As many already know, Oreos are a type of sandwich cookie that contains crème in between two chocolate flavored cookie pieces. In the past, I’ve seen the posts with Korean boxes of a cereal named, “Oreo O’s”. My jealously  was immediately aroused due to the fact that this cereal was not available in the U.S. Fast forward five years later, and my brother and I are walking down the cereal isle of our local Kroger. To my delight, Oreo O’s were on the shelf and in stock! I was amazed by how randomly these could have appeared without my knowledge. I quickly scooped a box up and threw it into the cart with excitement in my heart, and impatience in my eyes.

I could not have arrived home sooner after purchasing the cereal. With my anticipation at an all-time high, I ripped open the packaging to reveal the perfectly circular brown rings. The first thing to hit my nostrils after opening the clear plastic shell, was the classic smell of chocolate flavored cereal. The smell was quite off putting. I didn’t let the smell alone deter my quest to consume Oreo O’s. I took a handful of Oreo O’s into my hand. The texture resembled that of captain crunch, or any cereal that could be possibly painful to eat should you accidently let one of the pieces caress the roof of your mouth. I tossed a few pieces into my already watering mouth, but the dry, stereotypical taste of disgusting cereal forced me to spit them up. It’s as if someone described cereal very accurately to an alien and that’s what the aliens came up with. I felt betrayed. How could someone let an abomination of a cereal ride the coattails of a legendary cookie?! I learned from this experience that like movies based on video games, cereal based on desserts should be avoided at all costs.