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Russell Stover choc's

SharkE — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:21:09 GMT

I bought myself a box today at Walmart and watch out they're hard and dry I had to microwave the caramels I was afraid I'd break off a tooth or pull out a crown. Sent them a message, too. Pay 9.98 for box of Val. candy and it's all so hard you can't eat it. Pitbull would have to gnaw that stuff. LOL

going back to Dove or Whitman's

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2blonde — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:29:13 GMT

@SharkE Heaven knows when that stuff was actually made. I'm fussy about my chocolate (love it), so I only buy Waggoner's through ShopHQ. They send it directly to me from Waggoner's, which is only about 45 minutes away.

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ECBG — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:33:49 GMT

Love Russell Stover chocolates. So sorry!

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fthunt — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:35:52 GMT

At Walgreens yesterday - boxes of Valentine candy were being unloaded. Moving Christmas candy off shelves as they progressed. Always wonder if.......... off the shelf stuff..... just gets wheeled to the back room for next year. lol

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Sooner — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:37:02 GMT

I don't even buy them any more. They have not been the same for several years now, and yes, I have gotten old ones as well.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:39:57 GMT

Whenever I go to Southwest Colorado, I make a beeline for the Russell Stover factory in Montrose. They have a big plant and on the front of the property is a building the size of a supermarket. This is the outlet store. They have every candy you could imagine, but I've never bought any that wasn't fresh so @SharkE what you got must. have really been old.

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millieshops — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:41:12 GMT

@SharkEAnother old brand that, like Cushman's under discussion elsewhere, is not nearly as good as it once was. Even fresh, not worth the calories, sugar, and fat to me.

They've help me deal with my chocolate addiction, so TY to RS!

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ValuSkr — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:52:19 GMT

Do Russell Stover boxes have "best by" dates?

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1Snickers — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:02:09 GMT

@SharkE My standby chocolate is Hershey's. If you have an Aldi try their Moser Roth German chocolate. It's like good Belgium chocolate and & under $2. A bar that had multiple bars inside. DELICIOUS!

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SharkE — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:02:38 GMT

yeah, even said 01june20, but, I had to microwave after I got my front teeth caught in the carmel. LOL

Should had bought whitman's they're fresh I bought back at Xmas and they were good. Zachary's is horrible cheap choc and I can't eat dark choc gives me diarrhea. LOL

Wanted to treat myself to some fresh Val candy and pay full price because all that will be left over when they mark it down will be the 99cent stuff

so I pay full price and still hard as a rock.

We girls gotta have our choc . LOL Make my own, I guess. sigh.....

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Nightowlz — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:07:39 GMT

I ordered from them during the Holiday's. We love the chocolate coconut clusters plus the Pangburn's sea salt millionaires. Yum. I also bought some mixed chocolate nuts, the nut, chewy & crisp. They were all good. No old ones. I ordered from them last year too. All good.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:08:09 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
I don't even buy them any more. They have not been the same for several years now, and yes, I have gotten old ones as wel

@Sooner. I have to disagree; I haven't noticed any changes over the years. RS also now owns and makes Whitman's Sampler. It sure beats any candy I've gotten on a TV shopping network.

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Nightowlz — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:11:17 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Do Russell Stover boxes have "best by" dates?

@ValuSkr

Yes. All the stuff I bought for the Holiday's had dates on them. I always check dates when shopping too. It's a habit to check. Stuff costs too much to get old stuff. I will send it back.

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SharkE — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:22:02 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Sooner wrote:
I don't even buy them any more. They have not been the same for several years now, and yes, I have gotten old ones as wel
@Sooner. I have to disagree; I haven't noticed any changes over the years. RS also now owns and makes Whitman's Sampler. It sure beats any candy I've gotten on a TV shopping network.

Is that right ? I didn't know Stover's owns Whitman's. LOL

when I sent a complaint to Stover's I told them Whitman's was better ! LOL

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chickenbutt — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:26:58 GMT

I really love Russell Stover brand. I know it's just a grocery store type brand but I don't care. The chocolate is always very nice, fresh, and creamy.

I wonder if what you got at Walmart was just old. That is something I see A LOT at Walmart with food products. One has to really be careful to avoid old food products there.

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Foxxee — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:29:30 GMT

I always found Russell Stover's chocolate to be hard...as if they put wax in it.

Hershey makes excellent boxed chocolate candies for Christmas.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:38:27 GMT

@SharkE. Often, before a holiday, Albertsons has the Russell Stover BOGO free. I occasionally pick up this special and it's always just fine. You have Albertson's don't you?

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insomniac2 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:49:33 GMT

One of my nephews used to work at Walgreen's. After Christmas, ALL the Russell Stover candy for the year was delivered.

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PinkyPetunia — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:54:47 GMT

If the candy was so hard and inedible and I couldn't eat it I would probably return it. For $2 item I wouldn't bother but for a $10 item I would want my money back.

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LoveMyBaby — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:59:04 GMT

@SharkE @1Snickers

Russell Stovers - the gift boxes, last time was not good at all. I was surprised. I was 'gifting'them at birthdays with cards and happened to have an extra and tried it, won't be purchasing that anymore. They have these cute 9 piece boxes that say 'Happy Birthday' or Congratulations.

I agree Aldi's has excellent imported chocolates. Nice variety and never disappoints. They have one thats just like the old 'Chunky' bar. Their milk Chocolate is very good.