Most households will have already begun tucking into numerous chocolate tubs ahead of Christmas Day.
We all try to stockpile them away for as long as possible but once we know they are there, they become irresistible.
From Heroes to Celebrations, they all have someone’s favourite chocolate whether that’s the popular Dairy Milk or Snickers.
Lately, you may have noticed some tubs have been missing certain classics, for example, Cadbury confirmed some customers might have no Tangy Orange Cremes in their Roses selection due to "supply chain challenges."
@uktoday_ Which Christmas Chocolate tub is the best? I compared Quality Street, Roses, Lindt and more (I can’t believe this chocolate was missing, it might have ruined my Christmas) 😭🍫🎄
♬ Quiet Christmas (piano)(909268) - TrickSTAR MUSIC
It turns out Cadbury is not alone as Quality Street lovers have realised the Coconut Éclair has been dished out in low quantities recently (or not at all).
One user on X, formerly known as Twitter posted: "Hey Quality Streets and Nestle, I think your Quality Street quality control needs some recalibration. Three purple ones, seven fudges, zero Coconut Éclair? Explain yourselves."
Why are Coconut Éclairs missing from Quality Street this year?
Nestlé replied: "Aw sorry to hear that your mix didn't contain the Coconut Éclair. Don't worry though, you didn't get any less. Sometimes, due to circumstances beyond our control, we replace one sweet with equally delicious sweets."
Sorry! We had to replace them with another sweet in some of our tins, but don't worry, you didn't get any less! If Coconut Éclair is your favourite, did you know you can get a full tin of those in participating John Lewis stores at the pick&mix stations? https://t.co/OZn1ScmDG8
— Quality Street® (@QualityStreetUK) December 21, 2023
The user then responded on X: “So what you're saying is that you have a shortage of Coconut Éclair, so you have topped up with the other varieties?"
The company then announced that there was a “shortage” of Coconut Éclairs a “little while ago.”
Recommended reading:
- I compared Quality Street, Roses & more - this missing chocolate ruined Christmas
- Who does the best Hot Chocolate? I put Starbucks, Costa and more to the test
They added: "There was a shortage a little while ago which has now been rectified. We're very sorry about that. Please DM us with the best before date and codes around it from the packaging and we can help further."
If you are wondering where you can get your fix of Coconut Éclairs due to a shortage in your Quality Street tub, you are in luck.
Another fan tweeted: “@QualityStreetUK urm... Where are the blue ones? #qualitystreet,” along with a picture of the tub with no Coconut Éclairs in sight.
Nestlé commented: “Sorry! We had to replace them with another sweet in some of our tins, but don't worry, you didn't get any less! If Coconut Éclair is your favourite, did you know you can get a full tin of those in participating John Lewis stores at the pick&mix stations?”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here