Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Sparkling Ice Blue Variety Pack, Flavored Sparkling Water, Zero Sugar, with Vitamins and Antioxidants, 17 fl oz, 12 count (Classic Lemonade, Strawberry Watermelon, Grape Raspberry, Lemon Lime)

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I swear my dad's bloodstream has been replaced by Grape Raspberry Sparkling Ice.

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2017

I don't drink this myself, I buy it for my dad who I swear would drink it by the gallon if offered. He is diabetic and we have been trying to get him off of diet soda for a long time, this is better for him.

I have no complaints about the product, I do wish amazon would do a better job keeping this flavor in stock, this is his favorite flavor and nearly impossible to find. I want to do a subscribe and save on it, hopefully amazon can get that going.

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Jan Jacpbs

Artificial Sweetener Alert!

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018

I used to drink these Sparkling Ice waters in all flavors every day. They all taste GREAT, my favorite was Black Raspberry. However, I just discovered that they contain sucralose which is just another harmful artificial sweetener. The only safe sweeteners are Stevia, Agave, and Raw Honey. I have stopped drinking/eating anything with harmful artificial sweeteners since they have been linked to many diseases, including dementia and the increase in Atzheimers disease patients.

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jLaDy

Won’t be buying this flavor for awhile

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018

Flavor Name: Strawberry WatermelonVerified Purchase

I was not impressed with this last batch I received. I use the subscribe & save feature every month and have been ordering the strawberry watermelon sparkling ice for a few years now. The products I received before were much darker in color this last shipment I received looked like the grapefruit sparkling ice product not the strawberry watermelon one I usually get. It also had stains at the top of the cap that were darker then the product itself. The drink even tasted strange. So I contacted amazon for a refund and was issued one very fast. I then contacted talking rain, the company that makes sparkling ice, to inform them of this issue. I sent pictures to them, they said it was safe to drink but I don’t trust it. I ended up throwing the 12 pack away. Picture 1 is a comparison, picture 2, 3 and 4 are the new product and the last 2 pictures are the old version.

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Jaqi

Somewhat of an aftertaste and BAD, DRY, cotton-mouth. Nooooope, not for me.

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021

Flavor Name: Pink Variety PackVerified Purchase

I only became aware of this product through an Amazon promotion, at which I point researched it a little and found that I had missed out on a big marketing push and ad-aware campaign. Sparkling Ice had literally held a premiere or coming out of sorts, as well as tasting parties, game-day sweeps, an 'Ice Coin Toss Challenge', and more. I'm ashamed to admit that I immediately fell for the hype, thought: "Hmmm, what have I been missing?", and ordered a variety pack consisting of:
3 Black Cherry 17oz Bottles,
3 Pink Grapefruit 17oz Bottles,
3 Peach Nectarine 17oz Bottles, and
3 Coconut Pineapple 17oz Bottles

When they arrived, I excitedly placed them in the fridge and when cold, the first I reached for was the Coconut Pineapple. While pretty refreshing, it tasted just the slightest bit "off" to me. I can't pinpoint exactly what it was about the taste I did not like, but I can tell you that it just didn't do it for me. On top of that, like most artificially-sweetened beverages, it left a BAD aftertaste in my mouth. GRANTED / full-disclosure that the bad aftertaste was not nearly as bad as some other artificially-sweetened beverages I have tried in the past AND I experienced NO stomach discomfort occasioned by the artificial sweetener, as I am sometimes prone to with these types of sweetened beverages.

Putting aside that I did not care for the Coconut Pineapple one, I later tried the Peach Nectarine which tasted like soap to me (and which also left the aftertaste), and finally the Pink Grapefruit, WHICH I DID LIKE. I never did try the Black Cherry.

Now, here is the thing. Despite not being crazy about them, I found myself wanting to drink some. It was almost as if these drinks brought on a stronger thirst. Strange, right??? Soooo, good friend that I am :D, I shared them with a friend and asked her opinion about them. While she did like the Coconut Pineapple well enough, she too was left with an aftertaste, but more than that, she described having "dry mouth", which is exactly what I had experienced and had termed "thirsty". These Sparkling Ice beverages give you a bad case of DRY, COTTON MOUTH.

As such, my experience with them was less-than stellar and I won't be ordering them again.

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Ctowndrama

UPDATED**Typically great, but you can’t tell if you’re getting a bad batch until it’s too late

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2021

Flavor Name: Orange MangoVerified Purchase

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It's now April 13,2022. Still a big fan of sparkling ice, but they need to contact Amazon about how to store and sell their products. I typically buy several cases at a time. It's just easier that way. But more times than not I'll recieve cases that expire less than a month from the date I receive them and at that point they're flat, heavily separated, and taste rotten. Talking Rain is pretty good about reimbursing me or sending me a crap load of replacement coupons, but it's not fixing the problem. Sometimes I get cases that aren't near expiration, but are flat and taste awful. Amazon must be storing these improperly or something. I tell Talking Rain constantly that they're destroying their brand loyalty by allowing products like this out to customers. They always say they're look into it but nothing changes. While it's not as convenient, I may have to start just buying singles at the same grocery stores again. I love Sparkling Ice... But not when it's flat, nearly expired, and separated like crazy...

