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Friday, May 13, 2005
Chalky BitesName: Botticelli Bites
Brand: Botticelli Chocolates Place Purchased: Big Lots Price: $1.79 Size: 7 oz Calories per ounce: 140 Type: Chocolate
 I was excited to see these at Big Lots. I’ve been buying something called ”Cookie Joys” made by Harry London Chocolates from Trader Joe’s for a few years now. I assumed that these were the same thing. And they probably were - about four years ago when these were probably manufactured. I guess this is one of those things you learn the hard way from buying at the closeout stores. Chocolate is not something to buy on the cheap. Most often I am sorry when I do. These came in three different flavors - Mint Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter and Double Chocolate. Only the Mint Chocolate ones did not have a bloom on them. The Chocolate Peanut Butter looked fairly good (as they do in the photo) but the peanut oils must have gone rancid. The Double Chocolate were just plain white and chalky and I tossed them after sorting through to see if any of them were good. Wholly disappointing. However - if you ever find the Harry London varieties, I heartily recommend them. Hershey’s introduced a mint cookie bar a few years back which I was positively addicted to. This is the new replacement for it. EDIT: Since writing this review I’ve found out that Botticelli is owned by Alpine Confectionery that also owns Harry London. They’re the same thing, just different packaging. Obviously these were stored improperly and were past their prime, thus got a poor rating. Rating: 2 out of 10 (because I actually ate some of the mint ones, otherwise it’d be a 1) POSTED BY Cybele AT 5:23 pm 2-Appalling • Harry London • Botticelli • Cookie • Peanuts • Chocolate • United States • Candy • Review • 
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Hmmm, you reviewed this on a friday the 13th! Coincidence maybe that they were so bad?
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