Harry Seager has been compensated with £2 after finding a Mars bar missing its signature ripple, causing an online stir. Seager’s post of the candy on the Dull Men’s Club Facebook page garnered attention from thousands, with some criticizing the appearance of the otherwise beloved chocolate. Mars Wrigley UK could not give Seager a reason for his imperfect candy bar, but fellow group members speculated that it had simply escaped the standard air-blowing process during production. The company stated that the ripple would still be utilized going forward.
Seager, a resident of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was traveling to a classic car show with friends when he picked up the mars bar from a service station in Thame, Oxfordshire. The experience made Seager curious about the manufacturing process, leading to his inquiry into the issue. He stated that while he wanted to know the cause of his candy bar’s appearance, Mars Wrigley UK did not provide him with an explanation, sidestepping the question. Nonetheless, he expressed satisfaction with the £2 compensation he received. He thanked the company, stating that he could now purchase two additional Mars bars.
Mars bars, which were first created by hand in Slough, Berkshire in 1932, are still manufactured in the same location. According to Seager, former Mars candy factory employees offered their insight, claiming that the bars pass through an “enrober” machine, where an air-based system along the top of the waterfall-like process would blow the bars. They claimed that an attendant at the end of the process ensures that all bars are sufficiently impacted, but Seager is unsure what happens to the bars that escape the air currents.
While Seager enjoys most chocolate bars, he is not a fan of all sweets. He expressly dislikes strawberry and orange cremes but loves the coffee ones in boxes of Roses or Quality Street. The coffee cremes are exclusively available at John Lewis and Waitrose this Christmas season
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