M&S Milk, Dark and White Milk Chocolate Selection - 10.58oz

As a tradition, my friend and I spend our hard-earned paychecks on a sweet treat when we hang out. Today we made a mistake and chose this chocolate selection. Why was it a mistake? Well, three of these chocolates were absolutely horrific. The rest were not good enough to justify this egregious offense. First, the orange chocolate. We all know orange chocolate is tacky and cliche and for middle aged women, which we are not; however, it was cheap and made my stomach hurt. Second, the coconut chocolate. It’s not very well-behaved and practically jumps out of the box— which is poorly constructed by the way. If you’ve ever showered and a bit of soap slips into your mouth and that sudsy taste haunts your taste buds, you know how the coconut chocolate tastes. Straight crumbly shampoo, as if a free-willed tropical vegan and hand soap had a baby. Lastly, and I’m saving the worst for last, is the Turkish Delight. We all know of Narnia and how the boy traded his family for one of these, which now seems like the gravest literary misstep. Delight is the last word I would use to describe these. Rose shampoo is an accurate descriptor. When I bit into this chocolate, I felt brave. My friend and fellow chocolate critic and I were immediately taken aback and appalled at the nasty floral gummy stale chocolate taste of these so called confections. While these chocolates ruined the evening of two working class Americans, with nothing but hopes and dreams for good quality chocolate from a high quality place, the mid ones weren’t awful. Every rose has its thorns, and this box had the sharpest thorns I’ve ever encountered. I wouldn’t even call it edible. And, I wouldn’t wish this upon my worst enemy. Not sure what other products this brand sells— maybe soap, maybe perfume, maybe even cleaners— these ideas are great considering we can still taste the long-lasting disgusting flavor of those chocolates. In conclusion, don’t buy this. Even the lemon isn’t worth it; it tastes as if they zested a lemon and then used the bitter parts of the peel. We suggest to the company, shifting your products to something more household related, like Pinesol, because chocolate is just not it. Thank you for reading, warm regards, please be aware. The Chocolate Critics

This is some of the best chocolate I have ever had! This is comparable—maybe even better—than some of the more expensive chocolate brands that I have tried. My kids gave this to me for Mother’s Day, and I am having a hard time sharing!

Very good, especially the lemon