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Ok Reese's, I think this has gone on long enough (i.imgur.com)

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[–]blazinreddot0690 1641 points1642 points ago

I work for Hershey and work with the R&D team for all of the Reese products. We're currently working on how to avoid this and as well new cup packaging that doesn't stick to the walls of the cup. Also working on stabilizing heat sensitivity of the chocolate so it doesn't stick as bad.

[–]reuvenb 1383 points1384 points ago

I am currently a laser engineer. How do I transition into being a chocolate engineer?

[–]shamokin 741 points742 points ago

I for one think you two should find a way to combine Reese's and lasers.

[–]Wazowski 874 points875 points ago

"You got chocolate in my laser!"

"You got lasers in my chocolate!"

[–]stb14808 375 points376 points ago

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chocolate-Laser

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[–]Wazowski 231 points232 points ago

The boys in marketing are going to have a challenge with this one.

[–]Slenderocean 107 points108 points ago

Tay Zonday can sing the jingle.

[–]kilbert66 70 points71 points ago

Chocolate Lase--your wave-form collapses deliciously, Chocolate Lase..

[–]Aneds 45 points46 points ago

"I move my mouth away from the mic to eat Laser Chocolates"

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        [–]cloral 106 points107 points ago

        From laser engineering to anal discharge in 3 replies.

        Stay classy, Reddit.

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              [–]kichigai-ichiban 25 points26 points ago

              Transition gradually... develop the Chocolate Laser.

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                [–]discostupid 367 points368 points ago

                please don't change the fucking size of the reese's in order to do this.

                every fucking time a chocolate bar "improves", there's a 5-10% reduction in the weight

                [–]penis_inspection_day 172 points173 points ago

                What about that Hershey's air shit with all the holes in it advertised "for a light and fluffy texture" NO. IT'S LESS CHOCOLATE. THERE ARE HOLES IN IT.

                [–]AndyAndrophile 40 points41 points ago

                It tastes surprisingly amazing despite this though.

                Also I did not realize it was penis inspection day. Do you want to do me right here or should I go behind the curtain.

                [–]jdawggey 2 points3 points ago

                It's every company's dream. They've managed to make their product taste better(IMO) by using less chocolate. It's genius.

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                  [–]Shark7996 99 points100 points ago

                  I remember when I was 9, you could buy 3 candy bars for a dollar. Now that same candy bar is a buck fifty and they call it king sized.

                  [–]tridorr 175 points176 points ago

                  I think that's called inflation

                  [–]MidEastBeast777 73 points74 points ago

                  Yea, if hes 60 years old.

                  [–]EvanMacIan 15 points16 points ago

                  A candy bar that costs $1.00 in 1995 would cost $1.52 in 2012. So more like if he's 26.

                  http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

                  [–]MidEastBeast777 20 points21 points ago

                  3 bars for 1.00, so 0.33 a bar and now its 1.50. So using the calculator you so conveniently linked, the year would be 1974. Thats 38 years ago, plus 9 makes him 47. So I was pretty close for pulling a number out of my ass. And this is all assuming he lives in the US.

                  [–]tigrrbaby 2 points3 points ago

                  That's all assuming that the only thing affecting the rise in candy prices is inflation.

                  I'm 32, and I definitely recall buying candy bars 3/1.00 when I was younger.

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                    [–]theamazingcatfacts 85 points86 points ago

                    Mountain lions are one of the most widely distributed of mammals.

                    [–]darkfrost47 24 points25 points ago

                    After humans?

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                          [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

                          I remember when Whatchamacallit was the first $.50 candy bar in town.

                          Still bought it.

                          [–]ccanadianwoman 10 points11 points ago

                          When I was 9 a chocolate bar cost 10 cents and it used real sugar as well. None of that glucose-fructose or corn syrup crap. They were bigger then too.

                          [–]Glu-e 5 points6 points ago

                          ... Now get off my lawn and give me my social security check!

