer, the packaging supplier and any freelance works on the marketing side of this loose business and sales.
It would make more sense to complain about how Haribo use their vast profits and personal manufacturing plants to reduce the industry prices, pricing more independent suppliers out.
If you feel the urge to reply saying I'm just a hater, please re read the above.
TLDR: This method of packaging products supports business, its not deceptive, its just how things work to make a marketable product.
Your mental gymnastics is pretty amazing. You see people disagreeing not because she's wrong, but because she's right and they are upset by it. Before you reply with anything take a second, no really take a second and think "Was she right? Am I just willfully misinterpreting what she's saying because I don't want to believe it?" My guess is you'll realize she is right and you are willfully misinterpreting because your stuck wrongfully believing that you're right and she's just a hater. Your comment is complaining about a small candy store that found that she already sells the same candy for a fraction of the price and you're pretending it's an industry wide thing to take something and literally slap a label on it and charge 4x the price of the original product and you've convinced yourself that doing exactly that is somehow extremely common and that consumers wouldn't want to be aware. Perhaps what you're thinking of is how people work with candy makers to make new products or mass manufacture their products, which is true as it's how they grow, it's smart thinking. Pretending that repackaging old products is not the same as that though. Is he adding value? sure, but is it worth it to a lot of people? Maybe, but pretending that making a video about it is somehow wrong is just deluded thinking...
You even went through an entire paragraph to say that he in fact is just repackaging candy and putting a new label on it... Yeah, and she tried the candy and found this to be the case. Then you complained about Haribo using their own manufacturing and pricing to push out small manufacturers... Max literally got distribution in a major retail chain... not a small business. Which good for him, but don't pretend like you care about independent suppliers and small businesses while going after a small business on the internet and you defending somebody working with a big business. Again that's not a bad thing but you're clearly just trying to defend the guy while also not recognizing the reality. This video is true, that's a fact, there is nothing wrong with what Max is doing either, he added a different type of value. But to a candy store owner what do you think they are going to do if they realize the candy they are trying is literally what they already sell but just with a fun package and 4x the price, do you really think she should pretend that they are different products when they in fact are not??
If you feel the urge to reply saying I'm wrong, I'm not, so please reread the above.
@Kristofor Long Twice read, yet unfortunately Kristofor you're still wrong. I'm going to write a reply and explain further, but I rarely comment on videos so don't expect a lengthy conversation after this one.
The repackaging sales method (or private labelling) is how a supplier/manufacturer of a product can enhance their sales. Its not misleading, just a different sales tactic, that is provably good for the manufacturer. It ensures them regular sales on a larger scale. They can order their ingredients at a lower cost due to buying more at a time. They can save on shipping and storage costs.
The fact that Max has offered a way of selling Thousands of Packets to Thousands of Stores means the Manufacturer is selling Millions more products. It keeps them in business. It protects their business.
So the question on my mind is, Is this Candy Shop buying from the manufacturer directly, or from a middle man who buys from the manufacturer in large quantities?
If its the manufacturer then how long will it take to generate a million packets sold? Can they support the manufacturer to a degree that they would stay in business without people like Max?
or
If its from the middle man, then how is that helping the manufacturer, who is having to sell at a low cost to allow her to sell the product at 4 times less? What if the middle man/the manufacturer/the ingredients supplier increase their prices? Can she still sell the product at twice the current price?
The fact that Max sells the product at a higher price means she can still get sales, if he sold it for the same price, her sales would tank! Whereas Max can sell the products on say a 50% price, increasing sales and still be making himself and anyone in the chain of supply the money they need to stay in business.
Besides all the above, you have no idea if Max has spoken to the manufacturer in order to have custom product made for Sour Stripes, or if he intends to in the future. Maybe they didn't always make pink lemonade flavour (as an example). If he can say "I will sell 1 million packets of pink lemonade stripes a month", the manufacture can justify making that part of their production line. Its the same as a company like Heinz producing the store brand Ketchup, but maybe for Walmart they add a little bit of hot sauce to the recipe and sticking a Walmart Ketchup label on the bottle. Not branded as Heinz. Slightly different but essentially the same product with a different label. It's not even misleading, because it states all this on the back of the packet!
Any way you want to look at this, what Max has done for his supplier is a good thing, it's a very common practise within the food industry, and hating on him because "its the same product" is just realising the reality that buying on a small scale with no intent to grow bigger than a single shop isn't really supporting your 3rd party suppliers. It would be far more ethical to stick to the handmade chocolates and promote you're business based on those, and thank your lucky stars that you can pump up your range with additional products at a competitive price point, given that you're buying at such a lower volume.
She's right that its the same product manufacturer (Shocking that there aren't hundreds of sour strip manufacturers). The comparison between them is fairly unnecessary once that's understood. But the issue she's raising is not really an issue and can only be considered an issue if Max or Sour Stripes decide to take the "Packaged in/Made in" section off the packet.
