Trident is a relatively new Chewing Gum brand in the UK and creates some nice flavoured soft gums which I like! This Strawberry Smoothie is one of the newer flavours.

~~~PACKAGING~~~
Trident has some very clever packaging for their gum. I really admire not only their closing mechanism but the way it is so thoughtful and sensitive to our needs.

The packaging is like a case, which flips down and has two rows of gum, one on the top and one on the bottom. Once you finish the bottom row, as this is where the fold is, you can just rip it off, and keep the top unfinished row.

The closing mechanism is like most other in that there is a notch where you slip the card in keeping it secure. This is repeated on the inside, allowing you to close just the top layer if you have ripped the bottom!
CLEVER!

Each gum also has a small piece of paper for you to spit it out onto so no messy pavements of grotty undersides of desks!

~~~APPEARANCE~~~
The gum itself is pink and is rectangular in size. It is quite small, although packed with lots of flavour!

~~~TASTE AND TEXTURE~~~
The taste is very sweet, and has a rather prosthetic strawberry flavour. I find the flavour rather too strong for my liking and don't like the strawberry "smoothie", as it isn't really a "smoothie". It tastes like cheap strawberry ice cream which is NOT a good thing.

I much prefer the other trident gums as they aren't as strong in terms of flavour, but is juicy and refreshing.

The texture is like any other gum. It is smooth and turns into a plastic texture which is disgusting and must be removed from the mouth after so long!

What I do admire about trident gums is their longevity. The taste could last for quite a while and still squeeze even more juice! However, for this particular flavour, you might not want to!

~~~PRICE~~~
Individual Packs can be bought for around 50p whilst multipacks can be bought for around £1.50. I did consider the multi-pack but I am glad I didn't go ahead as I would've regretted it and hence tried to force my friends to eat it all!!

~~~OVERALL THOUGHTS~~~
I think Trident Gum as a brand is good, and you can't really go wrong choosing them, but each flavour IS different, and I would recommend trying each one before making your mind up.

I personally don't like this strawberry smoothie flavour as it is too strong, and doesn't taste like a strawberry smoothie, although you might like it, and I'm sure many people do!

Of the Trident Brand, I personally like the Tropical Twist, as it is very juicy, has lots of flavours and tastes genuine and original. There are obvious hints of mango and citrus which doesn't taste artificial, and with that packet, I finished within a week, whilst this strawberry smoothie has been lying on my desk for weeks.