fzombie wrote:This isn't wine at all. Maybe they should have a chocolate.woot.com it sure would make a boat load of sales at least once a month.

I would be down with that.

Wow...in this economy, I am amazed (and laughing in my chair at the same time) when I see all these people say "in for 3!". Only in America I guess. Spending almost $100 on chocolate...lol

chipgreen wrote:Got the 10-pack previously and they were very good but the Chili Cabanero bar was incredible! I'm still hesitant about this offer though as I'm not sure how I feel about the cinnamon flavored bars. Has anybody tried them or any other cinnamon flavored dark chocolate?

One of my favorite chocolate bars has cinnamon. It is the Moonstruck Mayan Bar. The cinnamon really enhances the chocolate flavor like a spiced hot chocolate. I am really looking forward to trying these Rain Republic bars. If you have a Fred Meyer where you live they just started carrying Moonstruck Chocolate for a very good price. I can't recommend it enough.

http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/p-371-milk-chocolate-mayan-bar.aspx

I'm getting this as gifts only because my sister mentioned Guatemalan Dark Chocolate once. Good lord, $30 for candy? Doubt kids were used with a price like that.

Oh. I've tried sweets from around the world and I loves my chocolate. But I seriouslbelieveve if you give a Guatemalan, Swiss, Belgian, whatever, a bar of Hershey's, and they've never tried good, smooth, rich milk chocolate they'd pay $30 for it.

cindihoward wrote:Chili in Chocolate? A new taste sensation!

Actually, it's an ANCIENT taste sensation. Still very much worth the fuss though, when done properly.

I got the offer with all dark + one chile bar several months back - these are outstanding. People aren't lying when they say you feel satiated after slowly consuming just 2-4 blocks from the bar...

I still have several left from my last offer but I with the variety of flavors in this one I am very tempted! Maybe the Rain Republic folk will show up on the forum to discuss the new flavors/quantification of 'dark chocolate' and help push me off the fence...;-)

mbmanaus wrote:One of my favorite chocolate bars has cinnamon. It is the Moonstruck Mayan Bar. The cinnamon really enhances the chocolate flavor like a spiced hot chocolate. I am really looking forward to trying these Rain Republic bars. If you have a Fred Meyer where you live they just started carrying Moonstruck Chocolate for a very good price. I can't recommend it enough.

http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/p-371-milk-chocolate-mayan-bar.aspx

No Fred Meyers around here but I'll take a look for it at Trader Joe's and World Market. Thanks for the reply about cinnamon flavored chocolate, sounds appetizing per your description.

One of the reasons I asked was because I was wondering what kind of wine would pair with cinnamon. In the meantime, I found a handy little website that lets you use a search engine to match specific foods with appropriate wines and vice versa. Apparently cinnamon pairs best with sweet whites.

Anyway, your reply pushed me over the edge, I'm in!

I know my sister (who I owe a birthday present will just love this), mother (who has a b-day coming up), and brother (again owe a b-day present to) will just love. where I am from good chocolate is not so easy to come by, so when I find a chance I take it. IDK but anything with ingredients like this and its just sounds too good to miss out on!

phidan wrote:the fact that you even mentioned this stuff in the same sentence as hershey's makes me skeptical

I bought this last year as well as a gift for my friend who loves dark chocolate. She said it is the best chocolate she has ever eaten. She's getting it again this Christmas thanks to Woot! I have been checking Woot every day since specifically for Rain Republic.

OH BUMMER! My $5 woot coupon code expired at the end of October. :'( I love a good dark chocolate; however, my DH might have a problem with me spending $27.99 for chocolate.

mbmanaus wrote:One of my favorite chocolate bars has cinnamon. It is the Moonstruck Mayan Bar. The cinnamon really enhances the chocolate flavor like a spiced hot chocolate. I am really looking forward to trying these Rain Republic bars. If you have a Fred Meyer where you live they just started carrying Moonstruck Chocolate for a very good price. I can't recommend it enough.

http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/p-371-milk-chocolate-mayan-bar.aspx

I am spoiled as I live in Portland and work not far from one of the Moonstruck locations! If you ever want me to pick up some stuff and ship it for you, send me a private message.

I expect a lot from a $6 per 66 gram chocolate.

Given the comments from other posters about the previous offering, I think I will just enjoy some good chocolate from Trader Joe's.

poorhungrydoctor wrote:I was going over the review from Dec 2010, and there were some terrible reports about chocolate ingredients being improperly mixed and globbing up. It is also reported, that when the manufacturer was contacted, they gave half-assed answer and didn't respond properly.

Does anyone know if these issues still exist?

there's no way to know since there isnt a single store that stocks this stuff and apparently their "guy" here in the states will *never* contact you about replacing 2 cases of ill-mixed chocolates which they will they will lie and swear up and down were "bloomed." then when you bring it up in the forum, they'll promise a new replacement and you wont believe their promise, and you'll be right.


i was the 'glob' guy, and i'll admit that when they're not messed up, this is amazing chocolate. however, i got burned pretty bad with 2/3 of my order improperly blended.

if you look at my wine.woot forum activity, you can learn the saga and see the pics.

chipgreen wrote:Got Has anybody tried them or any other cinnamon flavored dark chocolate?

