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Dark chocolate Malteasers WTF?

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SuperGinger · 15/08/2023 11:03

I thought I'd have a little treat and bought some Malteasers but didn't notice they are dark and horrible with 30 % less sugar, the whole point of Malteasers is the sweet melt in the mouth malty pop not this bitter, sawdust creation. I know they aren't healthy but why do the "it's better for you brigade" ruin a good thing

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Mareleine · 26/04/2025 18:13

ZOMBIE!!!!

LemonFinger · 26/04/2025 18:10

I like dark chocolate and I like maltesers but these are a disappointment. I haven't bought any since.

LINDAHOAD · 26/04/2025 18:08

they are horrible the taste is nothing like the original.

Anjo2011 · 15/08/2023 17:27

Agree they are not good. Ours went uneaten once we had tasted them and that’s unheard of in this house.

Doingtheboxerbeat · 15/08/2023 17:26

If there are as unpopular as they sound, then I don't want to try them, in case I get addicted to them, just to watch them discontinued.

This happens to me quite a bit and I'm tired of being hurt like this.

ShortColdandGrey · 15/08/2023 17:17

They are minging and should be banned.

ShortColdandGrey · 15/08/2023 17:17

They are minging and should be banned.

MNetcurtains · 15/08/2023 15:09

Pfpppl · 15/08/2023 11:07

I generally prefer dark chocolate to milk, but even I think dark maltesers are wrong! I slightly came round to them by the end of the bag, but not sure I'd buy them again.

This.

willWillSmithsmith · 15/08/2023 15:05

Janieforever · 15/08/2023 11:10

I’m genuinely not sure how they could make it any clearer, it’s not exactly small print , it even has a big green circle at the bottom saying 30mpercent less sugar, and you can easily buy the normal variety. It’s absolutely fine for them to have a healthier option

I could easily pick those up thinking they were just normal maltesers because my entire life maltesers have been in a red bag and that’s what I would have focused on. I wouldn’t have noticed the other stuff on the bag.

Mrsjayy · 15/08/2023 15:02

beguilingeyes · 15/08/2023 14:45

The white ones are pretty wrong also.
I saw some white chocolate digestives the other day and just thought ewwww.

Well mcvities just need to stop that immediately!

beguilingeyes · 15/08/2023 14:45

The white ones are pretty wrong also.
I saw some white chocolate digestives the other day and just thought ewwww.

Thatsshallot1967 · 15/08/2023 14:41

3luckystars · 15/08/2023 14:40

Some sicko came up with this.

And I guess only sickos like me eat them Grin

Thatsshallot1967 · 15/08/2023 14:40

PS Anyone would unfinished / accidentally purchased and unconsumed white chocolate maltesers, don't bother.

3luckystars · 15/08/2023 14:40

Some sicko came up with this.

Thatsshallot1967 · 15/08/2023 14:39

Anyone would unfinished / accidentally purchased and unconsumed dark maltesers just PM me for a PO box and I'll do the honours (yum).

Blarn · 15/08/2023 14:38

They are awful. I like Malteasers, I love dark bitter chocolate. The combination of the two just does not work. I bashed them a bit and added them to some chocolate brownies as I couldn't eat them.

MMorales · 15/08/2023 14:37

Problem is, I didnt even know these things existed. Otherwise I would never have made the mistake.

Now I always check the packet very closely before we buy.

Oto · 15/08/2023 14:35

Dark Malteasers are just rank. Dark Rolos are, however, absolutely amazing. (But I don't think they do them anymore.).

AdoraBell · 15/08/2023 14:32

What 😱 I’m a fan of dark chocolate but not on Malteseres 🤯

Onceuponaheartache · 15/08/2023 14:32

They were a sub on my shopping delivery a a fair few weeks ago, I prefer dark chocolate normally but the 1 things Mars Foods cannot do well is dark chocolate. These were foul. They ended up in the communal kitchen at work and sat there for ages cos no one would touch them

Basilthymerosemary · 15/08/2023 14:31

I've done this and was so disappointed after the first bite!! They do need to be removed from the shelves!!

MMorales · 15/08/2023 14:29

I picked one up by accident for a cinema trip.

When we took them out they are a really weird colour and I thought maybe they had gone off or something. And obviously the kids weren't happy.

But checked the packet and they were the dark type.

Absolutely disgusting.

A packet of maltesers doesnt last 5 minutes in our house.

This packet was sat in the cupboard for weeks before I eventually just chucked it in the bin. They were that disgusting.

Hufflepods · 15/08/2023 14:26

hygieneversustheplanet · 15/08/2023 11:15

I get that, but what I mean is that there has always been only one type since 1937 and OP could be forgiven for not realising this new type has been invented and thus confusing the bags.

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There hasn't only been one type since 1937 though, white ones existed for ages.

Tessisme · 15/08/2023 14:26

I think picking them up by mistake is understandable, considering the bag is predominantly red and lots of people just grab one with their shopping. The bag should be a different colour so that there can be no mistake. Shite brown would be my suggestion.

moleeye · 15/08/2023 14:19

Yep, accidentally bought a pack. Didn't realise until I'd opened it and had popped one in my mouth.

Absolute filth

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