Comments on: Larabar Jocalat http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/ Candy bars, artisanal chocolates, bubble gum and every sugary thing in between. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Crystal http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-57272 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:26:04 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-57272 Be Warned! This is NOT a chocolate bar as so misleadingly advertised by Larabar! Bleechh! Maannn, Larabar has horrendous customer service. They may have decent fruit/nut bars but when they call them "Jocalat"? That is just cheap. Had I known, I would not have shelled out 3 bucks for a brick of compressed dates. I commented on their blog with this message a 2 days ago, it has mysteriously vanished: So I sent this comment thru Larabar's site last SUMMER, I never got a reply.... Hi Larabar, Wow! With the influence of the West Coast and just choosing a healthier lifestyle I am familiar with your brand but did not have any of your bars until recently, and I regret to say that I was so disappointed with your product! I really expected Larabar, being pricey and with all its healthy, natural, fair trade propaganda, to actually taste good and deliver to its reputation. Well, I guess I am like all the other suckers. I bought your "Chocolate Jocalat", took a bite and became seriously confused. I had a few more bites of this "chocolate" bar but could not taste any chocolate! Looking at the wrapper I realized that the first ingredient of the "Chocolate Jocalat" bar was DATES?! What a scam. I am sure I am not the first to be duped by this awful mislabelling. How can you call this a chocolate bar when all you taste is dates and some sort of crunchy fruit leather texture? I admit I should have looked more carefully before purchasing but still this is questionable advertising! Could you please get back to me and explain this hugely misleading claim you make about your product?! Honestly, I don't mind date/nut bars that much- in fact I love them- however when I make a purchase of a product labelled "Chocolate Jocalat" I have chocolatey expectations. Disappointed, Crystal As you can see, it was already the second time I tried to reach them about customer satisfaction... and yet on their website it states, "Everyone at Larabar fully respects and supports blogging as means for people to express themselves". Selective expression, perhaps? Why is it so difficult for them to address my very simple concerns about their product? Be Warned! This is NOT a chocolate bar as so misleadingly advertised by Larabar! Bleechh!

Maannn, Larabar has horrendous customer service. They may have decent fruit/nut bars but when they call them “Jocalat”? That is just cheap. Had I known, I would not have shelled out 3 bucks for a brick of compressed dates.
I commented on their blog with this message a 2 days ago, it has mysteriously vanished:

So I sent this comment thru Larabar’s site last SUMMER, I never got a reply….

Hi Larabar,
Wow! With the influence of the West Coast and just choosing a healthier lifestyle I am familiar with your brand but did not have any of your bars until recently, and I regret to say that I was so disappointed with your product! I really expected Larabar, being pricey and with all its healthy, natural, fair trade propaganda, to actually taste good and deliver to its reputation. Well, I guess I am like all the other suckers. I bought your “Chocolate Jocalat”, took a bite and became seriously confused. I had a few more bites of this “chocolate” bar but could not taste any chocolate! Looking at the wrapper I realized that the first ingredient of the “Chocolate Jocalat” bar was DATES?! What a scam. I am sure I am not the first to be duped by this awful mislabelling. How can you call this a chocolate bar when all you taste is dates and some sort of crunchy fruit leather texture? I admit I should have looked more carefully before purchasing but still this is questionable advertising! Could you please get back to me and explain this hugely misleading claim you make about your product?! Honestly, I don’t mind date/nut bars that much- in fact I love them- however when I make a purchase of a product labelled “Chocolate Jocalat” I have chocolatey expectations.
Disappointed,
Crystal

As you can see, it was already the second time I tried to reach them about customer satisfaction…
and yet on their website it states, “Everyone at Larabar fully respects and supports blogging as means for people to express themselves”. Selective expression, perhaps?
Why is it so difficult for them to address my very simple concerns about their product?

]]> by: rachel http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-25618 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:55:05 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-25618 i haven't tried a larabar i didn't like! the jocolat bars are decent but i think i'm still partial to cocoa mole. if you can go through a whole box, i found a site with great prices - www.shopnatural.com - they've got the original larabars and the jocolat bars. i haven’t tried a larabar i didn’t like! the jocolat bars are decent but i think i’m still partial to cocoa mole. if you can go through a whole box, i found a site with great prices - www.shopnatural.com - they’ve got the original larabars and the jocolat bars.

]]> by: Renee http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18968 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:04:26 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18968 I have had 2 of their bars and will have plenty more in future. the Lemon Bar and the Chocolate Jocalat, I found them delish, not sickly sweet and all organic. No added sugars and real food it it, decadently incredible really. I have had 2 of their bars and will have plenty more in future. the Lemon Bar and the Chocolate Jocalat, I found them delish, not sickly sweet and all organic. No added sugars and real food it it, decadently incredible really.

]]> by: Rosa Li http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18685 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:25:00 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18685 Well, they're not ordinary chocolates at all; they're chocolate flavored Lara Bars. I think the main ingredient in all of them is the date paste, since the website says each bar contains a full serving of fruit. Understandably, they don't taste nearly as good as pure, delicious chocolate. Thanks for the Dove tip! If only I lived in one of those cities... Well, they’re not ordinary chocolates at all; they’re chocolate flavored Lara Bars. I think the main ingredient in all of them is the date paste, since the website says each bar contains a full serving of fruit. Understandably, they don’t taste nearly as good as pure, delicious chocolate.

Thanks for the Dove tip! If only I lived in one of those cities…

]]> by: Mary http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18658 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:23:34 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/07/31/larabar-jocalat/#comment-18658 I've never tasted this one yet. How do you compare the taste with ordinary chocolates? Anyway, maybe you're interested to know that Dove is giving away free samples of milk and dark chocolates on Aug. 2-5 at different U.S. cities: Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Diego CA and San Francisco CA. You can visit dove's web site at http://www.dovechocolate.com for more information. I’ve never tasted this one yet. How do you compare the taste with ordinary chocolates? Anyway, maybe you’re interested to know that Dove is giving away free samples of milk and dark chocolates on Aug. 2-5 at different U.S. cities: Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, San Diego CA and San Francisco CA.
You can visit dove’s web site at http://www.dovechocolate.com for more information.

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