See's Candies Reviews 326

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Evaluating 43 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers expressed significant dissatisfaction with the customer service, citing unhelpful interactions, difficulties reaching representatives, and a lack of resolution for their concerns. Reviewers also frequently reported issues with delivery services, including delayed shipments, melted products upon arrival, and orders not being delivered as expected. Some people were dissatisfied with the product quality, noting that items sometimes arrived stale, melted, or not as fresh as anticipated. Additionally, some customers experienced problems with their orders, such as incorrect items, missing products, or difficulties with online ordering and gift card redemption.

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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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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 r... See more


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  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


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

  • sees.com

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Alot of disappointed people on this…

Alot of disappointed people on this thread. Tells you alot. Sees need to change their way of doing business.
Their replys are always written the same. Never personnel. Means they get alot.

11 January 2022
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Marilyn,

We truly do want to take care of every customer who reaches out to us with feedback. Our goal is to work hard to ensure we take every opportunity to successfully resolve an issue with our product and/or service. We value every customer and truly treat customer feedback as an opportunity to improve our product and/or our service. We hope we can do that for you as well.

Please reach out to me directly so we may make every effort to resolve this issue in a way that leaves you completely satisfied.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

See's For Me

See's has shipped the best candy to us since 1989. Custom assortments are our favorite.
Please don't blame Sees for delivery issues. Nobody makes better candy! (A Warren Buffet company since 1973)

31 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to share your kind words about our products and service. Delivery has been a challenge and we appreciate your support and understanding. We will continue to work hard to ensure all orders are shipped and delivered as promised.

We are proud to be part of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies.

We look forward to serving you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
20600 S Alameda Street
Carson, CA 90810
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered on Dec 13th- won't be on Time for Christmas

Ordered on Dec 13th, and was supposed to be delivered the 20th-23rd. Didn't even ship until Wed the 22nd! New arrival time is Dec 29th, which is after the time my guests leave so I won't have them in time as these were Christmas gifts. Very disappointed and this stuff is not cheap. Service should be better. Most stores don't carry the sugar free stuff. It just isn't worth it anymore. And this has been a standard gift we give every year for more than 20 year. I guess we will have to look elsewhere.

25 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,
We sincerely apologize for the delay in getting your order shipped. We would love to make things right for you. Please reach out to me so that we can work hard to renew your good feelings about See's Candies.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

See's Fails to Deliver

On December 17 I ordered two boxes of chocolates to be delivered to two addresses in Florida on December 23. The chocolates were not cheap, and neither were the shipping charges. Today is December 23. One box is still in Cerritos, California and UPS says it will be delivered on December 28. See's hasn't even shipped the other box yet! I will NEVER do business with See's again - and I recommend that you avoid them, too.

23 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to share your experience with us. We sincerely apologize for the disappointment the shipping delay caused for you and want to make things right.

Please reach out to me so that we can determine next steps.

We appreciate the opportunity to renew your good feelings about See's Candies and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.
Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am very nervous

I am very nervous. My order said it would arrive Dec. 20-23 and that an email would be sent when it had shipped. It is 5pm on the 21st and still no notice that it’s even shipped. It is for a special occasion on Christmas Eve and not something I would eat or give to anyone any other time so if it doesn’t come on time it’s useless to me🥲 I have always had good customer service with See’s for 30+ years, but after reading all of these reviews I am worried. Fingers crossed

22 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to us to check on your order. Our sincere apologies for causing you concern about whether your order would arrive on time or not.

Please reach out to me directly so I can work with you to ensure your complete satisfaction. We value your business and will work hard to renew your confidence in our products and our service.

We look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed

The candy is delicious, but something has changed in customer service. My order arrived 12/13 for XMas, and literally half was missing. I’ve purchased See’s for years without a drop of trouble. I called Customer Service. After thirty minutes on hold, an agent answered and said she’d assign me a Case number for review. Review of what?! The candy was missing. She promised a call the next day. Seven days later I am still waiting for resolution. I called again and got the same response about supervisor review. Every company I know replaces missing product, or gives a refund. So disappointed in this once very fine company.

