Sanity prevails!

robfosters · 21 Jul 2018 at 12:15

Finally, the abomination that was the bike rack Toblerone is no more, and we are returning to the old style heavier bar.

The famed last minute duty free gift is back to its spiky best once again, and all’s right in the world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44910195

Vidar · 21 Jul 2018 at 12:20

Amen brother

Raymond Lin · 21 Jul 2018 at 12:22

They probably lost a lot of sales and did the numbers and realised it's better to raise prices than making changes.

To be honest, I'd rather them making it shorter, and lose chocolate that way than to make the gaps bigger.

Roland Butter · 21 Jul 2018 at 12:24

One of the few chocolate confections I am ambivalent about.

Kelt · 21 Jul 2018 at 13:08

Used to like the odd Toblerone now and then, but stopped buying them when they released the bike rack.

Good to see some sanity return, even if motivated by lost sales.

jsmoke · 21 Jul 2018 at 13:10

Haven't tried one for years.

angel102 · 21 Jul 2018 at 13:33

chaos reigns until i can get my regular Irn Bru or Peligrini Limonata back to the old recipes again.

Zefan · 21 Jul 2018 at 13:45

darkgen · 21 Jul 2018 at 14:03

Have to confess; I rarely eat Toblerone BUT I did buy big bars of the normal and white chocolate variants at Christmas. The normal version tasted nothing like how I remember and was pretty 'eh.

ukxenon · 21 Jul 2018 at 14:06

not had one in years may have to try one again

Chojin · 21 Jul 2018 at 15:22

Ok great, so I guess next on the hit list is the walnut whip.

StriderX · 21 Jul 2018 at 17:02

"new and improved" recipe coming to a store near you.

dowie · 21 Jul 2018 at 17:24

yeah I wasn't much of a fan of the austerity bars, just felt cheap

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2018 at 17:31

Wait, wasn't this supposed to be the fault of Brexit?

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2...s-shrink-since-brexit-vote-with-no-price-drop

UTmaniac · 21 Jul 2018 at 21:08

Brexit cancelled?

Oh, Toblerlone reverts to previous design.

Hades · 21 Jul 2018 at 21:45

I've made a point of not buying Toblerone for the kids ever since they made the change. They have occasionally asked for them but I've explained that buying them would just be allowing ourselves to be taken advantage of financially (less product for the same price).

Pawnless Endgame · 21 Jul 2018 at 21:57

So 2 years ago, shrinkflation reared its ugly head on Toblerone. You pay the same price but for less content. It happens with other confectionery, biscuits and savoury snacks as well.

The issue though is: now the Toblerone is restored back to its old size, what are you betting that the price will remain the same? Not so fast...

The same goes with banks. Interest rates drops and your ISA is slashed to 0.25%. Interest goes back up, but the bank doesn't pass it back to the customer.

StriderX · 21 Jul 2018 at 21:59

Pawnless Endgame said:
So 2 years ago, shrinkflation reared its ugly head on Toblerone. You pay the same price but for less content. It happens with other confectionery, biscuits and savoury snacks as well.

The issue though is: now the Toblerone is restored back to its old size, what are you betting that the price will remain the same? Not so fast...

The same goes with banks. Interest rates drops and your ISA is slashed to 0.25%. Interest goes back up, but the bank doesn't pass it back to the customer.

They've literally said they're raising the price instead.

MooMoo444 · 21 Jul 2018 at 22:01

30% less sugar version of dairy milk coming, bet it will be naff.

jpaul · 21 Jul 2018 at 22:28

coincidental their competitor's just gone to the wall - ill omen.
but distributing air in cardboard boxes was not efficient ... unless it's an apple ?