I tried Cosmic Crisp for the first time late last year, I thought it was delicious and finally a grocery store apple I wouldn’t mind buying (i have a strong sweet tooth, so I like sweet apples for fresh eating). I was at the grocery store across the street (from the first store) a little later on, they had them as well so I figured I would pick some up (they were good the first time I bought them), though the apples were smaller than the first batch. This time around, they were lousy. I tried again form the first grocery store and they were decent, but not the great apple that I got from my first purchase.
In a few years, my orchard should be in full production and I won’t have to buy apples from the grocery store again.