                          [–]Shark7996 5 points6 points ago

                          20 is the new 60, eh? :P

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                            [–]_INSOMNIUM_ 18 points19 points ago

                            SERIOUSLY!! These "cups" are 1/2 the size compared to just a few years ago... WTF

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                              [–]Reddit-Hivemind 123 points124 points ago

                              List of things Hershey does not want you to talk about:

                              1. Future releases

                              [–]ch00f 94 points95 points ago

                              2. The spider leg problem.

                              [–]DogOMatic4000 78 points79 points ago

                              3. The REAL source of "krispies".

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                                  [–]Thoraxe 127 points128 points ago

                                  I heard you guys over at R&D are also working on a non-nutritive cereal varnish. It's semi-permeable. It's not osmotic. What it does is it coats and seals the flake, prevents the milk from penetrating it....it's a beautiful product.

                                  [–]ademnus 109 points110 points ago

                                  Must be an old family recipe. Why, I can just taste grandma's non-nutritive varnish right now...

                                  [–]bootbox 31 points32 points ago

                                  Any team that developed something that great would be a lock to be on the receiving end of a massive Christmas bonus!

                                  [–]thekenzo 18 points19 points ago

                                  And a Nobel Peace Prize.

                                  [–]MileHighGuy77 10 points11 points ago

                                  Nope.... Bullshit, Just the jelly of the month club

                                  [–]Verco 5 points6 points ago

                                  And with the left overs, I'm flying you all out for the unveiling of the pool!

                                  I can't swim Clark...

                                  I know Eddie, I know

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                                    [–]MileHighGuy77 21 points22 points ago

                                    Kiss your ass, kiss his ass, merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah....

                                    [–]BlockoManWINS 7 points8 points ago

                                    i wont buy it. i dont eat my cereal until it gets just a little bit of sog

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                                      [–]redwut 143 points144 points ago

                                      AMA! Questions include: proof? Are you tired of Reese's yet? How do you feel about people who pronounce it 'Ree-sees pee-sees'? What background do you have to get into this?

                                      [–]SirConcision 56 points57 points ago

                                      Also: do you get to take home all the Reese's cups you want?

                                      [–]ftardontherun 39 points40 points ago

                                      No, but you can eat whatever you want in the factory, so long as it's not packaged.

                                      [–]TellusCitizen 41 points42 points ago

                                      Take it from someone who's worked at Fazer, it's a pig-out for few days. Then you just had enough.

                                      [–]FockerFGAA 57 points58 points ago

                                      That's pretty typical among those companies. It's actually cheaper to let them eat as much as they want as it's more likely they will get so sick of it they won't ever want to steal any. It also provides better employee relations.

                                      [–]ftardontherun 15 points16 points ago

                                      Exactly. It sounds awesome but it ends either with moderation or you get completely sick of it. I still love Oh Henry but I can't eat RPBC, go figure.

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                                            [–]EvengerX 32 points33 points ago

                                            People say Ree-sees Pee-Sees? I say it Ree-siz Pee-siz...

                                            [–]redwut 41 points42 points ago

                                            Weirdos like my girlfriend pronounce it ree-sees pee-sees. I thought it was just her, but then I met a classmate that did it too.

                                            Freaks.

                                            [–]kimau97 20 points21 points ago

                                            My opinion of everyone who pronounces it that way is that they are illiterate. "THE MAN'S NAME IS REESE. NOT REESEEEYY"

                                            [–]redwut 30 points31 points ago

                                            "THE WORD IS PIECES. IT'S A VERY SIMPLE WORD. ITS NOT PEESEESS"

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                                              [–]RalarenOTC 15 points16 points ago

                                              The rednecks where I live call them 'reesee piecies'

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                                                  [–]Prostar14 34 points35 points ago

                                                  Can you go back to the original formula please?

                                                  [–]Zebidee 8 points9 points ago

                                                  This question could apply to just about any product in the world.

                                                  [–]thickrickdick 13 points14 points ago

                                                  especially coke-a-cola. sniff HAHAHAHA mm... ahmmm.. HAHA twitch

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                                                    [–]daskoon 14 points15 points ago

                                                    Interesting... if true... :)

                                                    Would you consider doing an AMA over at /r/InternetAMA sometime? If so, get back to me! Thanks!

                                                    [–]TitaniumTurtle 30 points31 points ago

                                                    More butter, everything can be solved by more butter. Just dip all the wrappers in butter and BAM! Problem solved. Diabeetus never tasted so good.

                                                    [–]DominarRygelThe16th 26 points27 points ago

                                                    You should do an AMA =]

                                                    [–]biologyman 7 points8 points ago

                                                    IAmA request here: Willy Wonka the engineer

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                                                      [–]GoryWizard 273 points274 points ago

                                                      At least the peanut butter is fresh. Nothing worse than biting into a cup and finding pale, dry peanut butter.

