Buy it: Taste testers give thumbs down to Marble Mix'ins

PRODUCT: Marble Mix'ins

DETAILS: Bottles of cookie and candy chips that can be mixed with ice cream for a homemade "ice cream store" treat. The product comes in four flavors: Butterfinger Cookie, Nestle Toll House Banana Split, Crunch Rocky Road and Nestle Rainbow Chocolate Chips.

MORE INFORMATION: Signature Brands, (800) 456-9573

AVAILABILITY: In supermarkets nationwide, including Schnucks

SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $2.89 for 6.2 ounces

TESTERS: Roberta Volkmann, Linda Schrodt and Susan Christensen, all of Springfield

COMMENTS: The testers tried the Nestle Toll House Banana Split variety, which has mini chocolate chips and flavored candies shaped like yellow bananas and red cherries. Although they thought children would have fun mixing the candies into ice cream, they found the product lacked flavor. "I think it's a fun concept." "The crunchiness is a nice contrast to the ice cream." "It tastes like unflavored cookie pieces." "The banana pieces have no banana flavor at all."

WOULD YOU BUY IT? No, they said.

- Kathryn Rem, GateHouse News Service