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Best Deals on Valentine's Day Chocolate

How to get bargains on a favorite seasonal aphrodisiac.

Whether single, married, dating, or mother of a very thoughtful child, we all light up in the same fashion when someone hands us a heart shaped box of quality chocolates on Valentine’s Day. But shoppers beware: a lot of holiday-specific packaging can cost a pretty penny, so let us help you navigate the current deals around South City.

Let’s be honest. probably has the best chocolates around town. Their shop on El Camino Real has everyone’s favorites in pretty heart-shaped boxes.

  • Their 8 oz. boxes of assorted chocolates are $11.15
  • Their Teddy Bear decorated heart boxes are 9 oz. and just $0.50 more than the 8 oz. box.
  • See’s one pound heart boxes in various chocolate types range from $20.85 to $26.00.
  • They also have “quick snacks” in eight oz. packages of favorites like dark California brittle or Toffee-ettes are $8.25.
  • 8 oz. bags of pink foiled hearts are $6.00.

CVS/pharmacy on El Camino Real has a huge aisle full of Valentine’s day treats including a bunch of novelties like $0.99 “love cuffs” and 3-D hologram Valentine’s Day cards.

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  • Their 8.87 oz. bags of Dove chocolates are on sale for $3.00.
  • Ghirardelli 8 piece premium chocolate assortments in a heart-shaped box are $4.99.
  • 8 piece Ferrero collections in their heart box are $5.99.
  • Heart boxes full of 18 Lindt Lindor truffles are $9.99.
  • 12 piece Godiva Chocolatier “gems” in a heart box are on sale for $7.99.

on Chestnut Ave, , and on Gellert Boulevard have a variety of chocolates, cards, and fresh flowers for your loved ones.

  • They carry the same Dove bags as CVS/pharmacy but for $1.00 more per bag.
  • Dove heart tins filled with 6.5 oz. of dark chocolate raspberry truffles are on sale for $9.99.
  • 14 piece Ghirardelli heart tins with their premium chocolate collection are on sale for $8.99.
  • Lindt Lindor truffles here are only in a red bag, not Valentine’s Day specific. They have about 21 truffles in each and are on sale for $4.99.

Best Deal: In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, just make sure to get your loved ones’ favorite chocolate treat. If that happens to be Dove hearts, get them at CVS/pharmacy, if it’s Lindt Lindor truffles, get them at or . If it’s , then just splurge and get them a big heart-shaped box full of their favorite indulgences. Everyone deserves to be treated on a special occasion.

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