                                                      [–]endscene 101 points102 points ago

                                                      This is more of an issue for me than OP's.

                                                      [–]friday6700 72 points73 points ago

                                                      What I always hated was when there would be a second wrapper embedded in the chocolate that I never saw until I had bit into it. Damn Reese's.

                                                      [–]drtim21 20 points21 points ago

                                                      I was always told this was good luck.

                                                      [–]mysterygoose 65 points66 points ago

                                                      Me as well. Every time I get one I wish to continue living. I haven't died yet.

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                                                        [–]the_boat 20 points21 points ago

                                                        I love Reeses Cups and pretty much every one of my friends and family has heard me rant about dry Reeses when expecting creamy goodness. They all have no idea what I'm talking about. It's nice to see another peanut butter cup connoisseur.

                                                        [–]MrGoodness 17 points18 points ago

                                                        I refuse to eat a Reese's Cup unless it passes my squeeze test. If I can I feel the hard peanut butter from the outside the packaging thats a no go. I tend to stick towards the holiday themed cups, i.e pumpkins, easter eggs, xmas trees, hearts...those have the fresh peanut butter we all desire.

                                                        [–]igacek 8 points9 points ago

                                                        Oh, you just had to bring it up. That type of peanut-butter cup ruins my day.

                                                        [–]skytomorrownow 18 points19 points ago

                                                        There is a special place in hell for cheap liquor store owners who either buy old candy underground to save money, or simply leave it out too long. There's nothing worse than being away from the store, taking a nice bite, and you get peanut butter powder!

                                                        Here's what I do: I open them in the store after I buy them, right in front of the guy. If they are no good, I get another one, and so on. If the second one is dry, I say: "I'll just take my money back. Thanks." Not surprisingly, I've been banned from a neighborhood liquor store and gas station mini mart.

                                                        [–]Redivivus 5 points6 points ago

                                                        Worse is the shitty chocolate they use that seems to have a lower melting point than other types of chocolate. Any time I'm sucker enough to buy one from a vending machine, they seem to always be to soft.

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                                                          [–]ftardontherun 88 points89 points ago

                                                          Used to love these, but then I worked at the factory and ate too many. Can't stand them now - in fact I can't stand chocolate + peanut butter in any form. Somehow I never got sick of Oh Henry though.

                                                          Fun facts:

                                                          • deformed PB Cups were unwrapped and the chocolate could be separated from the peanut butter, and both were re-used (or added to Eatmore - known to insiders as the "garbage bar" because other products could be added to it).

                                                          • the peanut butter was actually made on site from fresh peanuts (it helped that the other half of the factory made Planters Peanuts).

                                                          • any employee was allowed to eat unlimited amounts of any unpackaged product.

                                                          [–]Remoxas 44 points45 points ago

                                                          So Eat-mores are like the Hot Dogs of chocolate?

                                                          [–]ftardontherun 15 points16 points ago

                                                          To a certain extent. You couldn't just throw anything in there. I believe in any given batch you could only have 5% recycled material overall and there were limits on what type & how much of a given product could be added (might have been different for, say, Oh Henry vs Hershey Bar vs RPBC). And of course it had to be food grade, you couldn't put in something that was dropped on the floor (we scooped that stuff up into bins and sold it as cattle feed).

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                                                          [–]ftardontherun 15 points16 points ago

                                                          Any grocery store or restaurant. You probably already have. Farmers can feed cows just about anything.

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                                                                  [–]fate3 68 points69 points ago

                                                                  for me it's always the circular chocolate on the bottom of the wrapper

                                                                  [–]fueledbysatan 146 points147 points ago

                                                                  That robs you of chocolate!

                                                                  [–]critterdude542 34 points35 points ago

                                                                  You owe me some letters!

                                                                  [–]bliss72 86 points87 points ago

                                                                  Heres a hint, lick the wrapper like the other 99% of people who eat them

                                                                  [–]fueledbysatan 103 points104 points ago

                                                                  I can truthfully say, I have never done that. I am the 1%.

