Kinder Surprise
For many children, Kinder Surprise is a weekly treat of chocolate and toy. Not since Lidl’s Unerwünschte Sprotten range of pickled herring has there been such an exciting product named after a German expression for ‘unplanned baby’.
However, like childhood itself, the lifespan of a Kinder Egg is unfortunately short but sweet.
The Life of a Kinder Egg
Stage 1: Purchase
Stage 2: Unwrap
Stage 3: Eat chocolate to access capsule.
Stage 4: Open capsule to reveal toy. (N.B. Do not eat capsule).
Oh yay. It's a...um...thingy.
Stage 5: Read instructions for toy operation/construction.
A thingy that apparently bounces.
Stage 6: Play with toy.
Stage 7: Discard.
Review: Kids, one day the chocolate will be three mouthfuls and the toy will look like a rejected novelty keyring design. That day is the first day of adulthood.
4/10
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