Review: Foil-Wrapped Chocolate Hearts From Candy.com (My Engagement Party Favors: Part I)

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I work at home, so I was home when someone knocked at the door. I opened it, and there was a FedEx worker.

Lisa? he said.

Yup, I said.

Here you go, he said, handing me a box with ease. I took it, and almost dropped it.

Oh my gosh, I said. That's heavy.

Sorry, he laughed. I should have warned you.

The heavy box was ten pounds of hearts. Delicious chocolate hearts.

Which I promptly dumped all over the floor to count them. There were 549.

But I had to open one to try it.

So now there are 548.

Mmm.

The chocolate was from Candy.com, one of the sites you absolutely need to know about if you're ever planning on throwing a party. Weddings definitely included.

The site sells everything from chocolate to jelly candies to Tic Tacs. It's one stop shopping for your sweet tooth.

What's most helpful to brides-to-be is the fact that you can search candy by color. We're having a red theme at our engagement party, so I searched by red. There were 11 pages of choices. Red Cherry Rock Candy. Whirly Pops. Gumballs. Swedish Fish. Lindor Truffles.

So. Many. Choices.

If you are doing a theme -- like Vegas or Princess -- or if you're having a party for a specific occasion -- like graduation or St. Patrick's Day -- you can search by theme. There are 28 to choose from, including wedding.

I was, well, I was like a kid in a candy shop.

Many items come in bulk, which was great for me since I was looking for favor ideas. I needed something that I could get multiples of. And since I'm using these both in favors for the dessert bar, I needed something wrapped, something that wouldn't melt, and something that was engagement party perfect.

Red foil-wrapped chocolate hearts. Perfect.

And perfect tasting. The chocolate was really high quality. I'm a chocolate snob and I hate cheap chocolate. It just tastes so grainy to me. This chocolate was so good. It was really rich (much more than I expected) and really satisfying.

See, if you're a chocolaholic like me, you know you can't just eat one piece. It doesn't squash the craving for chocolate. This did. It's one of the few pieces of chocolate that I've ever had where I actually felt like it really hit the spot.

That's great for me because now I won't eat the entire box before it's time to put them into favors. And, speaking of favors, this is part one in my favors series. There will be two other parts. One is another piece of the favor, and one is the actual favor itself, which my mom is sewing. Yes, I'm sorta Bridezilla and found something on Pinterest that I liked and asked if she could make it.

She can.

If you're less of a Bridezilla and would rather just purchase vessels for your favors instead of employing your mom, Candy.com sells packaging as well. There are cellophane bags, tin cans, cardboard boxes, and more.

If you're looking for a candy gift, but you don't want to assemble it yourself, Candy.com has you covered. There's a gift section, which is filled with Godiva and Ghirardelli gift baskets, holiday themed baskets (like Halloween, birthday and more). The prices are great and the baskets look stuffed. When you choose a basket, you will know exactly what you're getting. Some sites will show you a photo and give you a choice of small, medium, or large. You don't know what size is in the photo, so you don't know what you're getting. Not at Candy.com. Here, you see exactly what you're ordering -- and the description of the gift basket has a delineated list of products there as well.

Interested in the site? Check it out and let me know your fave product. If you do it, well, you have a chance of being the lucky winner in our giveaway. Yup, one lucky person will win a $25 gift certificate to Candy.com.

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