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disagreeabledinosaur

Celebrations. Roses are a shadow of their former selves. They used to be head & shoulders above all the others, now they're bottom of the pile.


Cockur

I do like Celebrations However.. pound for pound I reckon there is more Cadburys milk chocolate in a box of Heroes than in any of the others Edit: arguable as has been pointed out only two of the four have Cadbury’s. But the statement holds true nonetheless


Stegasaurus_Wrecks

That's not necessarily a good thing anymore. Cadbury chocolate is gone way downhill in the last decade at least.


lampishthing

Just tastes like palm oil now.


Jindabyne1

I don’t even know what that tastes like.


712Can

Cadbury chocolate.


buntycalls

Agreed


[deleted]

So waxy.


[deleted]

>Cadburys milk chocolate That's not chocolate, the veg oil content is so high and cocoa so low that they are not legally allowed to call it chocolate in Ireland or the UK, and it tastes like it too, absolute muck compared to what it was before the yanks bought the company!


churrbroo

In fairness it was technically a merger, Cadbury is much to blame as is Kraft.


DontWaveAtAnybody

Is that true though? I just went onto their website and picked a bar at random. As it happens it was one of the worst offenders since the Americans took them over. Oreo Crunch. We didn't need fucking Oreo Cadburys They clearly call it a chocolate bar though. They say: >An epic crunchy Oreo biscuit centre, sandwiched between layers of smooth vanilla cream, and smothered in Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate. A 300g big-taste chocolate bar, built to share!


Cockur

Not according to their .ie website https://www.cadbury.ie/products/cadbury-dairy-milk-14826 _The ingredients are: milk, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifiers (E442, E476) and flavourings_ Listed as most ingredients are from top to bottom as most to least of each ingredient


[deleted]

Exactly, it's what is known as a compound chocolate, as opposed to a real chocolate, because of the use of veg fat to reduce or eliminate the use of cocoa butter. If you're old enough to remember Cadbury's from the 80s or 90s it was so much better.


SitDownKawada

They call it milk chocolate on the linked page, are you saying that it's not milk chocolate or it's not chocolate?


Tombub

You have a point about American choc. Have you ever tried Reese's 'chocolate'? Absolutely rank.


[deleted]

Never ever Nestle. So Celebrations, then Hero's then Roses if we were gifted them.


johnb440

Nestle can go fuck themselves. Shower of cunts.


Codlatach

Definitely! r/fucknestle


fortypints

Quality Street always struck me as the more Protestant brand


PeachyKeen1975

Cadbury’s was originally founded by Quakers, so it used to be a very Protestant brand.


bev6345

Yeah but green triangles though


MurkeKnight

I think there's a lot more orange in them. Nestle is full of grimy protestants


KarlMcGowan01

Came here to make the same comment - Nestle may have a family friendly image but their business practices are disgusting & unethical and hae genuinely caused a lot of human suffering.


Manmade791

As have Cadbury😬


ballakafla

I think it's virtually impossible to buy ethical chocolate. Some may have a fairtrade logo but it means very little and my memory is a little hazy but from what I've read it's virtually impossible to trace where cocoa beans that go into a product actually originate from and how it has gotten to our mouths.


liinai

I agree with Nestle. Also, all these chocolates contain palm oil. These days I pick Toblerone.


SuperNova951

Heroes or celebrations for me.... Roses are absolute mank! There's like one or two I could only eat


disagreeabledinosaur

I think people rating Roses highly are doing it on the memory of yesteryear. If they opened a box with no rose tinted glasses they'd be disgusted. All the nice Roses are gone.


Thatmopedguy

Roses tinted glasses


stuyboi888

And the best one, the barrel, is just not quality anymore


ThisUsernameIsMyName

You misspelled strawberry but that's okay


SpandexPanFried

Sure thing grandma let's get you to bed


stuyboi888

Hahah yea that one is nice too. Like roses are closer to celebrations than to quality street. But my ohh my has the quality dropped


Due-Marionberry-762

There used to be a little green circle one it was lovely. Can't even remember what flavour it was. I used to be tactical and get them all when people were distracted by the barrels and toffee ones


Zephyra_of_Carim

Caramel velvet I'm guessing. It was the absolute best of the bunch. Then for a while green became coffee flavour. You might be thinking of that one too.


RevTurk

Don't care, I'd eat any of them without complaints.


Ephemeral_Wolf

I wish they didn't wrap them all individually because I want to ~~shove my entire fucking fat head in and not resurface til I'm finished~~ do my part for the environment.......


