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Many thanks to all our local customers here in Swanage who raised £77.80 through dropping their pennies into our collecting tins for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

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Mini update from Claire - 12th March 10

Busy busy again today - Mother's Day gifts are being packed for the shop & the cafe team are busy practising their improved "stretching" milk techniques for a creamier cappucino -the barista wobble is also key too...

We were also delighted to win the "Best Assortment" Categoy in the Chocablog Chocsters Awards announced on Sunday.
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Our Mother's Day order book is now closed!

Our Dorset Duck eggs are in Selfridges & Harvey Nichols

If you are in London you may see these gifts in these illustrious emporiums - otherwise you can buy them direct from us online or here in Swanage or in a few other boutique independent foodie shops around the UK.
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Find out more about our programme to support Latin American coffee communities with every cup of coffee sold in our chocolate cafe.
 

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FREE classic hot chocolates for Mums on Sat 13th March

Calling all Mums - if you spend £10+ in our cafe tomorrow, Sat 13th March, we will give you a FREE classic hot chocolate if you say to us:
"I am a Mum in need of a treat!"

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Raymond Blanc reviews Easter Eggs for Observer Food Monthly & gives us 4/5!
Raymond Blanc reviews Easter Eggs for Observer Food Monthly & gives us 4/5!

Published online on March 12th 2010 & in the next Observer Food Monthly, Raymond Blanc's review of the best & the worst Eggs & other Easter gifts. We were asked for various eggs which we duly sent off a while ago & they have reviewed ou...

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The Chocablog team award our Selection their favourite in their annual "Chocsters" awards!
The Chocablog team award our Selection their favourite in their annual "Chocsters" awards!

We were truly delighted & most humbled to win this most important of accolades - "Best Assortment" category in the annual Chocablog Chocsters awards.   Announced yesterday (& clearly more important than the oscars), these awards a...

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Sarah, our chief chocolate maker, represents us at a meeting of the Poole branch of Soroptimist InternationalSarah, our chief chocolate maker, represents us at a meeting of the Poole branch of Soroptimist International

Wednesday was a busy day, whilst I was in London, Sarah represented us at a Soroptimist meeting in Poole to tell them all about Chococo - from launch back in December 2002 to today, with some chocolate tasting thrown in! If you havent heard of the...

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Chuffed to bits that my Paradiso pate recipe has been included in a chocolate recipe feature in Red Magazine!Chuffed to bits that my Paradiso pate recipe has been included in a chocolate recipe feature in Red Magazine!

I was delighted to see my Paradiso pate recipe (which i actually featured back before Xmas but is again below for your information) has been included in Red Magazine's April feature of chocolate recipes provided by the likes of Nigella Lawson, Bill Graing...

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20%?20%?

Hi, reached 1000 points sometime ago but no confirmation of 20% discount. Can someone clarify? Thanks

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A Chococo Loyalty Card .... a good idea ????A Chococo Loyalty Card .... a good idea ????

The Chococo Community all seem to like the generous points for rewards system - but how about a Loyalty Card ? It could help encourage regular purchases and would give Chococo loads of stats and info on what we like, how often we like it etc. etc and in e...

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Chocolate furniture??Chocolate furniture??

What do you think would be the coolest peice of furniture to be made out of chocolate??

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Modify the Community Activity panelModify the Community Activity panel

I find the Community Activity panel very useful, as it means I don't have to trawl through the entire site to see what has been happening. However, it soon fills up. How about not recording responses, just new members and comments?

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Stay healthy with Choxercise!Stay healthy with Choxercise!

Each flavour chocolate could come with a suggested gentle exercise to keep us in trim. Any ideas . . ?

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Who is your biggest chocolate THIEF?Who is your biggest chocolate THIEF?

Because we don't share our Chococo...

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What do you like eating (chocolate wise) at Easter?What do you like eating (chocolate wise) at Easter?

What?

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And another follow-on....I'm on a roll tonight...too much chocolate???
What about setting up regional chococo community get-togethers?!And another follow-on....I'm on a roll tonight...too much chocolate??? What about setting up regional chococo community get-togethers?!

down at TOTS ,CDWM type thing, a choc themed bring a course, wine tasting,sea swimming (because we're starting a club up for that too)

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Who lives the furthest from Chococo?Who lives the furthest from Chococo?

Following on from the "those lucky people who can drop by and collect our web order" thread. I live in Southend...over 4 hours one way

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Would the ability to order special items only available to collect from our shop be of interest on our website?Would the ability to order special items only available to collect from our shop be of interest on our website?

We make some items that are just too fragile to post - would a service offering you the opportunity to order one of these special items to collect at a date of your choosing from us here in Swanage be of interest?

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How do you store your fresh chocolates?How do you store your fresh chocolates?

Assuming there are some left when you first get at them, where do you store your chocolates?

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Our Fizzy Puddings created much debate before Xmas - should we offer them in other formats for other times of the year?Our Fizzy Puddings created much debate before Xmas - should we offer them in other formats for other times of the year?

If so, in small chocolates or in bars, hearts etc or both?!

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Shades of chocolateShades of chocolate

What shade of chocolate did you have most of over Christmas?

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Am I too greedy?Am I too greedy?

I'm one of those people who like butter spread right to the edge and lots of it to. So applying that to the choc slabs, do you think you would like much more sprinkles?

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Dawn has asked me to ask this question too - has anyone ever made/eaten a chocolate chip scone?!Dawn has asked me to ask this question too - has anyone ever made/eaten a chocolate chip scone?!

We are looking at how to give a cream tea a Chococo twist & one thought was to put choccie chips in scones & potentially serve with choccie spread & cream!

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Our Community is now a few months old - what do you think of it so far?Our Community is now a few months old - what do you think of it so far?

We would love to know what you opinion formers who have joined us at the start of the life of our Chococo community think of it so far & what ideas you would like to see in 2010

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