How sweet it sort of isn't.

Well it's Valentine's Day again, and once again Americans get—for the most part— a choice of two candy brands, both ordinary: Russell Stover and Whitman's. True there are other brands, but these two seem to the best most ubiquitous. I wonder why since they both taste waxy and artificial. True, they still look good in their heart-shaped boxes and the diagram of contents promises delightful tastes, but it's kind of a empty promise. This year I did notice a brand called, of all things, Elmer's, which I wasn't willing to try. I do like Lindt, but I couldn't find chocolate selections just boxes of foil-wrapped mints. Of course one could always head for Barnes and Noble to buy over-priced and overrated Godiva chocolates, which I don't think are much better than Whitman's. I could be remembering it wrong, but I used to love Candy Cupboard chocolates. I haven't seen them in years. Chocolates, like everything else, are just not as good as they used to be.