20 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to let us know of your very disappointing experience with your most recent order. We apologize and want to make things right.

Please reach out to me at your earliest convenience so that we can work hard to ensure you receive all the items you ordered and that we renew your confidence and good feelings about products and our service.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered & paid 3 days ago

I ordered & paid 3 days ago. Still not shipped!!!! What the Hell???

16 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to let us know that you did not receive your order in a timely manner. We really want to make things right for you.

Please reach out to me directly so we can work hard to renew your good feelings about See's Candies products and service.

We look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.
Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Updated!! Disappointed! Holiday gifts not shipping!!

Sadly I have changed my review again to just 3 stars. We are hearing Thank you's from vendors this year as we sent them See's Candies again, and have asked if they received our gift last year (because we got no Thank You last year) that they did not receive our Gift. Super bummed as it shows delivered and Dee was sure it was delivered but no one received it. At least we support our local High School.

I have changed this review from a 1 star to a 5 star. I was contacted directly by See's a woman named Dee. She went above and beyond to make this right and all my orders have either been delivered or will be in the next day or so! Will continue to purchase from this exceptional company!! Love the customer services.

We places over 20 orders for out vendors as gifts for the holiday thru our local High School Fundraising and as of yet none of them have shipped. They all have had labels made but non have moved. The first time I called i was told they didn't know if they would ship and had no other information than that. When I called a second time was told they had run out of the assorted chocolates on 150 orders but they were now back in stock and will ship out. however when I looked at some of our orders they did not have the assorted chocolates on those so it makes we concern I wasn't given the whole truth. We may have to cancel these orders and send something else, however we really wanted to support out local HS in their fundraising efforts and would like to request that See's still give the fundraising groups the money they would have made if orders are cancelled. Since it was no fault of these groups that orders were cancelled since See's couldn't fulfill the requests.

15 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Thank you for updating your review. We are delighted to hear that Dee went above and beyond to resolve the problem with your orders.

Thank you for your loyalty to See's Candies and for making our day!

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What is happening??

Hi Dad, u will get a kick out of this “life hiccup” event. Obviously, this is a silly situation on the scale of serious events but I just had to share… so I have been mailing Sees chocolates out to loved ones for 30 years. On Friday, I ordered your Sees, Peter’s brother, & my one good friend Sees. It was different this time as they did not ask for my account number, and I had to laboriously retell them every single address, name, phone #, message, etc… finally after 30 minutes of recreating what they should of had in their files, I gave them my credit card number… it was rejected (even though I have used this card for 2 weeks straight with no problems), then I gave them two more credit card numbers.. all rejected!! I spoke with the manager & she said it was on the “Sees” side & they were blocking me from ordering!! Fast forward to today, Monday, and I am waiting for her call, she was going to try & straighten it out. Since Friday, I have gone online and tried to purchase my order under Peter’s name, under a different email address, etc… nothing is working. I have hours of my time invested in just trying to order their chocolates and I am pissed that they are so incompetent for some reason this year!! Did they change ownership?, something is differently different. I am almost done with ever ordering anything from them ever again. There are too many competitive companies to order from without making it a very painful experience!!
Sorry, just thought I’d share with you, this is why ur Sees might be late!
Love,
Jody

Sent from my iPhone



13 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Thank you for the feedback regarding the problems you encountered with the order process. We sincerely apologize and want to make things right for you.

Please reach out to me when it is convenient so we can ensure your account is cleared and you can process orders without any problems.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your feedback. We look forward to working hard to restore your confidence in our service.

