It's Still Christmas! - Tasting Discounted Christmas Treats

It's always Christmas somewhere in the world.
So here's a little bit of Christmas today...

[@magnets1000]

Those storm troopers look like they could be penguins or mini santas, they love reusing the mould!

[@rolfs2165]

And the chocolate looks like it might be a bit older, with the fat starting to separate on the first one.

[@snepNL]

Oi shrimp. Have you ever considered being a voice actor? I wish i had that full charismatic soothing voice of yours!

[@shaunmoreland6841]

nothing says Christmas like biting off Santa's head.

[@EmanuelsWorkbench]

re: the pig cookies: as a way of protecting their recipe, often things like ginger are listed as "natural flavours"

[@the1exnay]

It bothers me so much that they're allowed to hide part of what's in it behind "natural flavours" or "artificial flavours" or the like. That's against the point of putting the ingredients on the package.

[@jordylazer8896]

I honestly love the simplicity of this channel it's very calming

[@born_again_torinos]

Somehow I feel scammed, Sincerely, John Barosa

[@slaughterround643]

Your name is John Barosa? What a very strange coincidence; my name is John Warosa! Next you're going to tell me you're a barrister too!

[@ashullu]

@@slaughterround643 do not trust that soul

[@ArcataTaper]

Where is Mohammed Hassan when you need him ? I think he could clear this whole thing up.

[@mushroomsamba82]

I thought it was Warosa?

[@phantomarchive]

@@mushroomsamba82 theres many

[@supertrash896]

ah, the age old scam of getting chocolate worth pennies, putting it in a shiny wrapper, and charging 100x more than it's worth.

[@arcticfox5118]

To be entirely fair in most cases like this your paying for the branding rather then the chocolate. They do sell this dirt cheap chocolate at a reasonable price in plain packaging. Chocolate coins come to mind, at least in the U.S their between $0.50-$1.50 and they cost about $0.25 - $1 for the materials, packaging and shipping depending on brand.

[@TheKittychans]

Loved Eva in the hat! What a cutie! I'm always disappointed when Christmas candy is hollow and doesn't have some of the details that the wrapping has. But I suppose both those things would increase the cost of the chocolate. Also always disappointed that the giant candy that comes out during holidays is never actually giant! It's just a bunch of little candy in big wrapping!

[@rolfs2165]

If I might point you over to Barry Lewis, who used the plastic shells as moulds for actual giant candy. :) Giant Quality Street Strawberry Delight: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZXHeq1pasd_j5Y Giant Maltesers Teaser: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV6mlHepacuWbJY

[@TheKittychans]

@@rolfs2165 Thanks for the suggestion!

[@fireandcopper]

Whenever you upload a video, it's a small Christmas for me

[@colmlooney5843]

Smooth Speech: 100

[@julemandenudengaver4580]

Nothing like that cheap chocolate, that's just disgusting, taste a little weird too

[@stupidfanboyph]

Hey, it's still Christmas here, until the Solemnity of the Epiphany, which is on Monday (6 Jan) for this year. It's more commonly called here the Feast of the Three Kings. Merry Christmas!

[@AnneIglesias]

Greg Ayad that is how we celebrate, too. Puerto Rico has a lot of influence from the Catholic faith when it comes to their holiday celebrations.

[@KonElKent]

Orthodox Christmas is Tuesday.

[@eightiesboy]

Another great video from one of my favourite eclectic KZbin channels. Thank you AS!

[@thexbigxgreen]

6:17 Aww man Eva is such a cutie-pie! That picture reminds me of poor little Max from the classic cartoon The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!

[@Janosik_Janosikowy]

Hi Atomic Shrimp. Do not worry you are right! it is still The Christmas season wihich continues until the Feast of the Baptism of Christ, which in the present form of the Roman Rite is celebrated on the Sunday after January 6 , or the following Monday if that Sunday is Epiphany. Happy Christmas to all of you. Btw. Many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas Day on January 7.

[@marcberm]

Chocolate balls disguised as Brussels sprouts looks like an intentional way to ensure the children leave some for mom and dad. 😂

[@MuchWhittering]

Technically today is the 11th Day of Christmas. Disappointing that M&S doesn't sell Pipers, but it turns out selling people is against the law. PC gone mad, if you ask me.

[@paige4201]

thanks for the laugh

[@timewarpdrive77]

Don't worry, they'll develop cloning in a few years to get around that

[@agmjfcom]

Now how are you going to regift all this with a bite out of everything?

