meiji almond slice

Meiji is a Japanese company that makes an almost overwhelming assortment of snacks.  I vaguely remember trying a couple of their products in the past, but have generally refrained from buying too many since they are a little pricey (I think most of the cost goes to the pretty packaging).  However, I went to T&T to pick up some groceries around Valentine's Day and saw that a special display of Meiji snacks had been set up (um...last-ditch present, I guess?).  I couldn't resist, so I ended up with a pack of Almond Slice.

 

The package contains 8 individually-wrapped pieces of chocolate (see what I mean about pretty packaging?).  I do give them points for portion control.  However, as great as this product looked from the outside, the actual chocolate was just so-so.  The milk chocolate didn`t quite have that smooth, rich texture I look for in chocolate.  And as you can see in the picture below, the actual quantity of almonds in each slice doesn't quite add up to what is shown on the box.

Buy again?  No.  The sub-par quality of the chocolate isn't worth revisiting. ~8 x individual portions, C$3.99.