See's Candies — Local services in Spokane

According to the corporate website, Charles Alexander See II (1882–1949) arrived in the United States from Canada in 192111] with his wife Florence MacLean Wilson See (1885–1956), and his widowed mother Mary Wiseman See (1854–1939). Mary See had developed the recipes that became the foundation of the See's candy business while helping run her husband's hotel on Tremont Island in Ontario.[12] The family opened the first See's Candies shop and kitchen at 135 North Western Avenue in Los Angeles in November 1921. They leased the shop from the French Canadian pioneer of Los Angeles, Amable Lamer.[13] They had twelve shops by the mid-1920s and operated thirty shops during the Great Depression. See's first white and black "all porcelain" store was opened in Bakersfield, California on May 1, 1941.[14] In 1936 See's opened a shop in San Francisco. It moved operations to make creams and truffles (60% of product sales)[15] to South City in order to take advantage of the location's cool weather. In 1972, the See family sold the company, which generated $4 million in pre-tax profit that year, to Berkshire Hathaway for $25 million.[16] On January 3, 1972, Blue Chip obtained a controlling interest in See's Candy Shops. Blue Chip later acquired 100% of See's for an overall price of $25 million. Wesco Financial Corporation was an 80.1% owned subsidiary of Blue Chip Stamps until its complete merger into Berkshire Hathaway in 2011.[17 Warren Buffett has called See's "the prototype of a dream business." (2007)[18] At a 1996 luncheon in San Francisco, Charlie Munger revealed that See's was the first high quality business that Berkshire ever bought. Previous to that point, Berkshire had focused on undervalued assets that could be bought cheaply. The See's acquisition influenced their commitment to buying businesses with a strong reputation and brand recognition.[19] The 'couverture' chocolate used by See's is provided by the nearby Guittard Chocolate Company,[20] and nuts come from Mariani Nut Company of Winters, California,[21] just about an hour and 20 minutes away. On June 20, 2012, See's Candies made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest lollipop, weighing 7,003 pounds (3,177 kg) and a length of 4 feet (1.2 m) and 8.75 inches (22.2 cm). The previous largest lollipop record stood at a hefty 6,514 pounds (2,955 kg). This giant chocolate lollipop represented 145,000 regular-size...

9.29.25: See's was mom's favorite candies when I was growing up so naturally it's my favorite too, plus you cannot deny the top-notch quality they display. I wanted to get some of her favorites to mail to her for her upcoming birthday and found the nearest See's to me is a little over an hour away. The occasion was worth the drive and surprised to see it was it's own store and not just a kiosk in the mall! It brought me back to my childhood living in California and my mom taking us to See's as a treat.

When we walked in, we were greeted and after a while we were offered samples, which we happily obliged. This store was pretty big, clean, and filled with a variety of chocolates and candies. They also offer 2 big stands of greeting cards for all kinds of occasions.

I loved seeing the expansive variety of chocolates and candies that was offered behind the glass window. I went with a half pound of my mom's favorites: California Crunch, Dark Walnut Squares, and Scotch Kisses. I also got her a toffee-ettes tin, a mini scotchmallow box, and a wrapped pecan roll. For what it's worth, they offer a handful of sugar free chocolate and candies.

The wonderful nice woman who helped me, definitely held true to the See's Candies motto, look, and name and represented what See's Candies is all about. She even gave me a frequent buyer card and a coupon for 15% off a future visit. I'll definitely be...

Super disappointed. Drove 1.5 hrs each way just to go to Sees Candy for a fathers day present. Got there picked out our candy, and was double charged. It was super busy I couldn't figure out why my total was so high, but didn't want to hold up the line just figured I spent more than I thought. When I stopped again about 35 mins away I looked at my receipt and saw the double charge. I called and was told there was nothing they could do without me back tracking and going back. I would not have made it back before they closed so I was told I could come back a different day. No regard that I just made a 3 hr round trip to go to their establishment or that it was their mistake. Candy looked good and other than the double price tag it was as you...