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We looked beyond sickly sweet selections to find what chocoholics’ dreams are made of
A monthly delivery of chocolate is perhaps one of the most decadent things we can imagine receiving in the post regularly – if you’re a serious chocoholic, that is. A surprise, posted to us, without having to choose, or even leave the house, is sheer bliss.
Although subscriptions are nothing new, they really found their legs during the pandemic. For many businesses, such as recipe boxes or meat boxes direct from farms, they became one of the easiest ways for people to be able to buy food without going to shops, which were struggling to keep food on shelves as it was. Many independent and small businesses were so overwhelmed with new customers, they had to stop new ones signing up.
Of course, chocolate wasn’t in the same category of necessities such as fruit, veg, meat and other daily essentials but that time paved the way for increasing amounts of people wanting to have something sent to them, rather than picking it up while doing their weekly shop.
Cakes, biscuits, wine, flowers and chocolates sent as letterbox sized gifts, were used as loving ways to connect with separated friends and family during the pandemic.
For the chocoholic in your life, these are perfect gifts, especially as you don’t need to wrap them and they can be sent direct, hassle-free, to the recipient – remember, that can be you too!
Lucky for us, we put each box thoroughly through its paces by eating every single chocolate on offer. We know, it’s a tough job. We were looking for excellent quality, interesting flavours that weren’t reminiscent of liqueur chocolates and weren’t sickly sweet. Extra points went to brands that consider ethics when it comes to cocoa sourcing and production, as well as thinking about making packaging easier to recycle.
Our best buy goes to the absolute kings of chocolates, Rococo. We often find a box of chocolates can be a little bit of a risk, with there sometimes being some rogue choices in there – but Rocco never lets us down. Designs and flavours are fun and, most importantly, the chocolates are so delicious you’d eat them all again.
Looking to bring the bar home? Read our review of the best letterbox cocktails that are delivered straight to your door