9 Popular Items in Minnesota Pumpkin Spice Totally Ruined
July is the month when families start to get a little bit antsy about kids going back-to-school. The school supply lists. The cramped aisles at Target stores in Minnesota, looking for just the right notebook. #IYKYK
And then August pops up on the calendar. The weather is the same but this frenzy for one specific item starts. I blame Starbucks for all of it. In 2003, they spent three months working on a new drink. Now, people ask non-stop when they can finally get a pumpkin spice latte again. #IYKYK
The frantic search for pumpkin doesn't stop there. In fact, it got worse. Some might say it's a bit ridiculous.
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1930 was the year when pumpkin spice was invented as a blend. Companies have gone a bit overboard on putting drops of pumpkin-spice in all of its popular items. Below are some of the worst items that are on store shelves or on Amazon right now that are
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Is "Pumpkin Spice" in the dictionary?
To say that the words "Pumpkin Spice" is a popular phrase is an understatement. According to CBS News, if you search Target's website for "pumpkin spice", you'll get 2,365 results. Rumor is that pumpkin-spiced products cost 14% more than the "normal" item.
This phrase has become so popular that back in 2022, "Pumpkin Spice" was added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
pumpkin spice - noun
variants or less commonly pumpkin pie spice
: a mixture of usually cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and often allspice that is commonly used in pumpkin pie
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