Trending: Chocolate surprise inside dollar-store Santa

This is a story that’s going to be hard to write. We had to think long and hard before publishing.

But, it’s the time of year when you’re searching for a gift that will leave the recipient smiling and satisfied, and some dollar stores may be going all-out for your dollar. Those retailers prove they have a firm grip on what customers want.

This photo of a dollar-store chocolate Santa has been making the rounds again. And like most gifts, when the foil packaging is slowly, carefully, peeled back, it reveals an unusual surprise.

And no, it isn’t the lack of nuts.

Take a look at the picture below. Enough said.