I had an argument with a cashier at a Godiva Chocolatier shop the other
day. I expressed disdain for Godiva Chocolates, because they claim to
be a "gourmet" chocolate maker, yet they contaminate their chocolates
with artificial colorings, emulsifiers, and fake vanilla (i.e.
vanillin). I mean, they're charging $30 or more for a box, and
they're such cheap *******s they don't even put natural vanilla in the
chocolate?!? I mean, with the artificial additives and carcinogenic
artificial dyes (derived from coal tar), what makes Godiva chocolates
any better than, say, Hershey's chocolate or the Russel Stover brand?
"Oh, please, don't even compare us to Hershey's chocolate," the Godiva
lady said.

Once again, as an American, I am embarrassed at our food supply, which
we contaminate with artificial additives, dyes, pesticides,
emulsifiers, etc. Not to mention our produce, which is tasteless and
nutrient-deficient because it is grown with excessive fertilizers on
barren land, with pesticides.

You want gourmet chocolate? Get it from Europe, and make sure it is
hand-made.

--Alf