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Something is off about the orange mango. It was my absolutely favorite flavor and I order several cases each month. This last delivery they were basically ALL flat. They didn’t have really any of the carbonation as usual. Also, while I’m used to some of the orange sediment that settles on the bottom, these have a TON of it. Even the caps are stained bright orange. The flavor is lacking as well. It doesn’t take the same. I went to the store to buy a couple bottles and see if it was just an ongoing change, but three stores all tastes the way I’m used to tasting it. Not sure if it was a bad batch or what, but I have 5 cases I won’t be drinking now.

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Jason Stiles

Flat

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022

Flavor Name: Grape RaspberryVerified Purchase

The ones I buy individually in the store are so fizzy, but this entire case was flat. The bottles even had no pressure on them. You could invent them easily whereas the ones I get from the store would be so pressurized you couldn’t press in on the bottles. This made them have no fizz and they just didn’t taste as good. I was very disappointed because I love this flavor but I only see it in the multi packs in my store. I was excited to get an entire case of grape, disappointment set in when I first felt the bottles.

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Sphinx

Counterfeit Sparkling Ice sent to me

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022

Flavor Name: Strawberry LemonadeVerified Purchase

I love my strawberry lemonade but the ingredients and the taste are completely different from what I buy at my local Safeway. This taste like sugar water. I've gotten some good batches, but these counterfeit items are slipping through the cracks and I nearly spit it out after tasting the fake. There needs to be better quality control, because god knows what I just drank?

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Diamonddrake

Great product! Sometimes…

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022

Flavor Name: Black CherryVerified Purchase

I love sparkling ice drinks, when they are good. But the quality control is all over the place. Maybe the amazon items are low quality technically drinkable rejects. I’ve ordered 10 of these over the past 4 months, The carbonation varies greatly from bottle to bottle even from the same case. Some are completely flat. Some are so carbonated then burn your nose til the last sip. Often the lid and rim and covered with dried sour flavoring syrup and you have to wash it off with a rag to drink it. I think I’ll be buying it from the grocery store from now on. The amazon version is just not worth the headache.

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Susan Dehnert

Sparkling water had no sparkle!

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2020

Flavor Name: Black RaspberryVerified Purchase

I get 3 packages of 12 every month. I started drinking this water to get myself off of diet coke. I still craved the carbonation which is why I chose this water. My favorite flavor is the black raspberry. Most months everything is perfect, however, my March shipment was not. All 3 packages were flat. Kind of defeats the whole carbonation thing. Very disappointed. My only option is to return them, which I won't be doing with this whole shelter-in-place thing going on. However, I should be given a refund. I've dealt with the company that makes it when I had the same problem about 3 years ago and they were wonderful. They replaced the bad ones and were very nice to deal with. They said the problem was with Amazon and how they are storing the water. It can't be allowed to freeze or when it thaws it will be flat. Take note Amazon!

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Daniel

Crisp Apple Flavor Not the Same as it used to be

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020

Flavor Name: Crisp AppleVerified Purchase

I have been looking all over for the Crisp Apple Flavor Sparkling Ice for a long time. I have had it in the past several years ago and back then it was by far my favorite flavor. Then the stores stopped stocking it and I could not find it. Finally decided to look it up here and was so happy that I could buy some. The price is a little higher then the stores sell it in cases, but still cheaper then by the bottle. When it came I was so excited and ripped it open, got a glass of ice and started pouring. I was surprised by the carbonated foam that was appearing because it was thicker then I expected, with the consistency of the froth on a root beer float. I took a drink and it did not taste anything like it used to. I am crushed. This was my favorite flavor. Its not undrinkable but the Black Raspberry one is loads better.

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Karen

Poor Quality

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019

Flavor Name: Strawberry LemonadeVerified Purchase

I have been ordering Sparkling Ice Strawberry Lemonade for a couple years now. I am canceling my subscription because the quality has been very inconsistent lately. why is the drink on the left (from Amazon) so much different than the drink on the right (from the grocery store)? The last order I received tasted like over-ripened (almost rancid) strawberries. It almost seems as if they have been sitting on a shelf somewhere for a years, but of course there’s no expiration date on the bottle so there’s no way to know. I will just buy them from the grocery store from now on, where I can get them for pretty much the same price and at least I’ll know they will be fresh and taste good.

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Brandy

Last three cases tasted bad and were not the right color

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020

Flavor Name: Coconut PineappleVerified Purchase

I had a product subscription for these but the last 3 cases I have received have not been good. As stated in the title, they tasted bad, lacking the pineapple-coconut flavor and tasting more like the carbonation than anything. The color was also off on all three cases. They looked more like the lemonade but the flavor was not that of the lemonade so they weren't just mislabeled. I went to the local Walmart and bought several from them and compared the color to make sure there wasn't a product color change in general. The Walmart bought ones were darker yellow and tasted perfectly fine. I have cancelled my subscription since this was the 3rd case and pantry items cannot be returned. Truly disappointed.

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