Quality Street have long been a family favourite with its tins of delicious sweets transporting many people back to their childhood Christmasses and family get-togethers.
But like many holiday favourites, it can be hard to adjust to changes, especially when it comes to our much-loved sweets.
This year Quality Street have caused quite the stir after it decided to change its iconic shiny packaging in favour of something a little... well, duller.
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However, there's a good reason for ending the 86-year tradition.
Nestle is replacing the see-through and foil wrappers in favour of a form of waxed paper to make their packaging recyclable.
The decision hopes to prevent two billion wrappers a year from being thrown into landfill, and consumers will start to notice the change in the coming weeks.
Thankfully though, the new wrappers will keep their distinctive colours.
Hazelnut in caramel will remain in its purple paper, the coconut eclair in blue, and of course, the fudge in pink.
Just because they are eco-friendly, however, does not mean everyone is happy with the decision, with many making no secret of the fact they're not so keen on the revised design.
Alex Hutchinson, a chocolate historian, who used to be the official archivist at Rowntree Mackintosh, said: "When Harold Mackintosh originally launched Quality Street, he specifically designed it to be an explosion of colour, different flavours, different shapes. The wrapping was absolutely key."
People took to Twitter to express their feelings about the new packaging.
Someone tweeted: "Quality Street – flavours may come and go, tubs may shrink, but one thing has remained constant since 1936 – the shiny, sparkly, rustling wrappers, made from foil and coloured cellophane. But no more.
"Quality Street will now be wrapped in a waxy recyclable paper. It will save two billion bits of wrapping going to landfill, but, as my daughter said when she opened the sample tin and saw the new, dull wrappers: 'What have they done?!'"
They then continued to admit that the environmental impact of the sweet wasn't ideal before the change was made.
"I suppose 2 billion tiny bits of plastic isn't great."
Another wrote: "Good for Nestle, all those cellophane wrappers must have used plenty of oil to make too, so it's good they've been changed, but yes, it's a little sad they are not the shiny, sparkly jewels they used to be."
Someone else said they preferred the look of the new chocolates, commenting: "I actually much prefer the look of these - they look more childish and colourful and cute!"
"A good move. It's what's inside that counts", one praised.
"They've ruined Christmas", another joked.
"They will still have the same delicious taste", someone reasoned.
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