Anybody else here think that Hershey Bars suddenly suck?

[complain jane]

I grew up on Hershey Bars and love Hershey Bars w/Almonds.

Lately they changed their formula. I just wrote to them and complained.

[Jara sang]

1. If you've ever had chocolate from anywhere in Europe

you wouldn't even classify Hershey's as chocolate. German and Swiss chocolates are especially tasty. It's like the comparison between American beer and European beers... there really is no comparison, the American product just plain sucks.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. Agreed. I've always thought they sucked.

Probably because I spent some time in England when I was young. You never forget what decent chocolate tastes like.

[complain jane]

28. Well alright but it's just that I grew up w/Hershey bars and

they sorta have sentimental value, and that's why they were really my favorite plus it tasted different than the other crap out there.

So now it tastes like the other crap out there.

I wrote to them and thanked them for eliminating my favorite chocolate from existence as it will be much easier to stick to a diet now that the only chocolate I really liked is gone.

I know, there's better stuff around, I know. But it's the principle, see?

[niyad]

2. they have always sucked, as nearly all american chocolate does

[shanti]

3. sure, the milk chocolate does

but i only eat dark chocolate. their "special dark" bars are great, well after european chocolate, that is, which is the best.

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

11. Dark chocolate is a lot better for you anyway

n/t

[complain jane]

29. It is? Why?

I like dark chocolate... especially when it's covering a pretzel.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. You are right. Quality is way down. I am now hooked on

Endangered Species Chocolate Company..especially The Tiger Bar:Belgian dark chocolate & cracked organic espresso beans mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


I was able to get them in my local StopnShop

check it out..

http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/endangered-species-chocolate-company-chocolate-bars-new-flavors.htm


Tiger Bar - Belgian dark chocolate & cracked organic espresso beans

Ancient Forest Bar - Belgian dark chocolate & deep forest mint

Yellowstone Wolf Bar - Belgian dark chocolate, toasted organic almonds & cranberry

Grizzly Bar - Dark chocolate & raspberries

Chimp Bar - Smooth dark chocolate

Sea Turtle Bar - Dark chocolate & blueberries

Bat Bar - 75% intense dark chocolate with cocoa nibs

Black Panther Bar - 88% extreme dark chocolate


25% of the money from each bar goes to fund the many nature, animal and environmental organizations whose work the ESCC supports.

[Jara sang]

6. You shouldn't eat those, they use real tiger meat in them

[BrklynLiberal]

8. hahaha ...doubtful, ln fact....

."These bars are 100% vegan Belgian Dark chocolate"

[Jara sang]

9. Those vegans hate tigers

in fact it's the ONE endangered species they will eat

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Tiger Tiger Burning Bright.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Tiger, Tiger, burning bright
In the forest of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And, when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, Tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

- William Blake (1757-1827)

[AntiCoup2K4]

22. Why would they name a candy bar after Bush if they're environmentalists?

And if so, shouldn't the Chimp bar be white chocolate with crack nibs? :evilgrin:

[LeftyMom]

32. Thanks for the link!

I've wanted dairy-free white chocolate chips forever. I sense a batch of white chocolate macademia nut cookies in my near future. :)

[tedoll78]

5. Now that I've tasted other chocolates..

Hershey's isn't as highly-ranked in my book.

Still, I don't turn-down chocolate.. :P

[Pithlet]

7. Aw, they've changed them?

I've cut out most sugar from my diet, so I haven't had a Hershy's with Almonds in awhile. Yeah, I know, they're inferior to European stuff, and it's true. But, it's still good. Or, was :(

[hobbit709]

10. I grew up in Vienna

American chocolate sucks big-time. Same goes for bread, bear and that orange-colored fake cheese.

[Demonaut]

19. Thats one of the first things I noticed when I moved here from the UK

Lots of everything but the quality sucked. milk, bread, chocolate, and even the pastries...

[Hardrada]

34. I don't care much for bear. You're right otherwise.

I did like German beer best when I drank long ago.

[CountAllVotes]

13. it is GMO'd that is why it tastes like crap

I buy dark chocolate covered peanut butter cups that Paul Newman organics makes. They are yummy. You can buy them in a box of 24 for a little of $12.00 from vitaglo.com. They are very very good indeed and they have them that are not dark chocoloate as well.

:kick:

[samplegirl]

14. they are all wax

but the almonds are still real last i knew

[henslee]

15. A milk Choc w/almonds used to do it for me but u r right, lately

they do suck. Kind of sticks in your throat and does not go down easy.
I too like European choc. Coldstone Creamery satsfies my sweet fix
lately. I also like sticking rollos in the freezer.

[caty]

16. Hershey Bars changed

when they changed the packaging. When they were wrapped in foil with the outer wrapping, they were thicker and more solid. Now that they are in one wrap, they are thinner and mushy.:(

[Iris]

21. I think the plastic wrap also affects the taste. But,

I've found the snack sized bars to be good. (Not the mini's - a size step above those).

[complain jane]

30. Then there's the 'sugar free' Hershey Bars...

Eat a few of those and plan to spend the next day and a half in thick diapers. They're like a laxative.

[Iris]

31. ugh. If you're gonna eat chocolate - you should just go all the way.

No sugar-free for me!

[stlsaxman]

18. Just place a of Dove dark chocolate on your tongue to melt...

and you won't be bothered with the new Hershey formula anymore!

[Nikia]

20. Good for you

Cheap has been the name of the game in the food industry lately with the cost of commodities going up while consumers have less money to spend. They try to cheapen the product and hope no one notices. Good for you for letting them know that you noticed. I encourage all DUers to complain to companies when the brands that they used to like start selling an inferior product.

[progmom]

23. i never thought they tasted like chocolate

:shrug:

[DS1]

24. not suddenly, they always did

Cadbury's, it's like the Pabst Blue Ribbon for the younger types

[yellowdogintexas]

25. I have not liked Hershey's chocolate for a really long time

It truly isn't as good as I remember it being as a kid.

3Musketeers isn't as good either.

[KitchenWitch]

26. They seemed to get really waxy about 10 years ago.

I do like the miniatures though...for some reason, the mini's seem less waxy.

[xultar]

27. They've always sucked. Too dry and brittle and lacks smoothness.

[skygazer]

33. Did they change or did you?

I've always thought they sucked - we used to get real chocolate from an actual candy maker when I was a kid and it tasted nothing like Hershey's ever did.

[sakabatou]

35. I only eat reese's so I wouldn't know...

[complain jane]

36. They responded already.

Here's their response, to my email to them, which was about the quality of their actual candy bars going downhill, not the packaging:

HFC Public Relations <[e-mail]> wrote:

Thank you for contacting The Hershey Company.

Comments from our consumers are important. Hershey wants our products to reach consumers in the best possible condition. Our Marketing Department is constantly evaluating alternative methods of wrapping, molding, and packaging.

The packaging was redesigned based on consumer preference. Consumers surveyed said they would be more likely to consider buying this product after seeing the new package than they were before they saw it.

Reasons for this included:
. Visibility on store shelves and "enhanced product freshness"
. Hershey's milk chocolate with almonds bar is easier to distinguish
from the Hershey's milk chocolate bar with the new graphics
. This is very helpful to our consumers with food allergies
. More tamper evident

Your interest in our company is appreciated.


The Hershey Company
Consumer Relations

CR/cl

[ChickMagic]

37. They didn't suck when I was a kid

Of course, we didn't have air conditioning in Texas at that time, so we'd have to lick them off the paper. Then they started adding emulsifiers. Yech.