See’s Candies

I simply adored this store. It’s my first review on Unilocal and I need to share with you my flavoured experience! I loved the vintage look of the store and products. And the flavor? Oh my, so worth it.
I tried different products on the store and most of them were really delicious! Please come and try. Oh, ask for your free sample. Well, about prices, let’s say it’s not a place to go everyday!

Came here to buy some overpriced factory-​made candies for my wife. I got 10 candies that were haphazardly put into a tiny bag. I asked if I can have a box and the 16-​year-​old refused and said boxes are only for 12 candies.
I asked if I can just have a box anyway and she said no. If a paying customer wants a box then you give them a box!

I am leaving one star because I walked in to buy a couple of gift boxes and walked to the register to pay. There I was greeted by a very rude moustachioed employee who told me the «line starts back there» indicating the line of people waiting to buy individual chocolates behind the counter. S
That was 15 minutes I did not feel like wasting, so I put back my $ 50 worth of gift boxes and of course walked out and went to Sigona’s Market instead. I spent half the money, got better service and better gifts. As for See’s — very poor customer service as well as short sighted — I doubt that the entire line would have purchased a total of $ 50 worth of chocolate. But I suppose it was a blessing in disguise :)

What’s not to love about the most iconic chocolate candy store?! First off just walking in I’m already a fanatic. And it’s not because of the candy. It’s because of the employees! A welcome greeting as you walk in along with a chocolate offering! I love that! It makes you just want to buy a lot of stuff!
I’m very appreciative of great service. It’s because of employees like them that make just buying chocolate that much more enjoyable! A greeting can go a long way. That, and the chocolate! Mmm I’m a dark chocolate almond cluster freak! As well as a walnut freak and a peanut freak! That rich velvety smooth chocolate slowly melting in my mouth with every bite. I love biting in to a cluster and letting the chocolate melt in mouth and not in my hand. Isn’t that a slogan for another chocolate?

I always stop in for a free sample here, even its right before lunch. The ladies working are friendly and helpful; however, the store is very small and easily becomes crowded. Molasses chips and scotch mallows are my favorites! See’s Candies makes for perfect gifts, especially for friends and family who are not California natives.

I’m a fan! Thus 4 stars!
I say I’m a fan, but really, I don’t think I’d ever buy from here. They really aren’t the best candies around (although they are better than the MASSIVE brands like Hershey’s)
What I am ACTUALLY a fan of are the free samples! I love free stuff. Samples make See’s Candy a necessary stop every time I visit the Stanford Shopping Center.
I have bought some fudge from here though. Although it is expensive, they let you buy as small a piece as you want, thus I can get a small piece to keep the price down.

who doesn’t love see’s candies? i’ve had a love affair with see’s since the 1^st time i stepped into one of their candy shoppes, over a decade ago. you see, i’m from the east coast, where we don’t see see’s at the mall, or at the airport, or in other neighborhood shopping centers. to gets see’s candies, the belief is that you have to fly to the west coast, usually LA or SF, in order to obtain these delicious chocolates.
i’d been bringing these fabulous confections back to the east coast for years, and then i made the move to california, where i now have unlimited access to see’s! the stanford location is the one that i frequent the most, and even though the store is small, they have multiple tiered displays of their sweet offerings. everytime i walk in, one of the staff offers me a sample, which i happily eat as i browse the boxes and bags of chocolates.
i usually just buy a few pieces from their display, since i just don’t trust myself with an entire 1 lb box… it will be devoured in a matter of days, which wouldn’t be good for my waistline, ha! but a few pieces of delicious chocolate, filled with nougat, or caramel, or coconut, or almonds is all i need to make my taste buds and tummy happy, without expanding the waistline too much.
note that they usually have seasonal specials, so i advise stopping in every few weeks or so to see their new candies.

My FAVORITE place to go when i want to indulge some delicious chocolate! I pretty much grew up eating See’s! The chocolate is super rich and creamy! My all-​time favorites– mocha, milk bordeaux, milk molasses, cashew almond butter cream, milk chocolate and milk chocolate toffee bars! (I’m sad that they decreased in size over the years). Their butterscotch lollipops are delish as well. Hooray for free samples as soon as you walk in :) BEST chocolates ever!

