On 9/24/2014 6:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>
> I never did understand the success of Hershey's. We could not get them
> here when I was a kid but they were commonly referred to in American
> movies and television. Apparently American GIs in occupied Europe could
> get any women they wanted for a couple Hershey bars. They were better
> than gin. When I finally got to try a Hershey bar it was a major
> disappointment.
>
>

Hershey had the biggest market share. Growing up it was readily
available at every candy/grocery/drug store so it is what we ate.
Acceptable, but not the best but I didn't know that quality chocolates
existed back then.