What happened to the Russell Stover marshmallow eggs?

[Anonymous]

Every year, I look forward to the release of this quintessential Easter candy that I've enjoyed from as far back as I can remember. My mother would buy me at least a dozen boxes, knowing that they were only available for a limited time each year, and "release" one to me every week or so because I would definitely eat far too many if allowed.

This year, I bought my usual box of a dozen as soon as I saw them in the store, and I was horrified to discover that the eggs themselves were 2/3 the size (maybe even just 1/2, but it's hard to estimate) of the eggs in previous years. So, instead of being a good 2 bites per egg, which is sufficiently satisfying, they are only one biggish bite per egg. I suppose you could break it up into 2 very measly bites, but it hardly seems worth it.

I also saw a new 6-pack, which I thought maybe had the original sizes, but these were far too large! The chocolate to marshmallow ratio is completely off, and it's far too many bites per egg.

I'm assuming this has come down to shrinkflation and some calculation on the part of Russell Stover to make the eggs more profitable, but this alteration, in my opinion, completely alters the egg itself and thus the taste per bite because of the different ratios now involved. I'm very disappointed, and I just wanted to vent and to see if anyone else was as affected by this as I have been.

[Anonymous]

Not familiar with the marshmallow egg evolution but I was disappointed to not see the RS pectin jelly beans anywhere this season.

[Anonymous]

I live marshmallow eggs! I couldn't find the this year. I also couldn't find Brach's spiced jelly beans.

[Anonymous]

Get the Sees candy version! So good.

[Anonymous]

They are so small now!!!

[Anonymous]

I saw them in my grocery store Easter section.

[Anonymous]

Complain to the company directly.

My only remaining childhood fave is Campbell's Chicken & Stars soup. They have tried to change it twice in the last 10 years and had to put it back to the original recipe. (I assume because of sales declines).

Quaker Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal also changed back and forth a couple of times. On one try they perfumed it so much with vanilla it no longer tasted the same.

Consumer complaints are your only avenue.

[Anonymous]

Lindt bought Russell stover a few years ago and ruined the brand. They closed some of the long standing facilities and started buying outsourced chocolate on the cheap.

[Anonymous]

Elmers tastes way better. I got these the other day

https://www.samsclub.com/p/elmer-s-eggs-36oz/prod11840453?xid=plp_product_1

https://www.samsclub.com/p/elmer-chocolate-pecan-eggs/prod26650494

https://www.samsclub.com/p/elmer-chocolate-eggs-24oz/prod11840452?xid=plp_product_1

The price alone made it an easy choice.

[Anonymous]

I think they are even smaller this year. These were my absolute favorites growing up. As an adult I would buy multiple boxes as soon as they were put out in the store because if you waited they were gone. So disappointing.

[Anonymous]

I think all the drug store candy is now complete junk. Only poor and middle class and elderly buy it so the execs strip away all the good and figure you’re too dumb to care. Doesn’t even taste like anything yet it’s all full of fat and sugar. Just pure race to the bottom junk.

[Anonymous]

Omg! I thought I was the only one that noticed this. They had a perfect candy and ruined it.

[Anonymous]

No wonder I don't like Russell Stover anymore! I didn't know they were sold. That's sad.

[Anonymous]

I loved those eggs also.

[Anonymous]

I agree. Love them. Look forward to them. Sad that year after year they have been literally disappearing. The whole point was a big thick chocolate container holding a disproportionate amount of cream. Lol