Post by: kevvosa on December 09, 2005, 01:36:28 pm
(couldnt wait) to find that the chocolates were in 2 seperate plastic
pouch things, and they had mini wrapped Yorkie bars in! I'm furious.
It must be some sort of error cos it doesnt say on the tin "and now
with Yorkie bars!" or anything. I'm very annoyed with Nestle,
especially as there was a distinct lack of purple ones in the tin
Post by: goldencup on December 09, 2005, 01:44:02 pm
Post by: kevvosa on December 09, 2005, 03:59:48 pm
Post by: oldspice on December 10, 2005, 02:02:39 pm
Post by: on December 10, 2005, 04:33:45 pm
especially as there was a distinct lack of purple ones in the tin
Thanks Oldspice, I'll make a note of that. I need to check this before I buy my gf any as she loves the purple ones. Personally I prefer the green ones, but that's me.
Note to self: Don't buy any big tins of QS before checking for Yorkies.
Post by: on December 10, 2005, 04:34:41 pm
Post by: loulou on December 10, 2005, 05:40:26 pm
Post by: chocolate chick on December 20, 2005, 01:55:03 pm
Write and complain, they might send you a big bag of purple ones!
The blue ones rule by the way
Post by: smurfboy on December 20, 2005, 02:00:56 pm
Indeed we do!
Post by: goldencup on December 20, 2005, 02:03:19 pm
Yes we do.
(if it works)
Post by: chocolate chick on December 20, 2005, 02:12:14 pm
I made the mistake of opening my various boxes of chocolates and putting them all in one tub...the blues ones have nearly all gone
Post by: loulou on December 20, 2005, 11:45:48 pm
Post by: kevvosa on December 22, 2005, 11:13:35 pm
as they were tesing out putting milk chocolate blocks in Quality
Street. There was meant to be a leaflet in the tin they say.
Hmmm sounds like they're trying to cover their backs to me. They gave me a cheque for £3
Post by: goldencup on December 22, 2005, 11:14:36 pm
Post by: oldspice on December 23, 2005, 08:52:18 am
Post by: loulou on December 23, 2005, 08:25:06 pm
Post by: kevvosa on December 23, 2005, 10:43:54 pm
I will tell that to Nestle - perhaps their next 'experiment' will be 'sprout cream' flavour Quality Street. Post by: MaverickMan on January 01, 2006, 03:45:05 pm
I actually registered at this website when i searched Google for "Quality Street Yorkies". I was curious if anyone else had actually had them in their tins of QS. We had about 13 or 14 of them in our tin. 50% of the tin was comprised of Orange and Strawberry Creams (not to my familys taste) aswel, so we weren't too happy. On top of that, we literally had 3 "Purple Ones" in the whole tin! That'll be the last time we buy a tin of QS for Christmas (or so my mam says). I'm impartial towards Yorkies, they're not top of my list of best chocoalte but i'll still eat them. But i think Nestle have slightly conned people to be honest. The Yorkies weigh the tin down and nowhere on the tin does it say anything about Yorkies
Anyway, that's enough of me sounding like an old woman.
Post by: chocoboo on January 01, 2006, 03:58:34 pm
I'd rather eat a plate of sprouts than a yorkie bar.
Yorkie has got to be the worst choc out there. It's fatty n orrible.
Post by: smurfboy on January 01, 2006, 04:06:42 pm
Post by: kevvosa on January 01, 2006, 05:12:07 pm
Hey everybody.
I actually registered at
this website when i searched Google for "Quality Street Yorkies". I was
curious if anyone else had actually had them in their tins of QS. We
had about 13 or 14 of them in our tin. 50% of the tin was comprised of
Orange and Strawberry Creams (not to my familys taste) aswel, so we
weren't too happy. On top of that, we literally had 3 "Purple Ones" in
the whole tin! That'll be the last time we buy a tin of QS for
Christmas (or so my mam says). I'm impartial towards Yorkies, they're
not top of my list of best chocoalte but i'll still eat them. But i
think Nestle have slightly conned people to be honest. The Yorkies
weigh the tin down and nowhere on the tin does it say anything about
Yorkies
Anyway, that's enough of me sounding like an old woman.
Complain to them! The bloody cheating sods.
