Easter eggs

Aziraphale

Did they come into the shops as Lent started (a 'tempt your soul' thing) or have they been there a while?

Now, what I think's interesting is that most of them are only €3.99 each. Which is really cheap, isn't it - for an egg, two Mars Bars or whatever, and lots of shiny packaging. So if they're still there after Easter and end up half price they'll actually be good value. If you like egg-shaped chocolate.

Does anyone actually buy Easter eggs a month and a half before Easter?

Hmm, and how many Easter eggs does eveyone/their children get? Because I have vague memories of being told that they were horribly special and you were only supposed to have one, but when I was actually in primary school people would compete and get their parents to give them to each others' children, and they'd end up with about 20 each. Which is a lot of chocolate. Did I eat all that?

Collie D

I've a picture of me as a kid surrounded by at least twenty of them. Apparently I was the only young kid on the street so all the neighbours got me one. Ah, why did we have to move from there when I was only three?

Rb

They've been in my local supermarket a while now.

Wouldn't buy one just yet myself though. Come to think of it, I haven't ever bought one for myself. I usually get given 4, maybe 5 max. Used to be a lot more when I was a kid.

aidan_walsh

Collie D wrote:

I've a picture of me as a kid surrounded by at least twenty of them. Apparently I was the only young kid on the street so all the neighbours got me one. Ah, why did we have to move from there when I was only three?

Think of the communion money.

The girl next door thing probably wouldn't have worked out so well though.

Collie D

aidan_walsh wrote:

The girl next door thing probably wouldn't have worked out so well though.

Well considering our next door neighbour was a notorious armed robber and all round psycopath who had his head blown off and was the reason we moved you could be right there

Although, again being the only wee one there were endless queues of girls ten years my senior offering to babysit, walk me in the pram etc. so maybe I'd have had my pick of older, more experienced women. Cruel Fate

Terry

Can't remember the last time I had an easter egg.
The've been in my local supermarket for a couple of weeks too, as have cadbury's cream eggs.

simu

They're a rip-off tbh. Better to melt normal chocolate and make your own with moulds.

MAYPOP

are you allowed to eat them before easter or will that make baby jesus cry?

Terry

Everything makes the baby jesus cry.
Including the fact that the baby jesus grew up to reach the grand old age of 33.

Peyton Manning

I figure with the mention of Jesus in this thread, the following joke should be told:

What were Jesus' last words on the cross?
"I'll be back on Sunday, dont touch my Easter Eggs..."

Archeron

When I was a kid, I remember we didnt have all too much money, so when Easter rolled around, our eggs came from the Sunday markets. We used to get these weird unbranded eggs called things like "moments" or "occasions", but they were surprisingly nice and at 3 for a fiver, you couldnt go wrong. The first time I got a branded one, it was a bloody Time Bar egg, and I lost about 3 teeth in one weekend.

Now though, its Terrys chocolate orange or nothing, even if Dawn French is a pretty harsh warning as to what could happen if you eat too many.

Trix

when I was seven my da decided myself and my siblings weren't getting easter eggs anymore.it was a toffee crisp that last one. I'm 25 now but it still hurts!

Now I want an easter egg =(

SimpleSam06

simu wrote:

They're a rip-off tbh. Better to melt normal chocolate and make your own with moulds.

Yes, very true. I carve my own shoes from a cow as well.

brown*eyed*girl

When I was a child I'd get around 10, one from my Mam, Nan, Aunts, Uncles etc. It was a bit much tbh but I did really appreciate them. None went to waste as I'd share them with my family plus I always gave up sweets, crisps, etc for the whole of lent so it was brilliant to taste chocolate after 40 days!! In saying all that I'd only get one or two BIG eggs and the rest would be small ones with a tiny egg & bar.

My kids get waaay too many too. My Mam don't buy them an egg anymore but gets them an Easter present like clothes or a toy & lately I'm doing the same. But I will leave out a egg for my youngest from the Easter bunny (probably a Thomas the Tank Engine one with a mug & eggcup ). Last year we had nearly 20 eggs in the house which is madness but I gave around 5 away to my Grandad who loves chocolate. I think he was still munching on chocolate in June!!

My favourite egg I ever got was a Baritz Triangle one. I bought it for myself in the sale after. It was really fancy & delicious.

WhiteWashMan

im an adult.

and that means i can buy and eat all the easter eggs that i want, whenever i want!

hahaha!

takeit lent!

WhiteWashMan

WhiteWashMan wrote:

im an adult.

and that means i can buy and eat all the easter eggs that i want, whenever i want!

hahaha!

takeit lent!

Yeah but eating them now still just feels wrong...

Tabnabs

bluewolf wrote:

Yeah but eating them now still just feels wrong...

I agree, wrong in all the right ways!!

The_Minister

SimpleSam06 wrote:

Yes, very true. I carve my own shoes from a cow as well.

Thetrick is to wait until they are asleep.

Ruu_Old

The only one I can remember from being a child was a Ghostbusters easter egg which was a house shaped box with little pull out windows. At most, I had 2 easter eggs I believe but of course my friends had many more of so they had me believe. :mad:

skywalker

Best ever easter egg was the yorkie one where the box was a truck. Its not for girls!

Mossy Monk

when i was in hospital aged 9 i got 36 easter eggs. all well and good except i never ate chocolate

gucci

the little smarties ones were the best. with the smarties inside...except they always used to be in a plastic bag inside. that was bit hard to chew.......

The_Minister

I used to always hope that they wouldn't be empty.......but they always were.

brianthebard

bluewolf wrote:

Now I want an easter egg =(

You have to be a catholic, it says so on the bottom of the boxes.



(catholics get all the good confectionary. :mad: )

SimpleSam06

I never got more than 4-5. Nowadays, it's better to just wait til after Easter, then buy them at a knockdown price. Great for the munchies, especially when they're going for €1-€2 a pop.

BTW.......this

SimpleSam06 wrote:

Yes, very true. I carve my own shoes from a cow as well.

made me spit biscuit crumbs all over my laptop. I'm gonna steal it and use it as my sig.

Creamy Goodness

kinder joy ftw!

Backtoblack

skywalker wrote:

Best ever easter egg was the yorkie one where the box was a truck. Its not for girls!

I got one of those last year! :cool: :cool:
I used to love the raisin and buscuit yorkie bars.
hmmm.. i'm hungry now.

brianthebard

Deleted User wrote:

I never got more than 4-5.

Hard times weren't they, when you only got that many eggs.:rolleyes:
My ma has a habit of taking any chocolate given as presents and giving it to other people so that we can't enjoy it. I got one egg a year if I was lucky.:mad: