《查理和巧克力工厂》中,威利-旺卡在旺卡牌巧克力里面放了五张金券,让幸运儿参观他的工厂,并选出他们五个中的一个拿到大奖。如今,吉百利公司如法炮制,在超市限量发售白巧克力奶油彩蛋,能买到这种限量款彩蛋的顾客还能获得2000英镑的奖金。为了找到能赢得高达2000英镑奖金的彩蛋,超市顾客员工齐上阵,剥开彩蛋糖纸,不是中奖彩蛋再包上……看着货架上满满都是被剥开过的彩蛋,你还能有买下的欲望吗?
ChocolatefanswentwildlastweekwhenCadburysannouncedthattheywillbesellingalimitednumberofwhitechocolateCremeEggsintherunuptoEasterthisyear.
Thereareonlybetween350to400ofthewhitechocolategoodiesonsale-andtheywillbehiddeninnormalCremeEggwrappers.
Butanyluckychocolatefansfindthem,theycouldalsobeinwithachanceofwinningupto2,000.
ThetrickisreminiscentofWillyWonkaspromotionintheRoaldDahlbook
Butthegimmickmayhavebackfired,asitappearspeoplearenowunwrappingtheclassicEastertreatandputtingthembackofshelvesiftheyarenotthewinningones.
RyanReeves,fromEssex,tweetedapictureofpileoftamperedwitheggsandsaid@sainsburysThesearchforawhitechocolatecremeegghasgonetoyouremployeesheadsclearly.
AnothershopperfoundunwrappedCremeEggsinaTescoExpressinEssex.
Iopenedoneoftheotherboxesthatwasstackedinthestoreandtheywerethesame.Icantseehowthatcouldhavebeendonebyshoppers!hetold
Anotherusertweeted:Thiswhitecremeeggthingjustmeanseverysinglecremeegghasbeenunwrappedandtouchedbysomerandomsintesco
Everywhiteeggwillbeworthatleast100,accordingtoCadbury.
OneoftheeggsonsaleataCo-opsupermarketwillbeworth2,000,while33willbeworth1,000andtherest100.
Thereare500millionCremeEggsproducedayearandabout333millionofthosearesoldintheUK,meaningshopperswillhaveabouta1in850,000chanceofwinningaprize.
FreelancewriterPaulLangtweetedapictureofsomeunwrappedCremeEggssayingatfirsthethoughttherewasaproductionproblem,buthessincerealisedtheywereunwrappedduetotheconfectionerscompetition.
Anothereagle-eyedshopperspottedunwrappedchocolateinabranchofco-op.
TasminDawestweeted:Everysinglecremeeggintheco-opclearlyalreadybeenopenedandrewrapped....somethingstellingmethisdefinitelyisn’tawhiteone.
ThewhitechocolateCremeEggwillhavethesamegooeyfondantyolkcentreastheclassicCremeEggs,butwillhaveawhitechocolateshellinsteadofamilkchocolateone.
TheyareavailabletofindinstoresnowuntilApril1.
英文来源:每日邮报