See’s Candies

Okay seriously, who can resist?
This place is absolutely magical!
I feel like a kid in a candy store, duh!
Who can resist anything with praline or nuts?
If you’re not careful, you can do some serous damage so pace yourself!
And try and show some restraint!

Always friendly people working at this Sees candy branch. Especially, Darence he was very nice and friendly and greet me and my son with a smile. The Sees candy store itself is very well maintained. 5 star people working there.

great local spot to get delicious see’s candies.
i love the people there.
the chocolate is not super high premium confections but they are definitely yummy and also fairly priced for what you get.
i will def go back. mainly bc the staff is so excellent.

Ok of course any candy shop is going to get high stars from me, but this place is great. I always get greeted happily when entering and the staff is very friendly. I have been when it is full of customers and when just a few. I love how they helped my niece and made her feel she was not being talked down to but as a customer. They offered free samples and talked with her about working there… when she is older, she is just 10. It is nice to have small stores to shop in and get personal service.

Had a wonderful experience last weekend. I was buying five boxes of 1lb candies for family friends in Hong Kong. I did not like the boxes they had pre packed as I wanted a few more nut candies. Kathleen helped me and was so patient and kind she asked me if I wanted to customize each box! Wow! She spent 30 minutes with me allowing me to pick each candy I wanted. She is so friendly and I really appreciated her patience. I’ll visit again soon!

Amazing people work here. The chocolate is always fresh and delicious. You always get a sample or two.

I heart sees candies, and this store in particular. The counter persons are super nice and friendly, and their uniforms are a slice of americana. I have been to other Sees candy stores, and while the staff is generally nice, the service provided by the staff at this store is by far the best service I have received! I usually go to the mall since the store is open longer there and I get off work late often, but I plan to to buy my Sees candies from this spot whenever I can.
Now everyone has their own favorite flavors, and their reasons for liking it. Mine are: scotchmallow, marzipan, peanut brittle, dark molasses chip, and p-​nut crunch. Try them if you haven’t yet, but don’t blame me if you get hooked and gain a couple pounds!

The sales ladies are very friendly, patient, and always wear a smile. Great sweet shop.

Dangeroous to have near by but only because they are so good.

It’s hard not to like See’s Candies. You know exactly what to expect in each store — the wonderful chocolate aroma as you walk in, the bright and clean store, the nicely stacked boxes, the friendly ladies who always offer you a piece of chocolate…
I love the chocolate little pops and the awesome nut and chew bars — both are great snacks.

The woman working behind the counter was really friendly, while I was trying to figure out which box of chocolate to get my wife.
As I looked over the candy, she offered me a piece. How could I say no to that? She was really nice and helpful.
I finally picked my box for my wife and a little walnut Carmel candy bar for myself. She also gave me a small sample of a new candy they are now selling. I think it had some kind of coffee in it but the wrappers are long gone and there is no evidence of it around. I must have liked it!!!
This location is nice and has plenty of parking. I was able to get in and out quickly plus a few free samples make everything much better. On my next trip I can get a box of just the candies my wife likes. Apparently she likes the marshmallow covered in chocolate. Of course, she ate it without showing me a visual. I am not worried because I know when I come here they will hook me up with the right one.

Fast forward twenty-​five years, and you will see me here in my white uniform behind the counter, supplementing my meager Social Security checks with part-​time employment, generously spreading the smiles and the chocolate, before taking SamTrans back to my 1 BD condo, walking distance from shopping and the library, of course; awaiting the phone call from my daughter, long since grown and now needing advice on child-​rearing herself (which she will ignore).
I can see it all so clearly. But one question remains: Will I still be completely addicted to the amazing Peanut Brittle Bar?

I got totally dissed by the little old chocolate lady at this location.
She offered me a free chocolate, I gladly accepted and then remarked how I wanted to get a job at See’s Candies just so I could eat free chocolate all day long.
The lady told me I wouldn’t be able to fit out the door!
I retorted with «I’ll bankrupt this motherf**er».
Ok, I didn’t really cuss at the sweet old lady.

If you want a quick fix to your chocolate craving for FREE (free samples), hit up See’s. I’m starting to sound cheap lately …
Never a lot of people, and probably one of the few See’s stores NOT in the mall.

Five stars for See’s! I love See’s. Grandma always had a box of See’s around. I’m only a moderate chocolate snob — I can’t stand cheap chocolate (Whitman’s Sampler holds zero appeal) — but See’s is all I need.
The chocolate smell in this particular shopping plaza, by the way, mostly comes from the nearby Guittard chocolate factory. Guittard, located in unassuming Burlingame, happens to make nearly all the chocolate for See’s Candies nationwide.
I worked for See’s during one Christmas season, mainly to soak up See’s culture, eat as much free chocolate as I wanted during break, and learn how to identify the different varieties by sight. So I speak from authority when I say that it is See’s policy to offer a free sample to every shopper who enters the store. (The policy specifically prohibits giving candy to non-​shoppers, such as the UPS delivery person, however — go figure.) During the Christmas season they assign a whole person to stand in front and hand out samples. During the rest of the year you have to get your sample at the counter.

What better way to break up the monotony of a cold workday than a quick drive over to my local See’s Candies shop!
Aside from the fact that you can literally smell chocolate the minute you step out of your car in this shopping plaza, you can find yourself in sensation overload the minute you open the door here.
I’m not sure if this is only for the holiday season (cuz I’ve never been approached at any other See’s location), but within minutes from entering the store, I was approached by a lovely lady donned in the traditional white dress — «Would you like a dark chocolate with caramel sample?» Um, how ’bout 5 samples?! I wonder if they’d provide me with a sample if I visited at least once a day? Twice a day, maybe…
OK, so the store is pretty small and cramp, but they’ve still got the usual selection, along with the excellent customer service. And anything with a candy counter can’t be that bad — ever.
While I’ve never said no to a free sample, my all-​time favorite is the Almond Royal… just thinking about it makes me feel 10 lbs. heavier. I’m no chocolate snob, so I’ll take Scharffen Berger, Godiva, Ghirardelli, and Goobers, as well as See’s Candies any day !!!