A Kiwi family was left bitterly disappointed on Easter Sunday after opening their Cadbury Favourites Easter egg boxes only to find heaps of Cherry Ripes and not much else.

And they weren't the only ones – angry Cadbury customers complained on Facebook about receiving uneven amounts of Favourites and a lack of selection.

Paraparaumu woman Shelley Down said on the Cadbury Facebook page she was super excited to watch her two-year-old son open the Favourites Easter Egg but was left shell-shocked.

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Instead of a selection of the 12 possible chocolates, there were seven cherry ripes and one Dairy Milk chocolate.

"I know Cherry Ripes get a bit of a tough time and you still need to force them upon us but the ratio seems a bit drastic! Did you have a newbie working on the distribution line that day because surely this ain't right," she said.

Although she said they found the situation quite funny, she said she hoped Cadbury would get its distribution sorted.

She did not want to lay a formal complaint but sent them a message and said she hoped to get a Flake or two as compensation for the Cherry Ripe disaster.

Other customers took to Facebook and called the Easter egg "Cadbury non Favourites", saying the ratio of chocolate flavours was unfair.

Illustrations on the packet suggested there would be five flavours but Eleanor Cave said it was disappointing and deceptive advertising to find only three flavours in the box she brought for her daughter.

Another person said she bought two of the eggs for her children but they had uneven numbers of chocolates in them as well as an overwhelming majority being Cherry Ripes.

"What happened to a selection? Both of the children won't eat the cherry ripes and chose the eggs as they thought they were getting a fair selection," she said.

Cadbury have been approached for comment.