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The Great Lindt Leftover Easter Egg Disappointment
"Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, doing business as Lindt, is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets."
After I learned how to pronounce Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken from a genuine Dutch person, I delighted in saying it until they dropped the glow lamp works and just became USA Philips. For better and worse, I have not received instruction from any genuine Swiss person, so, I just call Lindt "Lindt." They make chocolate. My relationship with Lindt, one of my "go-to" chocolate purveyers is, as they say, complicated.
Q: You have a relationship?
A: Yes I do!
Q: Would you like to talk about it?
A: I would and I have, at great length.
Yes. I am a chocolaholic. Unlike lovers of gourmet chocolate, my tastes are plebeian. Yet, unlike standard Americans, they're somewhat refined. While I do eat Hershey bars, and am happy to consume the exquisite Teuscher champagne truffles, the vast intermediate range incorporates such brands as See's, Godiva, and Lindt, among many others. Godiva, among my favorites until recently, has closed all their stores.* See's has very limited availability outside California, Given the cost and annoyance of shipping, I try to limit my custom to more readily available brands, and Lindt is one of them. Its somewhat reasonable price encourages me to stock up when I'm near their places of purveyance, and especially so immediately after a chocolate-involved holiday such as Easter and Hallowe'en,
Easter has historically been one of the better times to fill the chocolate larder, to use a term that just doesn't sound appetizing. In years past, Lindt offered chocolate easter eggs with a limited variety of the same fillings that they employ in their Standard Reference Truffles. Although I didn't exactly time my trip to New York City to intersect with Lindt's sale, it somehow worked out that way. I walked to their store between Macy's Herald Square and the Empire State building, casually accepted the customary welcoming SRT, and inquired as to what was on sale. I was directed to the case containing the prolate spheroids of Easter Past. Subvocally issuing a "yum," I grabbed a bag, put it in the checkout location, and continued with my selection. Planning to return home to Sedona shortly, I packed my trove and continued with my New York activities.
Shrunken Chocolate Easter Eggs from Lindt, 2025 Edition
How disappointed was I when I opened the bag? Almost 100%! This year's leftsover were about half the size ot those of Easters past. (The balance of the 100% is accounted for by the need to peel two wrappers to get the same amount of edible truffle.) Even the SRTs are larger than the eggs.
I'm ambivalent about this shopping experience. For one thing, it is partly my fault for not scrutinizing the eggs at the time of purchase. Perhaps I was over-excited at being in the presence of so much chocolate? For another, the sales receipt is no longer available for scrutiny (or screwtiny if that was the case). Presumably there will be more easters and additional chocolate in my future.
* They styled them "boutiques." I guess it didn't work.
** I am embarrassed to be forced to present the weight of the truffles in the abhorrrent ounce units. I would like to assure my thousands of faithful millireaders that I am in no way enamored of "customary" units. It's simply that my trusty triple-beam balance was unavailable when I made these measurements and I was unable to rent one for this blog. My digital postal scale did react amicably to this unaccustomed burden. |
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