CHOCOLATE! Have you ever treated yourself to something more than a Hershey's?

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I went to the mall the other day with my gentleman friend. We ended up in the gift and kitchen ware section of Boscov's (a privately owned department chain in the Philadelphia area) and there was, to my surprise, a candy department full of good quality chocolates. There were turtles, caramel cashews, chocolate covered jellies, truffles, Bridge mix, and English toffee. Well, I'm no chocoholic - that was my dad - he'd have chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup and chocolate sprinkles while drinking a glass of chocolate milk. The man LOVED his chocolate. Especially butter creams. But, there are certains chocolates I remember from my childhood that you just don't see much of these days and I still love them! I decided to treat myself. I ended up with a pound of candy for $16 - just over FIVE times as much as the cost of two different scented wick defusers I found on sale! LOL I got four each of chocolate covered orange jellies, raspberry jellies, raspberry creams, caramel cashews and Espresso truffles. I also got four white chocolate vanilla caramels and a 1/4 lb. chunk of English toffee. Let me tell you - IT WAS HEAVENLY!!! I haven't eaten all of it - like I said, I'm no chocoholic. But, I have really enjoyed what I've had. I just love those milk chocolate covered jellies! The Espresso truffles are elegant and taste just like that shot of espresso at the bottom of a Starbuck's coffee. The English toffee is perfect (although I prefer it without the chopped nuts coating the chocolate). My least favorite candies are the white chocolate covered caramels - and they're very good, too. It's just that I've had better and creamier white chocolate. Anyway, I just had to share with you my personal indulgence. It's been a long time since I bought GOOD chocolate. I'm not supposed to have it since I'm diabetic, but I've limited myself to no more than three in a day in order to not do too much damage as I enjoy my little treats. So, have you ever decided to treat yourself to a little decadence even though it would normally be something you wouldn't do, whether because of cost or because of diet (or all of that)? What was it and was it as good as you were hoping when you got it? Also, what kind of chocolates do you like that aren't just candy bars?