Chocolate + cinnamon = win

Child labor laws are ruining this country. - Ron Swanson


it makes my roflcopter take off every time I hear people complain about the price of specialty items and then compare it to bargain basement quality items.

Only Americans would pay this much for chocolate? I'll take that as the compliment it was intended to be. It illustrates our good taste in the finer things and our monetary purchasing power to acquire more than just the basics. It may enlighten you to know that other countries appreciate fine chocolate. Switzerland and Germany come to mind.

Also, something being vegan is hardly an endorsement worth having. This chocolate should be brushed with bacon grease before packaging just to prevent being labeled with such a negative connotation.

And here Woot! just gave me a $5.00 coupon. Hooray, free shipping. I'm sure my wife will be happy with good dark chocolate. And with 2 of each, I can happily share with her. Thanks, Woot!

Yes, this chocolate is grown, processed and manufactured without the use of child labor.

jshagam wrote:Don't be silly. It's children's sweat and tears that make it so DELICIOUS.

Yes, its child labor free, now stop picking on Guatemalans' -we're are just small people!

wordek wrote:I got the offer with all dark + one chile bar several months back - these are outstanding. People aren't lying when they say you feel satiated after slowly consuming just 2-4 blocks from the bar...

I still have several left from my last offer but I with the variety of flavors in this one I am very tempted! Maybe the Rain Republic folk will show up on the forum to discuss the new flavors/quantification of 'dark chocolate' and help push me off the fence...;-)

Push. The new dark chocolate, in the dark, sea salt and chilie is even darker than before!!! We've reformulated the darks to have more bite, reducing the cacao butter from 11 to 4.1% by volume and this may be the best example of dark chocolate on the market today as well as the only from Guatemala-the origin of all chocolate. The cinnamon milks are darn fine too.

McCool009 wrote:From some of the negative posts and reviews I've read, I'm quite sure they must have had some bad batches/quality control issues or something. You could take that as a negative mark on them in general and write them off, but since I loved mine so much I'm just hoping they'll grow and improve their operations.

Thanks for mentioning our quality control issues. We are proud to announce that this year upped the quality control all around, from Kosher certification to a new molding and packaging line to make sure you receive the highest quality chocolate in the industry.

glazedfaith wrote:Can anyone say with any certainty that this chocolate is child labor free?

I love free child labor... otherwise my lawn would never get cut...

but is it made out of wine? this isn't chocolate.woot, although that should exist.

I'd like to ship this to a military base in Africa. Will it be ruined in shipping?

rainrepublic wrote:Yes, its child labor free, now stop picking on Guatemalans' -we're are just small people!

Lol thanks for chiming in on this. Serious question, not so serious discussion....

I got the Rain 10 pack of all plain dark before and it was excellent, I can't wait to try the variety pack.

Who is certifying these as Kosher?

Avi wrote:Who is certifying these as Kosher?

It's certified in Guatemala by www.chabadguatemala.com and in the US the Orthodox Union, OU NY. We wanted to see what it took to do this type of certification and let us know if this type of certification is important to you- thanks!!!

I'm considering these as a gift, how is the packaging?

glazedfaith wrote:Can anyone say with any certainty that this chocolate is child labor free?

Yes, I would like to know this as well. Chocolate made from coco picked by children is so delicious. It must have something to do with the way their small hands handle the cocoa plants.

Oh this looks so good!

wootster309 wrote:I'm considering these as a gift, how is the packaging?

The new packaging is awesome, its a European box style with a Guatemalan theme! We did total redesign check it out on our fan page- http://www.facebook.com/rainrepublic

glazedfaith wrote:Can anyone say with any certainty that this chocolate is child labor free?

Yes, it is certainly free of both slave labor and child labor. Just because we are a developing country doesn't mean we are barbarians:-) Our chocolate is also Vegan, Kosher and Sustainably produced.

Contains soy? ...the hell is that doing in there?

Sorry... but I've purchased this chocolate twice before and both times the chocolate was old. Old and stale with the white crusting edges and white spots like old chocolate gets when it's, um, old. Old like the inventory needed a major flushing so it was dumped on Woot. No thanks.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

ammatos wrote:At this price, and considering that Chocolate doesn't like heat- this should have been shipped via FedEx Ground, FedEx Home, or ANYTHING faster than SmartPost (bka SNAIL-Post!!!). UGH!!!

Best to All,

a.

SmartPost - The crappiest shipping around!

Since my original question hasn't been answered, does anyone have any suggestions on shipping chocolate to Africa? It can take up to two weeks to get there. Anyone know about cooling solutions and where to get them?

Wine.woot seems to have somewhat variable shipping times.

Would this arrive by Thanksgiving?

I owe some gifts.

ammatos wrote:At this price, and considering that Chocolate doesn't like heat- this should have been shipped via FedEx Ground, FedEx Home, or ANYTHING faster than SmartPost (bka SNAIL-Post!!!). UGH!!!

Best to All,

a.

Considering that it is now NOVEMBER, I don't think heat will be a problem!

This item is not on the O-U website. I contacted O-U and they were not aware of this item. Is there a picture of the packaging with the certification or a certification letter available?
I am a kosher consumer and would purchase this item if it is certified kosher by O-U

How long has this woot been up? And nobody's made a joke about Chocolate Rain yet?