Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Biscuits

It is very hard to find a bar of unscented soap. That is why it was with great sadness (and much anxiety) that Hausfrau realized that longtime favorite "Pure & Natural" unscented soap, made by the Dial (TM) corporation, was being discontinued. Note that this soap was far from "Pure & Natural" -- it even had "fragrance" it was just not super perfumed. It was only being carried at ONE store in town (Andronico's) requiring a specific destination shopping trip to replenish the supply. No more. Desperate, the first thing Hausfrau did was check online. Could this special smell-less soap be delivered to the door? At drugstore.com there was only one case available. That's 72 bars of soap for $130. The thought of a giant case of soap sitting in the garage was too much for Hausfrau - depleting one bar at a time over a period of just how long? Hausfrau hates change, but it was time to find a new soap.

That's how she ended up at a grocery store in San Bruno on a desperate soap hunt. The closest thing was "Simply Ivory" with "just a little scent" -- oh yeah, how about NO SCENT, JUST SOAP dammit. Is that so IMPOSSIBLE? No Mountain Fresh, Sport Scent, Almond Honey, nothing! just SOAP. Frustrated, Haus Frau turned the corner and spotted the special British Foods section in this particular grocery store...and a smiling face. The "famous cheeky face of the Tunnock's Boy." Hausfrau was relieved that this was not a wasted trip.
Tunnock's wafer biscuits! Turns out along with a police station, traditional main street shops, pubs and rail station, there is one big biscuit factory in Uddingston, Scotland.

Even better, each wafer biscuit was individually wrapped and the shiny wrapper boasted "4,000,000 of these biscuits made and sold every week? How was this possible? Who is buying all these Carmel Wafer Biscuits?

Interesting Facts:

• The Chocolate used on the caramel wafer is made from condensed milk (that must be why they are so chewy)
  
• An individual Tunnock's Caramel is devoid of a sell-by date, though the multipacks do have one. (another reason why they are so chewy).
  
• St. Andrews University has a Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Appreciation Society (a college cookie club that attempts to cover up obvious cookie nerdness by raising money for "charity". Sure, charity. They even have a "constitution". Unfortunately, there are no photos of the members, but the President is an Astrophysics major and there are links to "Lord of the Rings" and uh, the cartoon "Pearls Before Swine"? I would love to attend one of their meetings. Please add pictures Appreciation Society!
• This is the best, from "begining" spelled wrong to the "Rustic Maiden Fair" who says things like "I come hither bearing you a wondrous gift of Tunnock's Caramel Wafers." Warning: Biscuit Porn.
  

Note, Dial has just re-branded their unscented soap in a much smaller bar (unlike Tunnock's which is "still original size.") It's called "BASICS - Hypoallergenic" tested by Dermatologists even when all Hausfrau requires is NOT to smell "Mountain Fresh". Hausfrau may be obsessed with unscented soap, but she has yet to form an appreciation society.