People Aren't Happy About This Valentine's Day News
If you'd ask me, I'd say, like, I'm not, it's fine, like Valentine's Day is cool. If you ask my husband, he'd probably be like, no, she loves Valentine's Day, and she expects the world. [MUSIC]. But ultimately, I feel like Valentine's Day is just about like. Like feeling the love and so as long as that is there, it should be there 365 days a year, but as long as that day you're made to feel extra loved, I feel like I'm cool. Like a hand-written not goes an extra long way. [MUSIC] I am definitely a planner. He'll strategically ask me what I want to do, so he can't mess it up. You know my cookbook came out in September, and so this year he's gonna actually be cooking dinner for me. Four courses out of the book. We will see how it goes. [MUSIC] My gosh, he is the most difficult person to buy for. So most guys love sneakers, most Men are sneaker heads, and love a good pair of kicks. He has his own sneakers, and so I'm just like SOL. And then they have their team luggage, so I can't get him a travel bag. So I usually resort to some sort of sexy coupon book. I'm telling you, the handmade stuff goes a long way. [LAUGH]. [MUSIC]
Love 'em or hate 'em, Necco's Sweethearts, the conversation heart candies that come around every year for Valentine's Day, won't be available this year. CNBC reports that Necco went out of business in 2018 and that the company that's taken over manufacturing the holiday hearts, Spangler Candy Company, didn't have enough time to get the candy on shelves.
"There are a lot of manufacturing challenges and unanswered questions at this point, and we want to make sure these brands meet consumer expectations when they re-enter the market," Kirk Vashaw, Spangler's chairman and CEO, said. Spangler's best-known candy is Dum Dums, so there shouldn't be any worries about them following through with its promise of bringing the candy back as soon as possible.
It looks like Valentine's Day won't have its most popular candy this year — and fans are already mourning the loss. Middle school crushes and rom-com heroes are going to have to find a new way to express themselves through sugary treats.
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Oh no! What’s #ValentinesDay without #Sweethearts ???????????? #GetUpDC
— Nessa (@NessaDC02) January 23, 2019
No more #sweethearts ????????
. At least not this year. The company that made them went out of business— Tied To The Bells ??????????????? (@TiedToTheBells) January 23, 2019
Who is responsible for this?!?! What is #ValentinesDay w/o these little favs?!?! ???? #conversation #sweethearts https://t.co/yj8blyfWs7
— Hope (@HB_SMBlend) January 23, 2019
Will MISS YOU small colorful heart-shaped candies that stained my palm and colored my kids' teeth. #Sweethearts. "No Sweethearts candy this Valentine's Day after company goes out of business" https://t.co/Uh2jGwdzsC via @usatoday
— Bill Walsh (@bwalshDC) January 23, 2019
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If all goes according to Spangler's plan, Sweethearts will be back in 2020 and everyone can go back to offering their crushes chalky pastel-colored candy or just ignoring them and opting for chocolate, instead.
