Nickname: Cindy C.

Review: Had to learn more about the "new" collection so went to their Web site--godiva.com. They've got an interactive game that you play to enter the Year of Chocolate Sweepstakes--very cute! (And I hope I win.) I admit I've always been a fan.

Date reviewed: Sep 28, 2006 3:14 AM

Nickname: humblecoco

Review: Not everyone lives in a metropolitan city where handmade gourmet chocolates are around every corner! Snobbery aside, for chocolates produced and delivered as widely as Godiva's chocolates are, they are quality, and are terrific. I bet these new chocolates will be even better. I give Godiva every year and believe me, everyone loves getting that gold box!

Date reviewed: Sep 27, 2006 5:33 PM

Nickname: chocophile

Review: Godiva has slipped significantly in the past two years as packaging and new stores try to cover up for the cheap, inadaquate chocolate produced by the Campbell Soup Company. Anyone with a clue knows not to buy chocolate there anymore. It's always stale. For chocolate you can be proud to give as a gift, try La Maison du Chocolat, or Pierre Marcolini boutiques.

Date reviewed: Sep 26, 2006 7:02 PM

Nickname: Lauren BW

Review: Thanks for all of your comments. Reading them is making me hungry! Lauren Young (the author)

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 3:29 PM

Nickname: Sharon

Review: Packaging is not important. It is the chocolate that counts. My pick are some real chocolate bars.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 2:28 PM

Nickname: DaGirl

Review: I'll stick to a local chocolatier. Moonstruck Chocolates always taste better than Godiva, probably because they haven't been shipped halfway across the country. My husband and I received a box of Godiva one year at Christmas and each ate one piece and shared the rest with the trash. Fancy packaging does not make a great product.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 1:01 AM

Nickname: wilbur wonka

Review: For Godiva, it's all about the packaging. For the chocolate, it's all about Neuhaus, a 150-year-old Belgian chocolate maker, the inventors of the praline.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 12:41 AM

Nickname: Yum

Review: I don't care what they do to the packaging because the chocolate, specifically the white, has always been to-die-for. I love stepping into a Godiva store and buying the white chocolate. I love buying the chocolate bars ($2.75 ea.) at the Barnes & Noble bookstores. Yummy!

Date reviewed: Sep 24, 2006 2:51 AM

Nickname: Don

Review: Other major top quality Belgium brands include Mary, Wittamer and Pierre Marcolini.

Date reviewed: Sep 23, 2006 11:30 PM

Nickname: chocolate tester

Review: I agree with the others. It has gotten to be all about boxes and ads. Bought a box a few weeks ago. Tastes like cheap candy. I can get quality handmade chocolate at a much better price without all of the hipe. Get rid of all of the overpriced overhead and sell a better product.

Date reviewed: Sep 23, 2006 5:26 PM