All I See’s is chocolate

So, right before the holiday break, one of our vendors sent us a box of See’s chocolates. This box of “Nuts & Chews” to be exact.

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And I know this because the few nuggets of chocolate gold I tasted from that box are permanently melted into my now swooning, pining taste buds.

Being tragically tied to my Midwestern chocolate roots, my only experiences with boxed chocolate have been with Fannie May and Godiva. Not horrible specimen per se— after all, the Fannie May Trinidad can tame the fiercest of sweet teeth. But now that I See’s the light, they all pale in comparison. And I won’t even stoop to dignify the Russell Stover or Whitman’s schlock I’ve endured over the years. Waxy and utterly unmentionable. Blech.

What I want to know is: how I have spent the last 35 years of life without these delicious candies? I am not even that big of a candy freak, but I can’t seem to shake this See’s craving. Your constant craving is like a weak, pitiful passing fancy compared to my lust for See’s chocolates, Kd Lang.

The real kicker of this entire situation is that I just spent 8 hours in the San Diego airport avoiding the See’s chocolate stands that were taunting me in every terminal. Why? Why!?! Why did I have to decide to take the high road and punish myself? Just because I had gorged myself on disgustingly rich, five course meals for a week on the cruise? I clearly hate myself. So yes, I showed great restraint but now I am paying the price dearly.

This has all now lead me to stalking these candies online.

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This venus flytrap of a site tells me the company was founded in 1921 in Sahn Francisco (my homage to Amy Roloff).

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It also informs me I can have a box immediately delivered, and they even have a Quality Discount Store. Judas Priest, they are relentless! It also mentions that See’s Candies are a “Happy Habit®”
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Why yes, I can see that.

It’s the exact reason I went running in San Diego.

And why they are banned from my life forever.

I curse you Mary See.

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January 17, 2007. Uncategorized. 7 Comments.

7 Comments

  1. kittyteef replied:

    there is a See’s candy store right down the street from me.

    : |

    January 17th, 2007 at 6:43 pm. Permalink.

  2. Collene replied:

    You are my nuts and chews connection, and you never bothered to mention this?!

    You have got to be joking me. :|

    January 17th, 2007 at 11:34 pm. Permalink.

  3. Rozanne replied:

    We have See’s out here in Portland. I always thought they were just the West Coast name for Fannie May. Just like Edy’s ice cream is known as Dreyers west of the Rockies and Hellman’s mayonaisse is known as Best out here.

    If I were you, I’d check into See’s and FM and find out if they aren’t in fact the very same thing. Think of the shipping costs you’ll saved.

    BTW: I’ve always loved the Fannie May Trinidad!

    January 18th, 2007 at 3:19 pm. Permalink.

  4. Collene replied:

    Yay! Another fan of the Trinidad!

    As far as I can tell, Fannie May and See’s are separate entities. And that people have some very specific loyalties to each brand. Here’s “Jewlia’s” opinion about the matter from some site I stumbled upon:

    “You west coasters are so lucky for having See’s near you! Fuck Fannie May, she’s a god damn crock compared to this!”

    January 20th, 2007 at 4:23 pm. Permalink.

  5. Michael replied:

    Mary See frightens me. I imagine her mouth opening and a pool of chocolate flows out where her teeth would be. I do like the stylish uniforms the employees get to wear. Wonder if they make a mens version?

    January 23rd, 2007 at 3:25 pm. Permalink.

  6. betty crawford replied:

    curse you too! I am 75 and my first candy experience was in Long Beah California. I have been a See’s addict ever since.
    I left California for better pastures in l974 and See’s became a once a year Christmas gift from a fond relative.
    A few years ago I found that I could order by mail and gained 10 pounds immediatly.
    I have limited my orders to special occasions, such as ground hog day, but on reading your site I picked up the phone and ordered a two pounder. My waist should be on your consience

    February 3rd, 2007 at 2:37 pm. Permalink.

  7. LD replied:

    I love the Trinidad and the Car-Marsh by Fanny Mae.

    February 13th, 2007 at 12:38 pm. Permalink.

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