                                                                  [–]PenisMcBoobs 40 points41 points ago

                                                                  OCCUPYfueledbysatan

                                                                  [–]Timae09 5 points6 points ago

                                                                  Oh yeah, we'll occupy him all night..

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                                                                    [–]IkeyJesus 23 points24 points ago

                                                                    dafuq kind of statistic is that? I've never, not even once, watched someone do this...

                                                                    [–]castleclouds 23 points24 points ago

                                                                    Because we try not to do it when people are watching

                                                                    [–]ptgkbgte 12 points13 points ago

                                                                    It's like pickin your nose. Not in public.

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                                                                      [–]ZoFreX 12 points13 points ago

                                                                      WTF is with the double-wrapper? I'm British and one of the first things I did in the states was accidentally eat a Reese's pieces wrapper :(

                                                                      [–]bass-tard 5 points6 points ago

                                                                      Eat with your eyes open.

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                                                                          [–]h82frown 21 points22 points ago

                                                                          Came here for Mitch and was not disappointed.

                                                                          [–]fueledbysatan 19 points20 points ago

                                                                          I miss him. A lot.

                                                                          [–]bendvis 29 points30 points ago

                                                                          "Here's a picture of me when I was younger."

                                                                          EVERY picture is of you when you were younger.

                                                                          "Here's a picture of me when I'm older."

                                                                          You son of a bitch. How'd you pull that off? Let me see that camera.

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                                                                              [–]dtwhitecp 1141 points1142 points ago

                                                                              It's because Reese's is pushing the edge of how thin the chocolate is on the sides in the interest of maximizing peanut butter filling volume. It's for the best.

                                                                              [–]sliverworm 35 points36 points ago

                                                                              plus peanut butter junk costs less than thicker chocolate.

                                                                              [–]GGARBAGE 630 points631 points ago

                                                                              Seriously. The Reese's people are just looking out for you, dude. Maximum peanut buttery goodness. Optimum peanut butter to chocolate ratio. I feel fantastic and I sleep great at night knowing that Reese's has perfected candy.

                                                                              EDIT: Reese's has perfected mass produced candy.

                                                                              [–]pregnantandsober 87 points88 points ago

                                                                              Eh, I'm now in love with the Reese's minis... no wrapper to deal with and a higher ratio of chocolate to peanut butter. To each his own.

                                                                              [–]EaterOfPenguins 41 points42 points ago

                                                                              Those unwrapped reese's minis are dangerous though, because they make it so I can pop peanut butter cups by the handful like m&ms. The one bag I had was the best candy experience in a long time, but I've decided to abstain from eating them because of how quickly I end up devouring more calories than the average meal.

                                                                              [–]kuar_z 6 points7 points ago

                                                                              With how calorie-packed penguins are, that is saying a lot.

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                                                                                  [–]Sweatpantshairtied 140 points141 points ago

                                                                                  GUYS. I'm glad there is finally a forum for me to discuss one of the most disappointing days of my existence. Let me start by saying that Reese's are my absolute most favourite thing in the world. Especially if I have had a bad day or week, I just look forward to buying this little snack and just forgetting all the crap for a little while.

                                                                                  WELL. These were a particularly bad several weeks and I decided I deserved my little pick-me-up now more than ever. So I buy the happiness and decide to wait till I get home to eat it. The first cup was amazing, obv, however the second tasted odd, I looked down and saw what I could not believe.

                                                                                  My Reese's peanut butter cup was sans peanut butter. It was all chocolate. Thin chocolatey cup shaped sadness. So traumatizing.

                                                                                  So quickly I inhaled the third cup, if only to prevent some sort of mental melt down and took a picture of the monstrosity that was that second cup. This was quickly followed by eating it because it was chocolate and it was still yummy :)

                                                                                  Edit: Here's the pic. NSFRL (Reese's Lovers) http://imgur.com/f1IjW

                                                                                  [–]timbreandsteel 43 points44 points ago

                                                                                  Come on now. You even teased us by saying that you took a picture. But no link? Sigh Fine then. I'll bite: PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!

                                                                                  [–]iFlungPu 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                  OP will surely deliver

                                                                                  [–]LeftLampSide 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                  BY THE GODS!

                                                                                  [–]DominarRygelThe16th 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                  Post the pic for science.

                                                                                  [–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                  And send it to Reese's; they'll probably send you a coupon for a new one

                                                                                  [–]thebeatlemania 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                  Thinking about this kind of ruined my day, too. That's how disappointing that is.

