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Who still wants an Easter Egg?

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rosesarered Thu 17-Mar-16 23:18:22

Do you treat yourself to a really special Easter Egg, does your DH buy one for you ? my DH buys me flowers, and our DH buy us plants either for the house or garden.DH did used to buy me a Thorntons Egg but I really prefer flowers at Easter, although I do scoff the odd small egg when the DGC are here for the Easter Egg Hunt around the garden ( hopefully they won't find them all.)

Nannylovesshopping Fri 18-Mar-16 07:37:39

My DD always buys me an Easter egg, lovely girl that she is, I leave it in the fridge until really cold, then shamefully scoff the lot in one sitting (it's only a smallish one) as I like the shell crunchy, yum!

kittylester Fri 18-Mar-16 07:41:03

I still want one of those Thornton ones that were covered in iced flowers and really over the top.

DH will buy me something nice. I love easter egg chocolate as it's so crisp especially from the fridge as NLS says!

NfkDumpling Fri 18-Mar-16 07:45:42

Nope!

We have the family over for a gathering and an Easter egg hunt in the garden for the children and I buy fancy chocs for the grown ups. But somehow, I only realised last year, I don't seem to get anything! I hadn't noticed before so I can't miss it much!

I decided long ago that Easter eggs and Mother's Day flowers are a rip off so my treat is having all the family together at one go. It's easier to arrange for Easter than at Christmas and saves all the angst of whose turn is it to go where.

Teetime Fri 18-Mar-16 08:51:12

Oh yes. DH always buys me a special one usually Lindt or Hotel Chocolate. I have bought him a smallish one from Hotel Chocolate called Scrambled Eggs in dark chocolate. The family are coming to stay at Easter and I have ought them all one - just the standard Buttons or Smarties etc.

NanaandGrampy Fri 18-Mar-16 08:54:06

OH YES !!!!

and I'd have more than one if anyone wanted to buy me one.

I love Easter Egg chocolate . I know it's probably the same chocolate as you would get in a bar but it's in an EGG !! What's not to like???

and for those of you , who like me , love and egg ....did you know......

if you store your egg on a high shelf there are no calories in it because calories are afraid of heights and they jump off grin

Gagagran Fri 18-Mar-16 08:58:03

I buy DH one every year as he loves them, but I have never liked Easter egg chocolate - it always tastes stale to me.

We have bought them for the DGC up until this year but by request, they are all having a card with some cash inside instead. They just aren't that keen on chocolate after the rationing of sweets throughout their childhood by their Mums.

I prefer flowers. wink

matson Fri 18-Mar-16 10:33:19

Me please , could I have an Aero one ☺

grumppa Fri 18-Mar-16 11:24:08

Yes!

LullyDully Fri 18-Mar-16 11:26:43

Are they chocolate? Then yes please.

Thingmajig Fri 18-Mar-16 11:26:46

2 years ago DH bought me a monstrosity of an egg ... it was huge and wrapped in cellophane as no box was big enough. I have a photo of it alongside our micro (at the time) granddaughter at 4 months old and it was bigger!!!
The chocolate wasn't even that nice. hmm

Anyway we were in Asda a couple of days ago and I told him we would buy each other a £1 egg and that would be it! smile
Flowers would also be very nice.

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 18-Mar-16 11:28:05

Here are some interesting alternative 'eggs'. I like the look of the chocolate egg and soldiers but am also intrigued by the hot cross bun gin...? hmm

rosesarered Fri 18-Mar-16 14:38:34

Hot cross buns, yum, gin, yum, but not together! I like the bunny and carrots though.
The large choc bunny that Sainsbury sell for about £5 is really nice chocolate, I buy them for the DGC , wrapped in cellophane so you can tie a big bow around them.

RusticP65 Fri 18-Mar-16 16:32:04

I prefer peanut M&Ms....I keep them in my mouth until the coating melts...then chew the nuts!....cheaper than Easter eggs and available all year round?

Barmyoldbat Fri 18-Mar-16 20:46:13

Whilst shopping today I stopped at the Easter Egg section and pointed to the one I would just love.. A Baileys Easter Egg..

downtoearth Fri 18-Mar-16 20:49:24

I am just working my way through large chocolate buttons ..in a large bag,they are lovely straight from freezer ,love a cadbury egg straight from freezer with chocolate buttons..just a small one .

Nannylovesshopping Fri 18-Mar-16 21:36:38

ooh downtoearth sounds delish!

M0nica Sat 19-Mar-16 08:00:01

downtoearth, I also love frozen chocolate.

We all buy Easter chocolates for each other, not necessarily eggs and nothing excessive. I am going today to buy them for everybody. We are spending Easter morning with DD and will exchange chocolate with her. Later on in the day we will do the same with DH and family and it will include chocs fro all the adults in the family.

ninathenana Sat 19-Mar-16 08:49:42

H and I have always exchanged eggs, nothing fancy though. He's a chocaholic but Easter is one of the rare occasions I eat chocolate.
GC get a small token egg and a present.

GrammaH Sat 19-Mar-16 09:22:42

I've bought a chocolate dinosaur for our 2 year old grandson as he's really into them at the momemt. As for us, husband is treating me to an Easter break at one of our favourite hotels, chosen by him, I suspect, as they have an endless supply of chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday, which suits him fine as he's something of a chocaholic!

spanishsue Sat 19-Mar-16 09:23:14

Cadburys creme eggs for me! Start buying the odd one when they appear in the shops and then 5 in a box ( which used to be 6). Price goes up the nearer it gets to Easter.

loopylou Sat 19-Mar-16 09:55:25

Now you come to mention it I can't remember when I last had one ?
Maybe I need a trip to Hotel Chocolat ?.......soon!

Izabella Sat 19-Mar-16 11:42:41

Nope. Not had one for years.

Lupatria Sat 19-Mar-16 12:28:16

get one every year from my granddaughters - used to get one from my now ex-husband when we were together.

however, before granddaughters came along and after I left my ex I bought one for myself ............... love easter eggs.

f77ms Sat 19-Mar-16 13:01:15

Maybe a Cadbury cream egg but nothing bigger although I love chocolate and could eat one of those giant size bars if I let myself .