Haribo Gummi Candy Gold-Bears, 5-Pound Bag

I've long been a fan of the Haribo gummi bears, and in fact won't even eat most other gummy bears. We had friends in Germany that sent us bags of them every year for Christmas and they always bring back fond memories of childhood. While 5 pounds is a LOT of candy, I thought I'd tried these bears from Amazon as they were a good price with the free shipping. Unfortunately I found them to be considerably harder and more difficult to chew than the Haribos you generally get in the smaller gold bags (or the 1 pound bags our friends would send us). Not sure why this is, and the flavor is otherwise okay. But they definitely do not seem to be quite the same quality and I have to wonder if there is a storage issue or some other problem at Amazon that is causing it as I see other reviewers have mentioned it as well. Still, even harder than normal these beat other gummi bears and hopefully with proper storage at home won't get any harder. I doubt I would buy them again from here though but would stick with other sources I've used online and/or locally that provide better quality.

Haribo Gummi Candy - Gold Bears 5-pound bag

A great experience for gummi bears lovers! These are the best and are a good deal!

Who can resist gummy bears? And Haribo has the best. I actually like them just a little bit stale and hard, so I open up the bag and let them sit out in a drawer for awhile. They're also delicious frozen.

These don't last long when I order them. Nice and soft, chewy, flavorful. They are perfect for movie time munchies. I'd suggest keeping them in an airtight container after opening, which helps them stay nice and soft for longer.

The price here is very fair. If you buy some of the smaller packages in the store, the quality is not as good and the price is so much more expensive! Amazon delivers these lightning fast.

The hardest decision to make is what kind of Haribo to buy next...

These are my absolute favorite gummy bears. They aren't soft and spongy like most brands; instead they are chewy and melt in your mouth. Also, all of the flavors are delicious-- i usually don't like eating cherry or lemon flavored candies because they tend to taste very artificial, but in the case with Haribo brand gummies, it feels like all of the flavors taste great, and it's hard for me to choose a "favorite."

The reason i decided to buy this 5 pound bag is because I realized halfway through the school year that i've been buying at least one or two bags of the bears at the school bookstore per week, and decided that it would be a better buy to buy the candy in bulk.