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                                                                                    [–]ESiNEM09 199 points200 points ago

                                                                                    Have you ever tried a Fast Break? So good.

                                                                                    [–]tswpoker1 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                    Have you ever tried putting the reeses in the fridge/freezer? Oh my god

                                                                                    [–]boardmix 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                    PB Max > all

                                                                                    [–]link287 97 points98 points ago

                                                                                    nutrageous > fast break.

                                                                                    [–]SpecUSN 106 points107 points ago

                                                                                    I'm nit niggity nuts for Nutrageous!

                                                                                    [–]Mr_Walter_Sobchak 215 points216 points ago

                                                                                    dare you to say that in the ghetto.

                                                                                    [–]yummyummers 289 points290 points ago

                                                                                    that in the ghetto.

                                                                                    [–]gemini86 40 points41 points ago

                                                                                    so br...wait.

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                                                                                      [–]whiskey06 46 points47 points ago

                                                                                      I'm nit niggity nuts for Nutrageous! They're not niggardly with their nuts!

                                                                                      Would yield even better results.

                                                                                      [–]Phoequinox 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                      I love that word, just for how forcibly obsolete it is now. It's not an archaic word, but because of slang, no one will ever use it again without being perfectly self-aware in its usage.

                                                                                      [–]soulofgranola 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                      "niggardly" always makes me cringe inside. I don't even know what it means. I mean I can get context clues from your sentence, but I've never been interested in looking it up.

                                                                                      [–]Subduction 50 points51 points ago

                                                                                      It mean stingy or cheap.

                                                                                      Interestingly, it results from a completely different etymology than the word you are thinking of, and the fact that it sounds the same is just a coincidence. Which I suggest you shout loudly at your assailants as they chase you down the street.

                                                                                      [–]RuafaolGaiscioch 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                      "No, I wasn't saying niggers are cheap, I was saying that niggardly means cheap!"

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                                                                                        [–]bac0nBre4th 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                        It means stingy.

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                                                                                            [–]GhettoKid 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                            I would.

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                                                                                              [–]Tebbo 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                              I feel like this wants to be racist, but just can't quite do it.

                                                                                              [–]waffle_fries 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                              I distinctly heard "niggity"

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                                                                                                [–]SQUID_FUCKER 42 points43 points ago

                                                                                                Reese's Big Cups > All other candy.

                                                                                                [–]MegatronShotFirst 80 points81 points ago

                                                                                                The Big Cups should be called Reese's D-Cups

                                                                                                [–]JakalDX 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                I miss the Reese's that had the oreo type cookie in it.

                                                                                                Edit: Changed ore to oreo

                                                                                                [–]kardall 53 points54 points ago

                                                                                                All new Reese Copper Cups

                                                                                                [–]JakalDX 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                Now with added minerals!

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                                                                                                      [–]starien 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                      PB Max > *

                                                                                                      RIP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PB_Max

                                                                                                      [–]DiabolicallyRandom 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                                      According to former Mars executive Alfred Poe, PB Max was discontinued due to the Mars family's distaste for peanut butter, despite $50 million in sales.[6]

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                                                                                                      [–]mike8787 23 points24 points ago

                                                                                                      What kind of business logic is that?

                                                                                                      Also, what kind of monster doesn't like peanut butter?

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                                                                                                            [–]TheyCallMeStone 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                            No no no, Take 5 is where it's at.

                                                                                                            [–]Lord_Zero 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                            The slow ones are way better.

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                                                                                                              [–]Use_The_Force_Ken 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                              I have to say that my favorite type of Reese's is the Easter egg. SO MUCH PEANUT BUTTER!

                                                                                                              [–]Jimmers1231 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                                              psst.... try the pumpkins that are out right now.

                                                                                                              EDIT: Don't try the pumpkins. They're really rather terrible and not worth eating. In fact, you should just give me yours so that you don't have to go through the disappointment that you're sure to face.

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                                                                                                                [–]adelie189 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                Also, if you prefer a higher peanut butter to chocolate ratio, always go for the holiday Reese's, for example right now the pumpkins.

                                                                                                                [–]afishinthewell 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                                                Except for the fact that they changed the recipe a few years ago, and they haven't tasted as great ever since. They're good, they'll likely always be good, but they once were better.

