Purchased the 16ct Dole mandarin orange cups within the last week. Got home, later opened the box for the first time and over half of the individual cups were coated in dirt. Some worse than others. After thoroughly cleaning them off, the next day I foolishly decided to try one. I want to say that I opened it very carefully and had nothing else around it at the time. Being paranoid however, I looked at it with my phone light and found and easily removed a distinct black speck of dirt from the top inside of the cup, below the seal but close to it. There was dirt inside of the cup. I don't what the manufacturing conditions for these exactly, but clearly it's disgusting. This is disgusting. I haven't touched them since. I'm not purchasing these again and am reconsidering what packaged fruit items I buy from all brands and from Sam's Club.

Fantastic alternative to fresh fruit. Fresh fruit tends to go back in my house, because we can’t get to it fast enough. This is the next best thing as it tastes great has ingredients I don’t feel guilty serving my kids and is always found at a great price !

My kids love to have Dole Mandarin Oranges. I pack them in my son’s school lunches. I like that they are packed in 100% fruit juice as opposed to light syrup. The only thing that I do not care for is that when I try to open the cup, 80% of the time I spill some of the juice-usually on my shirt!! I transfer the oranges and juice to another container that is easier for my son to open when I send these to school. They always look plump and my kids really like them.

These are great for a snack. Always have some in as I have a sweet tooth and am trying to behave 🤣 these taste great and are really fresh despite being pre-packaged. The little tubs are a great portion size. I love that there's no pith or membrane on the segments as I don't like the texture of those. Regularly buy these!!

My son loves these. They are great for a convenient snack, but they are hard for kids to open and the juice sort of explodes everywhere. Also as a former elementary school “cafeteria helper” almost none of the children (5-11yrs old) could open these without making a mess. Many of them couldn’t open them at all without help. My suggestion would be less liquid and a slightly less adhesive glue.

Unfortunately 7 of the cups were moldy and had to be thrown away. 3 were not sealed and the juice leaked out causing all cups to be covered with mold. After washing them all along with the 3 cups,4 had mold that had leaked into them. I won’t be buying them again from Sam’s.

My daughter love these. They are reasonably priced and packaged in 100% fruit juice which I love. Very convenient and easy for a school or after school snack. Plus, they keep fresh for way longer than the little cuties which I also love but end up having to throw too many away. Definitely will continue buying these.

I like the flavor and convenience of these mandarin oranges. They taste great and are easy to pack for lunch or just for a quick snack. They also keep well in the pantry or refrigerator. I prefer fresh fruit when it’s in season but theDole Mandarin Oranges are great when you have less options in the produce section of the grocery store.

My husband and I eat the mandarin oranges almost daily in our salad and enjoy the sweet flavor contrasted with the bitterness of olives. Since we use them that frequently, however, we need the bigger 23.5-ounce jar or larger. All we've found lately are the "New! Fridge Pack" - only 15 ounces and a lid that is not nearly as secure as the screw-on jar lid. Please tell me you aren't discontinuing the larger, screw-top jars!

My fiance absolutely devours 2 16 ct boxes a week, easy. They vary so much in prices that coupons should be available more readily. The variety offered is perfect and just small enough to take with you as needed. The actual cups themselves can be washed and used to up-cycle into salad dressing for mason jar salad, or you can use to start seedlings, so its not so wasteful to just toss them out. Other brands offer similar products, but Dole is the only one that is consistent in their quality.