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 Good Price For Popular Gift January 3, 2009
Wesley Mullins (Kentucky)
72 out of 75 found this review helpful
I bought this for my parents as a Christmas gift. It was a big hit and immediately brought with it reactions of, "look at this one" and "I'd forgot about them". One thing that shouldn't be forgotten is that after all the trips down memory lane, you actually get to eat the candy.
My strongest reaction to the box when it arrived was shock over its size and weight. It is huge. I expected to pay 15 dollars for the candy and 15 dollars for novelty. But I honestly think it has close to $30 worth of candy in it, if not more. Usually, when items are created to tug on the sentimentality of buyers, something is lost in the actual product. That isn't the case here. It is both an exciting gift and a practical one.
Great 60s gift basket,for anyone who grew up in the sixties. December 1, 2005
stewart L (flushing ,ny)
25 out of 31 found this review helpful
This gift basket will bring you back to the sixties..If you remember the sixties,you will just love the assortment of genuine candies,from this era in time...This decade gift basket will make an excellent gift,for the holidays...I highly recommend this for the holidays...
A good gift if your willing to pay the price.... December 28, 2009
A. Turner
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
After all the reviews i read and the experience i went through after buying this as a gift for my mom i had to come back and leave some proper feedback which i felt went against some of the more "negative experiences" others went through when buying this product. it seems like a few people before me had a decent response when it came to the quality of the gift in some of the areas such as delivery time, pricing, and even the assortment of the treats inside the box so i decided i would tackle each of those areas and explain my experience....
-Delivery
out of everything that surprised me about this gift it was the amount of time it took to arrive that really made me satisfied. i was expecting the gift to arrive no sooner than Dec. 28 but it arrived on the 24th which was perfect timing on my part seeing how it was the only gift i could think about getting for my mom at the time (i ordered this on the 18th).
The package itself was in good shape i guess....its just a cardboard box containing 20 or more pieces of candy. in terms of it not being packaged properly, it really wasn't that big of a deal as someone else made it out to be. every piece of candy was wrapped securely and placed in the box with little to no damage done (if i sound like someone who works at the company, i'm not.... i'm just an overall satisfied customer =D )
-Price
Overall i think this would have to be the weakest area of the entire gift. while the box did contain a large amount of candy, i really don't think its worth $35. if the price was in the area of 18-25 dollars (at the most) then i would have gladly bought another one for my dad but at the time of purchase i was willing to take a chance just to see how good this box really was.
I'm not exactly sure what one person was talking about when they said the total cost of their order including s/h was $51. i managed to buy this for $35 with free s/h arriving 6 days later so.....i really don't understand how it managed to cost that much money in the end.
-Selection
since i'm technically a 90's kid, there was only a handful of items i actually recognized. the few that i tried were just as i remembered tasting them years ago but i haven't really gotten into more of the older candies my parents were so fond of...
-Overall
In the end it was a neat gift. it was interesting to see my parents go through the candy and talk about how the pieces they remembered and the ones that were new to them. if your looking for a gift that will bring back memories of a time long ago, you cant do much wrong by buying this as a gift though it will pinch a bit more at your wallet than its really worth. in total worth i would give it a 4/5 but in terms of packaging (which i originally thought was going to be abysmal), the free shipping & handling (must be only for the holidays?) and the "just in time" delivery it rounds up to a 5/5
-Final Thoughts
if there was anything they could have improved on for there page here on amazon it would been a more descriptive list of what all came with the box including pictures of each of the candies inside......just for the consumers sake. sometimes i would like to know a little bit more about what i'm buying. either that or take a bigger picture of the entire product (i would have done it but i wasn't thinking about it at the time i received it)
Great Gift March 29, 2008
S. Hilland-Kinne (Phoenix, AZ USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I gave this item as a gift. My dad absolutely loved it. He's not much for candy, but it was fun to be nostalgic on his 50th birthday and taste the different candies with him. The box included a lot of items not listed, and had a great variety. I'd highly recommend this as a fun gift for someone you'd enjoy reminiscing with.
Oh, The Memories this Brought Back!!!! February 11, 2009
T. Champion
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This box filled w/ wonderous treats from the past was a really BIG hit for my spouse's birthday recently.
We both couldn't believe how much candy (and other things) were packed into this very nice sized box!
Worth every penny!!!! The products brought back happy memories.
If you're looking for chocolate, this isn't for you.
This is more of the "candy" of the era type box. Penny and nickel candy and gum and suckers and and and and... Yum! Fun! Surprising! Happy!
Very nice gift. I will buy again for others I know and love!!!!!!!!
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