STAY ALERT Military Caffeine Energy Gum - SPEARMINT - TRAY (24 packs, 5 pcs/pack) 100mg Caffeine/piece

by WRIGLEY authorized Marketright Inc.

Product Features

• Official Military fatigue solution used in Special Ops Rations also known as "First Strike Rations"
• Developed and proven effective by U.S. Military exclusively for use by the Military and Security Agencies.
• Begins working instantly...Through oral absorption, chewing one piece delivers 100 mg of caffeine five times faster than pills or coffee. STAY ALERT received the Army's Greatest Invention of the Year Award for 2005.
• The STAY ALERT formula was selected by the U.S. Military for use in First Strike Rations by Navy Seals, Army Rangers, and Special Forces. Recommended by The National Academy of Sciences for situations requiring fast action.
• STAY ALERT GUM has had tremendous success in supporting our troops in the Middle East. First Responders, Firefighters, Police Officers, and Security Personnel have also found STAY ALERT GUM to be a powerful, compact, fast acting tool for stopping fatigue.

Product Description

The U.S. Military has researched and tested for 6 years to help stop fatigue related injuries and deaths. The result, STAY ALERT ENERGY CAFFEINE GUM, is now available. Soldiers no longer have to resort to eating freeze dried coffee grounds in the field to stay alert. Stay Alert is an effective and efficient tool for addressing problems that have caused injuries and deaths among out troops. Not only does STAY ALERT decrease accidents, but it increases soldier performance. Clinical studies have proven increased physical and coginitive performance as well as improved marksmanship and overall vigilance under sleep deprived conditions. STAY ALERT GUM is proven to provide the most rapid absorption of caffeine through the oral membrane in the mouth, while also being the most compact, lightweight, and convenient vehicle. STAY ALERT decreases accidents, increases performance, saves lives.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002U2IMBA
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Caffeine Source, January 19, 2010

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J.C. (Los Angeles, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

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I'm the type of person who uses caffeine as a drug to stay focused. My friend, who was former military, gave me a pack of these to try. Let me just say that the military money gets results! This was fact acting, small, and cheap. It works out to about $0.25 a cup of coffee- each gum has 100mg caffeine (5 pieces per packet, 24 packs per box). This destroys any other caffeinated products I've ever tried- it beats coffee for price and ease of use. It beats jolt gum cause it has 6x the amount of caffeine jolt does. It beats energy drinks because they are so expensive and loaded with TONS of sugar. These things are extremely portable- just carry in your pocket (they were meant for military!). Great for law enforcement to have in the war bag to stay awake in the field when you are stuck on a call or stakeout. A friend who is in vet school loves these cause they have to stay alert and study so much. To be honest, you don't buy stuff like this for taste. The first minute of these things you just taste the sugar and flavoring, but after that the bitter taste of the caffeine starts to be come apparent. The taste comes out slowly at first, and never completely overpowering, but anyone chewing this just to enjoy gum, and not as a tool to stay awake, would never chose this gum over any other gum in the world for flavor. That being said, the taste isn't terrible. I've had all 5 flavors. The Cinnamon is the worst, and unless you are a fan of big red or gum like that I would avoid it (I don't like Cinnamon flavor). IMO, the Spearmint flavor tastes the best at first (only slightly better than Arctic Mint), but then the caffeine is more noticeable with Spearmint in the end than with Arctic Mint flavor. Overall, if you are going for the best overall flavor experience I chose Arctic Mint. I cannot recommend these enough.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE GREAT EQUALIZER, June 1, 2011

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Charles K. Brooks (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm a 61 y.o. graduate student at Georgia Tech. These kids run circles around ol' man Charlie. Only way I keep up is to hit the books longer and harder. No way without STAY ALERT!

Works within minutes when you need it, like when you start to nod off in a class or ameeting, or when you have to pull an all-nighter -- STAY ALERT to the rescue !!

Gotta have caffiene to wake up in the morning, but now I drink a lot less coffee which eliminates all those calories from cream & sugar. Nice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars weird taste and almost as hard as a rock, April 25, 2011

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J. Griffin (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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While the caffeine in these works well, the gum itself is not very good. It is so hard I could not cut a piece in half with a sharpened filet knife and a lot of pressure. It does soften when you put it in your mouth, but doesn't turn into anything like a gum until it is time to spit it out---instructions say 5 minutes. Also, the taste is quite weird, tastes more like a chemical than anything else. It also contains wood alcohols which are known to cause stomach griping, and montezuma's revenge. There are better ways to get caffeine, but this could work in an absolute emergency, like driving at night.