So on Sunday, Telegraph features writer Harry Wallop asked Cadbury if the rumours he'd heard about the company no longer making chocolate coins were true.
Can it really be true? I hear @CadburyUK is not making chocolate coins this year. Disaster. Christmas stockings won't be the same
Harry Wallop@hwallopFollow
Can it really be true? I hear @CadburyUK is not making chocolate coins this year. Disaster. Christmas stockings won't be the same
11:38 AM - 26 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
And on Monday afternoon the confectionery firm finally responded with some devastating news...
@hwallop Chocolate coins have been discontinued however we have lots of other chocolatey treats to try. https://t.co/myMnKqvG7m
Cadbury UK@CadburyUKFollow
@hwallop Chocolate coins have been discontinued however we have lots of other chocolatey treats to try. https://t.co/myMnKqvG7m
4:40 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Wow indeed.
Wow. @CadburyUK confirms it has discontinued chocolate coins. The bottom of Christmas stockings will never be the same
Wow. @CadburyUK confirms it has discontinued chocolate coins. The bottom of Christmas stockings will never be the same
5:03 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
A short while later Wallop provided an update, saying Cadbury had told him the coins had been discontinued because they were "quite fiddly to produce".
CHOC COIN GATE UPDATE @CadburyUK replies to me: "straightforward commercial reasons why we discontinued - they are quite fiddly to produce"
CHOC COIN GATE UPDATE @CadburyUK replies to me: "straightforward commercial reasons why we discontinued - they are quite fiddly to produce"
5:59 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
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And immediately everyone was seriously upset.
So @CadburyUK confirms (via @hwallop) that it no longer makes chocolate coins cos too fiddly. Sod it, we might as well cancel Christmas.
Jay Rayner@jayrayner1Follow
So @CadburyUK confirms (via @hwallop) that it no longer makes chocolate coins cos too fiddly. Sod it, we might as well cancel Christmas.
6:19 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
What on earth has possessed @CadburyUK to stop making Christmas chocolate coins? They ARE Christmas.
Lloyd Rees@Lloyd_ReesFollow
What on earth has possessed @CadburyUK to stop making Christmas chocolate coins? They ARE Christmas.
9:18 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
This has to be a joke @CadburyUK you're not making choc coins because they are too fiddly? It's not stopping your competitors!
Jo Payne@AirAmBird53Follow
This has to be a joke @CadburyUK you're not making choc coins because they are too fiddly? It's not stopping your competitors!
7:10 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
@AirAmBird53 @CadburyUK no way! Christmas isn't Christmas without chocolate coins!
Emma@smelliesocks7Follow
@AirAmBird53 @CadburyUK no way! Christmas isn't Christmas without chocolate coins!
9:01 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
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CADBURY ARENT MAKING CHOCOLATE COINS ANYMORE THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
Medusa@ebony_dawnnFollow
CADBURY ARENT MAKING CHOCOLATE COINS ANYMORE THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
9:00 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
@CadburyUK How can you stop producing chocolate coins?? It's the nightmare before Christmas!! #ChocCoinGate 😩
Nunny@kerry_nunnFollow
@CadburyUK How can you stop producing chocolate coins?? It's the nightmare before Christmas!! #ChocCoinGate
9:01 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Cadbury are you mad!? Chocolate coins are divine!!!
Sam Hurren@IamSamHFollow
Cadbury are you mad!? Chocolate coins are divine!!!
8:57 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Why would @CadburyUK stop making Chocolate Coins? This is what happens when you sellout to an American company. All identity is lost!
Dylan A. Pearson@DylanAPearsonFollow
Why would @CadburyUK stop making Chocolate Coins? This is what happens when you sellout to an American company. All identity is lost!
8:57 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
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Christmas has been ruined by @CadburyUK - no chocolate coins. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
Fran Lawrence@franlawrence_Follow
Christmas has been ruined by @CadburyUK - no chocolate coins. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
8:53 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
What?! @CadburyUK discontinue chocolate coins?! Fingers crossed Sugar Mice & Satsuma production isnt halted or my crimbo stocking will suck!
Tom Woodward@the_woodsterFollow
What?! @CadburyUK discontinue chocolate coins?! Fingers crossed Sugar Mice & Satsuma production isnt halted or my crimbo stocking will suck!
8:36 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Nooooo Christmas won't be the same without chocolate coins 😫 Cadbury don't do this to me!
Bex Whitehead ?@bexxwhiteheadFollow
Nooooo Christmas won't be the same without chocolate coins
8:34 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavoriteCadbury don't do this to me!
To say I'm sad about #ChocCoinGate would be an understatement! @CadburyUK
Bad Wolf@outlinerealityFollow
To say I'm sad about #ChocCoinGate would be an understatement! @CadburyUK
7:29 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
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No more feeling like a pirate on Christmas day #ChocCoinGate
Adam Dicken@Adam_DickenFollow
No more feeling like a pirate on Christmas day #ChocCoinGate
10:57 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Someone had to get this joke in:
#ChocCoinGate actually, it's about ethics in games journalism
Skeleman Bonesydew@SimonHoneydewFollow
#ChocCoinGate actually, it's about ethics in games journalism
8:52 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Plus the obligatory gags about chocolate contactless payment systems.
Heard @CadburyUK are stopping making chocolate coins in favour of chocolate contactless payment cards
Mollie Goodfellow@Mollie_WritesFollow
Heard @CadburyUK are stopping making chocolate coins in favour of chocolate contactless payment cards
6:16 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
But when will contactless chocolate payment systems be rolled out? RT @hwallop Wow. @CadburyUK confirms it has discontinued chocolate coins.
Tom Peck@tompeckFollow
But when will contactless chocolate payment systems be rolled out? RT @hwallop Wow. @CadburyUK confirms it has discontinued chocolate coins.
5:12 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
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Some though suggested it could be a marketing stunt set up in time for Christmas.
Anyone wd think #cadburys stopping making chocolate coins a cheap pre-Christmas publicity stunt which will be reversed 'by public demand'.
Julian Shea@juliansheasportFollow
Anyone wd think #cadburys stopping making chocolate coins a cheap pre-Christmas publicity stunt which will be reversed 'by public demand'.
7:43 AM - 28 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Choc horror: Twitter outcry over @CadburyUK apparently stopping production of chocolate coins before Xmas. "Publicity stunt" you say? Cynic!
Peter Hoskins@PeterHoskinsSkyFollow
Choc horror: Twitter outcry over @CadburyUK apparently stopping production of chocolate coins before Xmas. "Publicity stunt" you say? Cynic!
9:24 PM - 27 Oct 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
RIP Cadbury chocolate coins (for now, maybe).
However, all hope is not entirely lost, you can still buy different chocolate coins at supermarkets and pound stores around the country.
