16 Pumpkin Spice Items That Flew A Liiiiiittle Too Close To The Sun

Uncertain whether pumpkin spice spam or pumpkin spice cup noodles scare me more, tbh.

1. Pumpkin Spice Spam

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Listen, I like Spam. I can get behind flavored Spam. But pumpkin spice Spam?? That doesn't sit right with me.

2. Pumpkin Spice Cheese

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Okay, I'm kinda open to this one. This could maybe be good. But it could also be too spice-heavy and incredibly awful and...I don't wanna think about it anymore.

3. Pumpkin Spice Dog Treats

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Genuine question — do dogs even like pumpkin spice? 

4. Bud Light Pumpkin Spice Seltzer

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I'm like 50% intrigued and 50% mildly horrified by this. If you're also feeling curious (which, honestly, you should be), our very own Hannah Dobrogosz taste-tested this seltzer so you don't have to. Read all about it here.

5. Pumpkin Spice Cup Noodles

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This is a new item hitting shelves this fall, and I really don't know how to feel about it. My gut says "bad" but...I also want to try it? If you too are having conflicting feelings, you can find it at Walmart starting in early October.

6. Pumpkin Spice Salsa

Madstone Gourmet / bonanza.com

I'm not mad about the idea of pumpkin salsa. Spicy pumpkin salsa actually sounds really good. Pumpkin SPICE salsa? I'm gonna have to pass.

7. Pumpkin Spice Kale Chips

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Sweet kale chips in general don't sound super appetizing to me. But pumpkin spice kale chips?? We truly have strayed too far from the light.

8. Pumpkin Spice Kombucha

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We really don't have to pumpkin spice ~everything~, y'all. 

9. Pumpkin Spice Scented Boxer Briefs

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I have so many questions, and I'm really not sure I want any of the answers. These boxer briefs have a scratch-and-sniff jack-o'-lantern graphic on the bottom right corner that — you guessed it — smells like pumpkin spice.

10. Pumpkin Spice Hummus

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I actually tried this hummus  — and every other pumpkin spice item available at Trader Joe's — and thought it was alright. But does it need to exist? Is it better than regular hummus? Personally, I don't think so.

11. Pumpkin Spice Salad

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This salad doesn't sound all bad, honestly. I can dig the toppings, but I'm not completely sold on the idea of a pumpkin spice vinaigrette when we could have...literally anything else. 

12. Pumpkin Spice Pasta Sauce

meghan @deloisivete

We’re not ready for pumpkin spice spaghetti

01:22 PM - 04 Oct 2021

Twitter: @deloisivete

Again, can totally get behind pumpkin pasta sauce. Pumpkin and certain spices would be really good. Pumpkin spice spices, though? Ehhhhh.

13. Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn

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Controversial opinion, but I think candy corn on its own is...not good. I'm not sure the fix here was to add pumpkin spice to it. 

14. Pumpkin Spice Glazed Turkey Breast

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Again, I think this could be kinda good. But I am also not entirely convinced that it should exist. 

15. Pumpkin Spice Cough Drops

Kylee Scales @KyleeScales

These CVS pumpkin spice cough drops are the best thing to happen to me all week! Can't wait for my next cold to be super festive 🎃

07:43 PM - 07 Sep 2017

Twitter: @KyleeScales

Another brilliant example of "did this really need to exist?"

16. And finally, Pumpkin Spice Salmon

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Alright, this is the one that broke me. I don't have words for this. Why???

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