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Washington, D.C- While the nation's Christians were
busy celebrating the Easter holiday Sunday, Brian Bloom of
nearby Arlington raced to the store, knowing it would probably
be his last chance to purchase large quantities of Cadbury
Eggs before they were finally pulled from the shelves and
not seen again until next March.
He knew he had to act fast.
Bloom, an Orthodox Jew and admitted choc-o-holic, planned
his strategy months earlier, knowing just when and where the
aisles bearing the chocolate-covered sugary snack would be
free and unencumbered by church-going Protestants and Catholics.
"See, it's not just about short lines at the grocery
store -- it's much more complicated than that," Bloom
said. "Before the Cadbury Eggs are pulled from the shelves
-- the few leftovers are brought to the discount aisle and
snatched up like gold. If you're too slow, they're gone and
you spend the rest of the year wondering what you did wrong."
Bloom didn't want a repeat of what happened last year.
"I wandered into one of the stores where I normally
shop and I noticed there weren't any left at the cashier's
checkout station where they keep the impulse items,"
an emotional Bloom recalled. "By the time I realized
my mistake, it was too late. I had to leave my place in line
and that's when these two fat women rolled up their cart with
enough half-priced Cadbury Eggs to last until next year. I
was devastated. Those ladies just mocked me and said Cadbury
Eggs should be eaten only by Christians."
Cadbury Eggs, made by Swiss candy giant Nestle, are manufactured
specifically for the holiest of Christian holidays and because
they're only released once a year, there is great demand by
people all over the world. While several companies have attempted
to copy the success of the Cadbury Egg, none has been able
to identify the gooey white and yellow filling that separate
it from other similar-looking egg shaped candies. Nor have
other Christian-themed candies been purchased in such quantities
from Jewish, Muslim and Hindu shoppers.
Added Bloom, "If Cadbury Eggs can't bring Jews and Christians
together in harmony, I don't know what the hell will."
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