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General Category => New Products => Topic started by: smurfboy on February 08, 2006, 04:17:10 pm

Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: smurfboy on February 08, 2006, 04:17:10 pm
Remember when Mars and Cadbury made a big thing of dropping their king size bars to help with the fight against obesity? In a completely unrelated move, Mars have now launched Snickers Duo; two small Snickers bars in one packet. Coincidentally, the combined weight and calories of these two bars adds up to that of the now defunct Snickers King Size!
Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: goldencup on February 08, 2006, 07:01:28 pm
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Post by: oldspice on February 08, 2006, 08:16:12 pm
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Post by: salsa on February 09, 2006, 08:56:26 am

I have seen Mars Duo aswell.


We also have bounty trios in my local shop.


 

Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 09:30:57 am


I would not be able to just eat the half bar, I would end up eating them both anyway!

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Post by: kevvosa on February 09, 2006, 09:59:06 am
As if someone would save one half for later or give it to someone else. If they were gonna do that they'd just break the old Kingsize version in half and do it! 
Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: smurfboy on February 09, 2006, 10:10:23 am
Exactly - but of course if Mars get asked about their commitment to fighting child obesity, they can piously say 'we dropped the Kingsize range...'
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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 09, 2006, 10:19:48 am
A bonus with 2 smaller bars is that you get 4 'ends' instead of 2 so more chocolate! The chocolatey end of the Mars bar is the best bit for dunking in hot choc...
Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 11:06:22 am

Quote from: smurfboy
Exactly - but of course if Mars get asked about their commitment to fighting child obesity, they can piously say 'we dropped the Kingsize range...'


They have to be seen to be doing something.

But I could quite happily eat 9-12 squares of the CDM Biscuit big bars. Or just buy 2 bars normal bars of choc
Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 11:07:29 am
I loved the king size KK's in New York. The bar had 8 fingers!! Kit Kat heaven!

I wish I was in New York.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 09, 2006, 02:48:20 pm
Is it much cheaper to buy one 8 finger King Size than two normal 4 finger KitKats?
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 02:57:25 pm
I can't remember. When I was in the pharmacy picking out my chocolate the price didn't really bother me 
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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 09, 2006, 03:14:23 pm
What a funny place to buy chocolate. Is it provided on prescription in USA?
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 03:43:35 pm
No thats what their food stores are called. In New York I didn't see any supermarkets it was just a pharmacy on about every corner. They sold all the medicines as you would expect but it was like a small supermarket as well. The most popular ones were called Duane Reade Pharmacies.

There were also little delis as well. Which had a self serve salad bar witl all the veg, meat, olives etc on and then general supplies like chocolate and crisps!!

I loved them!

Title: Snickers Duo
Post by: chocolate chick on February 09, 2006, 03:43:47 pm
I wish I was in New York
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Post by: goldencup on February 09, 2006, 08:37:41 pm
I'm going in December.  It's a long time to go but I'm already taking notes!
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Post by: loulou on February 10, 2006, 01:24:18 am
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Post by: oldspice on February 10, 2006, 07:02:42 am
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 10, 2006, 08:38:05 am
Did I say I have been to New York GC? 
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Post by: smurfboy on February 10, 2006, 10:04:23 am
No, it never came up
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 10, 2006, 10:13:44 am
Oh sorry, must have slipped my mind. I went in September. Had the best time ever. 
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Post by: loulou on February 10, 2006, 07:11:40 pm
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Post by: goldencup on February 10, 2006, 08:46:27 pm
CC do tell me all about it!  What hotel did you stay in?  Did you go to any shows?  Did you go up any buildings like the Empire State?
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Post by: smurfboy on February 10, 2006, 08:50:33 pm
I went up the Twin Towers in 2000 - can't believe they're gone
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Post by: loulou on February 10, 2006, 09:47:46 pm

I know smurfy it is sad

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Post by: smurfboy on February 10, 2006, 09:49:42 pm

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 13, 2006, 10:04:24 am

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CC do tell me all about it!  What hotel did you stay in?  Did you go to any shows?  Did you go up any buildings like the Empire State?


I stayed in the Comfort Inn Mid Towm Manhatten. Excellent position as it's on 35th Street right where its all happening. I didn't go to any shows as we ran out of time but we done the tourist thing. Went to central park, up the Empire State Building, Times Square. But got tickets for the bus tour which you can just hop on and off of.

You should get the staton island ferry and go to ellis island. I wish I had of done that.

You will love it GC, I wish everyday that I was there. Its an unbelieveble place. Before you go get something like the Time oUt Guide to New York. It will tell you all you need to know and give you maps.
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Post by: loulou on February 13, 2006, 10:54:41 pm
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Post by: goldencup on February 14, 2006, 10:51:24 am
Thanks CC - I'm planning the schedule already!  We're only going for four days so I want to pack in as much as possible.
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 14, 2006, 11:36:46 am
Let me know if you want any info GC.

Do as much as you can and take some comfortable walking shoes. I walked my feet off, that and the tour bus is the only way to see it all. Times Square stays open til gone midnight so do that at night if there are things you want to see during the day. And set your alarm in the morning as well, you will regret sleeping in.

One of the tour buses does a night time loop, this will take you downtown to brooklyn or uptown to harlem depending which way you want to go. And because its night, its really pretty.

Oh and its safe there. I never felt scared at anytime. The city never sleeps so there are always loads of people around.

I could go on for ages, but I don't want to bore everyone.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 14, 2006, 11:42:28 am
Try Century 21 for some shopping bargains.
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Post by: chocolate chick on February 14, 2006, 12:08:17 pm
You have to go there too GC. Its shopping heaven. There is like a whole floor on handbags and then another whole floor on shoes. Its right opposite ground zero so you can see that too.