See's Candies Reviews 321

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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people expressed dissatisfaction with the customer service, citing issues such as unhelpful representatives, difficulty reaching support, and a lack of resolution for their concerns. Customers frequently encountered problems with their orders, including significant shipping delays, incorrect items, and orders not arriving as expected. The delivery service was often criticized for being unreliable and slow, with some packages arriving melted or damaged due to inadequate packaging for temperature control. Some people were dissatisfied with the product quality, noting that some candies seemed old, stale, or had a waxy texture, and that the amount of certain ingredients had decreased. Conversely, a small portion of people were satisfied with the product quality, finding the candies delicious and exceeding their expectations, with excellent packaging.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I would not buy Victoria Toffee Tin. Not because it didn't taste good, because it was too thick to break. The included hammer was cute, but useless and added unnecessary weight to packaging. I spent a... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Site says 2 days to ship. 6 days (4 business) before shipped with expected delivery 14 days after order. When contacted canned response saying date it should have shipped which it was not. No resolve... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have bought this delicious candy since I was 12, so on my 65th birthday, my kids collectively got together to get me 4 lbs! Unfortunately, the closest shop was in crazy traffic Austin, which is two... See more


Company details

  1. Chocolate Factory

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See's Candies official online chocolate shop offering delicious chocolate gifts & candy treats for all occasions. Order a box of your favorites today! See's Candies


Contact info

  • El Camino Real 210, 94080, South San Francisco, United States

  • sees.com

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

321 reviews

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

EXPENSIVE CANDY BUT CHARGE FOY

The candies taste fine and make wonderful gifts. I just bought &200 worth of candy and they still nickel and dims you charging for gift bag and bows.

7 April 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Jeffrey,

Thank you for your valuable feedback. We appreciate your loyalty to See's and want to be sure we have an accurate understanding of the gift enhancements you are looking for when you gift See's Candies.

We truly value your business and your feedback and hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Has See’s changed their chocolate…

Has See’s changed their chocolate recipe? The mixed box that I just ordered was not yummy like previous orders. The chocolate seemed very waxy and did not have the flavor or texture I was expecting. Very disappointed.

2 April 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Cindy Grigsby,

Thank you for your valuable feedback. We have not changed our chocolate. We are reaching out to you to determine what may have happened to the box of candy you received. We still use all the same recipes we've been using for more than 105 years.

We look forward to renewing your confidence in our products and our service.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Went to Sees Candy yesterday

Went to Sees Candy yesterday. Counter worker did a terrible job packing my candy and then put it in an oversize box. She refused to cut into pieces 2 of the candies i wanted and just put the whole roll in a bag.
To top it off, the candy was old and stale.
My mother was shocked. I dont know if this was racism or ignorance.

3 April 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Barbara Galley,

We are so sorry to hear about you disappointing experience at one of our shops. We are reaching out to you with the hope you will provide your contact information so we can work hard to make things right for you.

We hope to hear from you again soon

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an order for Easter (2026)…

I placed an order for Easter (2026) which was shipped on 3/26/26. The ordered arrived on 4/1/2026 and was completely melted!!!!!! Terrible Terrible Terrible!!!! By the way, it was NOT shipped with any type of ice etc.
I will NEVER place another order with See's Candies again!!!

1 April 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Deborah Gallegos,
We are so sorry to hear that your Easter order arrived melted. We have requested your contact information so we can reach out to see how we can make things right for you,

We truly value your feedback and look forward to restoring your confidence in our products and our service. We hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought the chocolate bunnies

Bought the chocolate bunnies! Great as always

27 March 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Dave Willis 1,

Thank you so for your wonderful feedback regarding See's Chocolate Bunnies!

We truly value your loyalty to See's Candies and hope to serve you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I usually buy 10 to 12 Coconut Easter…

I usually buy 10 to 12 Coconut Easter eggs from See’s and this year they don’t have them. My mom buys just as many as I do to give to family members. Our Easter is ruined because everyone in my family loves them

17 March 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Kathy Anne Kuhl,

Thank you for your feedback. We made the very difficult decision to not offer 2 oz Coconut Eggs this Easter. We will share your feedback with our R&D and Merchandising group. We appreciate your loyalty to See's and hope you will try one of our other delicious Easter Eggs this year.

We truly appreciate your feedback and your loyalty to See's.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT buy into their scam of…

DO NOT buy into their scam of purchasing 40.00 worth of candy during the months of June through December. You get a sticker on a card each month and then supposedly they email you a gift card for 50.00. After 5 attempts my husband never got his and when I went in to use mine, they said it had already been used!!!! Absolute scam!!! Don’t fall victim like we did. The candy at Chocolate Cottage is better anyway!

