What did they do to my chocolate?

[catnapper]

Oh no! The most horrendous thing imaginable happened today -- I bought a value pack of Reese's Cup at Walmart this morning. I was so happy to splurge on chocolate (hey, we all know its the best medicine around! ) I put my treasure in the 'fridge to chill for an hour or so.... I just ran to retrieve my cool treat and almost cried. It can't be true, but it HAS to be: the cups are smaller.

I don't know for sure, I shold probably run out to another store and buy some cups there for comparison () but I swear these cups are smaller!

Horrors! What did they do? I would have gladly paid an additional 25 cents for the right sized cups! What is this world coming to????

First my Reese's cups shrink, what next? Less marshmallows in my hot chocolate? Oh the humanity of it all!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Life can be so cruel at times

[Maresche]

It must be one of the seven signs of the Apocolypse.

Seriously, I don't like it when company's change something behind the scenes and call it "New and Improved" when it clearly isn't. I'm all about brand loyalty.

[elizabethann]

Just shoot me now!!!! NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Donnaj4962]

Yes, I have been in a depressed state since discovering this fact last week! I cannot believe that they would make the cups smaller! I was simply appalled! AND.... I bought the "value pack" at Kroger, same price as usual.... $1.00.... but there were only 8 cups instead of the usual 10! And then to find the cups were smaller! What has happened? I, for only a fleeting moment, thought of boycotting buying any more. Within a moment, I realized that although the cups are smaller, they still taste the same and I cannot be without my chocolate and p'nut butter fix!

I feel your pain Catnapper.... I feel your pain.

[Karen]

Write to the company! Protest, protest, protest!

Remember how quickly Coke rescinded "New coke?"

Just think how much money they must have spent on all new molds and machinery and resizing packaging ...

Bet the smaller cups do have less calories ... those finks!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Not Reeses peanut butter cups!!!!!!! They are my favorite way to destress! (Although the bags get me into trouble ).

I've noticed companies are using cheaper ingredients/ making things smaller rather than raising the price.

[kimlovescats]

A helpful hint: Buy the Sam's Choice (Wal-Mart brand)BAG of peanut butter cups! They are WONDERFUL, much cheaper, and you can eat them by the handfuls!!!

[catnapper]

Karen, I hadn't thought of firing off an email -- I just did that! Man it felt good!

I accused them of ruining an American Classic! LOL

[Laura's Babies]

5# bags of sugar have become 4# bags... A pound of coffee is now 12 ounces.......NOW RESSE'S? (I think we are not suppose to notice the differance!)

[sirrahbed]

Reese's are my favorite candy!! I have not had one for awhile so will have to buy it and weep I guess.

Good idea about writing the company - I will do that, too. But first, I need a Reese's Peanut Butter cup!

[RICHARD]

I love rocky road candy bars.

they took out the black cardboard backing in the packaging....
I loved the smell of it...


B@ST@RDS!

[Karen]

I love rocky road candy bars.

they took out the black cardboard backing in the packaging....
I loved the smell of it...


B@ST@RDS!

What's a rocky road candy bar?

[RICHARD]

What's a rocky road candy bar?

WHAT??????


Wait a minute!

A RRCB is a marshmallow bar dipped in chocolate and nuts.

If you slice one up and put it in between graham crackers and nuke them
you get a smore with nuts in it!

[Dorothy39]

My Lord, I do remember Rocky Road Candy Bars!!!!!!


I can relate to the despair felt when we find out there is An "Incredible Shrinking Disorder" going on.

Remember how big an Ice Cream Sandwich used to be? How about those Ice Cream sundae cones? Yep, they are smaller !!!

so now, it is Reeses' Peanut Butter Cups!!!!!! :eek

Pretty soon, we will have to be happy with just the "Hole" from our Life Savors!!!!!!!