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What have you done to my sweets

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  • #62
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,293 ✭✭✭cml387


    Why did they put the lime barrel and turkish delight in the Milk Tray?

    These were the sweets left behind in the box on the day after Boxing Day.

    My brother and I used to carry out fire-related experiments on them in the end because they were too awful to eat.


  • #63
    Glico Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,369 ✭✭✭Glico Man


    Ugh, Quality Street... the amount of toffees that are left over after Christmas 'cos no one at all in the entire world wants them could suck out the remainder of Shane McGowan's teeth.


  • #64
    saa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    Clogsworth wrote: »
    Roses are definitely gone to the dogs! I miss the truffle (square sweet in a blue foil wrapper) and the praline
    :D


    Oh and you know when they changed the wrappers it was to reduce the size of the sweets cha ching.

    I miss the square truffle.
    AND NO MALTERSERS TRUFFLE? whaa

    It's okay I don't eat chocolate usually but when I do.. truffles do me grand.


  • #65
    YoureSoVain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭YoureSoVain


    This is a really thought out and investigated thread. I am not a fan of Roses myself but did like the Barrell (which I didn't realise ws still in it) and also the coffee sweet. Regarding Celebrations....I will never buy another box now that I have heard there are no more Galaxy Truffles..
    Shocking:eek:


  • #66
    YoureSoVain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭YoureSoVain


    If I may just draw a seasonal chocolate to your attention . The Quality Street Big Purple One is no longer available. It has now been made into a bar. I think people will be as shocked as I am at this


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  • #67
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    And what's happened to orange matchmakers???


  • #68
    juuge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 792 ✭✭✭juuge


    sgb wrote: »
    There's only one thing I want in a stocking this Christmas

    A leg without varicose veins

    Two legs would be even better
    I prefer something in between!:)


  • #69
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,304 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Feeona wrote: »
    I think Lemons had it right....stick a pile of really average to ****e sweets in a box which has Santy's picture on it.

    I was reared on Season's Greetings.

    I'm thtill picking biths of them outh of my theeth. Thomethimes a thooth comesth with ith.

    What happened their fruit jellies?

    Pure 100% sugar goodness.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #70
    Morag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,450 ✭✭✭Morag


    roses
    cabrury

    I can see were you've gone wrong.

    You need to get yourself some of these

    Nestle-Quality-Street-Hex-Tin.jpg
    and some of these

    SeasonsGreetings2.jpg


  • #71
    ringadingding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭ringadingding


    After eights for the win.

    There was ALWAYS one more hidden somewhere nestled in amongst the wrapper graveyard


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  • #72
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Irish roses went to fuck when they took out the caramel barrel


  • #73
    Kat1170
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    sgb wrote: »
    There's only one thing I want in a stocking this Christmas

    A leg without varicose veins

    Two legs would be even better

    Meh, they're the first thing you throw out of the way ....... to get to the good stuff :D:D:D


  • #74
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    I guess these changes are so supermarkets can sell them for €5.95 per tin. I'd rather pay for quality.

    Regarding Roses, I complained 2 years ago when changes were creeping in. I found a lot of the sweets tasted different e.g. the toffee one became more like caramel it was so soft. Carburys response was that they shifted production to the UK.

    I've also noticed this year that Roses are 850g. I'm pretty sure they always used to be 1kg.


  • #75
    pajunior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭pajunior


    I will always love Roses simply for the purple one with the nut & caramel.

    I'd eat just a tin of those, the rest are a bit meh.


  • #76
    Hrududu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭Hrududu


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    Irish roses went to fuck when they took out the caramel barrel
    They didn't take it out. Its still there.


  • #77
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    What's worse is I wrote all that and accidentally pressed refresh so had to do it again. No idea why I did tbh. Poor fare from the early repliers in the war for thanks btw

    Why didn't you just press back and then copy/paste it?

    Even a noob like me knows that:pac:


  • #78
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    UglyBolloxFace wrote: »
    Why didn't you just press back and then copy/paste it?

    Even a noob like me knows that:pac:

    Too much of a noob to know that doesn't work with a refresh.

    The maltesers are still in the celebrations right? RIGHT?? they're the best,and second best is the galaxy truffle. My sister gets the tins in for christmas so gets to them before everyone else and eats all the good ones.


  • #79
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    pajunior wrote: »
    I will always love Roses simply for the purple one with the nut & caramel.

    I'd eat just a tin of those, the rest are a bit meh.

    A tin of purples would outsell the normal tin


  • #80
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Acoshla wrote: »
    You've a lot of time on your hands.

    With him being housebound due to extreme chocolate consumption, and being unable to squeeze through the front-door, he's got to do something to keep his mind occupied.


  • #81
    Aglomerado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,811 ✭✭✭Aglomerado


    Celebrations have ditched Galaxy Truffles?

    :mad:

    That would explain my not finding any when there was a tin going round at work recently...

    ... Quality Street it is so this year... Roses are utter mank. Heroes=Meh.


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  • #82
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    YoureSoVain wrote: »
    I will never buy another box now that I have heard there are no more Galaxy Truffles..


    Are they? Fúck everything, now Xmas is ruined! Seriously, that was one of the best things about this time of the year.

    :mad: If anybody needs me Ill be getting drunk and crying in the corner. Hell, that wont even be an enjoyable activity anymore now due to having no truffles to eat.

    Im genuinly pissed off now.


  • #83
    Truley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    The main problem with Roses is not so much the sweets themselves but the fact that they keep changing them. Every year a box of Roses is different which p*sses people off. I'm no expert on marketing but from my experience, people simply hate change. Especially when it comes to Christmas sweets which are so tied up with in tradition and nostalgia. Buy a tin of Roses and you have no idea what you're going to get. Quality Street have always remained dependable. Get your act together Cadbury's :mad:


  • #84
    hypermuse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭hypermuse


    This thread needs national publicity fast!!!

    Your a hero bouttobebanned!


  • #85
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    stupidusername wrote: »
    The maltesers are still in the celebrations right? RIGHT?? they're the best,and second best is the galaxy truffle.

    Spot on once again Missus :P
    Tho it seems the Galaxy Truffle has disappeared which is a major worry for sweet lovers everywhere!

    I like a good bounty one every now and again too! Tbh I'd eat them all but Mars and Milky Way are the two poor relations of the tin for me!


  • #86
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,324 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    kfallon wrote: »
    I like a good bounty one every now and again too!

    Good man :) The only thing from celebrations I avoid is the Snickers sweet.


  • #87
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Jordan 191 wrote: »
    Good man :) The only thing from celebrations I avoid is the Snickers sweet.

    Snickers is a man's bar, can't beat one every now and again, takes a bit of atein'!


  • #88
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,324 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    kfallon wrote: »
    Snickers is a man's bar, can't beat one every now and again, takes a bit of atein'!

    Well, they're off limits for me as I have a peanut allergy.


  • #89
    LK_Dave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭LK_Dave


    I don’t know why but I read the opening post in the Welsh accent of Bryn West from Gavin and Stacey!!!


  • #90
    Noopti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    I read it as if it was Alan Partridge....worked out quite well actually!


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  • #91
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    celebrations used to be great :( used to eat all but bounties and snickers. now there's no point in even getting them. well maybe....just for the maltesers...


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