Your chocolate drooling starts here… (echocs.com)

Member Name: donnaford

Product:	echocs.com
Date:	04/02/02 (350 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Chocolate

Disadvantages: Quite expensive

Your chocolate drooling starts here is their motto… Erm, I mean, “Your chocolate adventure starts here”. This site made me, not a chocoholic more an appreciator of chocolate who likes a little chocolate most days, want to share it with all of you (the site information, not my chocolate!), especially Jill. Add it to your favourites and hint to everyone you know that you want some!

GIFT RANGE:
*Organic heaven*
(They’re not joking!) £38.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains...
- Green & Black’s Organic Hot Chocolate 300g
- Island Bakery Organic Chocolate Gingers 150g
- Green & Black’s Organic Chocolates 125g
- Green & Black’s Organic Hazelnut Chocolate Spread 400g (if the thought of that doesn’t make you drool, nothing will!)
- Duchy Originals Organic Tangerine Chocolate Thins 200g (sound delicious)
- Green & Black’s Organic White Chocolate 100g
- Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate Coated Almonds 110g (I’m not an almond fan but if I was…)

*After Dinner Delights*
(No, not that you filthy bugger!) £27.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains…
- Chocca Mocca Chocolate Cappuccinos 100g (gimme now!)
- Boaters Chocolate Brandy Coffee 113g
- Boaters Mocha Orange Liqueur Coffee 113g
- Bendicks Mint Collection 200g
- Pack of 6 Sugar Sticks
- The Chocolate Society Candied Orange Sticks 120g (mmm)

*Lovers Therapy*
(Ideal for Valentine’s Day) £29.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains…
- Deliciously Decadent Chocolate Body Paint with Brush 150g (you know it sounds tempting. If you don’t have a partner why not paint yourself!)
- Chocolate Therapy Book
- Boaters Chocolate Marshmallow Coffee 113g
- Praline Filled Chocolate Hearts 235g (these look so cute!)
- Chocolate Lovers Soap 100g (not sure you can eat this though!)
- Potters Crouch Chocolate C
andle 200g (you can enjoy chocolate without gaining weight!)

*Crunchy Vodka*
(Hello Miss Williams, are you reading this?) £43.95 + £6.95 delivery
In this gift set they provide you with the ingredients for making crunchy vodka including…
- Milky Hokey Pokey 250g
- 2 shot glasses
- Stolichnaya Vodka Shots in Chocolate 190g (Be gone you nasty liqueur chocolates – make way for the vodka chocolates! Mmm!)
- Smirnoff Triple Distilled Vodka 70cl

Or if you are Pepperann you may choose to enjoy the chocolate & vodka separately!

*Drinks Galore!*
(Sorry to disappoint any alcoholics, this is a non-alcoholic gift set!) £32.95 + £6.95 delivery
Do not be put off by the lack of booze – this is one yummy gift set containing…
- Green & Black’s Fairtrade Organic Cocoa 125g
- The Chocolate Society Pure Flakes of Drinking Chocolate 300g
- 2 Studio Glasses (those funky glass mugs that coffee shops use for cappuccinos and the like)
- Pack of 6 Sugar Sticks
- Cocoa/Cinnamon Shakers
- Boaters Double Chocolate Coffee 113g
- Byron Bay Chocolate Chunk & Macadamia Cookies 225g (if these taste like they look…)
- Boaters Death By Chocolate Coffee 113g

*Chocolate Adventure*
(Possibly the least appealing gift set to me – it doesn’t seem to live up to its title!) £49.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains…
- Cook’s Encyclopedia of Chocolate Book
- English Provender Luxury White Chocolate Sauce 200g
- Chocoholic Chocolate Mould Kit
- The Chocolate Society Pure Rich Cocoa Powder 125g
- English Provender Luxury Belgian Chocolate Sauce 220g

*Flowers Extravaganza*
(Ideal for Mother’s Day) £52.00 including delivery
Much the same as you’d get from a florist’s, this gift set contains…
5 Roses, 5 Alstroemeria, 3 Berried Ivy, 3 Amiryllis, 3 Leucadendron & 2 Salal wrapped i
n Peach Tissue & Cellophane with 250g of Finest Assorted Belgian Truffle Chocolates.

*Chocolate Madness*
(A whopper of a gift set with a hefty price tag!) £81.50 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains…
- The Chocolate Society Dipped Orange Slices 120g
- Finest Belgian Chocolates 700g
- Double Chocolate Truffle Cake with Cognac 565g
- Puddings on the Ritz Chocolate Pudding with Grand Marnier 200g
- Chocca Mocca Real Raspberries in Dark Chocolate 100g
- Bendicks White Chocolate Mints 140g
- Milky Hokey Pokey 250g
- Boaters Double Chocolate Coffee 113g
- Shortbread House Chocolate Chip Shortbread Minis 250g
- Chocca Mocca Real Blueberries in Chocolate 100g
- Chocca Mocca Real Drinking Chocolate 250g

Too much fruit in this gift set for my liking, but if you want to feel healthy whilst gorging on chocolate, I guess this gift set is for you.

