Yep. Tried that once. Problem with mail order is that if the chocolates sit in a shipment (truck) on a sunny hot day, the eventually arrive with that kinda light brown overheated then cooled chocolate “crust” on them. It’s not a problem caused by Sander’s, it’s just that Costco treats the product better.
Those caramels are a steal at Costco at under $5 a pound. Even with free shipping their price on their website is a third more. Much cheaper than Hershey and the quality is so much better. See’s Candy is over $20 s pound and probably similar in quality. Ridiculously overpriced.
Our Costco once gave out free samples of whole Sander’s caramels—I was shocked at how good they were for the price.
If it comes down to freedom or caramels, I’ll go with the caramels.