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Waggoners Chocolate Buckeyes!

Mtnbikegirl — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:03:46 GMT

My kids love chocolate, so for a treat for Valentines Day, I purchased the Wagonner's Buckeyes, and they were so amazingly good! At Christmas time, I purchased the Nutcrackers TSV from Harry London (not so great) imo. Nobody ate the white chocolate-not good! The tins were great though...

I bought the tin of Giannio's Chocolate, and they loved that too. Does anyone have any suggestions of chocolates they've enjoyed? I would recommend both Waggoner's Buckeyes and Giannios tin mixture.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:44:05 GMT

I almost ordered some Waggoners.

I can't be trusted with chocolate in the house! LOL I love to go to Rocky Mountain Chocolate for some good chocolate.

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ANewHue — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:54:02 GMT

The guy that sells waggoneers chocolate is Harry Londons grandson and the host on Evine is his sister. I thought it was her because I remembered when she sold Harry London on QVC/HSN? way back when. I guess they sold the company and her brother started Waggonner.

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Mtnbikegirl — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:06:36 GMT

I have so many kids in my house at all times...3 of my own, and all their friends, so it doesn't last too long around here!

I didn't know that guy was related to Harry London. The guy who presents on QVC, isn't Harry London though, right?

Who is related to the Giannios company? LOL!

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hopi — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:09:54 GMT

On 3/19/2015 Mary Bailey said:
I almost ordered some Waggoners.

I can't be trusted with chocolate in the house! LOL I love to go to Rocky Mountain Chocolate for some good chocolate.

Who can!!!!

Almost ordered Waggoners also but Q's chocolates offerings (Harry London & Squirrel Brand) have been waxy with low chocolate flavor. I did not want to waste anymore money on TV chocolate.

For a low cal fix I have Hershey's powered Special Dark Chocolate, frozen banana with almond milk in the Nutra Ninja , it makes like a soft custard ice cream

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rosehill — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:52:13 GMT

So funny that you should mention these two companies. I live about 1/4 of a mile from Waggoners factory store. Giannios is located in Youngstown Ohio, pretty close to me too. I used to order the bulk Giannios chocolate covered marshmallows when I had my gift basket business. They are very good.

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Mtnbikegirl — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 04:02:13 GMT

My boys ate the marshmallows first! I knew they would!

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docsgirl — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:54:53 GMT

I live near the Giannos candy store and factory. They are a long time family owned business in the Youngstown, Ohio area. Their chocolate is freshly made and they have a wide variety from which to choose. My dear mother loved their chocolates and could only eat the soft centers so I would pick up a variety for her. They are individually wrapped and each flavor is in separate baskets, eg. vanilla cream filled in one basket, cherry cream filled in another, etc..

The best part about Giannos and what we all look forward to is that they open early on Easter morning and everything is 1/2 price. Needless to say, the line is always around the block. You can't go wrong with anything from Giannos. We have a lot of homemade chocolate factories in our area and all are very good (love anything chocolate) but Giannos is one of the best. We are also about 40 minutes from Waggoners. Needless to say, as a born and raised New Yorker, I love living here but my waistline doesn't. Whatever you decide to purchase, ENJOY!! docsgirl

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circles — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:21:00 GMT

I had a four pound box of the Waggoners Buckeyes just before Christmas....but for a few I gave out....I managed to eat every one of them...oy....really good chocolate...

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Pook — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:27:47 GMT

I think Waggoners is the best ever!! really like the dainties, sea salted caramels, pb & jelly and the very best are the pb sandwich crackers covered in chocolate. I ate a little too much chocolate this year and gained a few but I'm back on track and find I can eat some daily - just on do a full on pig out like I did. I think it was the weather and cold.

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BetsyDoodle — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:17:58 GMT

The Beginnings:

The eldest of eight children, Harry Alfred London quit school in the fourth grade to help support his family as a steel worker for a company that would later become Republic Steel Corporation. As a young man, Harry moved from the family home in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania to work in the mill, but in his spare time, continued his father, Gilbert's tradition of making handcrafted chocolates as Christmas gifts, using the London family recipes that had been handed down from generations, stretching back to European roots.

Harry's chocolates were so well received by family and friends that, at the urging of his father, the ambitious 22 year old quit his job at the mill and began a humble chocolate business in the basement of his Canton, Ohio home in 1922. In addition to possessing the skills of a master chocolatier, Harry also began building his own equipment to aide in the process of making his confection masterpieces. Some of his equipment is still in working order today, decades later.

After the death of Harry's first wife, in 1943, he married Iola Campbell, and together, they began growing the thriving business. When their home, located on 21st Street in Canton, burnt down in 1954, the couple built their first London's Candies factory located at 1281 South Main Street in North Canton.

The Next Chapter:

Shortly before his death, in 1969, Harry made the decision to add his son-in-law, Cedric T. Waggoner and stepdaughter, Bonnie to the leadership of the chocolate company. Over the next two decades, Bonnie and Cedric would take the company to the next level, adding industry leading products, thus developing the "Gift of Chocolate." The dynamic duo expanded with the addition of factory locations, international sales and ultimately making London's Candies a household name across the globe, but they didn't do it alone! Their three children, Mercedes, Cedric "Joe," and Allison joined the team in the late 80's and 90's.

Revolutionary product lines, industry leading designs and multi-million dollar ventures soon became the family's reality. Mercedes and her husband, Peter Young, led the team with exceptional negotiation and business expertise, while Allison and her father Cedric lead the increasing sales force. Joe Waggoner was instrumental in modernizing the plant. He grew up in the business, but after a four-year stint in the Army returned in 1987 and recognized that the company could no longer perform so many functions manually and remain competitive. He studied new technologies used around the world and began to incorporate them into Harry London's efforts to automate some of its systems, while retaining the key, handmade steps in the chocolate-making process. Many of the technologies that Joe utilized were not even designed for candy making but helped to develop revolutionary products, like the Buckeye!

Today:

The family continued to evolve and expand the company until its sale in 2003. It was then that Joe Waggoner made the decision to independently carry on the family tradition by opening Waggoner Chocolates in the original family factory, built by his grandparents in 1954.

Today, Waggoner Chocolates produces more than 100 varieties of bulk and individually wrapped chocolates and seasonal confections. We sell to customers in all 50 United States, China, Europe and Canada. Our chocolates are made with the freshest, finest ingredients from around the world. At Waggoner Chocolates, we continue our timeless devotion to the worlds most distinguished chocolate connoisseurs by providing quality chocolates and confections that will be cherished for generations to come. We believe in tradition and providing our customers with products and packaging that will be remembered, just as Harry London did nearly 10 decades ago. At Waggoner Chocolates, we truly enjoy and take pleasure in providing customers around the world with the only true "Gift of Chocolate."

This is from Waggoner's chocolates website and the Allison it speaks of is a host on Evine (formerly ShopHQ), Allison Waggoner

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Mothertrucker — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:21:34 GMT

So, "Harry London's" on QVC is no longer Harry London's just the NAME Harry London, and Waggoners is the actual "Harry London" family..

Confusing, but I think i get it..did I get it right?

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BetsyDoodle — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:24:29 GMT

According to what I read and posted from Waggoners website, yes

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Mothertrucker — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:28:35 GMT

Thank you!

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BetsyDoodle — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:40:38 GMT

Your welcome!! Now I'm craving chocolate!