Chocolate...?

TechMinerUK · 28 Mar 2016 at 20:19

flowrider99 said:
I love Green & Black organic chocolate.

Green and Black are alright but they just don't have the snap that Hotel Chocolat and some of the other brands do (Although they are cheaper)

Raymond Lin · 29 Mar 2016 at 09:31

Just picked up 3 Easter eggs from Hotel Chocolat

tom_e · 29 Mar 2016 at 09:34

I'm glad my nearest Hotel Chocolat involves a train journey into Birmingham and braving the Bullring that alone keeps me from dying surrounded by empty wrappers.

MooMoo444 · 29 Mar 2016 at 10:02

Nearest here is the Trafford Centre and I cba. My pancreas thanks me.

Raymond Lin · 29 Mar 2016 at 10:06

tom_e said:
I'm glad my nearest Hotel Chocolat involves a train journey into Birmingham and braving the Bullring that alone keeps me from dying surrounded by empty wrappers.

You don't need to go to the Bullring, there's one at the station, where I got it from on the way into work.

Raymond Lin · 29 Mar 2016 at 12:52

Tada!

The bottom 2 are the same.

MooMoo444 · 29 Mar 2016 at 13:59

How much you get them for?

tom_e · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:07

Raymond Lin said:
You don't need to go to the Bullring, there's one at the station, where I got it from on the way into work.

Shhh don't tell me this! To be fair I've not been into Birmingham New street since the opening of all the new stuff.

Raymond Lin · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:28

MooMoo444 said:
How much you get them for?

Half price so £13.50 each.

MooMoo444 · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:54

Jammy. They look really nice.

Kainz · 29 Mar 2016 at 17:31

Michel Cluizel chocolates are pretty incredible. I buy them once in a while to treat myself.
http://www.chocolatetradingco.com/chocolates/brand/michel-cluizel

MooMoo444 · 29 Mar 2016 at 17:34

Kainz said:
Michel Cluizel chocolates are pretty incredible. I buy them once in a while to treat myself.
http://www.chocolatetradingco.com/chocolates/brand/michel-cluizel

and I thought hotel chocolat was expensive :eek:

MikeTheNative · 30 Mar 2016 at 13:05

I bought Hotel Chocolate before and it was nice but I couldn't get passed how I had spent £1.50 for a small lolly.

TechMinerUK · 30 Mar 2016 at 19:06

Raymond Lin said:
Half price so £13.50 each.

I better get to my local store ASAP before they run out, they never seem to have stock for long after the event

MikeTheNative said:
I bought Hotel Chocolate before and it was nice but I couldn't get passed how I had spent £1.50 for a small lolly.

Easily worth IMO as it is far nicer than usual brands like Cadburys/Nestle and even G&B

BennyC · 30 Mar 2016 at 19:13

Some of Hotel Chocolat Selector boxes are very tasty indeed but I also find a lot of their stuff to be quite mediocre by comparison.

I do find Lindt to usually be better value and taste slightly better for the less creative items. As said buy in the sale or near expiry unless you feel particularly flush.

I think a large part of the Hotel Chocolate price is just a brand/experience premium. Would murder for their caramel though.

Raymond Lin · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:05

I had seconds today

Now I am done. lol

Craig1981 · 30 Mar 2016 at 23:13

^ Damn! I love Hotel Chocolat, but its expensive stuff! How much did all that set you back? :eek:

Raymond Lin · 30 Mar 2016 at 23:51

Craig1981 said:
^ Damn! I love Hotel Chocolat, but its expensive stuff! How much did all that set you back?

£80 !

3 days ago it would be £160. :eek:

Craig1981 · 30 Mar 2016 at 23:55

Blimey. Half price is pretty sweet, but that's still a lot of dosh :eek:

Raymond Lin · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:14

I tried making my own chocolate "products", hokey pokey.

This must have cost me about £15 in ingredients (sugar, dark, milk and white chocolate), and also an hour's of my time. And that's only Green & Black stuff, nothing THAT special. I don't think I could get that much quality chocolate for £80 in weight as I just did, unless I can get it in trade prices, especially not in the variety as opposed to solid bars.