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Boxes of chocs - Butlers & lily o'briens...not that great

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  • 28-12-2013 10:13pm
    #1
    amdublin
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    Butlers
    Lily O'Briens
    And Thorntons

    They are not that great imo :mad: Particularly Lily O'brien's...bleugh

    Now Leonidas!


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    Faith
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    I think all three of those are generally manky. Can't stand Lily O Briens!


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    pwurple
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    Yup, waxy and horrible. Some of the thorntons are alright, the sicilian lemon one in thorntons continental are nice. The rest are mank.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    So many 'hand made' chocolates are waxy, which you wouldn't expect. And way overpriced.


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    amdublin
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    So many 'hand made' chocolates are waxy, which you wouldn't expect. And way overpriced.

    Cannot agree more.


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    road_high
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    Yea I really don't like lily o'briens either? They taste cheap or something.
    Must be why they're not expensive.


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    BabysCoffee
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    Yep out of the above 3, Butlers might be just edible


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    Slunk
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    Thornthons are absolutely dire. The other two are ok but not worth the price.


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    emeraldstar
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    I quite like Butler's; the other two are sh!te.


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    road_high
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    The taste doesn't live up to the branding unfortunately.


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    amdublin
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    For me:
    Thornton's = bad
    Butler's = badder
    Lily O'Briens = baddest


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    BabysCoffee
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    amdublin wrote: »
    For me:
    Thornton's = bad
    Butler's = badder
    Lily O'Briens = baddest

    Leonidas = Bestest!


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    curly from cork
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    I agree ..l love Leonidas but was once in the company of a Belgian lady who told me that they consider Leonidas to be a cheap inferior chocolate


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    ebbsy
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    Thorntons have been selling the huge boxes in Tesco for €6.99. Something had to give and that thing was quality judging by the box I have.


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    Pang
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    I like Butler's for the most part but Thorntons are absolutely vile. Received a box for Christmas and threw most of the box out. That NEVER happens here!

    Those Lily O'Brien dessert sweets are disgusting.


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    starlit
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    Thornton's = not mad on
    Butler's = love but very rich
    Lily O'Briens = like[/QUOTE]
    Lindor is nice

    Belgian chocolate is nice but depends there are brands of chocolate that aren't great in the hand made chocolates can't think of what they are now.


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    corsav6
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    doovdela wrote: »
    Thornton's = not mad on
    Butler's = love but very rich
    Lily O'Briens = like
    Lindor is nice

    Belgian chocolate is nice but depends there are brands of chocolate that aren't great in the hand made chocolates can't think of what they are now.[/quote]

    Agree, lindor or lindt whichever are really nice. Not keen on the other 3 at all.


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