Hi all,
Small update from NYC:
I am still casually browsing through stores that I know hold Yowies each week to try stay on top of what's happening - I continue to receive positive feedback from store employees.
There are little to no traces left of Whetstone/Florida factory product in the stores I'm visiting. I use the expiry dates as a way to gauge how fast we are moving through stock. At the start of last month the Madelaine/New York factory stock had expiry dates of September-2017, this month we are at February-2018. Not sure how accurate this is, but it's all I have to go by.
The Duane Reade stores always have their Yowie boxes double-stacked. The It'Sugar stores have given us two locations - the main shelf (sometimes under the international chocolate section) and at the register.
I have seen Wonderballs show up in some stores. Just some candy inside a chocolate ball, no toy. Doesn't seem to be garnishing much attention from anyone from what I gathered. We are still the only chocolate with a toy inside from what I can see.
I like the new leaflet that comes with the toy. One side is dedicated to pointing the consumer to the website (this is highly improved upon with the old version displaying the website URL in small writing in one corner), the other half discusses the endangered animal in a concise, interesting way. Everything looks great apart from a grammatical error on this side.
As for the chocolate, it melts in your mouth. Never thought I'd say it but it was comparable to the Lindor/Lindt chocolate balls. I thought the Yowies from the Whetstone factory was good, but this was great.
I 'won' the American Eagle with my latest Yowie consumption. Toy is quality. Good weight, detail, colour.
Overall, I don't think Yowie is a passing fad - it seems to be a consistent seller and somewhat 'favoured' by the specialty-candy store employees as an item they stock. They almost seem proud to have it. The specialty stores (It'Sugar, Dylan's Candy Bar) continue to sell them at $4 and $5. It seems pricey to me beyond $2.50. Hopefully we get into CVS or 7/11 soon and we see more sold around that mark. Thanks.
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