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Things | Whittaker's Chocolate | 2006
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 | A lovely wee treat
My Dad has always loved Whittakers Peanut Slabs. We are from NZ so grew up on the stuff. Always a good stand by for Fathers Day and birthdays. My most potent memory was the entire box of slabs that my Mum bought for Dad when he had a vasectomy. The chocolates and the frozen peas made an uncomfortable couple of days more tolerable. Still love eating it, thanks Remo for supplying it.
Deidre Southam
| Concord, Australia | CustOMER Since 2006 | | 
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Tue 10 Jun 2008 | 04:01 PM SYD EST
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| Yum
Thanks for introducing me to this stuff.
cassandra franklin
| sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 1992 | |
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Sun 26 Aug 2007 | 07:37 PM SYD EST
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| Land of the long white chocolate
With a kiwi husband, I could do no wrong by lacing my last Remo order with a Whittaker's chocolate block. I too am a coconut fetishist and would order that emperor of all nuts as the main flavouring for each and every course of a meal, but next time I am trying the white chocolate block. Everyone who knows New Zealand knows this: it is the land of the long white chocolate!
Brigid Marasco
| Brunswick West, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 | |
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Fri 29 Jun 2007 | 07:21 PM SYD EST
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| MMM....Chocolate
I am a new Whittakers convert - eating this is my nirvana...the coconut slab is fab - and anything with my two favourite food groups has to be good!
Natasha
| Perth, Australia | CustOMER Since 2006 | |
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Fri 29 Jun 2007 | 10:57 AM SYD EST
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| Terrific chocolate and peanuts
The chocolate is great, but even more so are the peanuts - where do they get them? They're much smaller than average and so, so tasty. Enrobed in milk chocolate they make a perfect combo.
Robert Lipping
| Holder, Australia | CustOMER Since 1990 | |
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Thu 28 Jun 2007 | 10:10 AM SYD EST
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| Yummy
Coconut is best. I'm addicted. Classic symptom - always order some when ordering from REMO. yummy yummy yummy.
Anne Grace
| Toowong, Australia | CustOMER Since 2006 | |
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Tue 19 Jun 2007 | 11:56 AM SYD EST
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| Delicious
Buy it. It is yum. I particularly love the peanut slab. mmmmmmmm
Robert Henderson
| CANBERRA, Australia | CustOMER Since 1993 | |
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Tue 27 Feb 2007 | 09:11 PM SYD EST
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| DARK IS BEST
Well we have been here in NZ 2 years and the Dark Ghana is an after dinner evening tradition now. BUT, you gotta know when to stop tho. The spicy ginger is worth a try.
Those kiwis are into extreme, mad sports and great chocolate.
Phil Waters
| Whangarei, New Zealand | CustOMER Since 1992 | |
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Fri 23 Feb 2007 | 07:48 AM SYD EST
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| Dark Ghana - Exceptional
We started a new hobby last year eating dark chocolate. We have been doing the whole regional varietal thing reminiscent of the whole single bean coffee thing. Well this stuff is magnificent. There is a thickness of texture, low melt point, great snap and all the things that you would expect that would make this a delight. Oh it tastes good too.
Nathain Secker
| Epping, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 | |
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Sat 3 Feb 2007 | 08:16 AM SYD EST
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| Toasted Coconut Slab
I enjoyed my Toasted Coconut Slab - a gift. I also went in search of a Golden Rough recently and wondered what had happened to them. Thanks... The Whittaker's is delicious, even better.
Cecily Mary
| Australia | CustOMER Since 2006 | |
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Wed 17 Jan 2007 | 11:20 PM SYD EST
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| As good as everyone says!
When it comes to chocolate I can be quite fussy, so I am always cautious when someone raves about product that I've never tried. Well, thank YOU REMO for sending me a Coconut Slab as part of my VSC gift... I used to be a big fan of Golden Rough until Rowntree was bought out by Nestle (boo)... I thought the Coconut Slab would be kind of like a Bounty, but no! - it is toasted coconutty goodness mixed into the chocolate. (yay!)
Nerida Haycock
| Melbourne, Australia | CustOMER Since 1991 | |
Tue 16 Jan 2007 | 02:14 PM SYD EST
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| Chocolate with good karma!
I am sitting here munching on the ginger block and I'm in heaven! I can't get this chocolate anywhere near me so it is such a relief to be able to order it at REMO. I am also very relieved to find an ethically produced chocolate that tastes awesome! Believe you me I have been looking around and the three brands that I found do not taste nearly as good as this stuff :)
Elizabeth Brimmer
| Kirrawee, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 | |
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Wed 6 Dec 2006 | 05:38 PM SYD EST
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| What about the Kiwi?
As I have a Kiwi partner and visit frequently, we always have orders from oz for the Kiwi Fruit variety, which you can't buy here. I know it sounds awful (little chunks of dried kiwi fruit inside)- but this one is the absolute best Whittakers. What about getting this variety for Remo? One day customs is going to stop us with the 20 blocks we bring back!
Peta Zoubakin
| Sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 | |
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Mon 4 Dec 2006 | 08:13 AM SYD EST
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| I love this stuff
Two of my dearest friends are Aussies living in NZ. I spent a Christmas with them not long after they moved there and on Christmas day waiting under the tree for me was a Santa sack of NZ delicacies - one of which was the Whittakers Peanut Slab. I spent the next week of my trip to NZ eating ice cream cones (they sell the stuff at every local "dairy" over there) and Whittaker's Peanut Slabs. The New Zealand Ice Cream you get here isn't the same stuff - but the Whittaker's Peanut Slabs are! And now thanks to Remo I'll be able to try some of the other Whittaker's goodies...
