Chocolate and Scented Candles Are Not Good Neighbors

Scented candles are a no-no for stores like Sweet Tooth which sell unwrapped chocolates.  Perhaps you haven't heard that chocolate obsorbs odors and mixing scented anything in the same store or gift basket assures that when you bite into your chocolate truffle, you will find an odd taste.  It might not be so bad, but it won't be exactly what you expected.
We've heard of some stores which sell chocolate and at the same time are cooking other items in the store.  We cringe!!  We know that those chocolates aren't going to taste the same, that the chocolate will "bloom" because of the heat in such a place and customers will not be getting the best chocolate for their money.
"Blooming" chocolate occurs when the cream and butter begin to separate from other ingredients.  Some people mistake that little white dust on the chocolate as mold.  It isn't mold, but simply the separation of various ingredients in the chocolate.
Chocolates which don't require refrigeration do love a cool atmosphere (no more than 70 degrees or a bit less).  Purchasing chocolate in a store which is not kept at that temperature may mean that the chocolate has aged quicker than normal and is already beginning to bloom.
Chocolates aren't sun lovers....so keeping them in their original boxes until you need to put them out is the best care and maintaining an atmosphere which does not have high humidity is also necessary.  Chocolates which require refrigeration have shorter shelf life since they have no preservatives.
Sometimes people ask us to create a gift basket and they want to include some sort of scented candle or perhaps perfume which they have purchased elsewhere.  We do our best to protect the chocolate, putting the scented item in a cellophane bag.
At Sweet Tooth we like to "baby" our candy and we are especially trained to watch for any changes in the chocolates.  We rotate all of our candy when we re-stock in order to keep our candy as fresh as possible.  After all, all of our staff are Quality Control experts....the manner in which they treat the chocolates and the other candies insures that our customers are going to be fully satisfied with their purchases.
In reality what we are selling is as much our customer service as it is the products in our store.