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Tony's Chocolonely bars are shaped unevenly to represent farmer inequality and the coastline of Africa (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Pencilnoob@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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"It doesn’t make sense for chocolate bars to be divided into equal-sized chunks when there is so much inequality in the chocolate industry! The unequally-sized chunks of our 6.35 oz bars are a palatable way of reminding Choco Fans and Serious Friends that the profits in the chocolate industry are unequally divided.

And in case you haven’t noticed, the bottom of our bars depicts the West African coastline. The chunks just above it represent the Gulf of Guinea. From left to right, you have Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin (terribly politically incorrect, we know, but we had to combine them to create enough space for a hazelnut), Nigeria and part of Cameroon."

From https://us.tonyschocolonely.com/pages/faqs

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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I love it, but I feel obligated to say

"It doesn’t make sense for chocolate bars to be divided into equal-sized chunks when there is so much inequality in the chocolate industry!

No, it makes sense. I understand, but it makes a lot more sense

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 2 years ago

It doesn’t make sense for cars to have 4 equal sized wheels when there is so much inequality in the auto industry.

[+] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And then never buy them again because they are difficult to break evenly. Great idea but poor execution imo.

[+] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When did I ever say anything against that or that I am ok with slavery?? I even mentioned it as a good idea but with that execution, you will be cutting your own sales. At the end of the day, it's a product for consumers and if your idea, no matter how great and noble it is, compromises on the experience then you will lose customers.

It well be cool to see for the first time but I certainly wouldn't pick it up again if there are similar products with similar ideology on the shelf which is much easier to consumer. If this worked then good for them but I doubt it well work for long.

Also who the hell mows down an entire bar in single sitting, is that an American thing? I usually buy a bar of dark chocolate and eat 1 piece after every meal or when I am bored/hungry. I would never pick something like this other than maybe the first time and fiddle with it every time making a mess trying to break a piece.

[–] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Too bad about all the lead in them. They're not as bad as some brands, though.

[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

An ounce of their Dark Chocolate has 134% of the California MADL dose of 0.5 micrograms of lead, for those wondering about details.

[–] a_postmodern_hat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have half a block of this in the pantry. Thank you. Fuck me.

[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You can eat it just fine, just don't eat it regularly for a long time.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Am I blind or can I not find the claim about 134% on the linked page?
Searched for "Tony" there.

[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, I'm here now. What do you want?

[–] thisNotMyName@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An ounce is about 29 grams in non-freedom units, for those wondering

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I've bought drugs before, I know how many grams in an ounce

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I do like these bars but breaking it into pieces without a mess is difficult. I've had to resort to putting the entire thing in my mouth and waiting for it to melt down my throat.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I guess we'll just have to deal with slavery then

[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago

If only there was some middle ground between hard to eat chocolate and modern day slavery.

[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You break it while the packaging is intact

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe they should spend less money on a fancy mold for their chocolate and more on better sourced cocoa beans with less lead in them: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org -1 points 2 years ago

The irregular pieces make it much easier to eat. You make a conscious decision how much you break off, instead of just getting another 4 squares.