Post by: goldencup on January 01, 2006, 06:48:59 pm
I've just had a dig around the tin of QS I had for Christmas (hardly started so far I'm proud to say) and discovered a grand total of four green triangles! There was also definitely a profusion of orange and strawberry creams, as found by Maverick Man. There was a slip of paper in them saying about the Yorkie experiment but nothing on the outside of the tin. Surprisingly though, my 23-yr-old niece said Yorkies were her absolute favourite and proceeded to eat them all on Christmas Day - no accounting for taste!
Post by: oldspice on January 02, 2006, 08:53:49 am
Post by: goldencup on January 02, 2006, 01:13:09 pm
Post by: loulou on January 02, 2006, 09:51:41 pm
Post by: goldencup on January 03, 2006, 08:00:08 am
Are you trying to turn me bulimic?
Post by: lorri on January 03, 2006, 10:53:47 pm
its like really really bad gritty cake mix
Post by: loulou on January 03, 2006, 11:55:11 pm
Post by: goldencup on January 04, 2006, 07:52:51 am
i tried the yorkie hot rum bar the other day, i was truely nearly sick !!! even my hubby who is a total sugar junkie has half a piece and turned green
Perhaps I should try one. I'm wondering about aversion therapy.
Post by: chocolate chick on January 04, 2006, 10:16:48 am
Post by: Latte Lady on January 04, 2006, 05:03:46 pm
I found 10 Yorkies in my tin and they are not extra to the 'paid for' weight. This equated to one sixth of the weight. Has anyone had a reply from Nestle? I rang them on 21st Dec and got a voice message saying that they were all busy and best to email them. I've now emailed twice (to different addresses) and STILL haven't had a reply!
Wot's going on!
It's an absoulte swiz!
I had only 1 purple one and only 2 green triangles (our favourites and NO strawberry creams
By the way I also asked them to re-instate the praline cracknel
Post by: oldspice on January 04, 2006, 07:06:05 pm
Post by: chocoboo on January 04, 2006, 07:22:37 pm
Post by: loulou on January 04, 2006, 11:34:32 pm
Post by: chocolate chick on January 05, 2006, 02:41:24 pm
Had quite a few strawberry and orange creams and plenty of blue ones 
Post by: goldencup on January 05, 2006, 11:36:01 pm
Post by: kevvosa on January 06, 2006, 12:01:37 am
Post by: loulou on January 06, 2006, 12:05:20 am
Post by: chocolate chick on January 06, 2006, 09:10:47 am
Post by: Latte Lady on January 06, 2006, 02:02:06 pm
My! I've finally received an email reply from Nestle, which is somewhat short of acceptable. It's nothing less than I expected - a standard reply suggesting that they will send me a cheque to partially recover my original outlay (no actual figure given).
I will not reply in haste but will send a considered reply next week to the Chief Executive.
There are all the issues that I wanted an answer to, none of which have been fulfilled.
* why didn't they put notification on the tin?
* why were they not in the tin as a bonus?
* why were so many 'regular' flavours missing?
* trading standards/sale of goods act issues etc.
Just been onto their website to make sure that I don't buy any of their other products in the future, of which there are very many! Just got my workplace to change their regular order of coffee for a brand that is not Nestle -I'm spreading the word!
Post by: loulou on January 06, 2006, 02:03:23 pm
Post by: smurfboy on January 06, 2006, 02:16:34 pm
Post by: loulou on January 06, 2006, 02:21:32 pm
Post by: smurfboy on January 06, 2006, 02:23:49 pm
Post by: oldspice on January 06, 2006, 06:34:00 pm
Let's give Nestle a bad run on the Forum. They'd be nuts not to listen.
I was given a large bar of Aero Sticky Toffee. It was FOUL!!!!!! Truly FOUL. The chocolate was sweet, sickly and cheap and the filling was bilge.