[@Parsley96]

I love the tiny daggers that were shooting out of little Eva’s eyes!! That picture has tickled me to death!! Love it and her and your channel!!❤❤❤

[@mcsonicteam]

Watches him review first item. Me: damn I want some chocolate right now Pauses video to go have chocolate. Resumes video. Next item. Me: damn I want some chocolate right now! ........

[@MrSharpshot]

Same. Had to go grab some chocolate to eat along with. Even cheap chocolate makes my mouth water Atomic Shrimp.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

This is the only channel whose mukbang videos I'd actually watch.

[@Amethystar]

Always interesting to see what's left over from the holidays, even/especially is it's cheap. Wishing you a Happy New Year from across the pond.

[@JJ-kl7eq]

What?! No chocolate Boba Fett?!? I have a Boba fetish.

[@BonnieFluff]

Here's how you could fix that Merry Sithmas thing, while keeping the Empire theme: Keep Vader, chuck in Palpatine, make a Stormtrooper have a little orange thingy on his sholder. Bang, done

[@prodTyeDye]

“Let it have snowed” Keep up the good work 👍

[@AnneIglesias]

It’s still the 12 days of Christmas! Today is eleven pipers piping! Christmas Day is just day one. I might have to look at the history of when they stopped celebrating it that way, but the carol is still around for some reason...

[@eliannam.5700]

At this point, I'm sleep-singing Rudolph, yes it's still Christmas, thank you! :)

[@audreyg.lamour8034]

Let it have snowed Let it have snowed Let it have snowed... Still my favorite KZbin channel!

[@AtomicShrimp]

Oh the weather outside was frightful But the fire was so delightful And since there was no place to have gone Let it have snowed Let it have snowed Let it have snowed

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's ending to look a lot like Christmas

[@gdn2705]

Aldi marzipan stollan is very nice picked a couple up half price today miles better the panationy.

[@ImperfectionGuaranteed]

For value of content, and novelty, I would give the prize to the satsuma/sprout chocs.

[@fizixx]

Ahhh, really nice. I can't say I've ever had a hollow chocolate item that was very good. I must say however, fruit flavored chiocolate really dresses up the choco experience: orange, blueberry, and raspberry, my favorite. Holiday sweets can be a dicey prospect, for sure, so I sure tip my hat for that risky venture! :)

[@ashullu]

this is the first non scam video of yours that i've watched. i'm pleasantly surprised

[@amandadavies..]

11th Feb 2021,watching this at not far off 4am. I'm hooked on these videos....and that voice. This all came about when I randomly discovered one starring the infamous John Barosa / Warosa.....

[@diedertspijkerboer]

3:35 How to react to chocolate Star Wars figures. Just say "OK".

[@debcat6275]

Enjoyable watching...thank you!

[@boredvideos5616]

I just realized I wasn't subbed! I just did so right now.

[@lawrencescales9864]

Just relaxing with this Christmas video in August

[@andresg.7692]

Truly eternal

[@swr1240]

As someone who gets triggered from chewing noises, I definitely appreciate your editing! :-D

[@happybunny1329]

I enjoyed this video! Would you maybe be able to do an Easter treats version in a month's time if there are any Easter goodies on sale at marks after Easter? :)

[@christiananderson4909]

My favorite stocking stuffer as a kid was always the chocolate oranges.

[@rararasputin4754]

Friend: Who is this Atomic Shrimp guy in my recommended? Me: Oh you know, that ASMRtist with scambaiting tendencies. Quality content as always

[@SentientMuppet]

My grandmother uses single use plastic packaging for things such as chocolate molds and bread/dough wraps, actually quite useful! She also uses those plastic sealing bags for gifting food items. Honestly if companies would put in a little blurb along the lines of "this packaging is reusable" so many more people would stop and think of a way to repurpose them rather than toss in the bin

[@jayson_bell]

Eva from that photo looked like me when i was younger when my mother used to force me to wear the outfits she bought for me for my birthday.

[@AtomicShrimp]

I know what you mean - when I was growing up, my dad used to take us to a fancy restaurant for Christmas lunch - the sort of place where you have to book a table more than a year in advance - and I was always made to wear smart trousers made of itchy wool

[@joeconti2396]

I almost gagged at the thought of brussel sprout chocolates.

[@ActingNT]

I suspect the reason that Christmas treats have redundant packaging is because one is the standard packaging and the other is the special Christmas branded packaging. For example, the single-use plastic is standard, and the decorative tin is added for Christmas time. During the already hectic Christmas rush, the cheapest strategy is to change the production process as little as possible.

[@Xenogeek2]

"Come over to the dark chocolate side!"

