Marks and Spencers Belgian Milk Chocolate Coated Butter Toffee Popcorn

Aren't supermarkets cunning the way they put sweets at the checkout, hoping that you'll give into temptation and buy a bag? They must make a fortune from poor souls like myself, who find it hard to resist the allure of chocolate, and I'm always foolish enough to fall for their little trap! This is what happened when I was in Marks and Spencer the other day. Standing in the queue at the checkout I noticed packets of Milk Chocolate Coated Butter Toffee Popcorn on sale. At only 99p for a 100g packet, these were quite good value, and as I'm always keen to try something new, I thought I'd give them ... more

Whenever I feel rich, I always pop into my local "M and S" shop and take a look at all the wonderfully indulgent snacks and sweeties they have on offer. My best find to date has got to be their gorgeous"Belgian chocolate-coated toffee popcorn". At just 99p for a 100gram bag-these are one of those happily affordable little treats we should all allow ourselves once in a while. The picture on the packet makes you want to eat its contents-a broken piece of popcorn-proudly displaying its naughty rich golden toffee inside-whilst being lovingly wrapped in smooth delectable Belgian choccy-my mouths ... more

This is 99p for a small bag from M&S and is available at the checkout alongside a variety of sweets. I say "small" because I can't work out the weight. However, I'm guessing it's about 3oz. The packaging makes the sweets look very inviting. It is a brown bag and shows a piece of popcorn half covered in smooth Belgian chocolate. Take care not to split the bag when opening it. Sweet wrappers and these little waxy/plastic bags in particular can be very annoying and the sweets drop all over the place. You can almost smell the chocolate and butter when the bag opens. I'm not normally a big fan of ... more