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed

Purchased a box on 11/18 to ship and arrive no later than Dec. 2nd for my Mother-laws birthday, she lives by herself and it needed to arrive on time for her b-day on Dec. 3rd. On Nov. 29th, I received an email stating it was ready to ship, I hadn't received any more communication as of December 2nd. so I called on Dec 3rd to inquire and was told my order had not shipped and the Sees candy rep said she would forward my situation to a supervisor. Later on the afternoon of Dec 3rd, I received an email stating my order would be overnighted to arrive on Dec 7th. That is not overnight and No tracking # was provided. On Dec. 6th I called again and was told "Good News, your package is to arrive today" and then told or maybe tomorrow. Which day is it?
I was then told that my purchase would be refunded, well that has not happened, nor any sort of email/communication that there will be a refund or an apology. I am very disappointed with See's customer service. I was proactive with my order to ensure On Time Delivery. It was very important to me. I could have and should have shopped elsewhere. However, with See's reputation, I never expected such shoddy customer service. Such dishonesty, terrible!

12 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Thank you for the feedback. We apologize for the delay in shipping your order. We very much want to reach out to you to see how we can make things right for you. We pride ourselves on our both our product quality and service. You have our promise that we will definitely look into where things went wrong with your order and the follow up. We agree that this is not acceptable and promise to make sure this cannot happen again in the future.

Please contact me at your convenience so I can personally work with you to ensure your complete satisfaction.

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have always loved Sees chocolate……

I have always loved Sees chocolate. My favorites are the Mochas and Bordeaux. I recently ordered a pound of half and half. I was so excited when they arrived today. I quickly opened the box to dig into my favorite chocolate. I was so disappointed when I realized the chocolate was stale. I paid $40 for a pound of premium chocolate, and feel like I have been completely ripped off.

11 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for letting us know that you were disappointed in your most recent order. We pride ourselves on shipping only the freshest and most delicious products. We'd love to make things right for you.

Please reach out to me directly so we can work hard to renew your loyalty to See's products and service.

We look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really UPSET 😡😡😡

I just want to let you know that I am very disappointed in the service from Sees Candy. I placed an order for 40 boxes of chocolates and pay overnight shipping, these were going to be the Christmas presents for our clients.

They should have arrived yesterday, today I checked my account (they never sent me the tracking number) and they have not even been delivered to UPS. Today I have been trying all day to investigate what's going on with my order and if I can cancel it since nobody can give me reports, but nothing has been possible.

I'm really upset,😡 if you can't have an answer at least make it easy to cancel the order, I won't have time to buy and ship something else for our clients.

Be very careful, the worst customer service I have had in a long time and no one seems to be capable for giving an answer.

9 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

On behalf of See's Candies, I sincerely apologize for the delay with this order. We are working around the clock to ensure we are able to process and ship all orders in a timely manner. This order has been processed and has shipped. We are providing tracking information to our customer and will also track the order on our end to ensure the order arrives no later than Friday, 12-10-21.
We will also work with our customer to ensure we provide compensation for the late delivery of this order.
We value all customer feedback and look forward to resolving this issue in a manner this is satisfactory to our valued customer.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.
Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

"So Disappointed" Who's the CEO

I have been buying See's candies for family and friends for many years now at Christmas as a token gift. I first experianced See's candy about 20 years ago it was amazingly good. This year after reading several bad reviews I decided I better buy myself a box when I order . I was so disappointed ,I'm not saying its awful but its sure not what it once was . Not much better then Russel Stover, but at more than twice the price.If their intent is high profits its a shame . I wonder if they have new management?

7 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We apologize that you were disappointed in your recent purchase. We can assure you that we are still committed to manufacturing and selling the highest quality products. We would really like to work with you directly to determine what went wrong with your shipment so we can make things right for you.

Please reach out to me directly so we can work hard to renew your good feelings about our products and service. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com
310-604-6225

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have been buying candies At 60w 8 st…

Have been buying candies At 60w 8 st nyc, today 12/4/2021 I was told I was not able to buy candy without mask rudely, most employees ther know me from years of buying, Asian woman Spanish woman and 2 very nice gentleman, but today a new face “KAREN”! So not only did I not buy took the time out to leave negative review, I also wrote letter to corporate, people like this do not need to be in retail sales, terrible customer service n it’s not mandated to wear mask in any stores, discrimination n violation of my rights

4 December 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for taking time to share your feedback regarding our shop safety protocols. We are so sorry that this experience at our shop was disappointing. The location you visited is a See's Licensee location. We would like to reach out to you to see how we can renew your good feelings about See's Candies. Please contact me directly at your earliest convenience.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your valuable feedback with us. We look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards,
Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Racist

Approached the counter. White male cashier had just rung up someone else and as soon a customer walked away he turned his back to me. I said excuse me sir. He turned around and yelled what. I asked for a sample candy and he threw it at me an turned his back. I’ll never return to this blatantly racist store.

