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      We do but the “prize” isn’t allowed to be contained in the candy. But the Hippos are better anyway

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      These are so disappointing nowadays that I don’t bother trying anymore.

      Two or three decades ago, the inside was gooey and runny. Eating one of these was a messy but delicious affair. Now every time I buy one, it feels like a dried paste that has nothing in common with what I was eating as a child. For a while I thought they were just old or bad but apparently it’s just how they are now.

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      and to any americans wondering why someone would even eat a cadburry creme egg outside of easter: in britain they’re made of this magical substance called “food” and it really elevates the experience

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      Came here to say the same thing. My kids love them into their teens. Proud Canadian who can have toys in our food, without fear of accidentally eating the toys.

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      For a long time there was no US version because one dumbass kid choked somewhere sometime or the other. Rather than accept the kid was foolish they banned them outright.

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      The European version has the toy directly inside the chocolate egg, like you see in the photo.

      The US version has the egg split in two inside. Both sides are plastic shells. One side has the toy, and the other side has a weird creme that you scoop out with an included plastic spoon.

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    True! I used to buy these every time! The gifts inside where insane for the time.

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    Isn’t that the Canadian version, avec l’emballage bilingue?!

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      We have multi-lingual packaging here too. Where I’m from it’s usually quadrilingual, but it could have more or fewer.