I second that

I love strawberry flavoured things but don't like strawberries

If you think that, you haven't yet tasted good ripe strawberries, like Earliglow or Lambada.

Strawberries are amazing

If you like strawberry flavored stuff but hate strawberries more likely you like pears.
Majority of strawberry flavored items is actually pear flavored

if you drive, leave a punnet of strawberries in your car on a hot day. throw them our afterwards though.