A man who bought a Cadbury chocolate Santa Claus was shocked to discover a "secret" hidden beneath its wrapper.
When Jarrod Bell was perusing the Christmas range at his local supermarket, he had a suspicion that something was amiss with the chocolate manufacturer's festive treat.
The foil displays a happy Santa Claus illustration with his red hat tipped to the left, as reported by the Manchester Evening News.
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However, it was what was underneath the wrapper that left the customer from Victoria, Australia, concerned.
He purchased the tasty product in an effort to "expose" Cadbury for reusing its Easter Bunny moulds for the new seasonal item.
The man said: "So Christmas chocolate is all the rage, but see these chocolates here.
"Now I see this chocolate here – is it just me or is that very clearly the Easter bunny mould with a picture of Santa on it?"
The concerned shopper then proceeded to point at the chocolatier's other Christmas products.
"All these Christmas classics... and you have Easter bunny-shaped Santa Claus," he said.
"Cadbury, what the hell?"
After purchasing the edible figure and peeling off the foil, he theorised: "This is very clearly a rabbit shape that Cadbury thinks can fool us with this Santa garb.
"Like that's very clearly not Santa. That's a rabbit."
Viewers agreed with Bell and suggested it could be a way to "get rid of Easter stock".
One eagle-eyed fan noted: "They literally have hair on the inside moulded onto them, they're definitely bunnies. I bought two."
"Oh my God, I was thinking the exact same thing when I bought it," a second wrote.
While a third joked: "It looks like they mutilated it and said 'oh well, just chuck a Santa wrapper on it'."
Bell called the chocolate Santa as "imposted Easter bunny", adding: "Cadbury you are clearly trying to pull the rabbit over our eyes!
"This is no Santa!"