[@ethanboyer713]

I really love this guy. Best channel ever

[@louiealbrecht1088]

Oh yes, Eva DEFINITELY looks so delighted! Looking forward to seeing her model that hat for us in about eleven months! (And I'm going to start looking for those chocolate Brussels sprouts for my mother for next year - she's the only person in our family who likes the things!)

[@AtomicShrimp]

Eva tried to tear the hat up the moment that photo was taken

[@louiealbrecht1088]

@@AtomicShrimp Smart girl!

[@ChrisWar666]

Hmmm, when did the UK start having panetone? I'd never heard of it when I left (2006), but in Brazil it's common in the lead up to Christmas

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Your Stanley knife made me think of R2D2

[@shadeoskullex]

You ever realize how etiquette your voice is? It's surreal.

[@Jay_76]

Atomic Shrimp: It's a Panettone. We know what to expect. Me(An American): I've never seen that before in my life. It looks kind of like a large fruitcake muffin made of angel food cake. It actually looks good for just a Pound. Those "Billionaire Chocolate Bites" also looked pretty good and the way you described the flavor sounded delicious when eaten in moderation, like one a day. Honestly, from what the video showed, I would buy and probably enjoy the Panettone, the Chocolate Santa, those Billionaire Bites, and maybe the chocolate oranges and sprouts. Good video!

[@Donorcyclist]

I'm going to try to get away with this next year, and tell my wife that it's research for my channel. Hahahaha! I wish our goodies were so inexpensive after the holidays... Thanks for sharing!

[@tarekwayne9193]

Definitely one of my favourite KZbinrs... You introduced me to scam baiting. I like your content(and delivery)so much I watch your other stuff too! Iconic voice💯

[@arcticfox5118]

I can't speak for the U.K but i imagine the reason's are similar enough that what applies in the U.S likely applies there. Namely they have the cookies in two bags inside the tin is due to health regulations. In the U.S in many cases if you go to put something into a tin like that. You need to prove its air tight and get it inspected by the i think USDA (not sure if its a different branch for packaged goods but it is an alphabet agency) and prove that critters/contaminants cant get into/be inserted into the tin especially if marketed to kids. That costs a ton of money and is very extensive and time consuming. Its why you will see really fancy cookies and shortbread in tins sometimes without plastic, but almost never cheap items that get sold basically once. Much cheaper to throw them into a standard government approved sealed bag then to pay all the expense of having the tins inspected in most cases. And on a low profit item like this it would be silly to expend the extra cash.

[@jondycz]

I thought those green balls looked like broccoli. Well, I probably didn't pay attention in school when we learned about vegetables xD Edit: grammar

[@weirskruud]

Love your tablecloth btw

[@ug301]

I like it too. I really wonder where he got it from

[@phoneheaded]

@@ug301 Perhaps he sewed it?

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's a vinyl fabric cloth that I bought in The Range - it used to just be the cloth on the dining room table, and it happened to be that I shot most of my videos there. When I set up my little studio in the spare room, I got a new cloth for the dining room, and took this one to the studio, for continuity. I really like patterns like this, but some people hate it. Either way, it serves as a watermark for my content

[@toolmanthetim7042]

yeah....eva looked really thrilled with the hat. i've gotten after season easter bunny printed foil wrapped bunnys that were santas inside

[@Sheepy007]

My favourite holiday is "reduced Holiday Candy-day"

[@mjsdecember1990]

I work at the M&S distribution centre in Bradford in the clothing and home and we still ship Christmas stuff in January

[@DeathInTheSnow]

I'm at one of the RDCs in the south and honestly we get caught in the middle between supplier and store returns and it leaves us with little in the way of options to find a home for it all. It's such a waste of food.

[@terranceparsons5185]

Did you open this stuff on May the Fourth? Be with you.

[@LoafAround]

Why is your message light off? You connected through USB power, so did it just break?

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's on. I think I had the studio light up too high and it was swamped out

[@tinyponymuse]

Do brussel sprouts have something to do with Christmas?

[@queeny5613]

Its always Christmas in supermarkets

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

1:04 I had literally NO option but to stop the work I was doing, groan "Oh no" and then collapse laughing on top of my work. None. Cheers!!

[@randomunavailable]

You've successfully made me hungry for British Christmas confectioneries.

[@WhenTheManComesAround]

Another great review video my friend 😁

[@mwkxie]

I watched this while eating chocolate coins!

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

I kept looking at the advent calenders in Poundland as they got cheaper as we got closer to Christmas. They were down to 25p which was probably OK for the chocolate content 😍👍

[@matthijsvanbeest5093]

Shame that cake didn't come in a can, would've fit perfectly!

