Fun Facts
Fun Facts about Winter Holidays
Most kids ages 6-11 years old say they eat a candy cane by sucking on it (54 percent) But that′s not the only way to enjoy this favorite sweet holiday treat* Biting: 24 percent
* Licking: 19 percent
* Don′t know: 2 percent
* Other: 1 percent
* When eating candy canes, boys were almost twice as likely to crunch candy canes than girls (31 percent v. 17 percent).
* Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 89 percent said candy plays a role in their winter holiday celebrations.
* Placing candy in a bowl: 72 percent
* Giving/receiving a box of chocolates: 70 percent
* Giving/receiving a holiday stocking filled with sweet goodies: 63 percent
* Creating a gingerbread house: 19 percent
* More than 1.8 billion candy canes will be made for the winter holiday season, in traditional peppermint flavor as well as super-sour, fruit and tropical fruit flavors. A typical candy cane contains only 55 calories and no fat/cholesterol.
* More than 150 million chocolate Santas will be made for the winter holiday season.
* The winter holidays represent the biggest boxed chocolate selling season.
* The winter holidays are the third largest "candy holiday" sales season, behind Halloween and Easter. Valentine′s Day is fourth.
* Retail sales for Gift Basketsoverall for the winter holiday season (November-December) account for 20-40 percent of annual retail sales.
* More than 33 million real Christmas trees will be sold for the season and more than 67 million turkeys will be consumed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Winter Snowflake Gourmet Candy Gift Baskets - $48.99
Our wintery snowflake basket is filled with gourmet candy & chocolate including: Water Crackers - 4.4oz. Dark Chocolate Caramel Truffles - 2.1oz. East Shore Sweet & Tangy Mustard - 1.4oz. 3 Milk Chocolate Ghirardelli Squares Smokey Beef Sausage - 5oz. East Shore Seasoned Pretzels - 4oz. Winter Magic Vanilla Peanut Butter Snowflakes Gift Box - 6oz. Zesty Cheddar Flavor Paseurized Process Cheese Spread - 3.75oz. Malto Bella Almond Chocolate Toffees - 2oz. Bellagio White Chocolate Flavor Gourmet Mocha Mix - 1oz. Winterberry Tea Gift Box with 6 Tea Bags. Vanilla White & Blue Snowlake Sugar Cookie - 1.6oz. And Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies bottomed in White Chocolate - 2oz. This collection of chocolate & Candy foods and sweet candy is sure to be a favorite this holiday season!
Mother′s Day Grand Retro Candy Gift basket - $42.88
This Retro Candy Gift basket is full of favorite nostalgic candy assortments from past decades. GREAT MOTHER′S DAY GIFT! Our largest candy assortment! This great gift contains over 100 pieces of hard to find candy favorites from the past century. Includes Includes Abba Zaba Chocolate Minis, BB Bats, Bit O Honey, Bottle Caps, Boston Baked Beans, Bubble Gum Cigars, Candy Buttons, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops candy, Chick O Sticks, Chuckles chocolate, Cinnamon Toothpicks, Coconut Bar, Cow Tales candy, Fizzies, Fruit Stripe Gum, Fun Dip, Giant Smarties, Gold Mine Gum, Hot Tamales, Jawbusters, Jolly Rancher Sticks, Jujyfruits, Kits, Laffy Taffy, Licorice Pipes, Long Boys, Mike & Ikes, Neccos, Now & Laters, Orange Heads, Pixy Stix, Pop Rocks, Razzles, Red Hots, Sen Sen, Slap Sticks, Smith Brothers, Snaps, Sugar Daddy Pops, Sweetarts, Teaberry Gum, Wax Lips, Zotz, Atomic Fireballs, Black Taffy, Candy Necklace, Bazooka Gum, Jaw Breakers, Lemon Heads candy, Root Beer Barrels, Salt Water Taffy, Slo Pokes & Walnettos & more! Over 4 pounds of old fashioned Candy & Chocolate!
Patriotic Red, White & Blue Candy Gift Baskets - $36.49
Contains: Hammond′s handmade miniature red, white and blue ribbon candy. Strawberry flavor. Net wt. 6oz. 5 Individually wrapped red, white and blue lollipops 100 individually wrapped bubble gum coins. Net wt. 12oz. 15 USA FLag Tootsie Rolls 15 Stars and Stripes Mints 15 Flag Salt Water Taffy Jelly Belly 10 Flavor Patriotic Gift Box