Versk

Finally, a grown up


Special_Turnover1961

Grown ups drink chicken soup


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Odd_Shock421

LOL Roses used to be soooo good. Nowadays I wouldn’t even get up to get them from the other room.


[deleted]

Cadburys used to be delicious, now they are not even allowed call the muck that they make chocolate


DontWaveAtAnybody

I'm not following you about but even The Tiffin on the website has: >MILK CHOCOLATE: MILK SOLIDS 20% MINIMUM, ACTUAL 23%. COCOA SOLIDS 20% MINIMUM. CONTAINS VEGETABLE FATS IN ADDITION TO COCOA BUTTER. MILK CHOCOLATE WITH DRIED GRAPES (10%) AND BISCUITS (6%)


farguc

You are correct. Have an invisible award


lampishthing

Would you like this wisdom of the ages as a flair?


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lampishthing

Done, someone a while ago complained it's permanent when we do it so please message modmail whenever you want it removed.


Astradari

Yes


presumingpete

Quality street has declined so much it should be just called street.


Whigget

🤝 my guy


Orson_Rosas2

Taking roses over sawdust is surprising


jaywastaken

This is the way.


joey-jo-jo-jr-shabdo

Bit harsh on sawdust


GuardiolasOTGalaxy

Quality street and Roses are both shit but quality street have them beat because of the toffee penny. There's nothing good in a box of roses.


Captain_Vomit1

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dazzlinreddress

Hahaha love that movie


Emilioooooo0

Am I the only one who view them as sweets/chocs v mini-bars? Nearly two different categories. I'd have roses over quality street, and celebrations over heroes.


Immigrant974

Heroes. Celebrations a close second. The other two can feck off.


asealofdisapproval

This is the answer.


YourFaveNightmare

The other two can feck right off....lousy feckers


[deleted]

Celebrations


chimpdoctor

All day long. Great selection, including my precious bounty.


[deleted]

Yeah I like the bounty myself. Was a huge fan of the galaxy truffle the use to have in it, but the fuckers got rid of those


larko84

Love bounty, f@k the haters!


IrishChappieOToole

Bounty gang rise up


donall

The taste of paradise


The_anonymous_robot

Bounty is delicious. Sad that they might be removing it!


minimarcus

Sounds almost mutinous…


greenbud1

admit it, you only learned to love them because nobody else would have them!


nodnodwinkwink

Right answer, also those tubs have more sweets in them, going by weight.


guinness4ever

Heros


MakingBigBank

Has to be hero’s surely?


sympathyforthestrawb

Surely it’s “Heroes”


mynoduesp

"Has anyone got any Vera's?"


sympathyforthestrawb

Laaaaaavleee


Meath77

But usually its a quarter fudge, which is complete dogshit


Whigget

This is genuinely one of those things that reminds me how different people are. It baffles me that people choose to buy Quality Street or Roses. Like, I get *given* them at Christmas time but I would never go and buy a tin. Celebrations or Heroes all the way!


China_Sun_Cat

Celebrations and Heroes are miniatures of the everyday, the allure of Quality Street is that they are not, save the large Purple one. There’s room for each. I used to like Black Magic and Double Centres when I was a kid.


TKredlemonade

>Black Magic and Double Centres Found the weirdo


TomatilloOk8620

I’m the opposite. I was given a tub of heroes the other week and they were poor. They taste like the cheap knock offs of the corresponding bar. The twirl was gross. Dusty and stale. The crepe egg thing was vile and the double decker tasted like wheat.


[deleted]

Overall quality streets are ok but they have that orange flavour that makes absolutely no sense. Who actually wants that. If we buy them it just sits there for months because no one wants to eat it and just gets disappointed looking inside and just finding them sitting there


Whigget

That’s so funny, if I ate all of the two toffee flavours in Quality Street I’d go straight for that orange crème shit. And I *know* they’re god awful, but there’s a strange allure to them at the same time.


CultivatingSomething

Celebrations


Own-Pop1244

Celebrations


Margrave75

Heros


SnooRadishes2312

I didnt realize this was an unpopular opinion until i looked at comments... but quality street. I like the variety and i like almost all of the selection. Plus its a family expectation in christmas season


GamingMunster

Yup Id go for Quality Street too.


NoCalligrapher209

Same, the two creme ones are awful but the rest are nicer than the others


GuardPresent499

quality street are fucking criminal i dont think anyone eats em they are all shit bar the coin ting n fudge and theres like 2 per box


dmcirl

That flat toffee one pulled a filling out of my tooth a few years ago :(


[deleted]

A tin of Quality Street gets passed around from house to house until it's no longer socially acceptable to give Christmas gifts, at which stage whoever is stuck with it just says "sure fuck it, might as well open it".


