Not very happy.....

So moral of the story don’t buy expensive things from posh supermarkets …. Simples

…..or send the manufacturers a little message requesting they stop being so mean with the choccies or at least ditch the unnecessary packaging and perhaps reduce the price.

It’s worth a try CountessFosco

Always better to buy a bar of chocolate.

We once bought a pot of face cream, large(ish) box, large(ish ) pot, turned it upside down and the bottom of the pot was halfway up.

It’s all about the weight of the product, if they can cheat on that, they will.

Given that most supermarkets are actively reducing their plastic usage - think the multibuy cans of tuna no longer in plastic wrap - why not challenge the supermarket themselves? Naturally, they might not realise but I doubt it very much.

Well, I received as a gift a bottle of french scent; it had to be ordered online as the department stores which once stocked it have disappeared, and there was some difficulty with the order. The English headquarters of the French manufacturers was contacted; the Frenchman who answered spoke perfect English, sorted out the problem and the scent duly arrived.
The bottle, inside a decorated box, was in turn encased in a white cardboard box tied up with ribbon, and a small drawstring cloth bag containing half a dozen samples. Everything wrapped in white tissue paper, and it arrived the next day.
True luxury.
Thank you Guerlain.

Countess try Aldi or Lidl next time

Oh yes!
Their chocolate is the best.

I’d contact Waitrose directly, emphasising their alleged green credentials, I don’t mean their branding colour!

I prefer a bar of fruit and nut.

It was the thought that côounotis

I wouldn’t call Waitrose upmarket and very expensive. A lot of own items compare very favourably with others not so upmarket. They might have been but not nowadays. Anyway yes boxes of chocolates are not very good value for money, much better a large bar of chocolate! Still I would contact them about the packaging.
Eazybee Guerlain my favourite!

I only buy chocolate from Kennedy’s Chocolate Factory now. I very rarely eat chocolate and theirs is sublime. It’s expensive but worth it and it is an occasional treat (about once every 6 months,

I agree Lidl sell excellent chocolates, never tried Aldi.

Another Guerlain lover here.

CrazyH Aldi are no better. Someone gave me what looked like a large box of quality shortbread from Aldi, when I opened it, the biscuits were placed in an indented preformed plastic tray and there were only 12 biscuits in it. More visible tray than visible biscuits.

And they tasted horrible, even the birds wouldn't eat them.

On Waitrose, I agree with BlueSky. They are my nearest convenient supermarket and their prices are certainly cheaper than my local Co-op.

I was very happy to see organic bananas no longer bagged in plastic, at the Co-op.

Co-op can be prohibitively expensive. Round here it is an (in)convenience store, long queues with one till in operation out of 5 while the other staff faff about in the back oblivious.
They do have bargains sometimes but frequently run out of the most basic items, which are vastly overpriced.
However I know they are greatly appreciated in remote villages and towns where there is literally no other choice locally.

My favourite chocolate is from Aldi. No expensive package and really lovely flavoured chocolate.

Boxed chocolates are always a disappointment ,they seem to have flavours I've never heard of and are too sweet ...why does no one do a really good coffee cream or coffee and walnut anymore ?

Why won`t Black Magic go back to their original flavours, instead of the few they do now? I really do miss Toffee and mallow and Liquid cherry.
Tesco`s own brand Gold blend coffee is great value compared to well known brands, and tastes good.

Was it W own brand?

I have found that they generally promote their eco credentials, to the extent where they won't even deliver products in plastic bags any longer, unlike Ocado, who still use the bags but take returns for recycling. Or maybe W save time and money by shovelling the shopping directly into crates

Aldi`s chocolate is the best as is Lidle`s.
Great taste good price.

? Once every six months Blossoming you are a martyr to the cause.

Social media is the place for a review. It’s public.

paddyann54 probably because so many people do not like those flavours

Personally, I would prefer it if no one ever gave me a box of chocolates ever again - and it is a a very long time since they did - far too sweet and claggy. I would prefer a bunch of flowers or a box of mixed cheeses and have been given both.

I have looked at website Blossoming.
Similar price to Butlers which I like.
The advantage is a much bigger selection and you can choose your own. They look delicious.
I love Lidls chocolate. Can only eat very small amount (sugar).