Would normally totally give me fave chocolates 5 stars but sadly was very disappointed at how these arrived. I ordered them for a special treat for us for Christmas time and opened them to find that they were mostly all broken, with the caramel oozing out. Just a bit disappointing as these are NOT cheap!!Very tasty caramel squares, available at a good price when I bought them. Five stars for flavor, but overall only four stars because a number of the squares arrived crushed, with the caramel oozing out and stuck to the inside of the wrappers, making them messy to eat. For this reason, I'm glad I didn't give them as a gift.Fast Shipping. The gold coppery Ghirardelli bag was crimped and wrinkled. I checked the expiration date. the expiration date shows 10/31/2019 and its April - so that's good. The bag was not sealed, it was opened. The candy tasted fine. Unfortunately every piece of candy was broken with the caramel oozed out in the wrapper. I purchased these to set out for a gathering of people for an event. I will be too embarrassed to set them out for the event now.What can I say. This is one of my favorite chocolates. See's candy being my first choice. I am thrilled that I can get my favorite flavor (caramel)in the dark and milk chocolate and do not have to wait for others to finish the other flavors until I purchase a new package. One of each dark & milk chocolate absolutely satisfies my craving for a long period. No other candy bar accomplishes this.For me love love love these my favoriteThey were fresh and did not last long in my house. Very good!!No care was provided for higher temperatures. They were shipped inside two manila envelopes in May. My parents saw the mail delivered so it did not sit in their mailbox longer than a few minutes on a cool day but the chocolates had been exposed to heat somewhere along the rout and had white bloom. However, they did say they tasted delicious and they enjoyed the gift.What is not to like??? Chocolate...and quality.... yes, I did share a few pieces but enjoyed the rest of the bag. And ordered two bags of peppermint bark!!! LOVED ALL OF THEM!