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   I have a coworker who swears these bars are the best chocolate out there

   but we don’t get them in our area so maybe them not being easy to attain makes them so alluring to him

   Comment by bettyfelon on 10/16/08 at 3:18 pm #
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   I don’t believe I have seen these in stores. I will have to keep my eye out for it.

   Comment by CarlWeaver on 10/21/08 at 5:01 am #
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   Note: I definitely remember Nestle’s Plain (and Almond) Milk chocolate bars from the 1960’s in NY. The bars came in red/white wrapping and the bar itself had NESTLE’S in raised embossed chocolate, a raised “frame” of choc on around the edge, and horizontal lines running inside the frame. This was different than the Almond bar that was Blue/white wrapped, and had NESTLE’S reversed embossed on a thicker bar. I would venture to say these bars were far more delightful than the plain HERSHEY bars of the day.

   Comment by rich weiner on 1/02/09 at 1:46 pm #
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   My father would visit my uncle in “West Germany” in the mid 1980’s and bring back Nestle White Chocolate bars as treats.

   I just stumbled across a photo I took around June 1987 of a box of ***White Chocolate Nestle Crunch*** bars from that era.

   Happy white chocolate nostalgia - http://dcsutherland.smugmug.com/gallery/7873133_85xsn#510373533_Cpz7T-A-LB

   ( p.s. anyone may feel free to use this photo under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license if you have any reason to.  Just attribute my name and a link to the photo or that gallery and let me know you are using it. ref
   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ )

   Comment by David Sutherland on 4/11/09 at 2:46 pm #
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   I love candy so much! Im insane for it!!  ahhbhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

   Comment by TooDee Winckles on 11/27/09 at 5:38 pm #
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   I can attest to the fact that the Nestle plain milk chocolate bar differs depending on its country of origin.

   The American version tastes more like what we North Americans refer to as milk chocolate. In fact, I preferred the Nestle milk chocolate to the Hershey’s version, even when Hershey’s was still milk chocolate and not “mockolate”.

   However, having tried the Brazilian version of the Nestle Milk Chocolate Bar, I can say it’s rather bad compared to the American version. It tastes like Palmer Chocolate, which is the cheap junk you get at Easter as the main component to low-priced chocolate bunnies. It’s gritty, sugary, and overly-sweet. There’s very little “milk” feel or flavor to it, and the chocolate is odd-tasting.

   I’ve come to the conclusion that the Brazilian version is not a very good representative of Nestle quality when it comes to milk chocolate. I’m not sure what they do differently, but before you judge a plain Nestle chocolate bar in the red wrapper, take a look at its country of origin.

   If it’s Brazilian, then I’d say skip it unless you’re a fan of Palmer chocolate.

   Comment by ZC on 10/04/10 at 1:19 pm #
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   Why do Nestles “Swiss” chocolate bars taste much sweeter and more intense than the same bars that are made here in the USA or in Canada?  5 years ago while running through De Gaulle Airport, I picked up one of those giant Nestles “swiss” chocolate bars and was knocked over by the sweeter, more intense taste.  Then, the same thing happened earlier in February as I ran through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.  Does it have to do with the use of sugar instead of corn sweeteners?  Trust me, the difference in taste is dramatic.

   Comment by Robert Yuna on 3/01/13 at 5:46 am #
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   Why did China destroy all those Nestle cholate bars? They said there was too much sorbitol. You ask me, I think they’re miffed cause we caught ‘em with their pants down. Imagine that, lead in baby formula, then Pastuerized milk, then kids toys with lead paint? I think Nestle is number #1 and have been since I was a little eating chocolate chip cookies made with tollhouse chips.

   Comment by Larry Cox on 3/05/13 at 4:54 pm #
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   The Nestlé Milk Chocolate bar of the mid 1980’s was a fine thing!  They could be hard to find, but were worth it.  They were sweet, slightly a lighter color, and the bar seemed super-refined, as the texture was very silky smooth.  The bar seemed to have disappeared for years, then I started seeing it around again about ten years ago.  I was so excited!  I bought one immediately, and upon eating it, darn near spit it out in dismay.  It tasted like they were trying to make it more like Hershey’s, perhaps less heavy cream, more cocoa, but tasting not nearly as good as Hershey’s, and certainly nothing like the delicious milk chocolate Nestle I loved so much in my early to mid teens.  They brought the bar back, only to have changed their recipe.  These days, the closest thing I have found to the flavor I remember is the chocolate in Hershey’s Symphony bar.  I don’t know why Nestlé would change something that was so good in the first place.  I can still taste the bar I remember, and still feel it’s texture in my mouth to this day.  I sure miss it!

