McVitie's Digestive outrage

[UnfinishedSymphon]

Just fancied a biscuit with my coffee, open my pack of recently purchased digestives, took a bite and my first thought was "what fresh hell is this?", my second thought was to spit it out (the dog caught it).

I'm gutted, they are rank now, less sugar and they are thinner, harder and a lighter colour too. They also leave an artificial sweetener type aftertaste but I can't see that listed on the ingredients list.

THEY ARE NOT GOOD. Why can't they keep the original version along with the low sugar version (not that it states this on the packet) so adults can make their own choice whether to buy the sugar laden, crumbly circles of deliciousness?

Sad times

[SummerHouse]

Sick. And cruel.

Can't comment on that product. But I miss you Cadbury.

[netsybetsy]

Treats won't be treats anymore if we turn them all into "health" foods. I am sick of it too OP!

[UnfinishedSymphon]

@SummerHouse

Sick. And cruel.

Can't comment on that product. But I miss you Cadbury.

Don't get me started on chocolate!

[UnfinishedSymphon]

@netsybetsy

Treats won't be treats anymore if we turn them all into "health" foods. I am sick of it too OP!

I know right?! I've worked damn hard losing weight these last few years, really looking forward to my favourite biscuit for a quick dunking sesh and I get a mouthful of shit.

I may start a petition

[SpaceOP]

We buy a lot of mcvities. I'm convinced the flavour is different - I assume based on what factory it comes from? Some are buttery and delicious. Some are weirdly sweet. It's very odd.

Also, during covid they have increased in price fro £1 to £1.20.

[Persipan]

I personally am outraged that they've started making a chocolate-orange-caramel digestive - a thing which should be fabulous - and have somehow created an oversweet, chemical monstrosity. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DARK CHOCOLATE, MCVITIES! (Shakes fist at the sky...)

[netsybetsy]

@Persipan

I personally am outraged that they've started making a chocolate-orange-caramel digestive - a thing which should be fabulous - and have somehow created an oversweet, chemical monstrosity. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DARK CHOCOLATE, MCVITIES! (Shakes fist at the sky...)

[MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously]

Be grateful you didn't buy the Cherry Bakewell flavour. They were so utterly rank, not even the kids would eat them. First time I have ever binned a packet of biscuits!

[movingonup20]

I buy Aldi own brand, they are better (and half the price)

[MashedSweetSpud]

They already ruined digestives.

The upside for me is I’m not dunking almost 200 calories a couple of times a day.

[UnfinishedSymphon]

@Persipan

I personally am outraged that they've started making a chocolate-orange-caramel digestive - a thing which should be fabulous - and have somehow created an oversweet, chemical monstrosity. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DARK CHOCOLATE, MCVITIES! (Shakes fist at the sky...)

They've made a chocolate orange bourbon biscuit which sound interesting, but I agree, dark choc would have worked so much better with orange.

[augustusglupe]

I'm quite glad to read this, I honestly thought it was me!! Where's the sugar? I had one last week and didn't even finish it. Also, although it was a new pack, it didn't have the same snap as usual.

[UnfinishedSymphon]

The caramel ones are an abomination too, not enough caramel to really taste it, and it's not lovely, smooth stretchy caramel either

[twilightcafe]

Those cherry bakewells tasted like chocolate-covered cough sweets. Bleugh.

[DazzlingDee]

Oh wow I can’t believe this ! I bought a packet at the weekend for a treat and they were horrible ! I thought I had a dodgy packet. Gutted. I can still taste their original flavour

[ChardonnaysPetDragon]

Is nothing sacred anymore?

[Marisishidinginmyattic]

It's so disappointing isn't it!

They've done something to curlywirlies now too. They've made them smaller so you get six in a pack instead of five (but the pack weight stayed the same) and I think they've nobbled the recipe at the same time.

[TerribleCustomerCervix]

Same for Lion bars which are now a shadow of their former delicious selves.

And lucozade. Can no longer be used for diabetics if I understand correctly?

And yet, there’s the rottenness that is Terry’s Chocolate Orange remaining unmolested while all the lovely things have been ruined.

I actually feel like my civil liberties have been infringed upon.

[SionnachRua]

Nooo
When I saw your thread title I thought "man I'd love one of those, it's been too long!". What a damn shame.

[AtLeastThreeDrinks]

Us too @MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously, they're vile! And I say that from a household where biscuits disappear the minute they arrive. Those cherry bastards lurked for weeks until someone got sick of the sight of them (me).

[TastelessBracelets]

And yet, there’s the rottenness that is Terry’s Chocolate Orange remaining unmolested while all the lovely things have been ruined.

Oh no it isn't. Someone has been milking the sebum ducts of teenagers and adding the oil to chocolate oranges.

[JovialNickname]

Oh no! This has made me very sad. Weren't digestive biscuits originally some kind of health biscuit anyway? Why the need to mess with them

[Abraid2]

I just go for Ritter Sport and Tony's Chocoloney now. It's not worth the disappointment.

But the digestive thing is very worrying. Why make a bad year even worse?

[Flaunch]

Jammy Dodgers aren’t right either :(

[HaudMaDug]

Try Sainsburys own brand digestives they are the closest I've found to what McVities used to taste like and a fraction of the price too. (not sure what their chocolate ones taste like though.)