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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

I Ate

My first seven dollar piece of chocolate last night. Serious. A seven dollar chocolate bar. Wrapped in a gold package, I suppose, to make me feel better.

It was a Christmas gift. I unwrapped the sucker and noticed the price was still on the bar. $6.99 for less than two ounces.

What a ripoff. I can still remember when ten ounces of chocolate candy, a huge bar, cost a nickle.

I was not impressed. I'll stick with Butterfingers.

Stephen

18 comments:

  1. you know - I've tried a lot of them too - the wife is a chocolate lover. from the foil wrapped little balls to bars...i'm actually more of a Payday peanuts n caramel kinds of guy...

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  2. JC, this niche candy is highly overrated. Thanks.

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  3. My wife is a chocolate fanatic as well. I always skip it myself.

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  4. I'm not a big chocolate fan, unlike most of the women I know. I'd rather have a piece of homemade pie any day.

    I got the nickel or so for chocolate as a kid, bought an Icee instead.

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  5. I admit I like good chocolate but it has to be reasonably priced enough or my Scotch nature wont let me enjoy it.

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  6. I LOVE Godiva chocolate! I only get it twice a year...my birthday and Christmas.It is the precious jewel of the chocolate world (IMHO). I savor each tiny bite....
    I suppose it is a girl thing, lol!

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  7. PioneerPreppy, my wife isn't gaga over it and I'm too stuck in my ways, I guess, to appreciate fine chocolate. Thanks.

    Brigid, I'm like you - pie, cake, any pastry suits me fine. Thank you.

    Odysseus, reasonably priced is the catch phrase...hard to find. Thank you.

    Lamb, girls....'ya are so easy..thanks, Sweet Lady.

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  8. I'm a sucker for good chocolate, but I've never been impressed with Godiva.

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  9. Robert, it didn't impress me either. Then again, I think RC cola and moon pies are to die for....

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  10. A price like that it better have a golden ticket to the chocolate factory in it.

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  11. i've never been a chocolate fan but jambaloney is a conaisseur! but he likes the organic dark chocolate made from cocoa.

    i got some baker's chocolate over christmas and am going to try my hand at making candied ginger dipped in chocolate and lemon/orange rind dipped in chocolate. i'll let you know how it turns out!

    your friend,
    kymber

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  12. Milky Way, nothing better. A friend brought me a Swiss candy bar back from Switzerland. I took it home but left it down too low. You guessed it my dog ate it. When the guy asked me how it was I said I have never had anything like it. I couldn't tell him.

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  13. I'm with the crowd that A. loves me some good chocolate and B. remain unimpressed with Godiva. I used to get some of their stuff from a local store and it just wasn't worth the price. Lindt is the way to go for some good chocolate. I got the wife some sea salt dark chocolate and we have yet to crack that open.

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  14. Rob, I like a good Milky Way too. Baberuth (or is it, Babyruth) is right up there too. Thanks.

    45er, agreed, Godiva is highly overrated. Lindt, not sure if I've tried them. Thanks.

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  15. I buy it by the pound in Winco bulk food section. It is broken up slabs of chocolate that is about an inch thick and broken into all sizes up to a pound apiece. It costs about $3 a pound and is delicious. A couple of pounds lasts me about a week if I'm lucky.

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  16. Anon, good for you. I take it Winco is a western grocery store...wish I had one here. Thanks.

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