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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788143/

Not sure how broad it is but this is the exact shit that just pisses me off to no end. I would much rather pay .25 MORE for the real thing then to get screwed into thinking I'm eating chocolate :(

WTF, from downsizing packageing but leaving the box / label looking the exact same, to things like this :( tiss a sad day for chocolate lovers
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ok ew. i don't care if they downsize packaging (lord knows we could all stand a little LESS chocolate bar haha) but i think it's uncool to replace that which makes it "milk chocolate." boo. at least i won't be as tempted by it, i guess.
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At the time, Hershey’s spokesman Kirk Saville told the Harrisburg Patriot-News that “there are high-quality oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, nutrition, texture and function, and are preferred by consumers.”

Bull-freaking-crap.
Cocoa butter does not have an equal where good chocolate is concerned IMO. I've had chocolate made with almond and macadamia nut oil. It's good in flavor, but texture/mouth-feel is totally off.
It's closer to melt-in-your-mouth plastic. People don't "prefer" inferior chocolate. It just sells more because it's cheaper.
How sad... dorks... good thing I don't like Hershey's anyway.
I'll stick to my 86% cacao Ghirardelli loveliness.
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Dove makes good chocolate as well. Or, if you really want to go whole hog, there's stuff like Godiva's.

I'm not a fan of the dark chocolates, too bitter for my tastes. I definitely prefer the milk chocolate end of the spectrum. But yeah, I'm not a fan of Hershey's chocolate anyway, too chalky.

I actually used to know a guy who was related to the original creator of Hershey's. That original creator had one of the all-time great names, ever: Milton Snavely (with a last name of Hershey, of course). Sounds like the kind of name one of those moustache-twirling villains from the early silent movies would have.... heh.

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there's actually some good chocolate made around here

the lindor stuff is nice and creamy
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i dunno how far-reaching See's is, but that's pretty good chocolate

here in eugene we have a local thing called Euphoria and that's probably the best chocolate i've ever tasted. i don't really mark dove or godiva that high
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That's really disappointing to hear about Hershey. I won't be buying their fake chocolate.

The Native American tribe I work for owns a chocolate factory here in Oklahoma that makes some really good chocolate. It's called Bedre. They always like to brag that it's the chocolate sold in Neiman Marcus.
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I predict a drop in sales for Hershey's.
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Trielelvan wrote:
At the time, Hershey’s spokesman Kirk Saville told the Harrisburg Patriot-News that “there are high-quality oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, nutrition, texture and function, and are preferred by consumers.”

Bull-freaking-crap.
Cocoa butter does not have an equal where good chocolate is concerned IMO. I've had chocolate made with almond and macadamia nut oil. It's good in flavor, but texture/mouth-feel is totally off.
It's closer to melt-in-your-mouth plastic. People don't "prefer" inferior chocolate. It just sells more because it's cheaper.
How sad... dorks... good thing I don't like Hershey's anyway.
I'll stick to my 86% cacao Ghirardelli loveliness.


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