Fake maple syrup has no place in my house. I dont eat pancakes or waffles often enough to require skimping on the syrup, so I will pay for the real thing.
That being said, if Im ever out at a restaurant and get pancakes or waffles, I will opt for jam rather than the corn syrup slop, and that's fine too.
I go through Slayers every couple of years. It's hard to call it "good", but it's by far my favorite anime.
It's the only anime I've ever seen that really captures the spirit of a D&D player. The characters successfully beat the BBEG in every season, but act like dysfunctional clowns the whole way through.