# What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922 "2026-03-31T23:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/41 "2026-04-03T10:40:45Z")
Then you’re stuck in an enclave. The only border with Russia that Poland has is to Kaliningrad, which is not contiguous with the rest of Russia. Population one million. Soon, the black market there would be swamped with bootleg KitKats. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/42 "2026-04-03T12:31:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > 400,000 were stolen. > [@Schnitte](#): > > Population one million. … the black market there would be swamped Swamped? Huh? Au contraire—this is not a surplus, it is a sad story of scarcity, and inhumane suffering 400,000 KitKats for 1 million population means that 600,000 people will remain KitKat-less. That is over half the population. Let’s show sympathy for the poor, desperate, hungry survivors, being deprived of their basic human needs. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/43 "2026-04-03T12:51:22Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > But within a couple days a replacement truckload could be conjured up. Well, sure, but these stolen KitKat’s could be available _at a discount_. A related issue is whether any countries or localities in the affected are have junk food taxes that have to be paid up front as part of retail transactions (not just sales to the consumer). If they do, that could be another reason to buy KitKats under the table. To avoid those taxes, not unlike how there is still a black market for cigarettes in certain US states (New York cones to mind). > **[Why Cheap Cigarettes From Other States Are a Costly Problem for New York City](https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-cheap-cigarettes-other-states-are-costly-problem-new-york-city)** > > Rutgers researchers find that 17% of discarded packs had proper tax stamps, down sharply from 2011. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/44 "2026-04-03T14:57:47Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > 400,000 KitKats for 1 million population means that 600,000 people will remain KitKat-less. > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > To avoid those taxes, not unlike how there is still a black market for cigarettes in certain US states (New York cones to mind). The solution is clearly KitKat looseys. Break each into its four sections (cite: “Gimme a break,/Gimme a break,/Break me off a piece/ Of that KitKat bar”) to yield 1.6 million servings. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/45 "2026-04-03T15:46:21Z")
It was the Giant Ants. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/46 "2026-04-03T16:43:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Better hoard your own supply Kitkats now while you still can! 🤪 I’ve been, I recently came into a stock of 400…look, **SQUIRREL!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/47 "2026-04-03T17:12:38Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > The next step is to acquire a couple thousand vending machines. What’s the next step? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/48 "2026-04-03T17:15:39Z")
Profit! ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/49 "2026-04-03T17:35:11Z")
I ~~will~~ **[would](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/stolen-guinness-cheese-crime-cargo-theft-crisis-mike-dawber)** store them by my 120 wheels of cheddar and my 350 kegs of Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/50 "2026-04-03T17:37:39Z")
[I haven’t read the replies] Marijuana is legal where I live. Absolutely no problem whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/51 "2026-04-03T18:09:53Z")
350 kegs of Guinness at **Pardel-Lux** ’s. 350 kegs of Guinness. Take one down, pass it around to your Doper friends (Hint, hint!) 349 kegs of Guinness at **Pardel-Lux** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/52 "2026-04-03T18:55:37Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > [I haven’t read the replies] > > Marijuana is legal where I live. > > Absolutely no problem whatsoever. Know your market. I have to add, to me, the KitKat’s are the most disappointing candy I have ever had. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/53 "2026-04-03T19:39:57Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > (neither are Reese’s Cups) If you’re referring to the recent news that Reese’s products had undergone ingredient changes, Reese’s Cups weren’t the ones that had ingredients substituted, despite all the pearl-clutching online. Those were the seasonal things like Easter candies. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/54 "2026-04-03T19:56:26Z")
> [@susan](#): > > The solution is clearly KitKat looseys. Break each into its four sections (cite: “Gimme a break,/Gimme a break,/Break me off a piece/ Of that KitKat bar”) to yield 1.6 million servings. KitKatettes. The space cadets love them. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/55 "2026-04-03T20:20:48Z")
Hey now, @Pardel-Lux is German and may not be familiar with [that song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Bottles_of_Beer). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/56 "2026-04-03T21:12:32Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > (neither are Reese’s Cups) > > If you’re referring to the recent news that Reese’s products had undergone ingredient changes, Reese’s Cups weren’t the ones that had ingredients substituted, despite all the pearl-clutching online. Those were the seasonal things like Easter candies. Nope, I didn’t know about that news. I was referring to how my recent (non-Eastery) Reese’s Cup tasted. mmm ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/57 "2026-04-03T21:19:27Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I was referring to how my recent (non-Eastery) Reese’s Cup tasted. Dammit. This calls for some taste-testing. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/58 "2026-04-03T21:21:43Z")
I case any of you suspect you may be in possession of purloined chocolate confections. [KitKat heist tracker lets candy lovers check if their KitKat is from the heist](https://nestletest.qualifioapp.com/quiz/1776232_2455/CDCG-KITKAT-STOLEN-FORM.html) > ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/59 "2026-04-03T22:49:10Z")
I bought some Reeses unwrapped mini eggs. The first few handfuls are okay. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/60 "2026-04-03T22:52:44Z")
Hmm, it seems research is in order. Off to the la-BOR-a-tory! mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922.md?page=4)