21 November 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Our sincere apologies for this disappointing experience. We would like to have our District Sales Manager reach out to you so we can obtain more information and work with you to make things right for you. Please email me with your contact information. We look forward to renewing your good feelings about See’s Candies.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Johnnie Woods
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Don't expect a true assortment

I bought my father, who loves See's chocolates, a two pound box online, for his birthday. Not knowing his favorites, I bought assorted chocolates. It turns out his favorites are cremes and to our disappointment, there wasn't one cream filled chocolate in the whole box! Nuts, nuts, nuts! Caramels and nuts only. I wouldn't call that an assortment.
That being said, their customer service is excellent! They reached out immediately with a response and an offer. Thank you See's :D

20 November 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out. Please email your contact information. We will be happy to replace the box of chocolates with with your Father’s favorites or our Soft Center Assortment. Please reach out to me directly so I may assist you.

Thank you again for reaching out.

Johnnie Woods
jwoods@sees.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I can't order online

I can't order online. TWICE I have tried to order a custom mix and the site won't put my order through! Do I get help when I write a complaint? NO!@! ALL I get is a letter from saying How awful, close the browser and try again. Does NOT work!! Their online service SCUKS!!

I have been a STRONG, LONG-time see's customer for 72 years--I am 77 and used to go on FIELD trips to the LA store in 51-54, from Warren Lane Elementary School.

Will i buy from them online again? NO. this kind of service is beyond lousy, and I wanted to rate them a 1 star but missed and can't undo it.

6 November 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Henry,

We are so sorry to hear you continue to have problems placing your on line order. We want to make things right for you. Please contact me directly so we can view the order session to determine what is causing the block. I will be happy to personally assist you with the order.

We appreciate your loyalty to See’s and look forward to hearing from you again soon do we can renew your confidence in our service.

Sweet Regards,

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
310-604-6225
Jwoods@sees.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Apparently Sees uses a 'Seer' to determine when things will get delivered.

Apparently, in some sort of fairytale land, my order is being delivered right now. What is the funniest thing about this is that yesterday, am, the tracking app on Sees claimed that my order was already here, with a date of Wednesday October 27. I'd like to post a screen shot of what I saw yesterday morning here:
But, it seems, I can't which is incredibly useful for Sees! Honestly, seeing a fortune telling delivery...what, there was a Ouija Board or crystal ball involved?

28 October 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Theresa,

Thank you again for taking the time to reach out to us about the confusion caused when you accessed the UPS tracking app to check status of your order. Per our phone conversation just now, we are pleased to hear that your order did arrive on schedule on 10-27-21 at 7:29pm.

We appreciate your loyalty to See's Candies and look forward to serving you again soon.

Best regards,

SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.

Johnnie Woods
Director, Customer Experience
20600 S Alameda Street
Carson, CA 90810
310-604-6225
jwoods@sees.com


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic candy

my family and I have been eating your candy for years and it's still as delicious as it was in my youth. I hope you will never change and LOVE that you still keep the picture of Mary Sees on your boxes! Thank you for keeping your traditions and delicious candy! We are one on your #1 fans!! 💖

3 October 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Hello Lori,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful feedback with us. We appreciate you loyalty to See's Candies and look forward to serving you and your family for many years to come.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very afforfable candies

Very afforfable candies! i love the sweet, also loves to buy a box of it and resell!!

14 September 2021
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Reply from See's Candies

Thank you for choosing See's Candies! Please see the below link for fundraising opportunities.

https://fundraising.sees.com/

Sweetest Regards,

Maricar Kim
See's Candies, Inc.

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