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Yeah, I know I recently updated my About page to say that I wouldn’t be accepting free review gifts and while that still stands (I didn’t personally receive this gift) I am going to do this ‘accidental’ review.

Cocolo sent me some chocolate to try. I’m guessing they sent it to me after reading a post where I mentioned them giving someone else a free sample of organic chocolate, although that post was quite some time ago. They sent the sample to my office in Perth. I don’t really work there anymore so they usually just forward my mail to me. Usually. Today I received an email from the office and I quote:

Someone sent you some organic chocolate to review.

It was yummy.

We need more.

It seems strange to me that they forward all kinds of junk mail to me but a couple of blocks of chocolate is too much trouble for them. Hmm…

So technically I didn’t break my review rule, seeing I didn’t touch the stuff, didn’t even get to smell the chocolate which I already know to be delicious. Apparently the chocolate was shared around the office and they discussed it so they could do a review for me - you know, to help me out.

Here’s what they had to say, again quoting them:

The brand is Cocolo.

The outer package stated 100% recycled paper.  On the wrapper it has lots of information including GMO free - what’s that?

The protective packaging  inside was sealed so ensured the product was fresh when opened.

Milk Hazelnut

had a nice chocolatey smell.

Smooth texture and the nuts were evenly distributed.

Not too sweet, the ratio of choc to sweetener must be high. On the packet said 41.8g of sugar, dont know what Cadbury’s have.

Had on packet fairtrade 59% as some products came from Europe but that’s okay as they have stated all the countries that they got the products from.

Dark Choc

70% cocoa 

nice smell

99% fairtrade.

Smooth texture

Not a fan of dark choc, but it was nice. 

I then got another email saying they needed more, so it looks like not only did I not get any chocolate but I’m going to have to buy them a few blocks to keep them happy!

For those who don’t know, GMO stands for genetically modified organisms and Cocolo chocolate is GMO free.

The only reason I am posting this review is that I’ve tried Cocolo chocolates before and I know they’re great. I think they’re available from most organic supermarkets but you can always have them ordered in if your local supermarket doesn’t stock Cocolo.

Update: I received the letter from Cocolo and they did send me the chocolate in response to my November blog post. It was a nice gesture and a nice bit of PR but I really can’t accept gifts like this in the future.

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