Roses chocolates nothing like they used to be.

jules1000 · 22-11-2013, 21:41

Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be.

swingaleg · 22-11-2013, 21:44

I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin

Which I did.........and it was cardboard !..........

jules1000 · 22-11-2013, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaleg

I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin

Which I did.........and it was cardboard !..........

Well luckily I only bought a box which was reduced.....but such a shame cos they used to be nice......

xp95 · 22-11-2013, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by jules1000

Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be.

Blame it on the Doctor Who cybermen!

degsyhufc · 23-11-2013, 19:25

Half way through a box I got last week and they seem fine. I only eat them once a year though.

Orangemaid · 23-11-2013, 19:51

Have they removed all the dark ones now ?

I just eat dark chocolate ones..Quality Streets have them in, i take them all out

swingaleg · 23-11-2013, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaleg

I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin

Which I did.........and it was cardboard !..........

I was in Tesco again today and the Roses were in proper tins......it was Quality Street that had 'tins' that turned out to be cardboard..........

The whole point of buying those choccies was to get the tin to keep things in !

alternate · 23-11-2013, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaleg

I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin

Which I did.........and it was cardboard !..........

Roses is actually one of the few "tins" that is still a tin. Quality Street, Heroes, Celebrations are now either cardboard or plastic. The price of metal means the tins were more expensive to produce than the sweets inside.

They are also usually 700-800g, down from 1kg, but the supermarkets want to knock them out for £4 each and also not make a loss - so something had to give.

sarahj1986 · 23-11-2013, 22:04

I miss the coffee creams

alcockell · 24-11-2013, 00:44

Thanks for nothing, Kraft...

xp95 · 24-11-2013, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

I miss the coffee creams

I can't even remember those ones!

sarahj1986 · 24-11-2013, 23:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by xp95

I can't even remember those ones!

Going back a good 13/14 years ago I think the last time I remember seeing them was 2000 time. These a d the strawberry ones were my favourite, they have even changed the strawberry ones, not keen on them now at all. I think out of the selection tins roses and quality street for me and my tastes are the worst.

venusinflares · 25-11-2013, 08:04

Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them!

Magic Torch · 25-11-2013, 08:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by venusinflares

Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them!

I miss Coffee creams too

If anyone is desperate for a 'Coffee Cream Fix', try Thornton's, they sell boxes of Coffee Creams.

Aly1 · 25-11-2013, 09:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by jules1000

Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be.

I agree. I was actually so disappointed in my tin of Roses last week I was going to start a thread about them.
Particularly awful were the orange and strawberry creams. They tasted really artificial! I have never left chocolate uneaten before but I actually threw these in the bin.

grassmarket · 25-11-2013, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

I miss the coffee creams

I've been trying to make up a list of the ones I liked that are gone. I've no regrets for the coffee creams, but the others I can think of were

Plain chocolate Marzipan
Black Cherry Creme
Brazil nut toffee
Chocolate caramels
Milk chocolate and Bourneville mini bars

Any others?

stud u like · 25-11-2013, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by venusinflares

Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them!

They are still in the Roses boxes. I am allergic, so toss them out.

swingaleg · 25-11-2013, 13:48

Coffee creams were always thought of as the number one choccy in the tin in our house.......

JJ75 · 25-11-2013, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aly1

I agree. I was actually so disappointed in my tin of Roses last week I was going to start a thread about them.
Particularly awful were the orange and strawberry creams. They tasted really artificial! I have never left chocolate uneaten before but I actually threw these in the bin.

Totally agree. Just horrible. Where did the little dairy milks go

luba · 25-11-2013, 15:18

I always bought a box of Roses at Christmas, they were part of Christmas for us.
This year I have given them a miss ,no one liked them last year, such a shame.

chrisii2011 · 30-11-2013, 20:02

I had coffee ones in my tin

degsyhufc · 30-11-2013, 20:11

The green one is coffee

xp95 · 30-11-2013, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ75

Totally agree. Just horrible. Where did the little dairy milks go

I ate them all!

cbe21ok · 03-12-2013, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magic Torch

I miss Coffee creams too

If anyone is desperate for a 'Coffee Cream Fix', try Thornton's, they sell boxes of Coffee Creams.

Quite a few on ebay too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sweets-Cho...=coffee+creams

Orangemaid · 06-12-2013, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

Going back a good 13/14 years ago I think the last time I remember seeing them was 2000 time. These a d the strawberry ones were my favourite, they have even changed the strawberry ones, not keen on them now at all. I think out of the selection tins roses and quality street for me and my tastes are the worst.

they were dark ones, as i remember eating the dark ones..now all milk, but maybe they have one dark type in there

22-11-2013, 21:41	#1
jules1000 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,156	Roses chocolates nothing like they used to be. Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be.

22-11-2013, 21:44	#2
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin Which I did.........and it was cardboard !..........

22-11-2013, 21:47	#3
jules1000 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,156	Quote: Originally Posted by swingaleg I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin Which I did.........and it was cardboard !.......... Well luckily I only bought a box which was reduced.....but such a shame cos they used to be nice......

22-11-2013, 22:30	#4
xp95 Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: At the bottom of the staircase Posts: 2,406	Quote: Originally Posted by jules1000 Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be. Blame it on the Doctor Who cybermen!

23-11-2013, 19:25	#5
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Half way through a box I got last week and they seem fine. I only eat them once a year though.

