Help me solve the mystery of the fry’s chocolate cream

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I’ve just had a parcel sent via the Royal Mail 48 hour service. It has a return address on the label which is a newsagent in Glasgow.

It’s 5 packs of three different flavours of Fry’s Chocolate Cream bars. They’re not something I’d ever choose, I don’t know anyone in Glasgow, and I haven’t entered any competitions or anything.

I’m confused, and a tiny bit pissed off that it’s not maltesers

No ideas where it might have come from, but dead jealous, you have a raspberry and a strawberry Fryes chocolate cream! I have been trying to get my hands on a raspberry one forever.

@Vintagevixen, I bought the raspberry one from Poundland (just before lockdown).

I’d be so upset by that, OP.

Imagine the excitement of opening surprise chocolate, then realising it’s shitty Fry’s.

Don't diss Fry's. I love them.

I'll take the strawberry one please

@Vintagevixen slightly off topic but they sell all the flavours including raspberry on amazon, I bought some recently. A 3 pack was about £2 I think.

I do feel a bit like that Vodsel.

I’ve tracked down the company. On amazon they’re selling them - Fry's Chocolate Cream Selection Featuring Strawberry Cream, and it’s fulfilled by Shanza Departmental’s. A bit of googling later, and I found that Shanza Limited are based at the same address as the newsagent in Glasgow. I feel a bit over-proud if myself like I should be in the police or something.

Theres a chance now my mum might have sent them. She knows I don’t like chocolate creams, but is the type to say she was just thinking of my waistline

DH buys me a peppermint Fry's every Saturday. I had no idea they came in different flavours! What a lovely surprise. When the post sends you chocolate, make tea and scoff!

Ohhh right, thanks for the tips. Off to score me some raspberry Fry's 😋

Weird. I would have been halfway through the lot they're SO good especially the orange

I am in my mid 50s and remember Frys Five bars with great affection. I had absolutely no idea it was possible to buy raspberry and strawberry creams. I didnt know they even existed. The orange and peppermint bars are rarities where I live. I am not one for spur of the moment purchases but I am so excited I have just gone straight to Amazon and ordered exactly what was delivered to you OP.

This is the kind of mystery I am on MN for. But:

Wot No Fry’s Turkish Delight ?

I'll look after them for you!
I used to like the five center bars with pineapple, and,I think lime.

I think this is a stealth boast.

@Binterested you're welcome to all of those if you can fight my DM for them.

Something similar happened to us with a catering box of 100 milk chocolate bars.

We were expecting a small non-interesting parcel which had been sent from a friend in a European country.

It turned out to be a case of human error and mixed up barcodes/labels by the courier service.

I'd rather have had the chocolate tbh but we were honest and arranged for it to be picked up!

Mood wrecker here, they are not accidentally vegan, they definitely contain traces of milk or eggs, so don't eat if you are a strict vegan.
Allergic DC always reacts to them.

Send them to me, and I'll dispose of the evidence!

Someone who should have gone to Poundland?
The pack of 3 bars are £1 each and piled sky high in Poundland this week.

Sales of Fry’s chocolate bars will go through the roof after this thread !
I remember they were my mum’s favourite confectionery and whenever my dad was in the doghouse ( which was pretty much all of the time) he’d try to win her over with a bar 😂

Mmm, what a treat. Yes please!

@Guttersnipe - I think they're fairly recent re-releases. I only used to see cream, peppermint & orange ones before.

Takes me back..
I love a Fry's chocolate cream.
Always bought them for my grandmother...
Not sure what she'd make of the hip raspberry and strawberry though.

Ooh, l love these.

Iceland have the Strawberry ones in, I got a pack the other day for £1