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Sainsbury's Belgian Egg
C o m m e n t s : B l o o d y hell, this
Price: £ 4 . 9 9 (although they forgot t o charge us for this one). Description:
Fancy-dandy
conti-
nental luxury job . Comments:
Well
presented
with
the m i n i m u m of plastic, the c h o c o late has a rippled surface rather like a tortoise's
back. G o o d firm
hydrogenated
Comes
with
vegetable
six heavenly
gorgeous!
ty superb, and the seashells are the t w o pee sweets f r o m heaven - so rich it's unwise to eat m o r e than one o r t w o . T h e best egg so far by far. T h e V e r d i c t : Sex o n a stick. 5. T h e essential egg.
texture
and dark taste, although they've still used
is s o o o o
T h e chocolate is absoluel-
fats.
Belgian
petits-fois.
Galaxy Giant Egg Price: £ 9 . 9 9 Description: It's immense. It's bigger than m y head. W h a t m o r e could
The Verdict: Somewhere
between
you want? C o m m e n t s : T h e choccy is d e c i d e d -
a panther and a ginger torn.
ly creamier and less sickly than the usual C a d b u r y ' s / N e s t l e
uct. D o n ' t believe the hype, it's just t w o standard chocolate
C a d b u r y ' s Flake Price: £ 2 . 9 9
The
Description: Boring. Comments: absolutely
The
hideous,
Verdict:
comprising
eat
my
•
with
of
late is a sugary ambrosia, appealing to only the sweetest t o o t h .
Those
with m o r e s o b e r tastes may
enjoy
Sainsbury's Easter Bunny Price: £ 3 . 9 9 A
Description: twelve-inch
twee-looking
rabbit c o m p l e t e
with
w h i t e chocolate tail and eyes.
T h e V e r d i c t : W h y doesn't it have
C o m m e n t s : A f t e r chewing its ear
the w o m a n in the bath o n the box?
off, Tim's facial expressions
•
through disappointment and disgust,
2
passed
finally settling on a rather distorted
Sainsbury's Rich Dark Price: £ 2 . 9 9 dark
chocolate affair ideal for middle-class
despair. This bunny, ladies and gentlemen,
is
a
hideous,
rubbery
monster. T h e V e r d i c t : A v o i d it like M y x i m a tosis. A big fat z e r o .
dinner parties w i t h a l o w budget. C o m m e n t s : Fake Bournville c h o c o late, dark but not bitter enough for the with
miserable
old editor.
after-dinner
Comes
choccies
despite all claims t o the
that,
contrary,
Egg K e y :
taste minty. A n adult's egg. T h e V e r d i c t : Like meeting an o l d friend and finding that
they
have
b e c o m e as dull and conventional as yourself. • •
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1. W i n n i e the P o o h / Jelly Tots 2. C a d b u r y ' s Buttons 3. T h e Simpsons 4. T e r r y ' s C h o c o l a t e Orange 5. C a d b u r y ' s Flake
Nestle M a v e r i c k
6. Sainsbury's Rich D a r k
Price: £ 2 . 9 9
7. N e s t l e Maverick
Description: T h e meat and t w o veg
8. Sainsbury's Easter Bunny
of the Easter egg w o r l d .
9. Sainsbury's Belgian Egg
C o m m e n t s : Dull, unaesthetic pack-
10. Guylian
aging for an dull, unaesthetic
I I. Galaxy Giant Egg
prod-
half a box of those
h o w much they usually cost.
the accompanying Flakes.
Faux-swanky
Description: Belgian chocolate egg
things. N o t a bad price w h e n you see
l o w background. Inside, the c h o c o -
Description:
the side, w e ' r e talking about nearly a
is
lurid purple flowers o n a bilious y e l -
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C o m e s w i t h a huge Galaxy bar on
Guylian Price: £ 4 . 9 9
I'd rather
Vauxhall C o r s a . * packaging
bars and a
low-quality egg.
fodder.
seashell
kilo of chocolate, presented in a box the size of a suitcase. Possibly fatal if eaten in one sitting. T h e V e r d i c t : F o r big kids and lardyarses. •
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