A box of the famous Dubai Chocolate bars was right next to the register as I paid for my water at the James Fennimore Cooper rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. I was vaguely aware of the viral sensation that swept TikTok last year, and I knew the milk chocolate bars filled with pistachio cream and crispy bits of phyllo had been scarce for a while and were still expensive.
Indeed, these particular bars weighed about 8 ounces and cost 20 bucks. I hesitated a moment, but then my vacation brain took over. Why not? I thought. It'll be fun to try with the family! I added the candy to my pile of merchandise.
And when I did, the young clerk's eyebrows shot into his hairline. "Those are twenty dollars!" he sputtered.
"I know," I laughed, a little embarrassed. "I saw the price tag." I pointed to the box.
"Oof," he sighed in some relief. "I didn't know that was there."
I wondered how many times he had been taken to task by shocked customers, and I smiled and shrugged. "I'm on vacation!"
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