Had the most horrible mashed potatoes tonight!

[DisneyJules]

The title says it all. I picked up some premade garlic mashed potatoes at a supermarket tonight and they tasted like someone had dumped a tray of cigarettes into them. UGH! I've never tasted anything so vile before. I promptly threw them out in the garbage and called the store to remove from the deli.
Anyone had similar experiences?

 

[photobob]

We had WalMart brand of instant Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes tonight and there were the best instant potatoes I've ever had. I'd rather have made from scratch but these were ready in five minutes.

 

[kim929]

I have tried the store brand, comes in a bucket, like country crock, they were really good. Never had them from the deli case.

 

[KristiKelly]

I was in a new lunch type restaurant a couple of years ago and the mashed potatoes tasted like they had lemon juice in them. BLAH!!! I'm not a fan of lemon to begin with - much less in my mashed taters.

Nothing beats homemade mashed potatoes with salt, pepper, milk and butter - yyyyyyuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... One of my favorite foods, along with boxed brownies & Krispie Kreme

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I have been buying the premade tubs (not dry in a box) of mashed potatoes for a few months now. Honestly they are as good as homemade. BUT....this last time, I must have tried the same Garlic Mashed that you did, because they were awful! I don't remember the brand, they were the cheaper ones in the meat department case at Walmart..next the to the precooked pot roasts and that stuff. I think they may have been Jimmy Dean? Anyway, I have tried several brands before, and the regular flavor seemed to be really good in all the brands. No more flavored ones for us. In fact, I made homemade the other night, they were great!!