Well, chocolate actually does grow on trees, although it needs to picked, fermented, roasted and ground before it can be turned into the tasty creations we modern folk rely on to get us through times of stress, afternoon slumps, PMS and breakups (geez, could I be anymore of a cliché?). Between the months of June and October (the trees are very sensitive to cold and so can't be shipped when the weather turns frosty) eChocolates.com make it possible to have your very own pair of chocolate trees delivered to your home or office. To sweeten the deal, they are throwing in two free Vintage Plantation Chocolate Bars with any tree order. They ship on the first day of the month, so if you want your own chocolate tree, you better place your order soon, as September 1st is rapidly approaching (where did the summer go?). I'm very tempted to place an order for myself (they cost $9.95 plus $8.20 s&h).
[via Su Good Eats]
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8-28-2007 @ 2:40PM
Alex said...
Marisa,
Looks like you are going to have to order more than the tree, the minimum order is $20. It also appears that you get one tree in a shipment, not two. And best I can tell their website hasn't been updated since 2006 (there are many items that are scheduled to be in stock 8/15/06), so I would be careful ordering from them. I love the idea, though. If you see them anywhere else let us know.
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8-28-2007 @ 3:48PM
Marisa McClellan said...
Yikes! Alex, thanks for pointing that out. I didn't take the plant through the order process and just took them at their word on the page for the plant. What a bummer that it's such a seemingly sketchy company. I'll keep my eyes out for a more reputable vendor and post about it if I come across one.
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8-28-2007 @ 4:39PM
pat said...
of course they are available on E-bay
but then- what isn't...........
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8-28-2007 @ 5:18PM
jsmylie said...
Even though I would never be able to make chocolate from these trees...this makes me so happy. I can see it now.
"Nice houseplant."
"IT'S A CHOCOLATE TREE!"
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8-28-2007 @ 8:12PM
im.20.thesu said...
I met the owner of Vintage Plantations/Echocolates.com, and he's not sketchy! He has a chocolate pedigree - he imported Michel Cluizel and Domori into the U.S. He also worked at Mars. Echocolates.com has a minimum $20 order, but if you fax/mail an order form (http://www.geocities.com/cocoaplants/CocoaTreeCouponV8CX.pdf) or call 800-207-7058 x104, you can just get the tree.
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