                                                                                                                http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788143/ns/today-food/t/chocoholics-sour-new-hersheys-formula/

                                                                                                                The cheaper ingredients may also be why the chocolate's consistency makes it stick to the wrapper more often.

                                                                                                                Edit: I guess I'm wrong, I could have sworn they had changed the recipe. And my formatting isn't working.

                                                                                                                Edit 2: This site however says the ingredients WERE changed in Hershey Kisses at the least, despite what the original site I posted says, so it looks like despite them still using "milk chocolate", that milk chocolate recipe was changed. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_hershey_chocolate_change_their_recipe

                                                                                                                [–]vegetablesurprise 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                Huh. I stopped liking them a few years ago. I always thought the reason was because that was when my uncle started forcing me to eat six or seven at a time and dance for him.

                                                                                                                [–]sanlc504 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                Did you even read the article? It explicitly states that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are still made with Milk Chocolate.

                                                                                                                [–]emarkd 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                                All milk chocolate is not created equal.

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                                                                                                                  [–]b0w3n 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                  How greedy can you get that you need to use cheap ass ingredients to make shittier candy to make more money?

                                                                                                                  "Man I am just not happy making this much money, it sure would be great to improve profits by half a percent and save a few million."

                                                                                                                  [–]kateastrophic 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                  Yes, this. The chocolate tastes like wax now.

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                                                                                                                    [–]jscoppe 33 points34 points ago

                                                                                                                    Mass produced candy, maybe. Peanut butter cups from chocolate shoppes are typically indescribably good in comparison to Reese's, and not that much more expensive.

                                                                                                                    [–]HotRodLincoln 29 points30 points ago

                                                                                                                    Peanut Butter Cup Filling -- One big bucket of PB filling.

                                                                                                                    1/2 cup butter or margarine
                                                                                                                    2 cups powdered sugar
                                                                                                                    3/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs (Puree 'em then measure them)
                                                                                                                    1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

                                                                                                                    [–]arkansas80 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                    Is it supposed to be 3/2 cups? Which is 1 1/2 cups. Or is it a typo for 2/3 cup? I want this!

                                                                                                                    [–]ugly_people_are_ugly 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                    3/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs

                                                                                                                    is that a typo, did you mean 2/3?

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                                                                                                                      [–]scuzzman 28 points29 points ago

                                                                                                                      I have had LOTS of various peanut butter cups... I find Reese's peanut butter to be far superior to all of them.

                                                                                                                      [–]sgtpppr 64 points65 points ago

                                                                                                                      I think most people aren't making special trips to buy their peanut butter cups.

                                                                                                                      [–]croagunk 113 points114 points ago

                                                                                                                      hipster fatties

                                                                                                                      [–]Platypus81 41 points42 points ago

                                                                                                                      Fat before it was cool.

                                                                                                                      [–]Viviparous 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                                                      Good luck trying to be fat and cool.

                                                                                                                      Sweat. Sweat everywhere.

                                                                                                                      [–]Radtown 38 points39 points ago

                                                                                                                      Being fat used to be a symbol of royalty because only the wealthy could afford that much food. History repeats itself. Fat was cool before and it will be cool again.

                                                                                                                      That's me rationalizing with myself for being fat.

                                                                                                                      [–]gk306 29 points30 points ago

                                                                                                                      It also used to be cool to own slaves.

                                                                                                                      [–]Ritos 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                                                      >Still is

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                                                                                                                                  [–]Defiant001 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                  I'd rather have the sweet satisfying taste of chocolate on the edges before my peanut butter experience begins thank you.

                                                                                                                                  [–]jpropaganda 67 points68 points ago

                                                                                                                                  It's because Reese's is pushing the edge of how thin the chocolate is on the sides in the interest of maximizing profits.
                                                                                                                                  FTFY

                                                                                                                                  [–]Imati 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                  That's bullshit... because those big promo hearts they have for valentines day have the thickest fucking chocolate shell ever and you're left with a pitiful amount of peanut butter.

                                                                                                                                  [–]red321red321 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                  This has nothing to do with your comment but it is hilarious

                                                                                                                                  Classic Howard Stern bit where Gary Bababooey fucks up the pronunciation of Reese's and gets annihilated by everyone

                                                                                                                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXKcrGSXAg

                                                                                                                                  [–]guitartablelamp 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                                  Bullshit! They're just trying to gouge us by scraping the chocolate as thin as possible to save cash!