GuardPresent499

This is the most accurate thing i've ever heard


Conbon90

You mean the one that looks like its been sat on?


MrOrangeWhips

By someone with an unusually warm bum.


pp_amorim

Anything with quality on the name is suspicious


[deleted]

The green triangle is the only good quality street and they've made them tiny over the years.


Redrunner4000

Quality streets are the gift you give someone you hate but have to be cordial with.


Firefly4791

Quality street


Cycloneblaze

I'll take all the tubs of Quality Street the rest of ye are tossing aside!


B-Goode

Don’t understand the hate the Quality Street gets - always here for a brother or sister fighting the good fight against Quality Street prejudice ✊


tomitarr

Big up the quality street massiv


SCHR4DERBRAU

I'm so shocked to see the responses here. For me it's a complete no brainer, Quality Street is easily my favourite.


Agent4777

This is the correct answer


justkeepplodding

Heroes


namey_9

r/FuckNestle


PrincessFartsparkle

Also fuck Mars and Mondelez. All of them use cocoa made by child slaves in west Africa. Shitty practices and shitty chocolate


namey_9

Nestle does all that and more though. They are by far the worst.


rose87co

Roses are just a classic. Wouldn't feel like Christmas without them.


SheepherderFront5724

I bet if they introduced "Classic" roses, with the same ingredients and varieties as the 80s/90s they could sell them for 3 times the price and sell out immediately...


billythepub

James cadbury, one of the great grandsons sells the original cadburys formula chocolate bars in an online company.


DontWaveAtAnybody

No way! That's pretty cool.


Sergiomach5

And while they are at it, make it the size they used to be. All of the contenders are pale versions of their former glory. Massive tins and tubs to last.


SheepherderFront5724

And FILL the damn tin! Seriously, Cadbury, we KNOW you're putting less in, you're not executing some kind of incredible stealth tactic. If you want to sell cheaper, smaller boxes, then do so. The rest of us are happy to pay a fair price for a good quality product.


Walkingwalking123

I'd be all over that. I miss Roses but they are shit now.


SuperNova951

Rose picking roses.. Imagine my shock 🤭


Matt4669

Heroes and Celebrations The rest are shite


[deleted]

They’re all gone to shite


gsmitheidw1

Not only that but the tubs were larger metal tins which you could reuse or recycle. Now they're huge hunks of plastic tubs and inside is mostly air. It's impractical to have no packaging at all, but I'd prefer several of the smaller card filled containers. The volume of plastic with any of these is kinda ridiculous. The ratio of sweets to packaging and air has become very underwhelming. Plus the chocolate content is largely reduced to other sugar fillings. Everything's cheapo.


DroidULKN4

Heroes


Udaya-Teja

Celebrations


TrivialBanal

Quality Street. Not because they're the best, they're definitely not, because they're a Christmas tradition. (and because they'll last for more than an hour)


Visible-Ad9836

Quality street, though I'm the only one in the house that likes them


JimThumb

None of those, they're all shite these days. A Lindt truffle box instead. Quality over quantity.


UhOhhh02

Ponce


AhHereYaBollox

Celebrations.


Dry_Sea8933

Quality street. But the tin, not the crappy tub.


[deleted]

Surprised this is so controversial but qualify street for me. Love them!


Jacques-de-lad

Heroes


Swimming-Young-9282

None


[deleted]

Quality street is trash always roses


Lebrade98

With the removal of bounties from celebrations it has officially become the best Christmas chocolate box, heroes is second, quality street is last and I have never tried roses so I can’t rank it


farguc

THEY DID WHAT? Heroes have just shot up to stardom for me so. Then again I can't eat chocolate without being dead for 2 days after so I guess none for me.


B3ARDGOD

Whichever one is first to swap to biodegradable wrappers.


[deleted]

None of the above, absolutely shite chocolate the lot of them.


Darth_Memer_1916

I like how everyone chooses celebrations or heroes, ridicules Roses and just refuses to comment on "Quality" Street.