26 February 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

We are so sorry to hear that you had a problem with your Happy Habits Reward. We have reached out to see if we can get your contact information. We value our loyal customers who have participated in the Happy Habits program and want you to have the reward you earned. If the funds on the card your husband received were not used by one of you we will work with you to determine what might have happened and make every effort to make things right for you.

We value your feedback and hope to hear from you again soon so we can restore your confidence in our products and our service.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Late Shipping

Ordered a Valentine's chocolate box on January 31st, with the website and email confirmation stating delivery would be between Feb 11-13. They sat on the order for over a week and now won't be delivered until the week after Valentine's Day. Awful customer service.

10 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleading Advertising

I am a long-time See’s Candies customer and have spent thousands of dollars on their products, often ordering online due to limited East Coast locations. While placing a Valentine’s Day order, the website prominently stated “Order by 2/6 with Standard Shipping.” Relying on that, I spent over 25 minutes on the phone placing a custom order. At the end of the call, customer service could not confirm delivery by Valentine’s Day and stated there was no guarantee. Neither the representative nor escalation could explain or reconcile the website message. As a result, I canceled the order and wasted significant time. This inconsistency between advertised shipping information and customer service guidance is misleading and unacceptable for a Berkshire Hathaway company.

6 February 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello R D'Angelo,

Thank you for reaching out to us. We are so sorry for any confusion about the Valentine free shipping promotion that indicated that orders placed by 2-6-26 would arrive in time for Valentine's Day.

We truly value your loyalty to See's and want to do everything we can to ensure you have your See's Valentine gift in time for the big day.

We look forward to working with you to ensure we make this right for you. Our goal is to restore your confidence in our products and our service.

We hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

See's Candies have updated this review to a positive

I grew up in California, and always loved See's candies. The customer service was outstanding. It has been about 38 years since I had their candies. I ordered some online. Sadly this experience will probably be the last time I ever order their candy. I was told the order would be picked up on the 2nd for delivery, and it would be delivered by the 6th. The order was not shipped until the 4th. There was no notification of this at all by See's candies. Then they changed the delivery date to the 10th with again no notification. When I reached out through their "chat", and got an agent finally. They basically made excuses, and lied about the delivery dates, and when it was picked up. They continued to dance around the subject instead of just admitting the mistake, and could have resolved it easily. I do not see ever ordering from them again.

UPDATE---- See's Candies saw my review, and reached out to me. I am impressed by their outreach concerning this, ad must say they did an excellent job addressing my concerns. They have restored my faith in their company at this time.

5 February 2026
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Jack 1,

Thank you for allowing ups the opportunity to renew your good feelings about See's. We truly value your business and your loyalty to See's. We look forward to serving you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

See's candy is the nuts!

I've bought candy and nuts for years from See's and have never been disappointed in any product. In fact, the toffee exceeded my expectations. The quality of all their products is outstanding, the packaging is excellent, and delivery is quick. Great product; great company.

16 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The 2lb box of candy that I ordered…

The 2lb box of candy that I ordered pick a mix did not come as I placed it. When contacting customer service Lizette wanted pictures of the candy that we received. I took this to be a sign she did not believe me. We took the candy to a party as we assumed it was the correct order. I have never been treated with such disbelief as to have to take pictures of food and editable candies. Remember for anyone else you have to take a pic when you get it before you eat anything or you get humiliated.

24 December 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I would not buy Victoria Toffee Tin

I would not buy Victoria Toffee Tin. Not because it didn't taste good, because it was too thick to break. The included hammer was cute, but useless and added unnecessary weight to packaging. I spent a long time trying to break it. Finally tried banging with kitchen shears handles. Then pointed ends with folded towel on top to avoid bruising hands. That worked, but dislodged most chocolate and nuts leaving a bag full of bits and pieces consumable only with a spoon and suitable for an ice cream topping. Suggest thinner 2 layers of coated toffee without weighty hammer. I have had other See's products which were delicious and a delightful gift to receive.