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                                                                                                                                    [–]KikoSoujirou 342 points343 points ago

                                                                                                                                    put them in the freezer, they taste better frozen(semi frozen) anyway. All of my chocolate candy goes in the freezer or refridge immediately after purchase. It reduces lost product on wrapper peeling, extends flavor during consumption and prevents premature melting during handling.

                                                                                                                                    [–]bsr123[S] 105 points106 points ago

                                                                                                                                    Agreed. Just don't do that with any quality chocolate! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate#Storage

                                                                                                                                    [–]Myte342 128 points129 points ago

                                                                                                                                    I take offense that you would insinuate that Reese's are not quality chocolate. Take it back!

                                                                                                                                    Edit: I accidentally a word.

                                                                                                                                    [–]bsr123[S] 59 points60 points ago

                                                                                                                                    sighh. alas, I do love me the reese's. But have you ever HAD Taza chocolate?

                                                                                                                                    [–]AeroZep 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                    What's the best Taza chocolate? I'm gonna buy some.

                                                                                                                                    [–]BlorfMonger 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                                                                    I only eat Taza chocolate. It's pretty obscure.

                                                                                                                                    [–]SQUID_FUCKER 51 points52 points ago

                                                                                                                                    Chocolate in the freezer? Pfff, I liked chocolate before it was cool.

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                                                                                                                                          [–]Jower 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                                          Insinuate*

                                                                                                                                          Insensate means unconscious

                                                                                                                                          [–]inkrat 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                                                                          Reeses is made with PGPR. It's anything but quality chocolate.

                                                                                                                                          [–]ligament 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                          Talk about first world problems.

                                                                                                                                          [–]inkrat 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                          PGPR is castor oil and is used to dilute the cocoa.

                                                                                                                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyglycerol_polyricinoleate

                                                                                                                                          Since 2006, commercial-grade candy bars, such as those made by Hersheys and Nestle, made an industry-wide switch to include PGPR as an ingredient - a possible indicator of a cost-saving measure by the commercial chocolate industry. Makers of PGPR (see source link below) such as Danisco and Palsgaard indicate PGPR can be used to replace the traditional but more expensive cocoa butter as an ingredient in chocolate.

                                                                                                                                          Candy bar has PGPR in it? It's likely not using real chocolate in the ingredients.

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                                                                                                                                                  [–]iplaycrew 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                                  I love frozen Reese's, and peanut butter cup ice cream is also awesome!

                                                                                                                                                  [–]Have-a-Muffin 32 points33 points ago

                                                                                                                                                  Did you just abbreviate refrigerator as refridge?

                                                                                                                                                  [–]Androne 54 points55 points ago

                                                                                                                                                  ye

                                                                                                                                                  [–]DaRizat 28 points29 points ago

                                                                                                                                                  upvo

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                                                                                                                                                      [–]ZoFreX 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      My favourite things to put in the freezer:

                                                                                                                                                      1. Penguins (as in the chocolate bar, although I suppose if you have a penguin it might feel more at home in the freezer)
                                                                                                                                                      2. Grapes (seriously nice snack on a hot day)

                                                                                                                                                      [–]toora_loora 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      Grapes in the freezer are awesome

                                                                                                                                                      [–]safariplanet 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      I shall investigate this at once.

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                                                                                                                                                            [–]da_bbq 91 points92 points ago

                                                                                                                                                            Why are you not eating these motherfuckers right here?

                                                                                                                                                            [–]PrinceAuryn 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                                                                            Man, how are those things that good? The Christmas Trees, and the Hearts are just as good too. Why don't they make these year-round? lol

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                                                                                                                                                              [–]sweet_static 62 points63 points ago

                                                                                                                                                              I once emailed Hershey's about the quality of Reese's and here's what they said:

                                                                                                                                                              There is an ink stamped code on Hershey's products. Within that code, usually at the end, there is a two character code that represents the year and the month until which the product is expected to be within its peak freshness. The first character is a number, (0-9) that represents the year. The second character is a letter, (A-L) that represents the month. A=Jan., B=Feb., etc. For example, a code of 7D is best before April 2007, 8H is best before August 2008, and 0J is best before October 2010. If you have additional shelf life or coding questions on a specific product, please call 1-800-468-1714.

