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Quick Pitch: Chocomize is like an online chocolate factory and you're Willy Wonka. You create a chocolate bar with only your favorite ingredients.
Genius Idea: If you've ever longed for a chocolate bar that contains both potato chips and Pop Rocks, Chocomize is the site for you. The site lets you take the classic chocolate bar and customize it with your choice of up to five ingredients. The resulting combination can then be shipped directly to your home or to someone you love as a gift.
You start by selecting what kind of chocolate you want to use (your choices are dark, milk or white) and then you can add a variety of add-ins to make the candy bar truly unique. With a range of ingredients as diverse as hot curry powder and Strawberry Gushers fruit snacks, you can create something really, really weird or really, really good.
Chocomize also has a collection of "favorites" or pre-configured popular flavors. I really like the looks of the Smores Bar, which combines Teddy Graham crackers and mini marshmallows with milk chocolate.
The site is easy to use and it's easy to select what ingriedients you want to add to your bar. Pricing starts at $3.85 for the basic chocolate bar and ingredients vary on price. If you're wanting to order lots of bars for special events, you can bulk order and even design your own label.
The idea is really, really cool and this is the sort of gift that could be a real treat for weddings, birthdays or other special occasions. I think I'm going to order what I'm calling the "C-Mac Special:" milk chocolate with gummy bears, toffee, Nerds and Pop Rocks.
What's in your dream candy bar? Let us know!
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