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Sees Candies lures chocolate lovers
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Ever since I can remember See’s Candies has been a fixture at the Weberstown Mall.Where else in Stockton can you get some of the best chocolate around?With the holidays fast approaching, See’s at 4950 Pacific Ave. (Weberstown Mall) or the other one at 1108 E. Hammer Lane is expected see hordes of customers.But you can avoid all that by getting your chocolate fix right now.See’s has an assortment of chocolates to suit any of the cravings – milk, dark or white, or maybe nuts, chews or even truffles.What’s more, See’s offer free samples simply by the asking or taking one that’s a featured item. I nearly forgot about that until my friend Claudia recently suggested making a stop at the corner shop of the mall for the freebee.I had the Dark Almond, which is a roasted California almond smothered in rich dark chocolate.While on the subject of dark chocolates, I’m also partial to the Dark Bordeaux – that’s the one with the creamy brown sugar soft center and decorated with chocolate rice.There’s the Kona Mocha, which is a creamy center of coffee and milk chocolate covered in white chocolate and topped with toasted coconut flakes.If it’s candy bars (package of four), See’s offers milk chocolate milk ($7.40), chocolate with toffee nuggets ($7.40), dark chocolate with almonds ($7.40), assorted ($7.40), sugar free milk ($8.80), and sugar free dark ($8.80).See’s has plenty of fudge, including the Chocolate Walnut made from the original recipe, using dairy-fresh butter, heavy cream and premium English walnuts and sugar. Cost for a pound is $18.50.Truffles are described by See’s as “little chocolate treasures.”