A baking company has gone viral after taking to social media to clarify to customers exactly what its “cocoa bombs” are to be used for.
Have you tried a chocolate bomb yet?
These perfectly-formed spheres of chocolate – usually decorated with different toppings and often filled with marshmallows and other delights – aren’t exactly new creations, but it’s fair to say they’re having a moment of peak popularity this festive season, with many gifting them to loved ones, or treating themselves to the indulgence.
They are of course, if you couldn’t quite tell, for drinking.
All you have to do is simply warm some milk to your desired temperature, place your chocolate bomb into a cup or glass, and pour the hot milk over the top of the bomb until it melts into the milk and creates the perfect winter drink.
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Not everyone seems to have grasped the concept though.
And it’s even led one baking company to issuing a comical warning to customers.
Bakeology – in Derry, Northern Ireland – is a proud seller of luxury cocoa bombs.
But, after seeing the popularity of the item increase, it took to Facebook earlier this week to clarify to customers exactly what they are supposed to be used for after a woman hilariously mistakes one for a bath bomb.
Sharing screenshots of a message conversation – in which the woman said “it got stuck in my hair, took ages to wash out [and] was quite sticky” – Bakeology said: “Just a friendly reminder to everyone who bought cocoa bombs this weekend,
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“They’re hot chocolate.”
The post has seen the company go viral in the process, amassing well over 4.7K interactions, 12K shares and thousands of comments from members of the public in shock at the confusion between the two types of bomb, as well as sharing their own similar experiences of being wrongly mistaken.
One person commented: “I did this a few years ago with a truffle. Thought it was a mini bath fizzer until my legs felt greasy.”
Another admitted: “I took a bite of a lovely looking sweet to realise it was a candle”.
And a third added: “My daughter brushed her teeth with my fixodent then asked me why my toothpaste was so sticky.”
Well, there’s always one.
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Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
15th December 2020 
