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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2008, 02:00:50 pm »
You even get free samples in the shops!  Well I did anyway...
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2008, 08:15:49 pm »
Did you fill your pockets GC?
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2008, 11:52:24 pm »
You even get free samples in the shops!

Lucky you! They didn't offer in the branches I've been in.

I don't think I could ever bring myself to eat it as I came out of the shop. I only eat chocolate very, very, very occasionally, though I do love the stuff.


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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2008, 09:10:03 am »


I don't think I could ever bring myself to eat it as I came out of the shop. I only eat chocolate very, very, very occasionally, though I do love the stuff.



Are you sure you're on the right website? ;)
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #19 on: June 29, 2008, 09:14:51 am »
Did you fill your pockets GC?

No I didn't but I did return a couple of hours later!  Having just checked their website I don't see half the products there that they had in the shop.  They had lots of stuff there that was quite reasonable but the website is pretty pricey.
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2008, 04:48:10 pm »
When you returned did the assistants remove all the freebies from the shelves?
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2008, 07:42:23 pm »
LOL What are you insinuating?
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2008, 09:41:36 pm »
Well you know how it is.  You stuff yourself with freebies then when you go back for a second time the assisants whisper to one another " the greedy bitch is back, watch her i bet she buys nothing".

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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2008, 10:28:06 pm »


I don't think I could ever bring myself to eat it as I came out of the shop. I only eat chocolate very, very, very occasionally, though I do love the stuff.



Are you sure you're on the right website? ;)


I'm completely obsessed with the stuff, especially with seeking out new, random and exciting products. I just like to watch my figure, plus I don't handle any kind of sugar well. But if anything, living mainly on cabbage and broccoli makes one appreciate chocolate so much more when one does have it!

Don't blame you for taking advantage of the free samples; no matter how haughty the assistants might seem, what else are they for? Once, some time ago, in my eating days, I kept walking through New Street station all afternoon cuz they were sampling Baileys Glide. Saved having to pay money in the pub that night: we were already drunk!

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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2008, 07:25:43 am »
Just to put the record straight, there was a lady coming round with a tray offering free samples.  I had one - ONE - small piece.  When I returned later to actually buy some of the stuff as Bounty's been raving about it for ages, there was no sign of the freebies.  I would definitely buy it again but unfortunately I don't know of a shop in the south of England - must check the website.
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #25 on: June 30, 2008, 09:31:16 pm »
I would have had loads but then I don't have GC's willpower or her wonderful petite figure.
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #26 on: June 30, 2008, 11:34:06 pm »
I don't know of a shop in the south of England - must check the website.

I know I've seen Hotel Chocolat shops in Cambridge, Windsor, Reading, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Exeter, Southampton and Plymouth. And no doubt there'd be numerous ones in London. If anything, it seems like the North where there are none to be found.

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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2008, 08:44:27 am »
Oooh thanks, Southampton is near enough.  It's just that Bounty has talked about it a lot and the first shop I saw was in York so I assumed there were more 'oop' North. 
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2008, 10:00:02 pm »
I don't know of a shop in the south of England - must check the website.

I know I've seen Hotel Chocolat shops in Cambridge, Windsor, Reading, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Exeter, Southampton and Plymouth. And no doubt there'd be numerous ones in London. If anything, it seems like the North where there are none to be found.

We have one in Gateshead metrocentre.
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Re: Cadbury Dream - phased out?
« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2008, 06:04:06 pm »
Is Cadbury Dream being phased out? I've noticed it's no longer in the new boxes of Heroes (replaced by Bourneville) and I can't seem to find it in any shops round by me in Oxford (not sure about back home in Bloxwich though).

On a similar note, could anyone recommend any really delicious, good quality white chocolate? I had my last Guylian mini white rice crisp egg the other day and it was lovely compared to the overly sweet and sickly taste very commercial white chocolate often tends to have. Having said that, White chocolate seems to be ever more difficult to get hold of due to the proliferation of the dark chocolate/health food fad.

It seems to be harder to find now, maybe it will be discontinued. Cadbury Dream With Strawberry was the best, but I'm almost certain that has gone (despite the fact you can still get the ice cream lolly version).

I read a while ago in a magazine that dark choclate is not actually good for you as the good bits make it taste too bitter so get taen out during the process. I don't eat Bournville/Lindt/etc because it's good for me anyway! I eat it because I like nearly all chocolate (if it's not got nuts in it, no allergy, just don't like them). Tesco Value dark chocolate is not nice on it's own (and no I don't usually buy that) but is when it's put in truffles. But Bournville in truffles is not nice. I know 'cause I made them.

Back to white chocolate, kids sized Dream bars (like the Dairy Milk animal bars except white with no amimals) are often on sale in Supercig's stores. But I prefer the harder to get hold of one (the bigger one).