The dots tend to clump together and to unclump them results in dots flying all over the place and then quickly melting. The dots are also kept colder than normal ice cream and can "burn" you tongue. But the most important test, and where these critters fail, is taste. I had chocolate-flavored dots. Yes, there was a chocolate-flavor but it wasn't chocolate "wow!" or even chocolate "yum!". It was "chocolate?" For the money, I'd much, much, MUCH rather have a scoop of Baskin-Robbins, Ben & Jerry's, or - YES!!! - Double Rainbow Ultra Chocolate over the dots. Save your money.