Post by: goldencup on January 06, 2006, 07:07:32 pm
Post by: smurfboy on January 07, 2006, 12:26:30 am
Post by: kermie on January 07, 2006, 12:45:29 am
Post by: oldspice on January 07, 2006, 09:37:44 am
Post by: goldencup on January 07, 2006, 02:48:42 pm
Post by: loulou on January 07, 2006, 07:33:33 pm
Post by: goldencup on January 07, 2006, 07:44:15 pm
Post by: kevvosa on January 07, 2006, 09:53:55 pm
products (as many have) but I am deffinately reconsidering buying any
Quality Street next year. It's not the sort of stunt Cadbury's would
pull, and even if they did, at least the chocolate would taste
delicious. So Roses it is.
Post by: goldencup on January 07, 2006, 09:59:20 pm
Post by: loulou on January 07, 2006, 10:18:13 pm
Post by: kermie on January 07, 2006, 11:36:45 pm
Post by: oldspice on January 08, 2006, 10:28:04 am
I agree too. I hate the fillings in Roses. Since they changed them a few years ago I can't really tell what some of the fillings are supposed to be.
Actually, when i think about it, most boxed chocolates are horrible nowadays. The best i have tasted lately are Thorntons.
Post by: chocoboo on January 08, 2006, 10:33:05 am
Since I discovered Chocolate Utopia, even Thornton's taste ordinary and now I can't even stomach Nestle or even Cadbury's. It's all about the cocoa butter.
Post by: loulou on January 08, 2006, 03:35:42 pm
I've forgotten what they were like - just miniature Jelly Tots?
Yes and were the tiger tots mini liquorice allsorts?
Post by: MaverickMan on January 08, 2006, 07:18:51 pm
Good for you latte lady. I wouldnt go so far as to stop buying their
products (as many have) but I am deffinately reconsidering buying any
Quality Street next year. It's not the sort of stunt Cadbury's would
pull, and even if they did, at least the chocolate would taste
delicious. So Roses it is.
The tin of Roses we bought this year was full of the best ones. We will definately be buying 2 tins of Roses next Christmas instead of 1 Quality Street, 1 Roses
Post by: loulou on January 08, 2006, 07:27:30 pm
Post by: goldencup on January 08, 2006, 08:38:39 pm
Post by: loulou on January 08, 2006, 08:42:05 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 09, 2006, 11:05:51 am
Post by: kevvosa on January 09, 2006, 11:46:33 am
Post by: chocolate chick on January 09, 2006, 12:03:38 pm
I am not a big fan of receiving thorntons chocolate, I am firm Lindt fan now! I got the Swiss Deluxe box this year. Double yum!
Post by: salsa on February 03, 2006, 08:55:17 pm
I emailed them about this, before I saw this thread and got a cheque in the post with an apology.
Post by: oldspice on February 04, 2006, 08:56:25 am
Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 09:36:45 am
Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 11:06:12 am
Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 11:25:18 am
Post by: Lime Candy on March 01, 2006, 12:48:29 pm
What were the others they used to do - Tiger Tots and Tiny Tots?
And Candy Tots, which were basically Dolly Mixtures.
Post by: goldencup on March 01, 2006, 01:38:01 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on March 01, 2006, 01:50:02 pm
Jelly tots are our favourite sweets, candy tots for us to eat. Teddy tots are shiny and bright, Tiger tots liquorice for us to bite. Four to choose from on the shelf, with Rowntree's tots you can please yourself!
Post by: goldencup on March 01, 2006, 01:56:11 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on March 01, 2006, 02:08:33 pm
That was the advert ... well, something along those lines anyway.
Post by: Lime Candy on March 01, 2006, 04:50:54 pm
Jelly tots are our favourite sweets, candy tots for us to eat. Teddy tots are shiny and bright, Tiger tots liquorice for us to bite. Four to choose from on the shelf, with Rowntree's tots you can please yourself!
Clear as crystal!!
So were Teddy Tots the cube-shaped ones with white insides (you also get them in Dolly Mixtures)? My kids call them "bread".
Post by: bethypoos on March 01, 2006, 08:50:48 pm
We had quality street (yawn) at work, with the extra yorkies (which i love) but there was a note saying they were trialing them and would welcome feedback.
So i rang - expecting they'd offer me some free chocolates, and i ended up paying for a phonecall to give them free market research.
HMMMMM....
Miniature heros are the best. 
But people who buy us chocolate keep buying bloody quality street. A bit more imagination required methinks!!!
Post by: oldspice on March 01, 2006, 09:04:01 pm