ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture
SWEET SHAME
Sophie Wilks, 27, had a simple plan: buy six Biscoff chocolate eggs from Night ‘n Day, eat just one, and save the rest for the week. By the time she finished her “one,” the plan had spectacularly collapsed.
“I thought I’d just have one… maybe two if I was feeling rebellious, especially if I’ve earned it,” Sophie admitted, staring at the empty wrappers of her biscoff eggs. “Next thing I knew… well, there were no more. They were gone. I blame the biscoff eggs for being so damn good.”
The Tahunanui local with a previously respectable self-control record, reportedly entered her home triumphantly with her haul of six eggs. But within minutes, the eggs had mysteriously disappeared, leaving wrappers strewn across the kitchen like the aftermath of a chocolate tornado.
“I told myself I’d ration them for the week,” she confessed. “But, honestly, I just gorged. Every bite was like… heaven in biscuit-and-chocolate form. I couldn’t stop.”
Not one to dwell on mistakes, Sophie hatched a daring plan: she headed straight back to the local Night ‘n’ Day store later that evening, hoping the assistant wouldn’t recognise her for the second time in a single day.
“I was basically a Biscoff egg vigilante,” she laughed. “In and out, real quick. I might have blushed a little when they asked if I’d already bought some today. Ugh, the damn shame.”
Staff report that Sophie left Night ‘n Day Tahunanui with an undisclosed number of additional eggs, her chocolate mission far from over. When asked about her next steps, she smiled sheepishly: “Honestly… I think I’ll just… pace myself. Maybe.”
Experts warn that the consumption of six Biscoff eggs in one sitting, while delicious, may lead to temporary bliss followed by intense self-reflection, and perhaps a second trip to Night ‘n Day.
More to come.
