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creating a memorable experience (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Hemi03 to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

and they've got a pretty good justification for it too

[-] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 months ago

Which is?

[-] chtk@feddit.nl 67 points 2 months ago

It represents the inequality in the chocolate industry.

Source: https://uk.tonyschocolonely.com/pages/faqs

[-] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Why are your bars unequally divided?

It doesn’t make sense for chocolate bars to be divided into equal-sized chunks when there is so much inequality in the chocolate industry! The unequally-sized chunks of our 180g bars are a palatable way of reminding Choco Fans and Serious Friends that the profits in the chocolate industry are unequally divided.

And in case you haven’t noticed, the bottom of our bars depicts the West African coastline. The chunks just above it represent the Gulf of Guinea. From left to right, you have Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin (terribly politically incorrect, we know, but we had to combine them to create enough space for a hazelnut), Nigeria and part of Cameroon.

That's awesome!

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Togo and Benin (terribly politically incorrect, we know, but we had to combine them to create enough space for a hazelnut)

lol

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago

Nah. You can be pro reform without being silly and impractical. This may be the reason they do it, but it doesn't justify the impracticality of it.

[-] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe? It doesn't really seem that big a deal to me, I still like getting their bars.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I think the different sizes are neat. You get to choose how much you want to eat.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

A grid configuration also allows you this choice in a reproducible fashion.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah but it's less fun

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 19 points 2 months ago

That makes them even more awesome in my book. Thanks for that link.

[-] Hemi03 10 points 2 months ago

can they do that and make it so i can brake pieces of, without shattering the whole thing. I wont eat those big ass pieces and i dont want to break my hand trying to divide them.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Knife?

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If I have to get a knife out to eat my chocolate bar it's already become more hassle than it's worth.

They could have rectangles and squares of uneven sizes that still have normal break lines, they choose not to. Heck they could even have triangles that break neatly if they really wanted to by putting a diagonal line down some squares or rectangles.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I mean if you’re eating it in pieces instead of the whole thing you already need to put the thing away….

Buy smaller bars then. The situation has remedies…

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Tony's only comes in 180g bars where I live, there is no smaller size. If you're going to say I should buy a different one then, well I thought I made clear I already do because of their stupid design, but if I wanted to support them because of other good reasons, they only have the one stupid option either way.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They have other sizes and you can order online, or, use a bloody knife…

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

So now you're telling me to order a small bar of chocolate online to come God knows when, and pay postage for an already expensive chocolate... If I want a single serve of chocolate I don't want to wait for it to come by delivery days later, these aren't reasonable solutions.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Having stuff on hand for cravings is unreasonable…? Seriously?

Than get a different brand of you want to be this bloody entitled lmfao.

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

First, I do get a different brand, that's my point. Second, now you're telling me to buy it in bulk to always have around? I don't want to spend that much on an already expensive chocolate and it'll probably just go fast from my kids anyway. Plus in summer it'll either melt from the heat or be rock hard from being in the fridge, neither is ideal.

Also, usually I'll just buy it as a treat when we're already out. If I'm trying to split a chocolate between 4 people at a shopping centre, I'm not going to be carrying around a knife, I want to be able to just easily break it into 4 sections. Nor am I going to think before we leave "I should grab 4 of those chocolates I bought online in my pocket in case we want some".

I have no problem just getting a different brand to avoid the hassle, all I'm saying is maybe I'd get theirs if it wasn't designed so stupidly. But I'm sure they don't care enough about getting business from 1 random guy to change it, so I'm fine getting others.

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

They seem pretty cool!

Unfortunately I can't eat them, since the one thing they can't seem to certify on is gluten... May be pretty good gifts though.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

It's not representing anything will if people don't know about it. And I think most people who shall out the extra money for a brand like Chocolonely are doing it because they're already aware of what a clusterfuck the chocolate industry is.