   Comment by Jamaica on 4/01/13 at 11:14 am #
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    In the 1960’s nestle’s chocolate Bars were available in New Jersey, 3 varieties: Milk Chocolate, with almonds and the Nestle Crunch.  Too me they were preferred over hersheys.  However now I haven’t seen a Nestles Milk Choc bar in the area in the 1.5 oz size in about 4 years, and they were scarce before then too.  They seem to have faded out in the late 1970’s or early 80’s.  The crunch bar is still around though.  Called nestle last year and they claim their bars are now made in Illinois.  I wish I can go back to like 1964 and get an entire box of Nestles and hershey bars to compare with today.

    Comment by DomT on 6/18/14 at 12:51 pm #
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    nestles Choc.candy bars are better than Hershey’s but hard to find in stores.only choice left is Hershey’s when I only want plain Choc.bar

    Comment by christine on 9/17/14 at 1:57 pm #
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    Where can I purchase 2 nestles milk chocolate bars.  I have searched high and low /  It is for a gift

    Comment by Rhonda on 9/25/14 at 8:39 am #
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    The big bars are available in Shop Rite Supermarkets in NJ, as for the smaller bars, its anyone’s guess.  Last time I saw them was in the Christmas Tree shop in lower NY State, just over the NJ Border.  Then my neighbor found them in a convenience store near his old office in NYC around 48th and 5th ave.  That was about 4 years ago.
    Try contacting Nestle….and good luck with that.  They claim they couldn’t tell me what town in Illinois their factory was located due to security concerns…..we’re talking about chocolate right?? LOL

    Comment by Dom Tibaldo on 9/25/14 at 11:20 am #
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    When I was a kid during the 0’s and early 40’s until WWII, My mother would buy two large Nestle’ bars (two for a quarter) and she and I would share them for the week - one letter a day!
    Then during WWII, chocolate was hard to find but I worked as a delivery boy for a mailing firm - one of the places I regularly went to was the company that mad/sold Nestle’s (The name escapes me now more that 70 years later) and the folks there were nice enough to occasionally give me a large bar or two to take home.
    After the war, with my time in the service, and then travelling - I lost sight of the original Nestle bars - the red & white (silver?) wrapper signified milk chocolate and the blue & white signified with almonds.  I always preferred the Nestle over the Hershey, but I guess times and tastes change.  Wonder if there is still a place to buy the original tasting bars, and who took over/discontinued the bars in the US??

    Comment by Chuck L on 10/17/14 at 6:34 am #
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    Sorry - did not use spell check - that was supposed to read ‘during the 30’s and 40s’ and also ‘made/sold’ - Apologies!

    Comment by Chuck L on 10/17/14 at 6:36 am #
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    We live less than 30 minutes from a chocolate Nestle plant and you would think these would be easy to purchase? Not! I found some mini bars but I had to buy a 100ct bag for $10
    Nestle says that a local grocery store carries them, they don’t. I have checked every grocery store for miles and miles, no luck. You can buy them on line at Old Tyme Candy but shipping is $10 minimum. You would think these might be a little easier to find or why make them anymore?

    Comment by Jeff M on 10/14/15 at 5:22 pm #
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    nestles also had real vanilla for the longest time,even when other companies were using vanillin. nestles had a great taste all its own.

    Comment by joe mart on 4/24/17 at 9:09 am #
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    My dad used to bring home big Nestle chocolate bars on his way home from work back in the 60’s in the red and white wrapper with a silver inside paper liner. They were awesome and not as harsh as Hershey. Later my mom would pick up a 6 pack of bars from the grocery store. Very smooth chocolate. Can’t find them anymore locally. For awhile CVS had the bars in big bar version. The closest chocolate to this now is Dove Milk chocolate bar in blue wrapper.

    Comment by Barry on 5/15/17 at 12:26 pm #

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