Comments on: Whitman’s Sampler in Retro Packaging

By: atwe

atwe — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:24:50 +0000

Sorry, I’m a ChocNut person — does that count as chocolate? LOL But thanks for the tip, MM. A box of Whitman’s Sampler does bring back memories of simpler times, and I’m sure the mother-in-law will love that.

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:43:46 +0000

My brother and I’d pick at the bottoms of the Whitman’s selections when we were younger to avoid the coconut, cherry, or any of the liquor flavors. My sister didn’t eat the chocolates, but would keep the boxes for her stuff, and I found an old Whitman box full of her cross-stitch equipment over xmas.

I wish someone would bring in Mrs. See’s franchise!!!

By: pinky

pinky — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:58:02 +0000

Kulasa,
Black Magic!!!! That was the other chocolate box/tin that my mom had in her aparador. I forgot about that because the Whitman’s Sampler is the only one that I still see around here. When you mentioned this, a flood of memories rushed through my being – the smell, the sight, the sounds of me standing in front of that aparador and going through my mom’s “stuff”.

By: nikka

nikka — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:43:16 +0000

It is a well-loved family story for my family that my Lolo got Lola’s attention by bringing her a 5-layer box of Whitman’s chocolates. He’d bought them in Manila and had somehow kept them cool and whole all the way (on horseback or kalesa) to Cavite. We had a box every Christmas up until she passed away when I was a teenager.

By: Kulasa

Kulasa — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:36:59 +0000

Pinky, I have those yellow Whitman boxes and do keep my trinkets there. Mom used to call me a “hoarder” because I kept those chocolate containers, which by the way I still have – along with tincans of Black Magic. Although some are a bit rusty, I just can’t get myself to throw them. Probably memories. I’ve got to get one of these tins. Thanks for the post MM

By: pinky

pinky — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:29:58 +0000

I was once told that as a suitor my dad won my mom’s heart with a box of Whitman’s Sampler in the classic yellow box. My mom kept the empty box in her aparador to keep her trinkets until all 5 of us kids were well into highschool. If I remember correctly, she only got rid of that box until it almost fell apart.

Curly Tops – now I remember those during my grade school days. I got a couple of those from a boy who had a crush on me and I don’t even remember that boy’s name now.

By: trishlovesbread

trishlovesbread — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:54:21 +0000

Yes, curly tops are still widely available in Manila. If you happen to live in the U.S., some Filipino stores carry them here too. But getting back to Whitman’s, I tried them once and didn’t like them…guess I’m a member of the “curly tops”, not the “Whitman’s” generation. :-)

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:25:56 +0000

In my k-6 class back then, the “curly tops” was always the one for monito/monita. Are those still around?

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:40:23 +0000

You are absolutely right they are in the 60s era. They bring back a lot of nostalgic feelings. Whenever a man was buying love then (courting) he brought a box of Whitmanâ€™s candies to his princess. I truly love the cross stitch yellow box more than the candies themselves. I was in grade school then and used the box to keep my crayons, pencils and my home economics gadgets, tape measures, pin cushion, threads, etc. When I was in grade school, I had a tablecloth summer project for our dining table for 12 dining chairs with the cross stitch design from Whitmanâ€™s box. It was a white basket weave material with all these pastel colors stitching of DMC threads â€“ good embroidery thread. I went crazy with DMC threads then that I spent my school baon on them without getting my morning and afternoon snacks. All these years I am amazed how I did that project in just two months.

By: Erlinda

Erlinda — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:40:02 +0000

â€œVintageâ€ chocolates, â€œvintageâ€ box, but not, I hope, â€œvintageâ€ taste? Even then, I suppose itâ€™s the thought that counts.

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“Erlinda, a friend from Cebuâ€™s local media was sharing how the entire summit bruhaha is bringing so much trouble to Cebuanos, like last December everyone was forced to contend with the policy on the closed businesses, including banks, and roads, near at the Summit sites. Authorities claim it is for security reasons but the policy just brought too much trouble to the locals” —–Jacqui.
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Thanks loads for the info, Jacqui. I kind of suspected what would happen. If I were in Cebu during the summit, Iâ€˜d probably go to Dumaguete City and visit friends. Sounds like a war zone in Cebu City right now. The ordinary citizens always suffer. I bet your friend could use and would probably welcome a box of chocolates that MM posted about today!

In the spirit of MMâ€™s post, Happy Valentine to All!