I was pleasantly surprised how much it taste just like the soda! The only problem that I found with this item is the fact that it's harder than it should be to put it down and stop eating.it is sooo good!!! it tastes like cherry more than dr pepper, but it's still so good i will be buying again!The flavor was cherry not Dr. Pepper. The packaging needs to be something that holds its shape, having it smashed in shipping was disappointing. I do however think the price is very reasonable.If you love Dr. Pepper this is the snack for you. This tastes and smells exactly like Dr. Pepper. It was a gift for Christmas and disappeared shortly after it was opened by a very happy recipient.Value was great but shipping was very slowThis was fun and really did taste like DR.P (to me)I'm a cotton candy aficionado as well as a Dr Pepper fan and when I saw this Dr Pepper flavored cotton candy, I knew I had to try it. I was worried because of the number of poor reviews, but my cotton candy arrived in perfect condition. The flavor was great, it's not a super strong Dr Pepper flavor, but it definitely tastes like Dr Pepper.I bought another package of this cotton candy for my family to try and my husband said, "Wow, it really tastes like Dr. Pepper." My little kids said that it's spicy. So, there you have it.We received this product in early June and it has a “best by” date of late April, but it is cotton candy/sugar, so does it really go bad? No, not really, my husband and I ate it, it was a gift I purchased for him. It was more dense than a typical cotton candy, but that is most likely from being slightly smushed and the heat of the 90 degree days it travelled during. The flavor you could DEFINITELY tell was Dr Pepper, but had a slight tinge of something else. Not bad, but not something we will buy again. It was a decent experience.