Christmas Chocolates, Sweets and Food

I was referring in the main to the quality of the actual chocolate compared to the muck that’s classed as chocolate in the roses currently.

Just seen online that since 2006 quality street have gone from 137 chocolates in a tub to just 67 this year. Scandalous.

Turkish delight was in milk tray, never roses

That’s why they can sell them so cheaply. That and the fact that the quality of the ingredients is not a fraction of what it used to be (that’s most chocolate nowadays, not just quality street).

we had the supply of tins of roses, Heroes and Quality Street. Utter muck these days. half full remainders thrown on the fire to get rid of them.

It's been like that for a few years now. won't be buying them next year no matter how cheap.

In a Lidl on Tuesday afternoon and they had Victoria boxes piled high 2 for €8.00.

I didn’t buy a tub this year and more than likely I won’t buy again this year

My other half picked up various chocolate stocking fillers that were expensive but I would definitely lean towards them next year

I used to be a fiend for Roses, absolutely loved them. But I haven't bought any at all in the last 2 years, they are just awful, its hard to be addicted to chocolate these days, its like sweet fat that's all, no taste of chocolate. Ditto Quality Street, Heroes etc.

The great thing is that there is no big issue for me anymore putting on weight at Christmas. I ate very little sugar this year and luckily for me I was never a fan of biscuits so never bought any. Yes some mince pies and a bit of Christmas cake but these were home made, not the rubbish in Lidl and Aldi. Food quality is getting worse.

I was offered a Roses in a shop the other day and took what used to be a walnut whirl. It tasted of nothing. Even the experience of opening one is gone now that they are all in that cheap tatty wrapper . I really miss the old ones but my waistline doesn't.

yep that's the one, thanks!

Got a present of box of Lemons which was a childhood favourite. Muck !! Pure cheap sugar. Tasted a few then threw in fire.

Of the tubs I think Celebrations are the best.

We had quality street in the build up and all agreed after years of them being our favourite that the quality had definitely dropped and that celebrations were the best nowadays.

In saying that we only went through 3 tubs in total (2 QS and 1 Celebrations) which was easily the least we've bought in years. Can't see that changing next year as there's better quality out there.

Sad in a way, but what can you do.

It's much better to buy a small amount of something tasty and enjoyable. Quality beats quantity.

Cadbury and similar have gone down the road of cheaper and lower quality. People are getting caught out with the low prices but that will just be successful in the short term. The fact that most children no longer like Cadbury will only end one way for this and similar products.