We "toured" this small, local 40 year old candy factory today with friends. Let me explain. I'm from the Pacific NW, so have never tried this candy before. We were there with about 25 school kids and others totaling about almost 40 people which was a large crowd. We paid $6 each for a "tasting tour". For the tour, we walked down one aisle and back through another to see delectable fudge, coated pretzels, and other slab candies laying on tables to cool. We could see employees leveling candy on their tables. The tour guide then told us interesting facts about the candy making process, where the ingredients came from, and then gave us each 3 pieces of candy. We then went back to the showroom and bought $15-$50 worth of chocolates and got a $2.50 "discount" for the $6 that we paid originally. The candy is great quality and so much less expensive than other name brand chocolates, but we left wondering why they have a fee for the "tour"? Other candy stores don't charge for their tours and still offer samples. Maybe locals would abuse it and come too often for free candy. I did get introduced to this great quality candy and we will now buy it in stores. My favorite is the praline! It is melt in the mouth good.