[15:42] <davef> I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we're reaching the end of the weekend and we go back to work tomorrow.
[15:46]  * daftykins grabs a hostage
[15:46] <daftykins> not if i can help it!
[15:56] <davef> sir, teddy bears don't count as taking a hostage
[16:08] <daftykins> oh :(
[18:23]  * zxmpi grabs the last terrys orange in dublin... 
[18:52] <daftykins> :O why the last?
[18:55] <zxmpi> after crimbo they go on sale to clear all the ones made for crimbo and then when they're gone it can take a few weeks before you see many of them about again
[18:56] <daftykins> ah ha
[18:56] <zxmpi> ...and those ones aren't cheap
[18:58] <daftykins> saw 'em for £1 each again yesterday, managed to resist
[18:59] <zxmpi> yeah, they're long gone here in my usual places
[19:07] <diddledani> can you get Chocolate Limes?
[19:07] <diddledani> or.. or.. Chocolate Bananas
[19:09] <zxmpi> there are chocolate limes... https://cdn.bmstores.co.uk/images/hpcProductImage/imgFull/305993-Olde-Sams-Sweet-Shoppe-Chocolate-Limes-270g1.jpg
[19:09] <diddledani> not the same
[19:14] <zxmpi> https://irelandcooks.com/recipe/peanut-butter-and-chocolate-banana-bread/
[19:15] <penguin42> Chocolate orange pricing is very odd
[19:15] <diddledani> is there a futures market on Chocolate Orange?
[19:16] <penguin42> I dont think it's predictable!
[19:16] <zxmpi> a lot of chocolate products like terry chocolate are made for seasonal sales like crimbo. so the factories pump them out at insane numbers with sell by dates for around the period they are aimed at and then have to be sold cheap to shift any remainging ones before they expire
[19:17] <diddledani> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLySXTIBS3c
[19:17] <penguin42> I mean look at that price graph: https://dealferret.uk/product.php?id=105798
[19:19] <zxmpi> i stayed strong this year and didn't baggsie any chocolate mikado or kimberly biccies this year https://www.youririshshop.com/WebRoot/BT/Shops/Store_002E_Shop904/564B/4F48/3AFB/B6CC/092A/0A0C/05B8/FAD7/Jacobs_Choc_Mikado_Tins.jpg
[19:19] <daftykins> wow
[19:20] <penguin42> zxmpi: There's been a sudden shortage here of off-brand chocolate biscuits; dark chocolate digestives other than mcvities are getting hard to find
[19:21] <zxmpi> here in ireland the biccie shelves are well stocked though i did see a few bare ginger nut empty spaces for a week or two
[19:21] <zxmpi> gonna have to head out now or face brekkie tomorrow with no milk
[19:22] <daftykins> benefits of being a dry cereal weirdo \o/
[19:22] <zxmpi> someone who's rice krispies have never snapped, crackled or popped :-P
[19:23] <penguin42> I'll snack dry cereal, but I do like my breakfast hot
[19:23] <daftykins> seasonal or year-round?
[19:23] <penguin42> year round
[19:23] <zxmpi> in winter it's porridge and then for summer it weetabix
[19:23] <penguin42> 2.5min in microwave
[19:24] <daftykins> i have a small stash of those Quaker little oat bars that can be microwaved in 15 seconds, standard ones have golden syrup... very tasty and great if i need to head straight out to a client
[19:24] <daftykins> https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/296977600
[19:25] <daftykins> i should avert my eyes from UK supermarket websites, i see flavours i can't get over here
[19:33] <penguin42> how is that not a flapjack?
[19:33] <daftykins> *shrug* :D
[19:34] <daftykins> i used to make those a lot, but the recipe from my folks requires power tools once it cools... only best straight from the oven
[19:41] <penguin42> oh, my recipe isn't that bad for that
[23:24] <davef> why do weekends have to be so short?
[23:40] <zxmpi> so the universe can unite in it's hate of mondays? :-)