To think M&S is trying to ruin Halloween by lying to me?!

[BowDownWitches]

(Light hearted of course!)

I’m going to a Halloween party with good friends of mine, and whenever we’re together for a special occasion we always get a Colin the Caterpillar cake because it’s delicious.

We saw adverts for a Count Colin the Caterpillar cake - their special Halloween version - and we’ve all checked in lots of M&S stores, but haven’t seen one anywhere! We’ve been to stores in London, Oxford, and Birmingham (we all live in different cities), and though they have lots of other fun Halloween treats, we can’t find Count Colin in a single shop. We checked online and you can’t order him there either!

So... am I being unreasonable to think that Count Colin was a clever ruse by M&S all along, or has anyone else managed to find one?!

I read they are doing a Christmas Colin too.

@InspMorse I’m in London - can’t believe I haven’t found one here yet. But if anyone can help me source him here as well ... !

I think pelmeni has already eaten a count Colin. I'd rethink your choice of cake if I were you OP

orecchietti I'm just making a placard!

Yes, agree with looking on their Halloween display rather than on the cake section. Baby count Colins a plenty near me.

This is all v reassuring, seems like we need to keep checking!

orecchietti

This comment:

'I disagree that this is a lighthearted matter.'

Brightened up my evening in a moment!

I take animal themed chocolate cakes extremely seriously, elephant!!!

Oh jings what an evil looking little bugger he is

If you eat him , it'll be like that scene in Alien !

I saw one in Crawley on Sunday my DH wanted to buy him!

To be honest, it's my own search for this most elusive of caterpillars that has brought me to despair. Have there been any London sightings??

Pelmeni i was in Waterloo station today and the M&S there has some! Good luck. X

I saw one in my local M&S today but afraid I’m in the north east!

I'm heading into town tomorrow, I think I'll go in Marks and see if I can spot Colin. It might turn into the new Wheres Wally. Catch Colin.

I saw the little ones in longbridge last week. If they’re anywhere then they’re there.

I live just down the road from the factory that makes the cakes for M&S got a seconds quality count Colin last weekend. He was tasty

A south west London smAll marks and Spencer's has them as of today ( totally outing myself if I put location as I live opposite and about the only person who shops there 😂)

FYI also never buy the waster bunny cake takes awful and has very wonky ears !

Ooo thank you mews! Fingers crossed he's still there

I love this. I didn't even know he existed and now I want him myself! Nothing says Halloween more than a fanged chocolate caterpillar

Ahem - seconds factory shop, you say? Where??!!

Sends Percy pig to do his dirty work

Haha!

Essex is he even scarier, perhaps too scary to sell?!

Or not scary enough....