this, i know, shall all be me late to the party, look you see. at first i had thought to have stumbled upon something curious, but then when i considered the matter some more i recalled that what is on offer here was, for the most part, covered pretty well by others at the time.
i would really rather suspect that the crystal clarity of the above means you know exactly what i am talking about. should for some reason that not, as point of fact, be the case, well then of course, yes, this indeed is to do with me getting my hands on one of them celebrated 'Twin Peaks' chocolate bar things off of Poundland.
for those (possibly blissfully) unaware of the great controversy, a little while ago Poundland announced the introduction of their twin peaks chocolate bar. no, it seems not to be based on or "inspired by" either the splendid TV series (despite certain font similarities) or for that matter the equally splendid adult film actress of this name. rather, then, the name is apparently due to being inspired by two hills or other, the names of which escape me.
the makers of that tourist trap chocolate, toblerone, were having none of this. it was them what observed a similarity, either passing or more than passing, to their apparently quite famous design. as i recall it all there was a minor legal scuffle about it, but eventually the courts clearly wished for the Poundland to sell whatever chocolate they wished to, in whatever shape and with whatever ingredients.
i do remember, now, that this was quite big news at the time. well, we have a tendency to take our chocolate quite seriously here in England. at the time, though, i did not pursue purchasing a bar. this was partially due to the fact that Poundland announced only "limited quantities" would be made and sold, and i had no wish to be part of a mad scramble for them. mostly, though, it was all due to the fact that i am not all that keen on toblerone chocolate, be it the real deal or a similar bar. very few that i know actually are, but we will get to that, but first this.
we are indeed moving towards an understanding of why this particular post is called what it is, which is a reversal of fortune, if you missed it. look, and observe, how this particular tide now turns. in earlier posts i have lamented how posh biscuits, such as Club and Viscount, have now fallen to the level of the preserve of the proletariat, with their cheaper pricing making them accessible to all. a certain level of common sense has evidently prevailed, then, and both the manufacturers and retailers of Viscount are inflating the price by some 400%. even if this is artificially, it is for the best.
the interesting part here, of course, is the whole "balance", the "ying and yang" end of it all. or is it yin and yang? anyway. if we take it as a given that we are meant to interpret these twin peaks bars as being an accessible format of toblerone, how that price has fallen when Viscount has risen.
once, you see, you couldn't really get the toblerone in England. as our superior chocolates were available everywhere, there was no particular reason for any proprietor to waste valuable shelf space with a lesser, more expensive one. unfortunately this generated the idea that toblerone was somehow elusive, posh and desirable. which meant that people on holiday abroad picked up bars of the stuff for relatives and what have you, believing themselves to be bringing a great and most precious treasure.
so is this twin peaks chocolate any good? not really. well, the boys seem to quite like it. for me, though, it was substantially enough "like" toblerone, or however you actually spell it, to feel more or less the same way about it. but, due to the name, and the fact that the boys like it, i may purchase more.
anyway, no, i have had a little think, and there is nothing else of interest i have to say on this subject. for the moment, at least, but you never know. should something concerning it come to mind, undoubtedly i will seek to share such words of it here.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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