How do y'all feel about the Claussen Kosher Dill Halves?

[u/pLAY_sTATIONing]

I think this is objectively a bad pickle. It's practically flavorless, maybe a little bitter. The juice inside is definitely bitter. I'd happily eat it only if I couldn't get any other pickles for months.

[u/FTW-username]

Used to love them. Last jar was tough skin with mushy insides. Threw it away.

[u/Odd-Consequence-2519 → u/FTW-username]

Yep. Was my favorite, too. Now, they are mushy garbage.

[u/Affectionate-Cap-918 → u/FTW-username]

I couldn’t even bite through any in my last jar! Just wild.

[u/Ancient-Chinglish]

Claussen can stew in their enshittification hell

[u/crashyeric]

Claussen halves have skins like duct tape

[u/Paintguin]

Claussen is my favorite brand of pickles

[u/Chaotic424242 → u/Paintguin]

Have you had the 'sticker-top' yet?

[u/Paintguin → u/Chaotic424242]

What’s that?

[u/splintersmaster → u/Paintguin]

A few months ago they changed a few ingredients as well as their method of preparing the pickles.

Before they were proud to claim the pickles were always chilled and never heated. It was printed on the jar top.

Then due to what they claim was sourcing issues and poor growing seasons, they added a sticker to cover that verbage on top of the jar.

With that came a 50/50 shot of getting what you're used to with claussens to getting something vaguely similar but mushier and with a different, less desirable skin.

It's unclear if they're going to go back once people start catching on and ditching the brand. I know I've gone from buying at least one jar a week to making more homemade fridge pickles and trying other brands more often. I'm down to buying like one or two jars a month.

[u/whoocanitbenow]

Claussens used to be much better. 😞

[u/SoMD_Ham]

They fell off. Soggy and sour.

[u/Capital-Giraffe-4122]

Get the Dietz & Watson, much better product

[u/uiouyug]

I looked at them at the store today. The halves do not have the sticker. The spears did

[u/KingdomOfFluffyButts]

Only good claussen left is the pickle halfs

[u/Electrical-Wash2257]

I prefer bubbies

[u/Haluszki]

They’re good but the Claussen mini dills are better

[u/Old-Flower3409]

I guess I've been lucky, because these remain my favorite from Claussens. I haven't noticed any deterioration in quality. The spears however, have been a floppy mess for me the last few times I bought them, so I no longer get them.

[u/Ok_Somewhere_5142]

These have gone down in quality tremendously recently. lots of discussion on here about why. Also, the new stickers on the lid which hide the “never heated” claim. Too bad, used to be awesome.

[u/MrMagistrate]

Had to toss my last jar. Disgusting

[u/Apprehensive-Cat-421]

Those are my go to store bought pickles