Clif Bar Builder's Bar, Variety Pack, 9 Chocolate and 9 Chocolate Peanut Butter, 2.4-Ounce Bars, 18 Count

I really like the Builder's Bars. They have an enjoyable taste, and, for 270 calories, you can often skip a meal with one of these. I had them delivered through Subscribe and Save for a long time.Clif Bar, though, is struggling with resellers over the past year. I had a few shipments skipped last year, and then I was informed that my order was no longer going to be filled at all. The reason? Apparently the old 15%-off incentive for Subscribe and Save doesn't work well for them.OK. I decided to go along with it and re-did my Subscribe and Save at 5% off. That worked fine - for one month. This month, I was reviewing my credit card statement and was surprised by one of my Amazon charges. I went to Amazon.com to review my orders, worried that someone had hacked my account.No hacking. Just Clif Bar upped the price of this item by almost 60%, and went ahead and fulfilled the Subscribe and Save without a warning. Since I was having two of these delivered per month, what I thought would be a $36 charge was $56. At that price, it's much cheaper at the supermarket.As popular as Clif Bars have become, for good reason, they need to step up and find reputable distributors. I canceled my Subscribe and Save and will miss them.

I eat a Builder's Bar every day - either for breakfast, or a mid-morning meal. My favorite is chocolate mint, second is peanut butter, but I saw some reviews for the milk chocolate, so I bought this box. I tried the chocolate, but wasn't a fan - so I gave them to my teammates in the office. I just happen to like dark chocoalte, so a milk chocolate doesn't compare. The bars are fresh, easy to chew, and tasty - just because I don't like milk chocolate doesn't mean you should avoid these - if you like milk chocolate, you'll probably love these bars. The value of this 18-pack is very good, the freshness of all Builder's Bars ares guaranteed. I give the PB bars 5 stars for sure.

I love my Builder Bars - they're tasty and have plenty of protein. Unfortunately, when I received my package, it was clear that the box had gone through some extreme climate changes. The bars had all slightly melted at some point. Not terribly, they were still good and did the job, but my impression was that UPS/USPS shipping probably isn't great for a single box. (Actual stores would receive them by the pallet, which would decrease probability of any given box suffering the ravages of an overheated delivery truck).Maybe it was a one-time thing, or maybe it was because it was the summer. Either way, it was a little disappointing.

Depending on your tastes, the Clif Builder's Bars may be more desirable than other protein bars because they are more like a granola bar and are less pasty than some other protein bars. The chocolate bars are pretty good, but the peanut butter ones suffer from than familiar faux-peanut butter taste endemic to many protein bars. I ordered this about the same time as the mint chocolate bars, and found the mint chocolate to be much better overall.The bars have a good mix of vitamins and calcium and the ratio of protein to calories is high, if that's what you're after, which is why I've been going after the Builder's Bars.

These bars are an excellent option in a well managed, sensible diet. I relied on them heavily as I lost forty pounds and continue to rely on them to keep the weight off. instead of an egg sandwich in the morning and a hero for lunch, a clif bar at each meal is a much better option.the bars are substantial, but not too heavy and the flavors are pretty accurate i.e. chocolate tastes like chocolate and peanut butter like peanut butter. the lemon flavor is too sweet for my taste but the cookie flavor (oreos) is not overly sweet while being a nice change from the chocolate and peanut butter which aren't sweet at all.

I've tried a couple flavours from quest and this bar tastes much better in texture and flavour. It does have almost as much sugar as a typical granola bar. Most protein bars are similar to the old style powerbars- an estruded homogenous paste. This bar as you can see from the picture has two layers and covered with chocolate.Whey protein is the better alternative to soy as it's more effective but soy is less expensive. So in that sense you get what you pay for. These bars are affordable and taste great with enough sugar to keep you going or jump start your day.1star less for lack of whey protein.

I think the Builder bars are awesome in both Chocolate and PB flavors. They are great to have on hand when you are on the run and need to skip a meal. They are also good to bring along on longer walks, runs or bike rides, since they are lightweight, but filling. I give them 4 stars because the taste is good, but not fantastic - I wouldn't eat them as a "snack" because I don't "love" the taste. This makes them even better to have in the house for dieters, because its not like they are Godiva bars that you can't resist.

These bars are great for an after workout snack. These taste great and give me a boost of needed energy from both short term (sugar) and long term (protein) sources. The only "red flag" I see from the back label is the 20g of sugar contained, but these at least come from an organic source. A rule of thumb I like to use is equal amounts sugar to protein and dietary fiber which this fulfills. It definitely helps with the taste as well, as these taste like a candy bar. Furthermore, the source of protein is from soy as all Clif products are strictly vegan; making it friendly to my diet.I've been eating one following my after work trip to the gym and highly recommend them. I wouldn't necessarily recommend these for someone looking to lose weight, but they're great for an active lifestyle. Will order again.