What's with chocolates these days?
@allknowing (149150)
India
July 1, 2025 7:36pm CST
This is the second lot that I found to be stale on opening the packet which I ordered online. I had complained about the weight and for that I got a refund. I was allowed to keep the chocolates - 4 packets. I opened one and they were smelling and stale.
If all the packets smell this way they will just have to be discarded which is so frustrating.
Has weather got to do anythig with this situation I wonder.
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@Ineeddentures (9616)
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2 Jul
Who knows what it could be
But I doubt that it would be the weather
You would have had similar weather before
And the chocolate didn't seem stale then did it?
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
You have a point but these days the weather has been extreme. I have complained but I cannot get a replacement as I have received a refund.
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
@Ineeddentures I have to but from somewhere else as I am now a choco addict
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@Ineeddentures (9616)
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2 Jul
@allknowing
Me too
It's not that bad an addiction to have
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
3 Jul
That much rain is not needed for humidity I think it is old stock
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
3 Jul
@LadyDuck This is the first time I have experienced this I have been buying these since five years.
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@LadyDuck (478541)
• Italy
3 Jul
@allknowing The chocolate always have an expiry date clearly mentioned. May be they were stored in a too warm place.
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
This is the fifth year that I ordered for these and yes I was looking forward to enjoying them.
Very frustrating
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@DaddyEvil (152821)
• United States
2 Jul
Yes, if the chocolates got hot during storage or shipping, then the fat will start separating out of the chocolate, making "bloom" patterns on them. (Light colored designs across the tops of the bars.) When that happens, the taste is affected although I've never noticed it affecting the smell of the chocolate.
I hope the next ones you order are perfect and you can enjoy them.
This can happen to some chocolate covered cakes and cookies, too. I stop buying them when it's hot outside and start buying them again about halfway through the winter months. (Waiting that long may seem silly, but I want them to sell out the heated stock and get in fresh stock before I start buying chocolate anything again.)
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
I want those chocolates as my fridge is empty but not sure the next lot will be good
Thank you for that input I agree with you
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
@DaddyEvil What I get online is not availabl ein stores here.
Thank you for your suggestion.
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@DaddyEvil (152821)
• United States
2 Jul
@allknowing Sometimes going to a store and buying them works better than ordering them online. You might send a maid to buy some or ask your hubby when he's coming home from work to pick some up for you and see if that helps.
You're very welcome.
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@Ghostlady (1834)
• United States
2 Jul
If you have Dark Chocolate, it will be that way till cooler weather. Even the dark chocolate covered pretzels I bought a few days ago, were weird looking, but not chalky like I have found them in the past during summer months. Really any chocolate that is left in the heat too long will turn chalky.
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@allknowing (149150)
• India
2 Jul
Those are dark chocolate eclairs. Those are online purchases and probably they were not refrigerated before packing them. Since I have got a refund I cannot even ask for a replacement.
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