I like to know what’s in a pre-packaged See’s assortment, but they don’t list every single piece in the box—quite possibly because it’s not always the same, so perhaps I will need to get several of each box JUST TO BE SURE. See also:
What Pieces are in the See’s Candies Milk Chocolates Box?
Which Pieces Are in the See’s Candies Chocolate and Variety Box?
Which Pieces Are in the See’s Candies Soft Centers Box?
Which Pieces Are in the See’s Candies Assorted Chocolates Box?
I hadn’t yet tried their Silver Box, so I got that this time. It’s half a pound, and this is the description: “Rich dark and creamy milk chocolate confections include creams, nuts, chews and more.” Well, that is just a SAD description. That doesn’t even list a single specific piece! Here’s what was in my Silver Box:
Butterscotch Square
California Brittle
Caramel (2)
Chelsea
Dark Almond
Dark Butterchew
Dark Chocolate Butter
Dark Molasses Chip (3)
Milk Bordeaux
Milk Cocoanut
Vanilla Nut Cream
Walnut Square
Check the Custom Mix section for descriptions: the names aren’t always very helpful. “Caramel,” for example: would you guess from that name that there are almonds in there? No. Or you’d guess “Dark Almond” probably had almonds in it, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it was an almond cluster rather than, say, something with almonds IN it.
It looks as if Dark Molasses Chip is overrepresented with three pieces in just one half-pound box, but two Molasses Chip together are about the size of one piece of chocolate.
Of those twelve types, four are kinds I always or nearly always include in a Custom Mix. Two are kinds I might not think to order, but am very happy to see. One is a kind I like okay, four are kinds I think are meh but I’ll eat them without complaining. And one is the kind I will throw in the trash if no one else wants it.
I think the assortment could use a fruit cream and a non-chocolate item (Polar Bear Paw, maybe, or Scotch Kiss, or Apricot Delight) for balance, but otherwise I think it was good. The Custom Mix is still a better deal for me, but I think the Silver Box would make a really nice gift—and in fact it’s a likely choice for Paul’s sister’s Christmas box this year.
I love reading these. I always get the nuts & chews because that’s a box with nothing I’ll pass up, though a few that I’m not as excited about. I’m tempted to do a custom box, but get overwhelmed by the choices.
I am mildly allergic to walnuts (no anaphylactic shock, they just make the inside of my mouth unpleasantly itchy and peely) and so when I was given a silver box as a gift recently, I wished they would say it was a vanilla WALNUT cream and not just a mysterious “nut” cream. Before I bit into it, I mean. But I guess I should have checked, too, if I wanted to know.
I love these posts. Why are they so satisfying? But they are.
Swistle! I drove by the See’s factory in LA last week! No time to stop sadly (it’s near the airport) but the smell was divine and wafted among the palm trees for blocks. I thought of you!
*wistful sigh*
Which is your throw away flavor?
The Molasses Chip.
I was on my vaction this week and I thought of a person I’d never met (you) at a store I’d never been to (See’s) ! and it was all very exciting. I got to choose my whole box, piece by piece. They had some samples for you and also some limited Thanksgiving ones. If it wasn’t for you, I would nver have learned about it. I liked it so much, so thank you!
Yay, I’m so glad! I have some on their way to me in the mail this week; I am very, very excited.