Warning: No Chocolate

Rough days require drastic measures. This means a 3 p.m. trip to the building's vending machine for some chocolate. 

Unfortunately the pickings for chocolate in the vending machines lately has been slim.

Yesterday though I noticed that the vending machine company had been aware of this too.  And instead of ignoring what is a relatively cataclysmic event, posted the following sign on their machine:

Where's My Chocolate???

This is the time of year when we start watching the weather forecasts. Warm weather means we have to be careful when it comes to chocolate candy. The lower the melting temperature, the smoother the chocolate tastes.  Confectioner's chocolate (the good stuff) contains cocoa butter. It not only melts faster than chocolate, but it will also separate, rise to the top and turn a grayish color. Consumers refer to this as "old" or "stale" candy.

The other type of chocolate is composition chocolate, and is mostly used as a warm weather replacement. Some popular bars that are covered with composition chocolate are Peanut Chews and Baby Ruth.

We will do our best to provide you with some chocolate selections during the warm spring and summer months. But as in past, you will see more jellies, hard candies and licorice. 

Thank you for your patronage!!! AVM Services

Admittingly the sign does not excuse the lack of chocolate.  But how brilliantly simplistic.  This note was typed, xeroxed and taped to the inside window of the machine. It probably took upwards of 15 minutes to develop and implement.  

Even though there was no chocolate, I felt a great deal better knowing that 

• they knew the need,
• they communicated that they knew there was a need, 
• and it would be rectified soon.

I feel weird saying that I felt better. I wonder if I just don't expect simple and direct communications anymore.