I lent my bachelor students some development boards and today I got one of them back with 4 Merci chocolates included. How high would that be in the german gratitude scale?

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  2. Merci is more expensive than regular chocolate and they picked 4 different flavors so you hopefully enjoy at least two. It’s kind and thoughtful.

  4. Merci is a bit of a marketing ploy. It is good chocolate, not yet a luxury brand, but Storck hit gold when it introduced it because (due to its name) it became the go-to chocolate to show gratitude. Nowadays the packs not only come in all sizes – they also come in seasonal varieties in order to show gratitude at all times of the year.

    Some people (Erzieher, nurses etc.) are prone to get these gifted several times a year. Therefore, some people really dislike them.

    I, personally, love them and at work I devour every single one. There is no merci I don’t like and if they lie around during night shift, save to say it will be gone (and I will have a very bad conscience) the next morning.

  7. It’s a nice gesture. Try not to analyze it too much.

    The fact that there are 4 different varieties implies some thought was involved, but yet it’s not a full box, which implies that they ate the rest. But you say they’re students, and students tend not to have much money.

    So what does it mean? It means they thought to give you something, which was nice of them. Reading any deeper than that involves making some big guesses, and therefore is not worth your time.

  8. ”Meeerci my little way of saying thanks

    Merci, for being you”

    Awful memories of this jingle from my childhood in Sweden 😕

  9. There are actually only 10 packs of Merci in Germany, which are given away in an orderly cycle. Individual withdrawals constitute an administrative offense and are punishable by a fine. In this respect, this can be rated higher on the gratitude scale.

  12. They included hazelnut which is good but no Marzipan or Nougat, which are the best ones, but at least not Coffee creme which nobody likes, so I would say average on the gratitude scale.

  13. It’s the German equivalent of a Hershey’s Kiss (in how they only really enter your life on special occasions. Not bad in quality, but not the absolute best. It’s the gift you give the soccer team mom, or a coworker on their birthday)

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