                                                                                                                                                              [–]bsr123[S] 55 points56 points ago

                                                                                                                                                              Don't understand why they'd require a decoder ring just to determine freshness. "Best by" dates have worked for me thus far. That said, looking at this particular Reese's I see "78F19W2N." Below that it says "06 2013" which is a lot less cryptic :) Either way, this isn't about candy integrity, rather the way the packaging causes the chocolate to peel away from the PB.

                                                                                                                                                              [–]ElToroFuerte 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                                                                                              Do you not just scrape the paper with your teeth like me? I find no problems with this. In fact, I'd rather have more peanut butter filling. It's why I wait for the holiday shapes. MOAR PEANUT BUTTER FILLING!

                                                                                                                                                              [–]maynardftw 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                                                              If I wanted peanut butter I'd buy Jif.

                                                                                                                                                              I want peanut butter and chocolate.

                                                                                                                                                              [–]eatsox117 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                                                              Oh god, the Reese's Eggs.

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                                                                                                                                                                    [–]summersky924 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                    I eat the edges first, then middle.

                                                                                                                                                                    [–]NashedPotatos 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                    What? A peanut butter cup is 2-3 bites. Sometimes I'll eat 'em in one bite.

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                                                                                                                                                                    [–]ispelledmynamefuck 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                    I know I cut it up and eat the middle first

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                                                                                                                                                                        [–]InnerTaunTaun 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        I once got to take part in a taste test survey by them (this was about 10 years ago). If I recall they were testing out more peanut butter vs. more chocolate reeses cups. I happen to be someone that's in favor of more peanut butter. I also like them nice and smooshy and melty. I now want a reeses cup..or 3.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]Jessum 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Oh, like you're perfect.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]Tinfoiltuque 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Keep them in the fridge. PROBLEM SOLVED.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]s0crates82 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        But... but... instant gratification at the store.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]kerrebou 21 points22 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Stick it in the frozen section of the store. Do a little shopping. Come back to it and enjoy!

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]Massuh_Nate 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Until somebody strolls by the frozen section of the store and spots a Reese's peanut butter cup at the optimum temperature that was obviously placed there by the Gods just for him/her.

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                                                                                                                                                                          [–]I_fail_at_memes 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          Just by these, they are paperless Reese's cups. Next stop, world peace.

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]Safety_Always_Off 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          Put the reese's in the fridge!

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]Messi_Leo 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          Put them in the fridge for a few hours. Makes them better.

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]thebassdude 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          I actually keep mine in the freezer and eat them frozen.

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]expo1001 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          This Cat ^ knows Where It's At!

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]aggrazel 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          The thing is, something must have happened in the last 20 years or so. I'm 37 and I don't remember this happening at all as a kid.

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]DudeCheckThisIdeaOut 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          What if Reeces started to use foil wrappers instead of paper ones?

                                                                                                                                                                          [–]bsr123[S] 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                          I'm betting it's a cost-saving issue. but that'd probably fix it

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                                                                                                                                                                            [–]The_Original_Gronkie 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            I make peanut butter and fudge ice cream with liquid nitrogen. It's like tasting Heaven.

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]Dakroon1 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            Go camping, put it in a s'more. Never go back to plain chocolate again!

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]peterampbell 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            pfft, what is this snack size business, is there a meal size?

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]ThatsAGreatUsername 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            I had to stop lurking and actually sign up for an account to comment on this, so here we go... As an employee at the plant that makes these, the Filled Shapes, Reese's Pieces, and many other fine Hershey products I have to watch what I say as there is a strict social media policy at work. I can tell you that the problem in the OP's picture is from an off center deposit of the peanut butter. It is an unfortunate occurrence and one that our operators work hard to avoid. We strive to make every piece of candy that leaves our factory as close to perfect as possible. The bottom ring of chocolate is caused by the bars being stored at too high of a temperature. Retailers are given a temp range to keep the candy in, and while the candy rack/isle might be properly air conditioned the storage rooms may be a different story. Concerning the coding issues, while the codes on the sleeves of candy used to take a decoder ring to figure out they now have simple best before codes. I am looking at a package of Reese's Cups made recently that is coded BB 10 2013. It seems pretty simple to me.

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