[@basilbrush9075]

The panettone reminds me of the apocalypse birthday cake somewhat

[@rolfs2165]

Hm ... I could send you some leftover Christmas stuff from Germany, if you like. The supermarket around the corner still has box-towers full of Printen, speculaas, marzipan potatoes, ... They're selling it off 2-for-1.

[@ArcataTaper]

OK

[@RevJamesCostello]

I really hate cheap chocolate ‘for kids’. Why give children cheap rubbish? If I buy anything for the kids, I buy quality. Very important to me.

[@georgec2894]

Rev. James C The sane Rev. James C who frequents the better boxing KZbin channels! I approve your taste of videos 👍

[@RevJamesCostello]

@@georgec2894 Thanks. What are your favourite boxing channels?

[@georgec2894]

@@RevJamesCostello Too many! UltraTech, Boxing talk with Ade, Dwyer, Rummy's Corner, MrBoxingtoday2, UCTV, etc..

[@classicgamer7247]

Dame man those are great I rember the shop near me haveing it cause chocolate coins are the best but so small

[@mealex303]

Im EATTING a greggs festive slice while watching this 😂

[@classicgamer7247]

The best kind of chocolate I think is kinder one though cause seem more quality

[@storm3698]

Christmas till 5th or 6th

[@JeghedderThomas]

This is all just an excuse to enjoy a bit of a snack, innit? Merry 2020, Shrimp!

[@Scorpio_Moonshine]

Now I want chocolate, but the good stuff.☺

[@LD-wm7jm]

this isnt just any old xmas shite left over from december this is m&s xmas shite left over from december

[@QuiltingCrow]

I often wait until Xmas to order Xmas-Goodies, because here in Germany you get about 50% off then :)

[@dismith73]

Thanks for this . .. .would be nice to see original price at Christmas, and translate to US dollars for the comparison

[@FlyingDutchman19801]

I never knew those chocolate coins were available in other countries besides my own (Netherlands); we have them for St. Nick (Dec 5) instead of Christmas though.

[@clairvoyantamnesiac9770]

Yes its always Christmas in the North Pole. They dont get much candy year round so, mostly they eat fish.. raw. One of those 7 troopers in the pencil bag was TK 421. the zipper on that bag is handy dandy. Id take off the heads and fill them with raspberry schnapps. Hmm, a cylinder of cake. I love them damned sugar cake -like cookie thingy - what you call its? _HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!_

[@DVincentW]

TK 421 is still on suspension since that fateful day in the Death Star.

[@Petertronic]

Someone gave me M&S Belgian chocolates, and they were quite horrible!

[@johnnyboydevonshire4650]

Great vid. Im with you on the overuse of single use plastics though 👍

[@thomasherzog86]

technically, christmas comes from the latin "missa christi" which means - mass of the christ - so yeah, most christian churches have christmas every day.

[@gozewijngoossens4877]

Keep the chocolate coin wrappers and glue them somewhere on a street. Nice afterfun.

[@sarahstrong7174]

We understand, you don't need an excuse to eat chocolate & cake. It's Ok to have treats sometimes. We all have those days.

[@drekex6767]

Seeing how the wrapped Storm Troopers and Darth Vader chocolate don't even look like what they are supposed to inside says a lot about the quality

[@archiehogg7905]

Im not sure on the Star Wars pencil case because its genuinely limited to Christmas time, would have been a much better product if it were less christmasy and therefor can be used all year round.

[@PriyaPans]

You should Collab with Stuart Ashen!!!

[@kathrynillsley7557]

It’s now June and I have a sudden craving for chocolate 🍫

[@thespoon3061]

Well, it's about Christmas now....

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

:D Sooooo that's what discounted tastes like :P

[@ImNotACatLawyerButIPlayOneOnTV]

1:20 what kind of knife is that? I have a friend who collects interesting knives..

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's a Stanley FatMax craft knife

[@CommonSenserules1981]

No scammers in sight... Grr! Humbug. I ended up watching anyway.

[@JDoubleG]

Yup it's still a week of christmas here in asia. :)

[@98dizzard]

It's not just single use plastic, those wrappers aren't even recyclable.

[@AtomicShrimp]

The foil is. The percy pig tin is, the cardboard sleeves are. It's just all this plastic film and trays

[@98dizzard]

@@AtomicShrimp yes that's what I meant. A lot of it is just unnecessary anyway.

[@PorchPotatoMike]

“Chocolate Brussel Sprouts”? Just that combination of words makes me lose my appetite.