In the past decade since so many Thorntons shops closed down, the chocolates still available in Hallmark/gift shops have completely changed from creamy and decadent, to waxy and tasteless (Viennese truffles in particular, which have always been a favourite). They now resemble nasty American chocolate. Won't be spending £4+ on a single packet again.

Thorntons continental chocolates are all very well, nice chocolate and all, but don't they all taste pretty much the same? I took 3 from a box. 1 in a yellow wrapper had maybe the tiniest hint of orange. 1 in an orange wrapper had a crystalline texture but no real flavour jumping out at me. 1 in a purple wrapper had a slightly liquid centre and I got a very very vague idea that it might be caramel. What is the point of chocolates or "truffles" that all pretty much taste thr same? Why don't any of the premium chocolate makers forget their truffles and make a decent box of traditional British chocolates with decent chocolate? PLEASE! Give most of the the "creams" a miss, though. One apalling strawberry/orange cream per layer is more than enough and the recipient can always find an idiot to remove it from the tray! Mmmm, Black Magic in real chocolate..... nice! Bring back "Good News" chocolates in good chocolate - even better! I don't like boxes of continental truffles that all taste pretty much the same, but having gotten used to Lindt and Greens & Black chocolate, I cannot eat ANY British cheap chocolate again. PLEASE, someone, make a decent British chocolate selection in quality chocolate.

Does anyone else think, if you have tried it, that the raspberry cheesecake Easter egg tastes more like lemon it's driving me mad that it's got loads of good reviews and mine doesn't even taste like raspberries. Don't get me wrong the white chocolate and the bits of raspberries and biscuit in it are great However the overall taste of the egg is driving me mad because I can't taste the raspberries just strong lemon!! Maybe it's just a bad egg lol :(