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Roses or Quality Street?

(129 Posts)
Starblaze Mon 16-Dec-19 17:23:37

Lol

NaughtyNanna Tue 17-Dec-19 12:04:40

Just remembered I also need diabetic chocs for one guest! And will have to check for gelatine as we have a veggie coming too....

NaughtyNanna Tue 17-Dec-19 12:03:27

None of the mixed tins etc as DD has a severe nut allergy. I see our John Lewis has the pick and mix option but it does look a lot more expensive than just buying the tins in Tesco. I think a trip to Hotel Chocolat is in order.

Theoddbird Tue 17-Dec-19 11:58:12

Neither.

notanan2 Tue 17-Dec-19 11:48:05

Lindt is the all time worst though IMO

Blinko Tue 17-Dec-19 11:47:42

One of the reasons I voted Remain, Jura2... Europe is streets ahead in terms of not just chocolate, but food in general. And I do like me food!

(No, I'm not looking to discuss the B word all over again, thanks)

notanan2 Tue 17-Dec-19 11:47:26

Green and blacks do do packs of minis. I get them for stockings

HurdyGurdy Tue 17-Dec-19 11:42:38

Neither since they dropped the coffee creams

After Eights and Elizabeth Shaw orange crisp chocs, or Matchmakers (or are they matchsticks??)

jura2 Tue 17-Dec-19 11:37:29

Blinko - sat on my hands for a while before saying it- and expected to be shot in flames for ruining Christmas - so thanks for acknowledging.

Blinko Tue 17-Dec-19 11:26:02

For me it's Aldi, Lindt, Hotel Chocolat, Thorntons or M&S. I dislike Hersheys horrible candy stuff - you really can't call it chocolate.

I'm afraid Jura2 may be right. We're going to get a whole lot more Amercian rubbish in the not too distant future...

Margs Tue 17-Dec-19 11:20:18

Quality Street of course. But I wish Green & Blacks made Family Assortment tins. Please?

Bazza Tue 17-Dec-19 11:19:02

Neither, they don’t taste like they used to. I’ve bought a giant pack of Lindt truffles, currently of offer for £10 at Waitrose. Grrrr, paid full price. Still, I’ve managed not to open them by hiding them in the shed.

Jnorma Tue 17-Dec-19 11:14:30

Quality Street for the coconut ones for me and of course a coconut Toblerone - yum!

Willow500 Tue 17-Dec-19 11:01:21

I used to like Roses but they're not the same any more although that also has to do with my loss of smell and taste. I can remember boxes of Milk Tray with the lime barrel which I loved and Fry's 5 fruit bars. I find Thorntons too sweet. Lidl's and Aldi's chocolate is probably as good if not better these days.

Aepgirl Tue 17-Dec-19 10:57:39

As long as it’s chocolate, who cares. The ‘special ones’ are hidden just for me.

Growing0ldDisgracefully Tue 17-Dec-19 10:57:14

Roses, can't stand all the blasted toffees in Quality Street. Why don't they pack them in tins anymore? My favourite (and expensive) chocs are handcrafted from a local shop but no good for buying to hand round @ £8 for a box of 8 sweets...

olliebeak Tue 17-Dec-19 10:41:12

Have to say that the very old Roses advert put me off them - the Norman Vaughan one that claimed 'Roses grow all over you!'.

olliebeak Tue 17-Dec-19 10:39:15

Quality Street - for the 'Green Triangle' and the 'Big Purple Nutty' one!

Pittcity Tue 17-Dec-19 10:34:58

Give me a bar of Galaxy any day!

Molly10 Tue 17-Dec-19 10:27:10

I enjoy the odd chocolate from either but don't eat as much chocolate as I used to.

For the lady who likes M & S chocolates: Thorntons used to make these. Not sure if they still do.

4allweknow Tue 17-Dec-19 10:25:56

Celebrations, Heroes but in view of a real tin instead of plastic would go for Quality Street. Of course I would never eat any, purely for guests!

BusterTank Tue 17-Dec-19 10:24:54

Definitely roses , quality street seem to have a funny smell about them .

Daisymae Tue 17-Dec-19 10:20:26

Not for me. I have a large box of Amalie chocolates which may or may not get shared over the holidays. Only I know their hiding place! Having said that it used to be roses as they don't have those horrible toffees.

mamagran Tue 17-Dec-19 10:18:32

Neither of them for sure. I agree with some of you here, I do prefer M&S. They do delicious chocolates all year round!

Lilyflower Tue 17-Dec-19 10:17:42

Both get worse and worse. The chocolates and the tins get smaller and the chocolate is not so nice any more. I buy a bar of Lindt hazelnut milk chocolate for a £2.50 or so and it's delicious.

I am looking forward to the post Christmas knocky-downies from the quality chocolate outlets like Thorntons and Hotel Chocolate. One year I bought ten packets of Thornton's chocolate snowmen for 10p each. John Lewis sell off their broken chocolate Christmas shaped products for bargainacious prices. I don't care if something's cracked if it tastes nice.

seadragon Tue 17-Dec-19 10:16:43

Neither...the individual sweets have shrunk and look and taste cheap. They come in a horrid plastic box as well. I'd rather pay more for environmentally friendly hand made organic dark chocolates