Lyndell Murray
| Brisbane, Australia | CustOMER Since 2004 | |
Sat 2 Dec 2006 | 04:06 PM SYD EST
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| Yay!
Good for you guys for picking up such a great New Zealand brand. The Peanut Slab is a total icon, and rightly so!
Beatrix Coles
| Auckland, New Zealand | CustOMER Since 2005 |
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Sat 2 Dec 2006 | 10:30 AM SYD EST
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| MMMMMMM Peanut Slab
The peanut slab brings back memories of childhood pocket money spent at the corner shop - in those days there was no trendy packaging, literally just slabs of chocolate in a small box on the counter for just a few cents. I have to say though, that my current favourite is Dark Ghana 72% - excellent for those of us watching our weight, it has less fat than other chocolate and it tastes fantastic.
Theresa Hingston
| Auckland, New Zealand | CustOMER Since 1991 | |
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Fri 1 Dec 2006 | 06:44 PM SYD EST
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| mmmm...chocolate
The peanut slabs are great rock climbing and bushwalking snacks - a chocolate hit with the added goodness of peanuts.
...and they taste great too!
Julia Philips
| Randwick, Australia | CustOMER Since 2002 | |
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Fri 1 Dec 2006 | 06:32 PM SYD EST
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| Yum!
If you love chocolate, you need to try this. Kiwis have enjoyed this fantastic chocolate for generations. Whittakers rocks!
Jane Hyde
| Dunedin, New Zealand | CustOMER Since 1992 | |
Fri 1 Dec 2006 | 02:07 PM SYD EST
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| Seeking & Finding | A Merchant's Tale
Most of the new ideas for REMO are NOT mine, but I AM going to take credit for this one. Here's how it unfolded: I was at the "House of Chocolates" on Bondi Road (a favourite local haunt) hunting and gathering the customary loose pieces of milk chocolate covered Turkish delight for DVD watching family. While at the counter I spotted a "Whittaker's Peanut Slab" with nice ye olde graphics and thought to myself ... anything that has can boast the word "SLAB" in its product description belongs within the Special Things portfolio at REMO. So, I added one to the bag of Turkish delight and trotted off home. After sharing said slab with the family (very nice) I went to the company website (url printed on the packaging) and had a poke around. I was impressed with the blocks range and LOVED the fact that this chocolate was produced amidst the relative purity of the New Zealand environment. The real hook however was discovering that they roasted their own beans ... just like Haigh's. The merchant in me awakened ... big time. We contacted the company and did some research. All good. Dare we hope? It would all come down to the TASTE of the chocolate blocks. Whttaker's sent us some samples. I was home at the time writing the weekly broadcast. Melanie called to say: "Darling, you won't believe what just arrived ... a LOT of chocolate from Whttaker's." So ensued the staff take-home-pack allocation ... and the receipt of glowing reports all round (even from fussy Glenn)! That was a week ago ... and here we are launching. Things happen quickly in REMO World, especially when they feel so right!
Remo Giuffre
| Bondi, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 | |
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Fri 1 Dec 2006 | 10:28 AM SYD EST
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| Growing on me
Mmm, this is nice. At first I thought 'well, it's not as good as Haigh's', but that's a lot to live up to, and it's growing on me. I have only tried the milk chocolate so far, so I'll have to try the others just to check that they're all this good!
Allison Jones
| Daylesford, Australia | CustOMER Since 1991 | |
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Tue 2 Oct 2007 | 04:45 PM SYD EST
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| Growing on me
Mmm, this is nice. At first I thought 'well, it's not as good as Haigh's', but that's a lot to live up to, and it's growing on me. I have only tried the milk chocolate so far, so I'll have to try the others just to check that they're all this good!
Allison Jones
| Daylesford, Australia | CustOMER Since 1991 | |
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Tue 2 Oct 2007 | 04:45 PM SYD EST
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| Chocolate for non-chocoholics?
Hey, I don't even really like chocolate (on the grand scale of things), but I bought some anyway, with another order. It didn't last very long (that says a lot, I think! :-)
John Nixon
| Adelaide, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 | |
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Fri 29 Jun 2007 | 09:59 AM SYD EST
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| Why not the Macadamia Block?
You've left out one of the scrummiest from the list!
Liz Clydsdale
| Mt Lawley, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 | |
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Mon 4 Dec 2006 | 06:06 PM SYD EST
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| Puzzled
This is seriously good chocolate. Definitely up there at the top of the Australasian brands that can be purchased in supermarkets. But that's where I'm perplexed. At least in Sydney, this is supermarket chocolate. Haigh's chocolate can only be bought from a Haigh's shop - and these are few in number. This, together with the quality, makes it a Special Thing. The ubiquity of Whittaker's makes it no less delicious but somehow less "special". That said - if Whittaker's ISN'T to be found in your local supermarket, buy a bar or two or three and tuck in!!!
Yvonne Frindle
| Ashfield, Australia | CustOMER Since 1992 | |
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Sat 2 Dec 2006 | 01:51 PM SYD EST
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| Dreadful
Sorry everyone, but I think this is awful chocolate. Melts in transit, not in your hands! (or mouth)
Andrew Campbell
| Bundaberg, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 | |
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Thu 19 Jun 2008 | 06:06 PM SYD EST
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