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4.5
I like the tasteTo costlyAfter reading the questions before buying (because I had some questions, too!) I'm going to answer those questions first.1. First, thing I did was count the mints. I received exactly 280 mints2. Freshness: It is 4/2/2019 today. I ordered yesterday with Prime they came overnight. The date of exp is 03/31/2020. Basically 12 months until the 'Best by' date.3. These are full regular sized Andes chocolate mints in the green Andes wrappers. They are individually wrapped. NOT Chips, not open loose mints.4. They come in one large bulk bag. Not in boxes. You will get a large plastic bag with around 280 loose, wrapped mints.For my personal use (we just like to eat these things), they are worthy of a 5-star review. I gave them a 4-star review because:1. I did find 2 unwrapped mints during my count, and no extra wrappers. So these mints lost their wrappers before making it into my bag.2. The wrappers did get a bit beat up, lots of bottom folds that were folded up so the mint looked like it was opening itself. Also they are dents and marks from damaging each other. I don't think these would be presentable for something that requires them to look smooth, shiny and pristine like they do fresh from a retail package. So this is really meant for people who use them in their wrapped state as part of a visual experience. (I can't picture how, but this was in the questions area as well.)My thoughts are these are purchased by a company (nothing about the bulk bag gives me the impression that these are packaged like this direct from Andes mints company.) in large bulk amounts and then they sort them into smaller bulk packages. Were my unwrapped mints unwrapped by a machine during a sort and weigh process or by hand? I have no idea, but I'm putting my faith in the likelihood that these are sorted in an place that processing food regularly and they were gloved hands that touched the unwrapped mints in this bag.Bottom line: These mints are delicious. They are a great price for 3lbs of mints and the free prime shipping made it almost too hard to pass up. They came with plenty of time for our family to enjoy snacking on them. 5 stars if these are for personal consumption or maybe classroom treats or trick or treating. 4-stars if you actually need the wrappers to be on the mints when you present them.Arrived on time. I'm glad I ordered while it was still cooler weather here because the chocolate comes in a plastic bag, individually wrapped. They did come in a box with air filled cushion to prevent damage. Love these chocolate! I keep a candy container full for visitors as well.Love that they were well sealed in delivery bag. Mints identical to store bought. Fresh & Minty.Great value if your family consumes a lot of this (like us). Very fresh, it has a use by date of April, 2023 and I received on April, 2022. A couple of these after a meal are very satisfying, with only 25 calories per piece.See comments above. Love these mints. Problem is I can “OD” on them . One of my weaknessesThe product arrived melted probably during shipping. I was able to clean and salvage about half of this delicious candy but will probably pick them up in the store next time.
