Can You Spot the Difference in These Tins of Quality Streets over the Years ?

martinlufc5637 I changed the link to the article M as i had wrongly posted another on the same page

Besides the wrappers it shows the difference between the size of the tins and the prices over the years

The original tins were massive

But as you say the wrappers are boring now and take away a bit of the magic, i suspect more so for the kids

telmel we had a 650g one, barely anything in it, from now on we'll be changing to hero's or celebrations

martinlufc5637 Yes they are getting ridiculously small now M , if they get any shallower they will be able to post them through your letterbox

TheChimp I had the same TC , i learned to suck on it rather than chew to avoid the dreaded trip to the dentist

telmel Those toffee pennies are pretty soft toffee now. You have to refrigerate them just so you can get the wrappers off without leaving half the toffee on the wrapper. Also the wrappers as previously stated are a bit depressing now. They don't have the sparkle of Christmas anymore they look super bland. Nowadays I prefer Celebrations and Heroes for Christmas tub chocolates.

BonzoBanana They probably changed the recipe of the toffee B incase they got too many claims for dental treatment

TheChimp Never been a fan of the toffee pennies or toffee fingers. And there's always too many of them.

RegularComper91 Those are my favourites by far. It's the orange and strawberry ones that get left behind in my tub and only get used when I am desperate for a chocolate fix.

Mango4 I think there was more magic to them back then, they were true quality as per the name , now they just seem like something you might find in the pound shop , lacking any lustre or sparkle

Maybe they should change the name to quality alleys

Mango4 I watched a programme recently where they were comparing tubs from the past and these days. Even though we're getting less and less now, they are still cheaper in real terms

telmel Very true

TheChimp .Doesn't surprise me .

TheChimp Much of them now are imported or use imported parts in their manufacture. It's like when Cadburys were bought many of the factories were closed down in the UK despite promises they wouldn't do that. Despite all our economic problems sterling is still very high value so difficult to manufacture here but cheap to import. Often its cheaper to have a holiday abroad than have one in the UK which is a ridiculous situation.

RegularComper91 People would keep the tins for years to store things in, i know i did, and i bet the really older ones are collectible now, i doubt if the plastic tubs will be , besides i doubt if the plastic tubs are recyclable

telmel We have an old Roses tin from Christmas 1993. We have kept it to store old photographs.

telmel I just checked and both types of wrappers, paper and foil are recycleable so to is the tub.

pato That's good P

RegularComper91 It could be collectable R , who knows

Even so, a great place to keep photos in good condition being air tight

telmel That's what annoys me about all the tins and containers for these chocolate, they are annoying shapes like circles or octagons or whatever. I would much prefer them to be square or rectangular so you don't waste space when you reuse them for storing stuff. I suspect perhaps circles means more storage for less plastic or something but for re-using them or transporting them surely square or rectangular would be better. I also wish supermarkets would do their own versions of these tubs because I often find the sweets no nicer than supermarkets own bagged sweets like toffees etc. I don't see why retailers can't offer a slightly cheaper alternative and if they are going to loss-lead up to Christmas to get customers in, use them instead. Presumably they could do a 1.2kg tub for £9.99 or less. Quality street is so rubbish now I doubt I will ever buy them again.

pato No surprise there then P

telmel Definitely no surprise the only surprise is the amount of money they're charging for these products and the customers are actually paying the prices without too much protest.

pato I think people are just giving up P, everything is increasing in price with no solution to it ending

telmel I totally agree, the value of the pound is pretty poor these days which means most of us are working for less than we did a few years back but if it ever recovers I doubt they'll reduce the prices, it'll just be something else to be normalised like foodbanks and charity.

pato Nothing ever comes down P, as Yazz sang , "The only way is up '

telmel I suppose that makes us the plastic population.

pato true

MelissaLee1 Yes i agree M, especially at christmas time

I remember some kids making decorations out of the papers

telmel I have heard word of same T.