*Big Dipper*
£22.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift contains…
- Fondue au Chocolat Lait et Caramel 200g
- English Provender Luxury White Chocolate Sauce 200g
- Bag of Dried Mango 100g

I think the dried mango spoils the gift set personally but perhaps you like dried fruit.

*Chocy Bickie*
£41.50 + £6.95 delivery
A yummy collection of biscuits, including…
- Byron Bay White Chocolate Apricot Nougat Cookies 150g
- Duchy Originals Organic Chocolate Orange Biscuits 125g (mmm, sound amazing)
- Byron Bay Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies 175g (heaven?)
- Shortbread House Chocolate Chip Shortbread Mini 250g (want them!)
- Byron Bay White Chocolate Chunk & Macadamia Cookies 225g

Overall I’d say this was a bit expensive for biscuits, but if you can afford it, why not indulge!

*Champagne & Truffles*
£46.50 + £6.95 delivery
A classy gift set containing…
- House of Pierrel Cuvee Arabesque Brut Champagne 75cl
- Chatterlys Champagne Truffles 140g r>
*Hot Stuff*
(Do you like it hot? Your chocolate that is.) £23.95 + £6.95 delivery
This gift set contains…
- Boaters Death By Chocolate Coffee 113g
- Chocca Mocca Real Drinking Chocolate 250g
- Boaters Chocolate Marshmallow Coffee 113g
- Shortbread House Finest Shortbread with Chocolate Chips 200g
- Boaters Mocha Orange Liqueur Coffee 113g

*Chocolate Stocking*
This link doesn’t work so I think it may be a Christmas feature

*Kids Adventure*
£43.95 + £6.95 delivery
Gift set contains…
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book
- The Chocolate Touch Book
- Solid Milk Chocolate Handmade Tropical Fish 94g
- Childs Chocolate Making Kit

I think this is a bit over-priced for a child’s gift set. I would personally recommend you buy them books & chocolate from elsewhere to make your own gift set.

*Just Desserts*
£29.95 + £6.95 delivery
A small gift set containing…
- Charles Mignon Ratafia De La Champagne 10cl
- Finest Belgian Assortment 300g
- Boaters Mocha Orange Liqueur Coffee 113g

An expensive dessert for one!

*Corporate Gifts*
Available if you want to order 10 or more gifts and have specific requirements.

VALENTINE’S GIFTS:
There is currently a specific link for Valentine’s Gifts on the home page, which are:
*Lovers Therapy* (see above)
*Champagne & Truffles* (see above)
*Roses & Belgian Chocs* - £36.00 including delivery. Comprises of 12 red roses wrapped in red tissue & cellophane with 250g of Finest Assorted Belgian Truffle Chocolates. This is a lovely gift and good value for money.
*Flowers Extravaganza* (see above)

CHOCOLATE CLUB:
Currently closed but sounds very intriguing. Re-opens Spring 2002

CONTACT:
Telephone: 01962 810549
Fax: 01962 844651
E-mail: office@echocs.com

RECIPES:
They only have one currently –
Crunchy Vodka

DELIVERY:
- Deliveries are made Monday to Friday, from 9am until 5:30pm.

- The delivery is next day, unless a specific date is requested.

- eChocs.com do not deliver to the Scottish Highlands, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.

TERMS:

- How to place your order i.e. by phone, fax or e-mail. You may also order by post.

- Delivery service explained (in case you didn’t read about it via the delivery link)

- International orders may be placed via phone or fax but carry extra charges/restrictions.

- How to pay i.e. by Mastercard, Visa, Visa Delta, Switch, JCB and American Express and cheques payable to 'eChocs.com'

- Corporate gifts (as explained in the gift shop) can be ordered in groups of 10 or more gifts.

- Gift cards – it is possible to leave a handwritten message on the gift by filling in your message on the order form.

- Photographs are not the exact gift e.g. glasses are used in the pictures of gifts that do not come with the gift set.

- Trademarks & copyrights – eChocs.com is a registered trademark and the website & its contents are protected by copyright.

- The eChocs.com Guarantee: ‘Your gift is covered by our money-back guarantee of satisfaction. Please inform us within 7 days of receipt if
you are in any way not satisfied with your order by calling us on +44 (0) 1962 810549 during office hours or email office@echocs.com’

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Site design:
This is a very plainly designed site, but pleasant in its appearance. The background is white, with nice simple graphics (a strange chocolate factory appearance) in chocolate brown and orange (somewhat like honey or caramel).

The links:
The site is clearly labelled so that you get to view exactly what you click on. Clicking on the links in the gift shop will make that
item appear in a pop up window, which is almost as big as a normal browser window. You can click on 'close' to get rid of this or click on 'choc shop' to go to an order form where you can choose as many of these delights as you wish!

The pictures:
Just large/clear enough to make your mouth water, although you can’t enlarge the pictures. Damn! I guess I’ll have to buy them if I want to see what they look like close up.

Overall impression:
This is a very tempting site and visiting it will leave you feeling hungry, even if you only ate an hour ago! The prices can be a little steep but you are paying for good quality chocolate. I don’t think I will be ordering from this site in the near future because it is out of my price range, but I would recommend it to people for special occasions.

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Donna