Auuu– the fresh smell of See’s Candie’s infultrated my nostrils as I entered the store as my visual scenses were greeted with red wrappings, red wrappings for the Christmas Season.
Of course asked for my sample to be a rum nugget.
I also bought four See’s lollipops: 2-​cinnamon, 2-​café latte, 1-​chocolate

What’s not to love? Free sample whenever you go and crisply dressed in white workers ready to help you with your chocolate delights.
I don’t know why they don’t just make a box of scotchmallows available in their stores as a stock item instead of a custom box. They are always the first to disappear in the nuts & chews box, am I right?!?

We walked into See’s Candies hoping for a bathroom (thanks a lot, Bestroom). No bathroom to be found, but we were handed– with a smile– an ENTIRE TRUFFLE APIECE, pineapple and dark chocolate flavored.
Oh. My. Goodness. One bite and we were promising to come back to buy some.
We went to the Starbuck’s around the corner for a bathroom, discussing the whole way the flavors in our mouth, and how much we hoped they would never leave. We re-​entered See’s, to the cashier’s surprise.
«We said we’d come back,» we guilelessly reminded her.
«You don’t know how often I’ve heard that before,» she bitterly remarked, not quite under her breath.
We asked if we could buy two 6-​pack boxes of the pineapple truffles, and were told no, that they only sold packs of 12. We debated whether it was worth it anyway, since we had two presents to give, and handing two people who live alone a pack of 12 truffles seemed almost like a passive-​aggressive comment on their weight. Finally, we settled on getting a 12-​pack and dividing them later ourselves. Cheerfully, still on a sugar high, we suggested they start stocking 6-​pack boxes.
«I don’t think so,» the cashier sneered. «We sell more this way.»
What the heck? Why be ruder and ruder to the customer the closer and closer you get to ringing them up? The pineapple truffles were just too good, I guess… We still ended up getting them!

Attention all you freebie lovers: You get to sample a full piece-​o-​chocolate every time you step into the store! Even if you don’t buy something. Although, inevitably, the smell of the chocolate and the friendly smiles and demeaner of the staff makes you buy a piece or ten…

scotchmallows, molasses chips, and milk patties… enough said

If you are a SF native like I am, you’ve grown up eating See’s. It’s a staple in your life and then of course, you eventually become a choc snob, venturing into gourmet brands. See’s isn’t as inexpensive as you’d think, a lb. of their chocs is almost $ 17 and they still use Guittard choc, which is high grade local choc to make their candies.
I had to run in to pick up a box for someone and felt sorry for the young female staff working their in those retro style, starchy uniforms They really should update that uniform. I was so happy that she was giving out samples of their almond squares instead of those soft centers which I will have to consume when I get my dentures in old age. So glad that See’s still around. This is a small store.

What’s not to love? super clean store with lots of home made candies! I literally ate a whole bag of chocolate covered rasins myself… and all the other goodies are just amazing. but be careful, you could get addicted really fast! good thing this is only on the west coast hahaa

See’s Candy is another example of a business that I used to think was one of the best… but then I moved to San Francisco and discovered XOXO and other smaller, cuter, more delicious chocolatiers.
I still love the free samples at See’s though but you can also get a free truffle with your coffee at XOXO! The chocolate bars with toffee will always be great at See’s though!

I don’t know what all the commotion is about. See’s is okay. I don’t find the chocolate soft, silky or even creamy for that matter. Personally, I enjoy Lindt and Godiva.
What I do enjoy about See’s are the free samples, thus the extra star. I remember when I was younger I’d just go in for a free sample and then bounce. Since I’m older (and since they only give you a sample after you’ve purchased an item), I only get my samples when I buy a pound of chocolate for gifts to See’s Candies lovers.
Staff was friendly and even accommodating. Some guy came in today and didn’t like the samples they were giving out so he asked if he could have something with white chocolate. See’s accommodated to his request, even if it was just for a free piece of chocolate.

See’s holds a special place in my heart. Their Bordeaux cremes are the most delectable things on this planet, I used to get a box of them every valentines day from my dad when I was a kid.
After succumbing to the lure of «fancier» and more expensive chocolates, I was recently reminded that See’s really are the best when a vendor recently gave us a box of nuts and chews.
Every single candy in that box was delicious. No nasty surprises, no crazy lavender (which tastes like potpourri) or other weirdo stuff, just time-​tested, delicious candies.

The best freaking chocolate you’ll ever eat.
Just like mom used to make, if you mom ever made really freaking good chocolate.

See’s is what California kids swear by. Try the bordeaux chocolate or the other brown sugar one. They are to die for.
Ask for free samples– they usually give them.