Peach M&M's?

How about Black Cherry, Dark Chocolate Mint, Raspberry, and Orange?

Not a joke or a cruel Bizarro World spam but the real thing, it would appear.

Last night I was just moseying along here on the treadmill at 0.7 mph, doing something close 2 nothing (from different than the day before) when, at precisely 10:53 p.m., in came an email with the following subject line:

"8 New M&M's. Taste 'em first!"

Here is the body of the email:

Now, as a rule when someone demands I do something that costs money and and says I have to do it right now, I walk away.

99+% of the time you're better off saying no to such imperatives.

But this is the exception that proves the rule.

A chance to taste a Peach M&M?

Be still, my heart — where do I sign?

And so I did.

They're not cheap: a 24 oz. tin consisting of 8 pie-shaped segments (top), one for each flavor, costs — after postage, tax and whatnot — $76.44.

That's over $50 a pound, as much as the very best smoked salmon.

But then, world-class smoked salmon is just chopped liver next to Peach M&M's.

Then I got to wondering how it was that I made it onto M&M's exclusive email list.

Must be because Shawn Lea, back in the day, ordered me some special bookofjoe M&M's and they kept my mailing address.

Thanks, Shawn!

The email says these eight new flavors are "Limited Edition" and that the offer is "only valid through this email while supplies last."

Which I take to mean that only people who received the offer directly are supposed to be able to order them.

Let's see if we can game the system, what?

Here's a link where you can order your very own Limited Edition M&M's.

Sweet.