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To Co-op is Divine

Posted by admin on 01.26.2009 at 5:00 pm

1.5 ounces of goodness.From today until February 6th, 4 out of 5 of our new book orders on BetterWorld.com are going to come with a Valentine surprise from us to you, courtesy of an amazing social enterprise – Divine Chocolate.

No worries Charlie, no Golden Geese or Oompa-Loompas were harmed in the production of this chocolate surprise. Divine Chocolate comes from the Kuapa Kokoo co-op in Ghana, West Africa. From their site:

Kuapa Kokoo – which means good cocoa growers – has a mission to empower farmers in their efforts to gain a dignified livelihood, to increase women’s participation in all of Kuapa’s activities, and to develop environmentally friendly cultivation of cocoa.

Divine indeed. Will you get a golden ticket?

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1. Christine - January 28, 2009

Does this include international orders? Or might the chocolate not survive the trip? :)

2. Esther - January 28, 2009

I just got a chocolate bar in my package today and I was sooo excited! I didn’t even know you guys were doing this. And the chocolate is delicious :)

3. Xavier Helgesen - January 28, 2009

Christine – it DOES include International orders – lucky for you, Shannon S. from BWB was on the case. I thought it didn’t, because Divine isn’t available everywhere we ship. So I told the shipping guys to hold off on including it in the internationals until I double-checked. Shannon was way ahead of me and already checked – and Divine said to go ahead and ship worldwide.

A little tip… you’re more likely to get chocolate if you order a new and a used book in the same order. Good luck!

–Xavier

4. Christine - January 29, 2009

Thanks for that info! I’ll place an order in the next couple of days.

5. Trish - February 3, 2009

Thanks for my books and my chocolate. Unfortunately Divine is not available here in Australia. I am very grateful for this piece of fair trade!!!

6. Shannon S. - February 3, 2009

Glad to see you all are enjoying the chocolate! It’s been test of willpower for my team and I to stare at the delicious chocolate all day as we package your books.


 

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