Q1. Who in your family tried the Primula PODs? What were your/their initial impressions?
Me, 4yr old DD, 10yr old DD and 13yr old DS. Initial impressions were extremely favourable. The packaging was so easy to open that youngest DD had no trouble at all. The elder children liked the way the cheese popped out of the packets. Comparisons were made to Mini Babybel due to the shape.
Q2. In particular what did you and your family think of the following in relation to both the original PODs and the Cheese N Chive PODs?- Texture- Taste- Packaging
Everyone agreed that the pods were superior to babybel under all three headings. The texture was perfect- firm, but not waxy like babybel. The taste was great, just like solid Primula, and the cheese and chive version went down particularly well. As mentioned, the packaging was a hit. We thought it was well thought out, attractive to younger children and incredibly easy to open.
Q3. Did you try any of the Primula PODs recipes from the Primula website? If so which one(s) and what did you think of them?
We didn't try the recipes from the website, but we did have a look at them. The children decided that they were less interested in that as an idea as they would prefer to cook with proper cheese. They did not think that the pods would cook very well and, as complete cheese fiends, the pods' appeal was being able to pop out the cheese and eat it straight away.
Q4. When were the PODs eaten? As an after school snack? As part of a lunchbox? As a treat? etc
They were eaten after school, before dinner, and were substantial enough to stave off any ravenous rumblings from the children without ruining their appetite for the evening meal. This is definitely a plus. I could see them working well in a lunchbox.
Q5. "Primula PODs are a good source of calcium", would this statement encourage you to buy this product or not? If so, why? If not why not?
No, it wouldn't. It is cheese, and as such I would expect that it was a good source of calcium. It feels a little patronising to have it restated.
Q6. What features do you ideally want to see from children's snacks?
Easy to open packaging without question, but also for the snack itself to be piling nutritionally appropriate goodness into my kids.
Q7. If it came up in conversation would you recommend Primula PODs to a friend/relative? If so why? If not, why not?
As it is at the moment I absolutely would. However, this realistically would hang upon the cost of the pods. Without knowing what price you intend to charge, it is fairly difficult to make a judgement about value.
1. What did your DC think of the website?
My 10yr old DD thought it was all a little babyish, but that said she did enjoy sitting with her little sister and reading things to her. The 4yr old DD liked the fact the website was aimed at children.
Were there any aspects they particularly liked or disliked? Did they have a favourite area of the site?
It was a little heavy on the text for my littlest one's liking, and while she did not mind having some of it read to her, she did get a little bored after a bit. She loved the printable pictures and the music that played over the story board bit. I have to say honestly that I hated the music!
Q2. Is there anything else you'd like to see on the website? Any areas for improvements? What did you like most about the website for your child(ren)?
It is great to see children engaging with websites aimed at them, as they will explore the digital environment happily. Personally,I would like to see the site better optimised for being accessed by tablet. My Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet wasn't happy about loading the game zone at all.