Death by chocolate / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

February 25, 2026 7:16am CST

Yesterday we went on a bus trip to the Swan Valley on the outskirts of Perth with other residents from our village. One of the places we visited was a chocolate factory. We were given a few samples and wandered through the shop which also offered a lot of gifts and kitchen wares. Although there were dozens of lovely things, they were all quite expensive. We had coffee and cake in the shop. Vince and I shared a chocolate éclair. Very yummy. The photo is Vince’s and shows a ‘tree’ made of chocolate.

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@DaddyEvil (168722)

• United States

I wonder how long it took to mold all the pieces and put the tree together? Why do shops like that always charge rich people prices?

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51413)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

Because they can...

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@DaddyEvil (168722)

• United States

@BarBaraPrz Yeah, probably... And people will pay those prices, too.

Anna

@LadyDuck (494049)

• Italy

This tree is so pretty and DELICIOUS!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (203431)

• United States

Isn't that fancy? It must have smelled really good in the chocolate factory.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (116106)

• El Paso, Texas

I have a friend who is a bonified chocoholic, she'd be in seventh heaven if she had a chance to go there. I love that photo and they way they set up that display.

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Baconstripsxxx

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17080)

• Torrington, Connecticut

That's a cool photo, is the whole tree edible?

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (29)

• United States

I bet it smelled good there.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (113486)

• United States

That’s absolutely incredible.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51413)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

What a waste of chocolate, not to mention that's one ugly tree! I wonder if those are magic mushrooms and in how many did whoever came up with this 'thing' indulge.

Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (39563)

• Toccoa, Georgia

That sounds like such a fun outing. Being a chocolate lover myself, I would been tempted to buy way too much chocolate.

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (88868)

• United States

That looks and sounds like such a fun day. A big thumbs up for an eclair (yummy) That chocolate tree is amazing. I bet it took a long time for them to make it. I would be tempted to steal a piece

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (68058)

• Centralia, Washington

Interesting photo. The eclair sounds very tasty.

Fleur

@Fleura (34158)

• United Kingdom

I love that tree! But yes things can be expensive. Years ago I remember at some craft fair there was a couple selling chocolate objects. They were so cool, they had all sorts of things like shoes and kitchen utensils, I remember they also had adjustable spanners that actually adjusted! People were loving looking at all they had to offer but were not so keen when it came to actually buying them. Obviously there must have been a significant amount of work involved and that was reflected in the prices, but people didn't want to pay that.

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