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Rob Hilton - MemberI'm a big fan of the jelly sweet, but just a handful of those makes me feel queasy.
I use them for riding so they get eaten a couple at a time, it's just that I go through enough to buy in bulk
(in the pound shop, even when you're buying £20 worth of haribo jelly babies, they still always offer you a cheap chocolate orange or 4-pack of polos at the counter. I'm not sure that's appropriate)
I use them for riding so they get eaten a couple at a time, it's just that I go through enough to buy in bulk
Sensible approach - Rob is a big fan of the bulk-buy strategy.
Unfortunately Rob is also a compulsive bulimic and that many bags of sweets within easy reach would make for a *very* unhappy episode.
Have I just wondered on to mumsnet?
molgrips - Member
You lot any idea how snobby you sound?
Yeah, almost as snobby as trying to get an aesthetically pleasing microwave oven.
Not even in the same category...
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/butyric-acid/1017662.article
Thanks for the link.
That explains why it tastes so different but not why the hell anyone would want it in their mouth. The day my parents bought a bar of it back from a trip to the states for me nd my sister goes down as a bitter disappointment.
We used to do it too - in WWII, I believe. We just stopped and they didn't.
Well that explains why Hershey’s tastes so bad! 
Cadburys is god awful as well. Except the Irish stuff, they still make it on licence to the original recipe, Home Bargains and such sell it as grey import and the difference is night and day.
Thorntons has been crap for years. Kinnerton grade.
Whether you think it's terrible, or just "ok" (don't think anyone is arguing that it's better than that?), I think the original question still stands: how has a national chain of shops selling nothing but "ok" (at best) chocolate, stayed open?
Net income in its annual report of 2016 was reported at a loss of - £30.8 million with a drop in staff and number of shops across the UK
I have the same question about Lush cosmetics.....
I'm quite partial to some of Aldi's choccy.
I think the original question still stands: how has a national chain of shops selling nothing but "ok" (at best) chocolate, stayed open?
Because it’s OK, like virtually every other item for sale on the high street. Why not ask: how has H&M stayed open selling nothing but OK clothes? The answer is the same: because ‘OK’ is what enough people either find acceptable or don’t know better than.
As I said: stick to the Thornton's toffee, which is lovely.
Ferrero Rocher..now that is real crap
Ferrero? You mean the people who own Thornton's?
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I think the name has a lot to do with it. Old clueless types still think it's a quality brand, because it sounds like a name they can trust.
Old clueless types still think it's a quality brand, because it sounds like a name they can trust.
Bit harsh. We can't all be edgy chocolatiers.
You lot any idea how snobby you sound?
other cultures actually take pride in the quality of the food they eat. This is not a normal position to take in the UK. Eating good quality food with good quality ingredients takes a lot of time, and money, in the UK.
Thornton’s is shit has been for awhile but yes I will eat it. Their toffee is very good though.
But then again I don’t even have a microwave so I have to style.
I would say the original Thorntons stuff is pretty good.
All the new different selection boxes are a bit crap though.
@ScottChegg..now I hadn't realised that until you said ..but if standards have dropped to that level ..no wonder folks are complaining ( I wouldn't know ).
I also hadn't realised that amongst other brands they own Tic Tacs, Kinder & Nutella ..
Lidl chocolate is great. Very partial to their fruit and nut milk. Good plain too.
Meh. I can still eat a chocolate orange even after they changed the formula.
other cultures actually take pride in the quality of the food they eat. This is not a normal position to take in the UK.
Being a snob isn't about eating good stuff or buying good stuff or whatever.
It's about loudly proclaiming how awful the other stuff and insinuating that the people who buy it are awful or ignorant, and that you're better.
And there is far more good food available and being eaten in the UK than in many other countries I've been to.
I love chocolate, however I get a migraine just from looking longingly at some, so screw the lot of you.
Cadburys is god awful as well. Except the Irish stuff, they still make it on licence to the original recipe, Home Bargains and such sell it as grey import and the difference is night and day.
Hmm, didn't know that. I will have to investigate, next time I'm passing that shop. Any evidence of palm oil as an ingredient and I'm out. 
This is good enough for me..
And there is far more good food available and being eaten in the UK than in many other countries I've been to.
unfortunately some of it is expensive compared to other alternatives, however we are accustomed to cheap and rubbish food being readily available.
Not necessarily such a bad thing. At least people who are really poor can afford food. Anecdotally food in the Mid-western US is significantly more expensive and generally worse.
Three_Fish - Member
I think the original question still stands: how has a national chain of shops selling nothing but "ok" (at best) chocolate, stayed open?
Because it’s OK, like virtually every other item for sale on the high street. Why not ask: how has H&M stayed open selling nothing but OK clothes? The answer is the same: because ‘OK’ is what enough people either find acceptable or don’t know better than.
Egh? That analogy isn't even remotely close - they are completely different. "No reason for HMV to go out of business, I mean, look at Starbucks - they're doing fantastically well" 
Also, did you read this bit:
Net income in its annual report of 2016 was reported at a loss of - £30.8 million with a drop in staff and number of shops across the UK
So the answer to the question "how can they survive?" is (spoiler alert) "they can't" - at least not with their current model.
Logical move is to give up all but their most profitable shops, and enter into a partnership with an existing retailer(s)..... probably not H&M though
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