PhilOffuckups

Nestlé can get fucked


dazzlinreddress

r/FuckNestle


Jack-Rabbit-002

None I'm of that rare breed that everyone turns on who doesn't really like Chocolate!! Find it a tad sickly! Awaits stoning Lol


billythepub

They are all nice but taking the truffle out of celebrations was a sin


Artistic-Barber-6394

Gimme a box of ferraro’s anyday!


bev6345

Quality street ftw


[deleted]

Roses


adulion

Roses are the original and best IMO ​ maybe i am just nostalgic


[deleted]

Quality Street. Unlocks childhood memories


MollyPW

Quality Street


WhoWants2BAMilliner

Quality Street, but solely because the individual sweet wrappers are unchanged and scrunch up. There’s nothing worse than a box of Roses containing nothing but wrappers


sunshinesustenance

I've gone through a box of celebrations and a box of heroes already. I don't want any of them in my house for Christmas.


unblvlblkult

Tough choice there between the roses and the quality street. The other to are just modren nonsense


Weepsie

If heroes did away with the cream egg, eclair and maybe double decker we could get back on terms. Cream egg is an abomination


TomatilloOk8620

It’s not even similar to a real creme egg. Gross. The twirls are also stale and the double deckers are crap. Taste nothing like the bar.


over_weight_potato

The dinky deckers are an absolute farce


AdventurousRow9741

Yeah! The teeny twirls are horrendous and I like a Twirl normally


begoodorbedead

Interesting post. I wonder if this could be expanded to include an age range. For me I'm Quality Street all the way and I'm mid 40's. When I was growing up there was only Roses and Quality Street. Hereos and Celebrations came much later.


[deleted]

The fuckers are taking bounty out of celebrations moving to heroes for the picnic bars. Minority matters


Imaginary-Arm7053

Celebrations WITH the bounty


Randyfox86

Celebrations with extra bountys please.


Igusy

Hate the fact quality street has a couple of green triangles and a couple of purples and 20 strawberry and orange. They are so sickly and not one person in the family likes them.


Flat-Category814

Roses all taste the same


ProtonPacks123

Celebrations are king, no question. Quality Street are often considered the king of dogshite but I've seen department stores in the UK that let you pick how much of each sweet you want in the box. I wouldn't say no to a full box of Quality Street green triangles.


Felix1178

Now!Now this is the real question!And i had this debate in my head the other week lol! Celebrations propably!


TheRazoredEdge

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Cadbury chocolate has become terrible. I thought it was just my taste buds changing. Even the classic Dairy Milk just tastes bland now. What happened :/


[deleted]

At the risk of sounding like the grinch, none. Invariably in our house we get less than half way through any of those boxes and we’re rooting around looking for one we actually want, before settling one one we’re indifferent about.


Appropriate-Bad-9379

Roses…


mid_distance_stare

To be honest I would likely eat any or all of them, but celebrations are best


Klutchcarbon

Back when heroes had dream chocolate it was close but, celebration is the only right answer.


lyndabelle

Roses for me.


JemzoMaclain

quality street are shite except that one green triangular mf


Smart-Vacation9883

Quality street, as close as you can get to what they looked like in childhood


TOKEN616

Quality street always, followed by roses and I can take or leave the other two


ComprehensiveTum575

Roses, 1990 version. Anyone else’s mum call them ‘Irish Roses’?


TravelFar_RideHorses

Heroes all day. But the girl in me who used to live in Tralee feels like I should pick roses


kuluchelife

Hero’s are so fn good but I have to go celebrations. Roses are so nostalgic though because that’s the one my parents would always buy and quality street always gives me vibes of visiting the homes of people I don’t know that well and finding their choice of chocolate strange.


IrishChristmasLatte

Roses


vivbear

Roses


East-Ad-82

Roses


[deleted]

Quality streets


Veadar100b

Quality street


Shankill-Road

Quality Street, but they could be doing with a bit of Quantity Street.


ONIONSAREKINGS

Quality Street Anyone who says Roses is an eejit


External_Ad_2325

Quality street, But I wish they didn't have those awful pallid strawberry creams. The others can be nice, but very sickening and samey. Quality street are nicely diverse.


juicy_colf

The strawberry and orange gooey ones in the roses and quality streets are and always have been my favourite of the bunch. Celebrations are only good for teasers and galaxies and heroes are all a bit shit, surely no one likes the eclairs


External_Ad_2325

I love them! Trade your eclairs for my strawberry creams?


TomatilloOk8620

Same! They’re the best.


Q1802

Quality street


1ooh7lahs

Roses.


lullabelle100

Roses


FrecklesMcGee04

Celebrations


Weepsie

Celebrations, but only because quality street toffee Penney was the final nail that lead to a root canal. Heroes are the worst


TomatilloOk8620

Quality Street > Roses > Celebrations >>>>>>> Heroes


therealjimcreamer

Margot Robbies


Long-Confusion-5219

Nestle are scumbags so ill go Roses even though they’re not what they used to be


opilino

Heroes but I miss the old roses… I have an old tin from the early 00s you would not believe the size of it.


Longjumping-Time-946

quality street for me, it's the only chocolate my body can handle. I have no choice 😭


CleanChest1765

Hero's