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I agree they have a nostalgic appeal, kind of like candy corn which truly is inedible. They can't exactly change the formula. But their ingredients are pretty normal. There are other "truffles" that don't cost as much. The "no chewing allowed" pricing is absurd IMO

https://smartlabel.hersheys.com/00034000025053-0010#ingredie...

I feel like the recipe for Hershey chocolate has changed over the decades I’ve experienced it. It’s more wax-like than I remember in my childhood.

>I find Hersey chocolate inedible

I guess this opinion could be shared by most of the (continental) Europeans who tried it, same thing with American/British "bread" (aka tasteless soft white sponge).