If you feel the urge to plagiarise my argument again, feel free, its very flattering! But please realise that the comment I made is to explain, not counter, and whilst you were criticizing me, yours appears to be trying to counter me as apposed to expanding on any new information.
Just taking a second.... no really taking a second to think was she right.... Umm No, sorry still wrong.
(Btw, not from America, never tried Sour Stripes of any kind, only seen Max once in another video and happened to wonder who his supplier is and this video popped up. Didn't expect to have to explain supply chains to UA-cam, but guess you guys need it so there you go)
@@AKA-kp3gd, I wasn’t plagiarizing your argument, I was mocking your argument because it’s ridiculous and completely unnecessary. Though it’s clear you wouldn’t get that based on your initial comments.
You still contend that she was wrong… yet your entire comment was further detailing how she was right…. You are such a fanboy you just can’t see it. You pretending you need to explain things is kind of funny though, keep on making a bunch of straw man arguments to pretend you are winning. Unfortunately you simply repeating the lie that you think I’m wrong does not make it so. Your entire diatribe about private label packaging isn’t disputed, this entire video laid out the fact that this is what Max is doing, the fact that you laid it all out actually makes this kind of hilarious. "She’s wrong! here is how he’s repackaging candy that already exists at a substantial markup” just as she said..…. You realize you’re ridiculous right? You say that I don’t know if Max spoke with them about changing the products… They are the same, their ingredients are literally the same, they were made in the same place and taste exactly the same.. Do you want to ask him... had you watched the video before making assumptions to defend a guy you’ve never met you might know that. You pretend she’s hating on him in order to justify your ridiculous defense and going after this channel, yes you are pretending, she ended up trying them and asking the questions, how you choose to misinterpret things isn’t her problem, it’s yours. Though after seeing how childish his fans are I'm starting to wonder. You’re aware this is UA-cam right? You think people will care to watch a video where they realize the candy they are trying is literally the same then go on about how supply chains work which would just further detail how it likely is exactly the same yet add absolutely nothing to the video? (exactly like your comments) It really doesn’t need to be explained, but some fanboy like yourself needs to pretend it does.
I like how your talking about ethics by making the argument that a candy store owner shouldn’t make an entertaining video about how a candy she might be considering carrying in her store is actually a candy she already carries in her store at 1/4 of the price.
I don’t expect you to respond as you have literally just stated the same thing she said in the video. You were just way less entertaining.
maxx chewning made a bag...well he had the idea for colours on a bag...well he paid someone to put some pictures on a bag. People shoud earn money for useful products, not just marketing the same prodcuts to fools for higher prices, I realise this makes money, but this has little real value.
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A little louder for the people in the back please. 👏🏻👏🏻
Personally I don't see a problem with a white labeling of a product with good marketing.
Sour strips are soooooo good! 😋😋😋
Max has been transparent on his channel about his candy from the start. He’s never tried to market the strips as something he is making on his own. The premise of this video would be the same as being mad to learn that snickers and Twix are made by the same company and complaining about it.
I’m not sure how that is the same at all- but thanks so much for watching AND leaving a comment!
He actually stated he helped develop the flavors
Ope- guess I missed that press release.
No, the premise is very different, not even close.
@@SteGenCandy you literally needed to 5 minuted of youtube searching to find a video with over 150k views 😂😂
Gonna get a lot of triggered maxx fans on here, but at the same time they could think your bitter no pun intended
Going to? We already have. 🤦🏻♀️
LOL
Sounds like you’re sour 😂😂 He had a good idea and great marketing skills.
If that’s me sounding sour then I’d hate for you to hear me talk about something I actually don’t like or have a problem with. I wasn’t aware that asking questions and making people think about products would mean I’m sour. 🤔 Guess I better work on my stage presence.
enjoy being frauded you sheep
@Brandon what makes you think I’m in debt? 🤔
Stop passing your “shot” life decisions off as someone else’s. My life is just fine, sir. Go find a different channel to troll Bc I’m not here for you or that.
Wait until you find out about motor oil...
Can’t. Wait. 😬
What about motor oil
@@643doubleplay9 super tech, Castrol, Quaker state, havoline, all are the same oil, it’s just got a different label stamped on the front
@@crangismcbasketball848 same with a lot of peanut companies
Made in the same plant and get labeled with other companies names. My question is, synthetic vs conventional. Is there a real difference
HAAAA you got a new sub for that funny remark lol saying if max copied the candy lol nice video
Haha thanks. I do what I can. Surprisingly enough not everyone saw the humor in this video. 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️😂😂
@@SteGenCandy hey tho you were being real about them strips tho. lol
Someone had to. 😂👏🏻👏🏻
@@SteGenCandy they where ok because i did my review. they tasted like any other strips with just a name stamped on them. i was hoping to taste something deferent then just something sour.
hey do you sell by order of your candies that im seeing in the back ground there because i would love to get some for my video as well.