The competition has now closed. Congratulations to the winner @henrollo, and the winning entry - 

What do you do with Hotel Chocolat packaging after the chocolates are gone?
The packaging of a few of our products isn’t recyclable (in the standard sense), so what do you do with it after the chocolates have gone? We’ve included some ideas to get you started!

Post your photo on Twitter to @hotelchocolat with the hash tag #whenthechocsaregone or upload it to Pinterest and include “#whenthechocsaregone Hotel Chocolat” within your pin description. We can’t accept competition entries via our Facebook page; however, please feel free to upload and share your photographs there too!

The entrant with the best picture wins a Hotel Chocolat Beauty Box! Competition ends May 21st*.

* Terms and Conditions – All entries must be received by midnight Monday 21st May 2012. The prize of a Beauty Box worth £50 will be awarded to one entry chosen by the Hotel Chocolat judges. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The prize must be accepted as offered and cannot be substituted for another ‘gift’ or cash. The winner will be notified by comment reply on the platform entered (either Twitter or Pinterest) and announced on the blog post on Tuesday 22nd May 2012. No purchase necessary. Entrants must be UK residents at least 18 years of age. Sorry! Competition not open to Hotel Chocolat employees, their families, any partner running this promotion or affiliated companies, their employees or their families.

The competition has now closed. Congratulations to the winner Rachel, and her entry – My perfect wedding proposal would be “a complete surprise. Whilst walking in the snow, wrapped up in warm clothes, out in country fields. He would open up a box of Hotel Chocolat chocolates and there the ring would be, glistening from the centre chocolate space. Perfect!”

This Valentines we’re giving you the chance to WIN a glamorous collection of Valentines chocolates, specially selected for those hopelessly and deliciously head over heels in love. Our Sealed With A Kiss boxed selection is simply overflowing with stylish glamour! (Closing date midnight 12th Ferbruary 2012.)

To enter the competition simply comment on this post, filling in the blank…

My perfect wedding proposal would ­­­­­­be “______­­­­_______ “, with a box of Valentines chocolates from Hotel Chocolat of course.

* Terms and Conditions – All entries must be received by midnight Sunday 12th February 2012. The prize a ‘Sealed With A Kiss’ box of chocolates worth £45 will be awarded to one entry chosen by the Hotel Chocolat judges. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The prize must be accepted as offered and cannot be substituted for another ‘gift’ or cash. The winner will be notified by comment reply and announced on the blog post on Monday 13th February 2012. No purchase necessary. Entrants must be UK residents at least 16 years of age. Sorry! Competition not open to Hotel Chocolat employees, their families, any partner running this promotion or affiliated companies, their employees or their families.

The competition has now closed. Congratulations to the winner Amanda, and her entry – The Headonism Skull “screams” skullinary expertise in chocolate to me!

The Headonism Chocolate Skull is the last word in horror-chic! This limited edition of 150 life-size skulls is finished with precious, 24-carat edible gold and cast in extravagantly smooth 40% milk chocolate and award-winning 70% dark chocolate. The skull is presented in a tailor-made midnight black box, with red ribbon for the ultimate horror-chic show piece!

And this Halloween we’re giving you the chance to WIN one of these gorgeous Headonism skulls; limited edition number 1 of 150! (Closing date midnight 27th October 2011)

To enter the competition simply comment on this post, filling in the blank…

The Headonism Skull “screams” __________ to me!

* Terms and Conditions – All entries must be received by midnight Thursday 27th October 2011. The prize of one Limited Edition Headonism Chocolate Skull worth £50 will be awarded to one entry chosen by the Hotel Chocolat judges. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The prize must be accepted as offered and cannot be substituted for another ‘gift’ or cash. The winner will be notified by comment reply and announced on the blog post on Friday 28th October 2011. No purchase necessary. Entrants must be UK residents at least 16 years of age. Sorry! Competition not open to Hotel Chocolat employees, their families, any partner running this promotion or affiliated companies, their employees or their families.