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damemaggiescurledupperlip · 28/03/2026 12:12

I will have no Easter Egg this Easter. Not have I bought one for anyone else in the family.

every time I look, they seem so very expensive compared to previous years, and contain less, plus I know they will taste of wax and saccharine. The really posh ones just look wanky (Waitrose, I’m looking at you) or have some form of gluten in them (biscuit pieces, debased praline crunch, cookie crumbs).

the kids are getting huge bars of mini egg chocolate from CostCo, by their own request. DH will get some Bendicks as per usual. I’m goi g to tough it out - at least until they are all reduced on Easter Tuesday.

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ginasevern · 28/03/2026 13:44

Easter eggs have become so boring. I remember buying my son some really interesting and novel ones. For example, I bought a Victorian sweet shop one which was really quite spectacular. And another one with the egg mounted on a large dumper truck. If I recall, there was also one being held in the grip of a Transformer. These days they all seem to be quite adult geared and limited to chocolate truffles, variations on salted caramel or maybe pistacchio.

Didimum · 28/03/2026 13:17

Define 'wanky'.

Nimblethimble · 28/03/2026 13:07

I sent my adult children the M&S Easter letterbox selection. It's not about the item, it's the thought, surely!

Lennonjingles · 28/03/2026 12:36

My parents used to buy us a large bar of chocolate, I’ve done the same with my DC.

loosethepounds · 28/03/2026 12:35

I stopped buying Easter eggs for our children when we still had 8 each left in the cupboard in August.
I never started buying for the grandchildren. They do get a Good Friday ball.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 28/03/2026 12:35

I bought some - autistic dd chucked the one we opened early straight in the bin

They taste shite. Cadbury creme eggs are tiny

Its just not worth it

I got dd an easter chocolate cake and will buy her a bar of chocolate and leave it at that

Tillow4ever · 28/03/2026 12:32

Oh I love Easter Eggs! My favourite are the eggs made by Mars - o love that chocolate compared to the other eggs. Give me a Galaxy or Malteser egg any day of the week lol.

I have bagfuls of eggs bought to dish out between the 5 of us, plus nieces and nephews.

Satarn · 28/03/2026 12:31

We can buy chocolate any time of the year.

Ive never bothered with easter.

ILoveDaffodills · 28/03/2026 12:26

I buy myself a couple of the small eggs with the 'goodies' inside the egg (smarties & chocolate buttons)

I'm 57 & it takes me back to being a very small child & shaking the eggs! The delight it brings me is well worth the ££. (They're cheap anyway)

due to health issues I don't eat much chocolate & cant/shouldn't eat a lot of sweet stuff. Sadly as some of the new eggs this year look amazing!

I live the blend of chocolate Cadbury uses for Easter Eggs, I think it's nicer than the bars of chocolate.

MrsSlocombesCat · 28/03/2026 12:25

I love Easter egg chocolate, it tastes better somehow.

TheChosenTwo · 28/03/2026 12:20

I’ve never had an Easter egg as an adult!
I only buy them for my dc and nieces/nephews.
They can be expensive but the ones I got the dc were less than £20 each and the nieces and nephews have all got chocolate lolly’s and tiddlypots from hotel chocolat, I think they were under a tenner for each dc (although there are 13 of the buggers to buy for 😂).

Applespearsandpeaches · 28/03/2026 12:19

We still have chocolate leftover from Christmas here. I’ve bought each child a small bag of mini eggs and that’s it. I expect their grandparents will send them a big egg each too.

I don’t want an Easter egg - I don’t particularly enjoy chocolate so I’d rather use the calories for other things, like cheese. And cake.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 28/03/2026 12:17

My favourite Easter Egg was the Smarties one when it was owned by Rowntrees. The shell egg part was just the best. Second favourite was the Dairy Milk chocolate buttons one. Both basic and non fussy. But since the changes in ingredients and the use of palm oil they are now just not up to scratch vis a vis calorie consumption. Its a real sadness for me.

BG2015 · 28/03/2026 12:14

I've not bought Easter Eggs for years now. Total waste of money. I did buy a Cadburys Crème Egg yesterday though.

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