Forgot to update. I never bought them. I asked in a local FB group (not a gardening group, just a very large local group) and multiple people said that the deer did eat their gooseberry bushes.
I do wonder about the advice, though, as then some people then proceeded to tell me to plant Russian sage as deer don't eat that.
Yeah, I know deer don't eat Russian sage. Or mint. Or daisies. Or iris. Or lots of other plants. I want gooseberries.
How is Russian sage a substitute for gooseberries? Makes me wonder if the people actually know what plants they have and what the deer are eating.
Like my MIL who, every single time she sees columbine, says, "look at the honeysuckle."