CADBURY has released a new range of bars which divides up the chocolate based on who does the cooking, books the holidays, and remembers everyone’s birthday.
The wrapper of each bar in the new Dairy Milk range is designed to make sharing with others easy by indicating which portion of the treat should be shared with who.
There are 12 relatable scenarios including “who drove” and “who slept” – with the former earning the lion’s share of the bar and the latter receiving a more modest amount.
Others include “who updates the shared calendar” and “who goes along to things”, “who cooked”, “who cleaned”, and “who ate”, and “who chose what to what watch” and “who let them choose what to watch.”
It comes after a study of 2,000 adults by the chocolate brand found Brits carry out an average of eleven helpful tasks for others every single day.
Common acts include opening the door for someone else to walk through (61%), doing the washing up (53%), and giving directions to others (44%).
Other frequent good deeds include unnoticed chores such as tidying something up off the floor (44%), driving someone where they need to be (42%), and cooking for others (42%).
As many as 80% spend time helping others in small, expected ways – but said they wouldn’t have it any other way, as they like being helpful towards others (85%), it’s part of their nature (84%), and it makes them feel good (52%).
While 95% appreciate it when someone does something helpful for them – even if it is something small like bringing them a cup of tea.
And although 17% believe no one should expect thanks when carrying out generous everyday acts, 68% “love receiving appreciation” for jobs they’ve done.
With 65% admitting gratitude makes them feel happy.
The study, carried out through OnePoll, found while 25% are guilty of forgetting to be thankful, 87% believe it’s never too late to thank somebody for their generosity.
It also emerged one good deed really does deserve another with 41% claiming such acts create a ripple effect of positivity benefitting everyone.
Connor Gould, spokesperson for Cadbury, said: “We all know those unsung heroes who make our lives a little brighter – the ones who book the flights, remember everyone’s birthdays, or simply do the weekly food shop.
“Our research has shown that sharing really is caring, and our new bars are a fun and delicious way to share a little appreciation with those generous people.
“Sometimes it really is just simple moments of gratitude, including sharing a chocolate bar, that matter the most to others and are the perfect way to show you care.”
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
Top 20 everyday acts of generosity:
- Opening the door for someone else to walk through
- Doing the washing up
- Giving someone directions
- Checking in with others to make sure they are okay
- Unnoticed chores, such as picking up socks from the floor or changing a light bulb
- Driving someone somewhere they need to be
- Meal prep and /or cooking for the household
- Remembering the way someone likes their tea or coffee
- Changing the sheets
- Offering advice and your own expertise
- Organising trips for family, friends or your partner
- Offering to carry heavy bags
- Making or buying someone’s lunch
- Reminding others about people’s birthdays
- Offering your expertise
- Helping a colleague with work if you have extra time
- Organising and paying for household subscriptions
- Lending essentials to others
- Doing a food shop for someone else
- Offering tech support
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