Feeling ripped off on Valentine's Day? Popular chocolate boxes look big, but have more plastic than ever | CNN Business

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Get ready for heartbreak in the candy aisle.

As Valentine’s Day arrives, so does the annual frenzy to buy or gift the classic Russell Stover and Whitman’s Sampler chocolate boxes that come in under $12 or so at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target stores. But shoppers may be disappointed this year when they open those big red or pink heart-shaped boxes, according to one consumer advocate.

It featured 24 pieces. Dworsky also found a 5.1 ounce Russell Stover heart with nine pieces of chocolate inside. “It’s almost double the size of the 4-ounce Russell Stover box, which has seven pieces,” he said. “Imagine being the recipient of the bigger box. If you’re giving it to your love on Valentine’s Day, they think it’s decent-sized big box of chocolate but then it only has nine pieces in it,” he said. “It’s awful.

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Well, that's two brands I won't buy again

That’s why you buy all your chocolates from seescandies

Really, is anyone surprised? It takes OIL to work the field where the ingredients are grown! It takes OIL to transport EVERYTHING involved to where it needs to go! The extra plastic is made from OIL! One of us shut OUR OWN OIL production WAY TOO EARLY! We’re all paying the price.

But the Valentines chocolates at Christmas when there’s special offers everywhere !

I can let Biden slide for a few things, eggs $10 a dozen, but don't f... with my chocolate

When corporate greed actually leads to improved health outcomes 🤌 ⭕️

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