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People are finding ingenious ways to use those new Toblerone bars

They’re good for *something*, at least.

Nov 11th 2016, 7:54 PM 6,993 Views 0 Comments

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WELL, THE WORLD has really gone to hell in a handbasket, hasn’t it?

Brexit, President Trump, and this:

Earlier this week, Mondelez announced that it would be completely changing the Toblerone bar, reducing the weight by increasing the gaps between the peaks.

Predictably, nobody was happy.

 

As always, the resourcefulness of the human race shines through despite setbacks – and people are managing to put their ugly new Toblerones to good use.

They’re being turned into stationery holders

Raspberry Pi mounts

Device stands

Tweet by @Alolan Nyarth Source: Alolan Nyarth/Twitter

DVD shelves

CD/record organisers

And toast racks

Now people have temporary solutions to their storage problems. At least something good has come of this tragedy.

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