CHOCOLATE

Umm. I love chocolate too. I must say, that for all the weird and stupid names they give
chocolate here, the Japanese make some pretty good stuff. New chocolate products appear
on the shelves like every other week here and the competition (for weird names?) is fierce.



Week from October 3, 1996:



When I was 12, I had a Little Pocky......



Now I have a Men's Pocky!

(Small print on package: "Crispy pretzel dipped in dark chocolate for
the intelligent connoisseur who enjoys the finer points in life.")

Week From Feb. 18, 1997:

So wait, it's an "ex-Bourbon stick chocolate" Lemon Milk flavored Pickle??
Or was that a Bourbon Pickle with Lemon Milk filling?
But where does the "chocolate" part come in? Somebody please explain.

Some Early Selections:

"Can I offer you a Creamy Ball?"




For all those who missed that cruise to Guadalajara - "Vessel in the Fog" chocolate.

One of my personal favorites: "Mother Stick"

"Hey, look what comes in the Collon package!!"




"A lovely and tiny twig KOEDA". Let's get a close up of the fine print:



Talk about a defined target audience.