Recently, I had the pleasure and the honor of sampling the new Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dove Promises. It was sort of a “Happy International Peanut Day to Me.” Promises are very dangerous, as their bite sized dimensions make it very easy to justify “just one more.” My handsome assistant and I thoroughly analyzed the product and the packaging in depth. On first bite, we decided the it was not an equal marriage between peanut butter and chocolate. The peanut butter definitely wore the pants in that relationship. Truth be told, I tried to get several slow bites out of something that was meant to just be tossed down there. When I actually ate it as nature intended, putting it behind the teeth and down the gums, I will say that the ratio evened out. The chocolate and the peanut butter were more equally balanced in the tasting sensation.
The packaging is equally as impressive. My handsome and more mechanically inclined assistant was quite impressed by the embossing situation. “Did they have ‘Dove’ written on the chocolate and then the packaging machine wrapped the foil around it so tight that the wrapper was embossed with what was on the chocolate, or did the machine that did the wrapper emboss both?”
I shook my head. I really was not sure how to answer his question, but we both decided that we would like to see the machine so I can resolve our curiosity. Of course, that would be a really tall order and it probably would never happen. I am sure we’ll be revolving it around in our minds for some time to come.
On the inside of every wrapper, there is a saying. It’s like a fortune cookie, but no cryptic missives about looking for snakes in tall grass, or informing you that you like Chinese food. You could potentially use them as conversation openers. In fact, I was glad to see the “Share a Chocolate Moment with Someone You Love,” and “Be Playful With Your Love.” It gave me the perfect opening to infer some important words to my handsome assistant that I was waiting for the right less painfully awkward moment to say. So, thanks Dove Promises for making a potentially loaded moment pretty carefree and drama free. I owe you one, big time Dove!
