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To think After Eights are not very middle class

158 replies

rubberglove · 17/12/2012 22:15

and they taste pretty awful...

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INeedThatForkOff · 17/12/2012 22:25

Quality Street are the ultimate working class choc selection.

coffeeinbed · 17/12/2012 22:25

That's all right..
neither am I.

GreenyEyes · 17/12/2012 22:25

Did I make this up or at one time could you get a silver coloured After Eight holder?

Elegantlybasted · 17/12/2012 22:26

Would they be middle class if you ate them with a fish knife?

Bluestocking · 17/12/2012 22:26

You can get a sort of silver box thing for the After Eight box. Were you thinking of a silver holder for a single After Eight?

INeedThatForkOff · 17/12/2012 22:27

I want a silver After Eight holder.

rubberglove · 17/12/2012 22:27

Quality Street, positively common..

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apostrophethesnowman · 17/12/2012 22:27

Kim We almost had a diplomatic incident at work the other day. Someone put at least five empty papers back in the box in the staff room.

It was touch and go for a moment, but luckily the proffered box of Bendicks helped calm the stormy waters.

bedmonster · 17/12/2012 22:28

After Eights are gopping. Cheap nasty chocolate and insipid fondant minty filling. YANBU.

Bluestocking · 17/12/2012 22:28

Mmm, Bendicks bittermints ...

thebody · 17/12/2012 22:28

Candid peel??

Arcticwaffle · 17/12/2012 22:29

Oh yes Greenyeyes, my grandparents had a little silver trolley for After Eights boxes. I thought it was the height of sophistication.

DP and DC have bought 5 boxes of cheapo market own brand After Eight replicas to give to school staff teachers for christmas presents. Now they really aren't very middle class (am tempted to add a note saying "the dc chose these I didn't").

AlbertoFrog · 17/12/2012 22:29

Ooooh Bluestocking coffee matchmakers ... wish they'd bring them back.

HoHoHokeyCokeyPigInAPokey · 17/12/2012 22:29

Elizabeth Shaw mint crisps.....

GreenyEyes · 17/12/2012 22:29

Ah yes it was a holder for the box Blush

I was thinking of a toast rack type effort, but yes, who could be fagged to transfer individual after eights Grin

Kytti · 17/12/2012 22:29

Christmas isn't Christmas without a ton of After Eights.

I like Tesco's own brand ones too, but eat them far too fast! Xmas Wink

Merry Christmas!

rubberglove · 17/12/2012 22:30

In fact, make an After Eight smaller and round, and it would fit right in with the Quality Streets...

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breatheslowly · 17/12/2012 22:30

After Eights are best served frozen.

InExitCelsisDeo · 17/12/2012 22:30

I love After Eights.

I love Bendicks.

I love any minty chocolate.

apostrophethesnowman · 17/12/2012 22:30

My mother had a square crystal dish which housed a full box of After Eights perfectly. She didn't put the box in the dish either, just the little packets of mints.

That's very posh, surely?

Cantbelieveitsnotbutter · 17/12/2012 22:31

Argos used to do a silver holder for your box of after eights .... Now that's class

rubberglove · 17/12/2012 22:31

It would merely be a 'mint cream'

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RogueEmployee · 17/12/2012 22:31

Yup, all those wrappers aren't very environmentally friendly. You'll never save the world eating After Eights.

Acky123 · 17/12/2012 22:33

I need (or my Dad needs) the brownie After Eight recipe please LauriesFairyonthetreeeatsCake

It's not Christmas without them. And the big boxes are £1.50 in HumB'gins.

My Dad adores A8s and he doesn't really eat cake or pudding. But he would love After Eight brownies :)

didireallysaythat · 17/12/2012 22:33

I think they are posh.

But maybe less so when you're trying to see how many you can get in your mouth at once