My view is that if you're going to say anything on Valentine's Day say it with chocolates. Well that might just be me, but I can't be the only person who loves nothing more than cuddling up with a chocolatey treat?

Personally I think that all chocolates are pretty much right for Valentine's Day, you don't actually need to make a special range with that as the theme. Especially if you're a chocoletier named Thorntons. But no. It would seem that not satisfied with making some of the most delicious chocolate treats known to mankind, they also have to make some stuff specially for this one particular day of the year.

I received three items from the range for review, and I have to say I gave them a thorough testing! What I found interesting is that these are not expensive sweets or chocolates. In fact, they were all priced at less than a fiver. A nice way perhaps to add that little bit extra to your day when you're on a budget.

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What would you do if someone dropped a bag of chocolate on your doorstep? A seriously big bag of chocolate? And not just any chocolate but Thornton's chocolate. Oh yes, it really did feel like Christmas had come early in my house this year.

As I waddled over to the computer, I did wonder at the wisdom of eating it all by myself. But who would share their scrummy chocolate? OK so I didn't really eat it all, but oh boy, it would have been tempting.

Thorntons has a range of chocolates specially aimed at Christmas shopper. I felt obliged to get some of these in for review, so I could test them for your benefit. Honestly, the trials we go through here at PlayPennies, just for you dear reader.

Here's how the tests went, so you can work out for yourself which tasty treats are worth spending your cash on, and which you should avoid.

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