Reese’s Christmas Tree Shape Offends Peanut Butter Cup Lovers During Holiday Season

A photo posted by Kathy D. (@see.kat.run) on Nov 30, 2015 at 12:19pm PST

It looks as though the folks over at Reese's have some serious explaining to do. It's being reported that the peanut butter cup juggernaut, owned by Hershey, has upset some people with the lack-of-shape to their oh-so-desired Christmas Tree candy.

And from one glance at them, well, it seems as if the angered customers could be right.

The Reese's Christmas Tree chocolate is a staple of the Holiday Season, specifically Christmas—as they are released every year around the holiday. But if you open yourself a Reese's Christmas Tree this year you may be in for something a little different.

Meaning that it's just a big blob of chocolate, more so resembling their Easter peanut butter cup. Or, you know, a turd.

Regardless, like most things that happen when something public turns sour, Twitter was pissed:

 RT @TODAYshow: Something is not quite right with the Reese’s peanut butter Christmas tree… pic.twitter.com/sqw3ILOPm1

— Sam Sherman (@sherm89) November 30, 2015

Reese`s Fans Are Pissed That Their Christmas-Tree Candy Looks Like Turds... https://t.co/ZVOHA0jqQ4 pic.twitter.com/15qtPYdvuo — New York Restaurants (@nycfoodrest) November 29, 2015

@ReesesPBCups just bought a Reeses Christmas tree......#disappointed pic.twitter.com/7pdN2y6zSg

— Keri Webb (@Keri3004) October 31, 2015

The whole Reese's debacle sounds awfully similar to that of Starbucks' "controversy" a while back when the coffee company unveiled their 2015 red holiday cups. Again, the world was furious because of the lack-of-design. The new cups were a gradient of red, much different than the cups of the past, which oftentimes held images of snowflakes and snowmen.

In the end, this guy pretty much summed it up:

If you're complaining about the @ReesesPBCups #christmastree, you have way too much time in your hands. #merica — Jess Miller (@jesscomedy) December 1, 2015