Thorntons. Oh, dear, dear Thorntons.
Here's a confession: I like chocolate. I really do, but Thorntons is not my favourite chocolate in the world, Milka is. However, there's a special South African someone who you can easily bribe with the Fudge Brownie Chocolate from Throntons. Whenever I ask if I should bring him something from the UK, I get that look and the "Only chocolate, please" (and here I was thinking I was sweet enough for him... clearly not haha). They are quite expensive, but luckily they are usually on a Buy 3 for 2 offer. The last time I bought the chocolate from their Buchanan Galleries store, the cashier girl did however not inform me of this - shame I would have bought more, she would have gotten higher sales and the South African would have been even happier, but alas, it wasn't to be.
Now, the South African is not the only one who has a thing for Thorntons. My German step-mother has a thing for mints, something the UK is very good at. On a whim I bought her a bag of the Mint Crumbles. Boy, what was I thinking? Now every time I go back to Germany I have to bring at least an entire box of them (the sales lady at this particular shop was so lovely to sell me an entire box of 12 bags, as it would be easier to carry around, bless her cotton socks!) - and I almost sparked a family feud between my Father and her when I sent her a few bags randomly, and my father claimed them to leave them at his house (apparently for her) but when she arrived the following day, he had finished the majority of them.
So you have it, Thorntons do amazing chocolate and mint crumbles that the foreigners are crazy about, and the sales assistants (especially in this store) are very helpful and friendly. I like their chocolates, but if I had the choice between Milka and Thorntons, I would always go for the purple cow. read more