Thanks a million for your thoughts and feedback Derek. I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to comment. Come back to see us really soon. You'llalways be sooooo welcome! I'm working on some new ideas so come and check them out!

Oh dear Greg N. I am so sorry that you feel this way. In fact I have kept my prices the same for a very long time while prices of my ingredients have skyrocketed. I really struggle with that. The issue is that I won't compromise quality by using compound chocolate or inferior ingredients. That IS a way to drop prices but I am too proud of my products. To be truthful, if I dropped them further it would not be sustainable. As to the range, I have over sixty different products on the shelves all made on the premises. If I expand that range then the sales per line item reduces and it would not be amazingly fresh - as I insist on. You may have noticed that I have almost eighty medals from Royal Show Judges and I think that indicates a degree of quality. Also, I have samples of almost everything to be SURE that every Customer has opportunity to be sure that they will be delighted. There are indeed cheaper places close to my premises but I don't even try to compete on their prices. Some are actually cheaper than the cost of my ingredients alone - but where's the pride and delight in that?

Thanks SydneyMacca for your review! I so appreciate your taking the time to review my shop and also your kind comments. I love having the kids in - they make my day as do their parents and so many grandparents too! Hope I remembered to give them a "Captain Chocolate" stamp! Do remind me next time in case I forget! Colin aka "Captain Chocolate"

Oh Kaz - what a lovely comment! Thanks so much and you'll ALWAYS be welcome at Captain Chocolate! Colin :-)

Hi Beverley and Aydan! It was totally my pleasure to meet you and show you around. Thanks for those great questions Aydan! Hope to see you again when you feel like another train ride to Jannali. Hopefully the factory will be producing yummy chocolates that day. Thanks so much for your very kind comments. Colin

Thanks Casper! I so appreciate your taking your time to comment on my shop and factory. You'll be so welcome when you come back. I'll try to have NEW items just to keep the ideas fresh and the chocolates delicious! Colin :-)

Thanks Jenny! You're JUST the person I want to see in my chocolate factory/shop - you're fussy with chocolate! You'll have seen the samples in the "Loot Box" in the store. Hope you got to try a few! Thanks too for your thoughts on the ice cream. Hope to see you back soon!

Thanks Granny Jules! :-)

Yay! Thanks so much for your kind words Dromomaniac! I so much appreciate your encouragement and will share with my staff :-) You've got me smiling happily! Colin

Thanks Missie! Delighted that you loved our hot chocolate! I was alerted to your post when someone came into my shop and said that he'd seen your post and he wanted a hot chocolate too! :-) FYI, our chocolate IS real chocolate. We do just have "pure chocolate" and also a large range with inclusions such as salted caramel, freeze dried starwberries and LOTS more! Do come back soon. Would love to see you again! Colin