Probably something that will only be used once or twice.

Somewhere I heard you could also fill it with bbq sauce and dip your
ribs or whatever in it. That sounded more appealing to me than
chocolate.

marcella

In article >,
yetanotherBob > wrote:

> I was out doing some last-minute shopping yesterday and, I swear,
> *every* department and variety store of any size that I went into seemed
> to have at least one model of chocolate fountain for sale. A couple had
> two or three sizes on display, from petite to jumbo.
>
> Are people actually using these things? Or are they just this year's
> must-have fad gadget that will sit in the basement until it's carted off
> to Goodwill along with the Sonicblade?
>
> Seems like a good way to waste a bunch of chocolate, although Hershey's
> must be pretty happy about them. Noka, too, I'm sure.
>
> Bob