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Box of Choco's
« on: October 16, 2012, 08:41:06 pm »
Its that time of year again when the box of chocolates start appearing.  Rose and QS seem alright but the best one I have seen so far is M&S Big Selection at £5 which has a decent sections.  I try and get list of all favours soon,

What does everyone else think?
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2012, 09:12:21 pm »
i'm thinking they'd better have taken the eclairs out of the Heroes this year.
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2012, 10:18:50 pm »
This is what in it: CRAP:
Creme Egg Twisted
Dairy Milk
Dairy Milk Caramel
Eclairs
Fudge
Twirl
Bournville

OZ version is so much better which also included this! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Ripe_(chocolate_bar)
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2012, 03:11:14 pm »
Hotel Chocolat have a lovely Purist selection...
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2012, 05:01:01 pm »
Here is the sections for M&S Big box:  Only £5:

* Soft Carmamel
* Orange Fondant
* Double Devon Toffee
* Hazelnut In Caramel
* Chocolate Truffle
* Coffee Creme
* Caramel Fudge
* Chocolate Toffee
* Biscuit In Carmel
* Strawberry Creme

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I do believe there should have following also in the mix which would make it even better:

* Cherry Coconut.
* Vanilla Butter Caramel
* Raspberry Sundae
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2012, 09:11:19 pm »
I still have a carton of M and S Big Box from about two? Christmases ago, and the selection is actually even better and more diverse. Its somewhere upstairs at the moment, but off the top of my head I'm sure there was at least also a praline thing and a crispy chocolate thing.

More like the Roses selections from circa 1998 - 2002 ish? When they had the Nutty Truffle Log, Praline Chunk, Orange Crisp, Chocolate Crisp and the like. All gone now of course. Only hideous caramel and fudge based things. Though I suppose, like the banishment of Galaxy Truffle from celebrations, it all comes down to consolidation of product ranges and cost reduction (oh how I mourn the sublime truffle acorns of the mid 90s!).
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2012, 11:37:28 pm »
Alot of people I know have stopped buy the tins there would rather spend £6 to get a better range than £5 for a crap range
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2012, 01:45:22 pm »
Quote from: 623058 on October 16, 2012, 10:18:50 pm
This is what in it: CRAP:
Creme Egg Twisted
Dairy Milk
Dairy Milk Caramel
Eclairs
Fudge
Twirl
Bournville


I love caramel and toffee chocs, but even so this doesn't seem like the most balanced selection. When Heroes included Dream and Picnic there was at least a bit more variety.
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2012, 05:58:20 pm »
eclairs, fudge and bournville should all sod off out of the tin. i miss picnic the most.
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2012, 07:14:27 pm »
Quote from: wjp666 on October 18, 2012, 05:58:20 pm
eclairs, fudge and bournville should all sod off out of the tin. i miss picnic the most.

Well, the eclairs and Bournville can sod off but I'll keep the Fudge!  Agree about the Picnic. It should be returned. I think the Creme Egg Twisted is a nice touch, but why can't we have mini Flakes and Crunchies?
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2012, 07:17:40 pm »
Oh how I miss the Quality Street of my childhood! Gooseberry Creams! Plenty of Coffee/Orange/Strawberry Creams, a few Fudgey type things and Toffee Penny (which I didn't like much.

I loved the old Black Magic and Dairy Box selections as well but it's a good job they're all rancid rubbish these days else I'd be the size of a mammoth!
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2012, 10:58:06 pm »
I see what you mean!

==Discontinued varieties==
Purple One (the original 'Purple One' with Brazil nut, replaced with hazelnut version)
Chocolate Strawberry Cream (now replaced with Strawberry Delight)
Chocolate Toffee Cup (now replaced with Caramel Swirl)
Hazelnut Cracknell (red wrapper)
Hazelnut Eclair
Chocolate Nut Toffee Cream
Malt Toffee (replaced with toffee deluxe as a "new" flavour)
Milk Chocolate Round (now replaced with Milk Choc Block in green wrapper)
Peanut Cracknell (blue wrapper)
Coffee Cream (brown wrapper, same size and shape as the strawberry cream)
Gooseberry Cream (green wrapper light green fondant with a touch of Gooseberry Preserve covered in milk chocolate)
Apricot Delight (blue wrapper, square chunk, apricot flavoured jelly covered in milk chocolate)
Toffee Square (metallic pink wrapper, a small square of very hard toffee)
Chocolate Truffle (brown wrapper, square chunk, a soft truffle filling covered in milk chocolate)
Montelimar Nougat
Smarties (ordinary cardboard box of Smarties)

Celebrations, There should have never got rid of the truffles
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2012, 07:30:50 pm »
Have to say that I find celebrations the least bad of the common variety packs now. Though good find from 623, I will definitely make a trip to M&S for that selection.
I wonder if Waitrose does anything similar?
(it's a sad day when we have to rely on the 'posh' supermarkets to produce what we want rather than the chocolate makers)
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2012, 08:12:36 pm »
Isn't it a sad state of affairs when we have to purchase 'the least bad' of a terrible bunch? I'm off to M&S too, i guess.
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Re: Box of Choco's
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2012, 08:13:02 pm »
Its a Good bargain at £5 and its 800g aswell.  ( I should point out for fairness that Alda has "Dairyfine" Box but its section is POOR"

What is the one sweet you would love to see back in these type of secltions?
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