PSA: Breaking News!

[SpyderTracks]

Don’t know how to tell you guys this, PM me if you need support

Caramac and Animal Bar to be discontinued after more than 60 years

Nestle say sales of both sweet treats have "steadily declined" over the past few years.

news.sky.com

 

[Martinr36]

That's the worst news I've heard in years ☹️

 

[SpyderTracks]

That's the worst news I've heard in years ☹️

Proper end of an era. My sister lives in Australia and is hooked on them (Caramacs), first thing I did was message her asking how many boxes she wants sent over!

 

[AccidentalDenz]

Proper end of an era. My sister lives in Australia and is hooked on them (Caramacs), first thing I did was message her asking how many boxes she wants sent over!

Her response was "All of them?!"

 

[SpyderTracks]

Her response was "All of them?!"

Apparently they've got expiration dates which I wasn't aware of. I guess that's what's coming up if they're discontinuing them, maybe it was a 60 year expiration date?

 

[TonyCarter]

Due to decreasing sales/demand they say?

But I don't think I've seen any for sale in the chocolate aisle at my local supermarkets for years - so if it's not on the shelf, how can I buy it?

Plus the last one I bought - probably 10 years ago - was about as thick as Thermal Grizzle Kryosheet.

 

[Steveyg]

When it's almost £3 for a bar of chocolate these days what psychopath is choosing Carmac

 

[TonyCarter]

When it's almost £3 for a bar of chocolate these days what psychopath is choosing Carmac

The Scottish government...oh wait, that's CalMac

Anyway, I moved over to Hotel Chocolat salted (or plain) caramel batons/buttons...almost the same price!

 

[ubuysa]

Phew! I thought the PSA in the title was the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test. I have one every year. Us cancer survivors have to be careful.

Anyway, glad to see that it's a different PSA....

 

[SpyderTracks]

Phew! I thought the PSA in the title was the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test. I have one every year. Us cancer survivors have to be careful.

Anyway, glad to see that it's a different PSA....

Oh, didn't realise, well done you!

 

[AgentCooper]

I don’t eat chocolate but isn’t this essentially the same thing as a Caramac? It’s the same scary colour and looks like it’d dissolve your teeth in a matter of moments:

 

[TonyCarter]

Just like the original, there are no cacao solids at all...it's pure milk powders, fats, sugar and flavourings.

That's why I've been buying from Hotel Chocolat for years. It costs a lot more, but I offset that by buying less. I think their lowest cocoa solids content in milk chocolate is 40%...vs 20% in something like Dairy Milk...and there's even a 'supermilk' with 65% cacao.

I used to love their little mini-slabs, and their single estate bars (which are no longer available)...and if you're on a diet, then the 90-100% bars will suppress your appetite quite well...but they're about £5 for 100g.

 

[Martinr36]

.and if you're on a diet, then the 90-100% bars

Now that's what you call chocolate....

 

[TonyCarter]

Now that's what you call chocolate....

This was my last order, before they stopped making them (with discount for being a VIP member / chocolate club member)

 

[HomerJ]

Phew! I thought the PSA in the title was the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test. I have one every year. Us cancer survivors have to be careful.

@ubuysa just looked at the crash report and cured themselves. #bsodlegend

 

[ubuysa]

@ubuysa just looked at the crash report and cured themselves. #bsodlegend

It's all in the wrist action.....