25 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WRAPPED UP

I RECIEVED A BOX OF CHOCOLATES FOR A PRESENT. THE CANDY WAS OLD AND THEY MUST HAVE WANTED EXTRA WEIGHT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH PIECE SAT IN FIVE WRAPPERS (CUPS) EACH. WOW!
SOME OF THE CHOCOLATE WAS JUST PLAIN DOWN RIGHT DISGUSTING LOOKING. IS SEE'S GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND TRYING TO GET RID OF OLD PRODUCT?
I'VE BEEN EATING SEE'S CANDY FOR OVER 55 YEARS AND NEVER CAME ACROSS ANYTHING LIKE THIS. MY MOUTH WAS READY FOR THE CHOCOLATE BEFORE EVEN OPENING THE BOX, THEN TO SEE THIS TRAVISTY AND THEN COUNTING ALL OF THE PAPER CUPS PER PEICE OF CANDY, "I WAS DONE!". THE WHOLE BOX WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GARBAGE!!!!!!

24 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sees Delivery Isn’t Worth it - Order in Person!

I ordered on 11/28 for a delivery window of 12/18 - 12/22. The package was marked as delivered on 12/19, but never arrived. I reached out to the chat for help, and Yvette was a poor customer service rep. She didn’t even apologize for the mishap nor show any care to remove the bad taste in my mouth. She wouldn’t even offer a replacement until she was told she had to offer one! Honestly, I will never order from Sees again. It’s too expensive to have these kinds of issues with shipping.

21 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lost in Space-Candy come home!

I ordered a $60 ($60!!!)Christmas tin of chocolates that got lost in transit. I had to track it down to find this out! I called customer service and had to reorder.. Now there are 2 tins being delivered one day after the other! Oh GREAT! “Here you go dear friend, I’m giving you the diabetes starter kit for Christmas!” Not sending See’s Candy ever again 😕

10 December 2025
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Kim Cromar,

We are so sorry to hear about the disappointing experience you had with your holiday order. We do want to make things right for you and have requested your contact information so we can work hard to restore your confidence in our products and our service.

We hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed

Very disappointing customer service. Made a big order recently, and noticed an error on the gift message. Called and sent a follow-up email, confirming that the issue would be corrected. After multiple days of waiting for an updated invoice (past the 48-hour window), I called again to ask what was going on.

I talked with a representative and stayed on the phone for more than an hour, confirming multiple times that the message was corrected for all our recipients.

I got an updated list that didn’t show the message. So I asked again, and the representative confirms that it has been updated to how we need it to show.

I guess my fault lies in not pressuring to send me a written final confirmation of that change (even though there are written requests and email logs about it).

Lo and behold, the message was not fixed. In fact, it was somehow even more confusing.

After noticing this, I called to see if this was the case with all our recipients, and in fact, it was. And apparently there’s nothing I or they can do without that final confirmation from their side.

I learned my lesson, but I am so disappointed at the lack of tact and protocol from See’s Candies. It seems like they’re only applied when beneficial to them.

14 December 2025
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Theo 1,

We are so sorry about this disappointing experience. Can you provide your direct contact information so we can work with you to determine how we can make things right for you?

We value your important feedback and hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

Johnnie Woods
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Candy was old

Candy was old, hard and did not taste good. Very disappointing.

15 December 2025
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Honey Thompson 1

We are so sorry to hear that the candy you received was not up to our usual high standards for quality. We are reaching out to you to see how we can make things right.

We appreciate your valuable feedback and hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gift card ripoff

Candy is OK but I have a major complaint about the gift cards I bought at Costco at a slight discount. Their no free or discounted shipping, $7.95 shipping goes back up to $12.95 and over $80 is no longer free but more than that. I will send the rest of our business gift from a different vendor that Sees. 6390
I have now received a reply from Sees offering to assist me in redeeming the Costco gift cards. And again, saying they can't be used with free or reduced shipping. THIS SHOULD BE DISCLOSED prominently when buying the gift cards. No point in buying discounted gift cards when it negates the supposedly reduced or free shipping. There is no Sees candy stores in the nearest town, which seems the only reasonable way to benefit from buying the gift cards. I still feel ripped off and ordered other salami and cheese business gifts instead of more candy. Not any cheaper but I don't like deceptive practices.

10 December 2025
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

We are reaching out to you to see how we can assist you with the redemption of your Costco Gift Cards. They are sold at a discount and as such are not generally good with other discounts such as the shipping promotions.

Please provide your contact information so we can assist you with the best pricing options

We value your important feedback and hope to hear from you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good customer service experience

I sent Sees my recent purchase experience of how the candies were melted when I received them and I couldn't offer them as a gift - to their credit, they sent a replacement order. I didn't ask for a replacement, but am very happy they made good on things.

7 December 2025
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Kent Kleiner,

Thank you so much for your valuable feedback. We are so sorry that the original order arrived melted but happy to hear about your positive experience.

We value your business and hope to serve you again soon.

Sweet regards,

The See's Team

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