I'm a Midwest girl & Fanny May Chocolate is what my mother bought at the Holidays. And, we always took Fanny May Candy with us when we visited our grandparents & great-grandparents in Michigan at Christmastime. I guess it's a sentimental thing now. I never thought Fanny May Candy was too sweet or waxy, but maybe it's what you're used to? Our mom always gave us boxes of Mint Meltaways on Valentine's Day too. So, although See's Candy is right around the corner, I'll make the drive to buy Fanny May for my mom tmrw bc I know she'll like it better than any other chocolate.