[Costco] Kirkland Protein Bars 20ct - $23 online - $19.5 instore - $5 off

Feb 1st, 2021 8:02 am

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sevsev [OP]: Newbie; Jul 17, 2008; 66 posts; 145 upvotes; GTA

Feb 1st, 2021 8:02 am

[Costco] Kirkland Protein Bars 20ct - $23 online - $19.5 instore - $5 off

Deal Link:: https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signatur ... 17020.html
Price:: $22.99
Savings:: $5 off
Expiry:: February 7, 2021
Retailer:: Costco

If you've had them you know how good they are, worth it even at full price but now $5 off online. I've been itching to order more hoping a sale was going to pop up.

Not sure what the warehouse price may be right now, usually they sell for $25 in warehouse last I saw. EDIT: Another poster has pointed out that they are $19.49 in store which would reflect $5 off the reg price I've seen before of $24.49

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Feb 1st, 2021 8:11 am

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ndompierre: Jr. Member; Mar 26, 2007; 144 posts; 161 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 8:11 am

Just my 2 cents as a costco customer. Theses one are realy tasteful and have 10g of protein.

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signatur ... 13037.html

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Feb 1st, 2021 8:19 am

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movieking: Deal Addict; Nov 15, 2004; 3199 posts; 296 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 8:19 am

So there are the updated ones without the inulin? Haven't seen them locally. Wondering if people still have issues with them...

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Feb 1st, 2021 8:31 am

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easy-e: Member; Nov 4, 2008; 493 posts; 947 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 1st, 2021 8:31 am

Anyone have experience with these and Quest bars? I've only ever had Quest, but I'd be interested in checking these Kirkland ones out too.

Feb 1st, 2021 8:33 am

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jackass_ca: Deal Guru; Jan 6, 2005; 11666 posts; 3058 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 8:33 am

Nice, even sugars are not bad at all, anyone comment on the texture and taste?
Has anyone found these in the warehouse? $3 surcharge on Costco grocery, nearly kills the $5 savings.
Don't think I need $75 worth of groceries from Costco at the moment

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Feb 1st, 2021 8:33 am

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MostExcellentBro: Newbie; Jun 2, 2011; 21 posts; 16 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 8:33 am

movieking wrote: ↑ So there are the updated ones without the inulin? Haven't seen them locally. Wondering if people still have issues with them...

Yes these are the updated ones without Inulin. I used to get absolutely devastated by the old Inulin recipe. No problem with these ones.

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Feb 1st, 2021 8:46 am

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Third Eye: Deal Addict; Feb 25, 2007; 2823 posts; 1962 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 8:46 am

ndompierre wrote: ↑Just my 2 cents as a costco customer. Theses one are realy tasteful and have 10g of protein.

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signatur ... 13037.html

Apples and Oranges

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:05 am

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xFRUGALITYx: Sr. Member; Jul 19, 2015; 551 posts; 538 upvotes; London, ON

Feb 1st, 2021 9:05 am

The new recipe while didn't have the horrible effects previously discussed, is also missing half the fibre of previous bars and not close to most quest bars, if looking for higher fibre levels, these are no longer it, too bad.

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:05 am

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bigtuna99: Jr. Member; Nov 13, 2019; 190 posts; 309 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 9:05 am

easy-e wrote: ↑ Anyone have experience with these and Quest bars? I've only ever had Quest, but I'd be interested in checking these Kirkland ones out too.

These were made to be Quest knock offs. Quest pretty much started this trend in high-fibre, satiating, 'healthy' protein bars by using the ingredient Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO). Competitors started copying Quest. Costco introduced their own Kirkland brand to copy Quest but at a significantly reduced price. They tasted similar, not quite as good as Quest, but close enough and much better value. Then they mysteriously left the shelves for a long time, close to a year if I remember correctly. There was talk about it being packaging errors, but who knows. When they reintroduced the Kirkland bars, they swapped the IMO for inulin instead. No bueno. Caused a lot of digestion/stomach issues for people, myself included. I stopped eating them. Soon enough they left the shelves again. While they were gone, Costco then started stocking Quest itself. Now it looks like they've reintroduced the Kirkland brand for a third time, without the inulin. I haven't tried these yet though so I can't comment on them. But from day 1 Quest has always been the best, they've just been more expensive... so it depends if you can justify the price or not.

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:06 am

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bigtuna99: Jr. Member; Nov 13, 2019; 190 posts; 309 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 9:06 am

Third Eye wrote: ↑ Apples and Oranges

No it's protein bars and chewy bars

(sarcasm)

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:07 am

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ellesdad: Sr. Member; Dec 10, 2007; 621 posts; 445 upvotes; Arviat

Feb 1st, 2021 9:07 am

Perfect I think this is the first time they have discounted these bars ever.

Remember when you liked what you currently have

Feb 1st, 2021 9:09 am

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jackass_ca: Deal Guru; Jan 6, 2005; 11666 posts; 3058 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 9:09 am

bigtuna99 wrote: ↑ These were made to be Quest knock offs. Quest pretty much started this trend in high-fibre, satiating, 'healthy' protein bars by using the ingredient Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO). Competitors started copying Quest. Costco introduced their own Kirkland brand to copy Quest but at a significantly reduced price. They tasted similar, not quite as good as Quest, but close enough and much better value. Then they mysteriously left the shelves for a long time, close to a year if I remember correctly. There was talk about it being packaging errors, but who knows. When they reintroduced the Kirkland bars, they swapped the IMO for inulin instead. No bueno. Caused a lot of digestion/stomach issues for people, myself included. I stopped eating them. Soon enough they left the shelves again. While they were gone, Costco then started stocking Quest itself. Now it looks like they've reintroduced the Kirkland brand for a third time, without the inulin. I haven't tried these yet though so I can't comment on them. But from day 1 Quest has always been the best, they've just been more expensive... so it depends if you can justify the price or not.

I thought so, I had some of the older Kirkland bars and they were pretty good at half the price of Quest.
I had wondered where they went, hoping to find these new ones in store tonight.

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:37 am

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escalade: Deal Addict; Dec 18, 2003; 1065 posts; 415 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 9:37 am

These are no longer Quest equivalents ingredient wise. Just another protein bar

Feb 1st, 2021 9:37 am

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pumpkinpies: Deal Addict; Oct 31, 2009; 3440 posts; 802 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 1st, 2021 9:37 am

i find the new ones taste better than the older ones - and of course without the horrible side effects !!

still better value than quest even if it has a little less fiber

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Feb 1st, 2021 9:51 am

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Unhinged: Newbie; Apr 21, 2013; 46 posts; 15 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 9:51 am

These ones passed the... test. Old ones did not, at all.

Feb 1st, 2021 10:11 am

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AlicW93740: Sr. Member; Sep 25, 2018; 655 posts; 1199 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 10:11 am

I don't like the taste at all. They are very hard and dry,. The brownie flavor tastes okay but a bit bland. The cookie dough tastes a bit sour. I've never had raw cookie dough but the bar itself doesn't taste like cooked cookie to me at all. The pure protein branded bars taste much better.

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Feb 1st, 2021 10:14 am

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veryboredguy: Deal Addict; Jul 17, 2009; 1197 posts; 336 upvotes

Feb 1st, 2021 10:14 am

These are good, wish I could get a chocolate only box, the cookies and creme one taste too much like candy to me and feel less filling as a result. No issues so far, maybe if you eat two a day for a couple of days