23-11-2013, 19:51	#6
Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sat at computer with heatin on Posts: 45,573	Have they removed all the dark ones now ? I just eat dark chocolate ones..Quality Streets have them in, i take them all out

23-11-2013, 19:54	#7
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Quote: Originally Posted by swingaleg I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin Which I did.........and it was cardboard !.......... I was in Tesco again today and the Roses were in proper tins......it was Quality Street that had 'tins' that turned out to be cardboard.......... The whole point of buying those choccies was to get the tin to keep things in !

23-11-2013, 21:32	#8
alternate Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,928	Quote: Originally Posted by swingaleg I saw tins of chocolates which might well have been Roses piled up alongside the queue for the till at Tesco.....and as I passed I had the urge to drum my fingers on a tin Which I did.........and it was cardboard !.......... Roses is actually one of the few "tins" that is still a tin. Quality Street, Heroes, Celebrations are now either cardboard or plastic. The price of metal means the tins were more expensive to produce than the sweets inside. They are also usually 700-800g, down from 1kg, but the supermarkets want to knock them out for £4 each and also not make a loss - so something had to give.

23-11-2013, 22:04	#9
sarahj1986 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 8,099	I miss the coffee creams

24-11-2013, 00:44	#10
alcockell Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 23,357	Thanks for nothing, Kraft...

24-11-2013, 13:48	#11
xp95 Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: At the bottom of the staircase Posts: 2,406	Quote: Originally Posted by sarahj1986 I miss the coffee creams I can't even remember those ones!

24-11-2013, 23:49	#12
sarahj1986 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 8,099	Quote: Originally Posted by xp95 I can't even remember those ones! Going back a good 13/14 years ago I think the last time I remember seeing them was 2000 time. These a d the strawberry ones were my favourite, they have even changed the strawberry ones, not keen on them now at all. I think out of the selection tins roses and quality street for me and my tastes are the worst.

25-11-2013, 08:04	#13
venusinflares Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,876	Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them!

25-11-2013, 08:12	#14
Magic Torch Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cheshire Posts: 322	Quote: Originally Posted by venusinflares Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them! I miss Coffee creams too If anyone is desperate for a 'Coffee Cream Fix', try Thornton's, they sell boxes of Coffee Creams.

25-11-2013, 09:12	#15
Aly1 Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 631	Quote: Originally Posted by jules1000 Bought a box thinking they might be lovely, but my god they taste so cheap and nasty with no flavour in the centres. Also the wrappers are cheap, they used to be all colourful and shiny. Never again and nothing like they used to be. I agree. I was actually so disappointed in my tin of Roses last week I was going to start a thread about them. Particularly awful were the orange and strawberry creams. They tasted really artificial! I have never left chocolate uneaten before but I actually threw these in the bin.

25-11-2013, 10:37	#16
grassmarket Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 23,321	Quote: Originally Posted by sarahj1986 I miss the coffee creams I've been trying to make up a list of the ones I liked that are gone. I've no regrets for the coffee creams, but the others I can think of were Plain chocolate Marzipan Black Cherry Creme Brazil nut toffee Chocolate caramels Milk chocolate and Bourneville mini bars Any others?

25-11-2013, 10:42	#17
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 40,105	Quote: Originally Posted by venusinflares Coffee creams are a rare beast nowadays. They seem to have been removed from almost everything which is a shame because I always liked them. I hear plenty of people mourning the demise of the coffee cream so why have they disappeared? We don't all hate them! They are still in the Roses boxes. I am allergic, so toss them out.

25-11-2013, 13:48	#18
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Coffee creams were always thought of as the number one choccy in the tin in our house.......

25-11-2013, 14:22	#19
JJ75 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,887	Quote: Originally Posted by Aly1 I agree. I was actually so disappointed in my tin of Roses last week I was going to start a thread about them. Particularly awful were the orange and strawberry creams. They tasted really artificial! I have never left chocolate uneaten before but I actually threw these in the bin. Totally agree. Just horrible. Where did the little dairy milks go

25-11-2013, 15:18	#20
luba Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,278	I always bought a box of Roses at Christmas, they were part of Christmas for us. This year I have given them a miss ,no one liked them last year, such a shame.

30-11-2013, 20:02	#21
chrisii2011 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,663	I had coffee ones in my tin

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Roses chocolates nothing like they used to be.

30-11-2013, 20:11	#22
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	The green one is coffee

30-11-2013, 20:24	#23
xp95 Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: At the bottom of the staircase Posts: 2,406	Quote: Originally Posted by JJ75 Totally agree. Just horrible. Where did the little dairy milks go I ate them all!

03-12-2013, 13:12	#24
cbe21ok Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Close to the Toon Posts: 1,465	Quote: Originally Posted by Magic Torch I miss Coffee creams too If anyone is desperate for a 'Coffee Cream Fix', try Thornton's, they sell boxes of Coffee Creams. Quite a few on ebay too http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sweets-Cho...=coffee+creams

06-12-2013, 23:20	#25
Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sat at computer with heatin on Posts: 45,573	Quote: Originally Posted by sarahj1986 Going back a good 13/14 years ago I think the last time I remember seeing them was 2000 time. These a d the strawberry ones were my favourite, they have even changed the strawberry ones, not keen on them now at all. I think out of the selection tins roses and quality street for me and my tastes are the worst. they were dark ones, as i remember eating the dark ones..now all milk, but maybe they have one dark type in there