My youngest sister, Sylvia sends me kidney-friendly lollies (Australian for "candies"). Not included in this photo is one of my favorites, red licorice. Peppermint and candy cane were on the list but I am not fond of those.

By the way, do NOT order Charms Sour Balls online. The vendors will keep cancelling your order and eventually ask you to pay up in advance--and the candy will never come. My sister got scammed for PHP600. Besides, I like Charms Sour Balls the least in this array. They are not the candy I recall from when I was a kid.

The same is true of Excelente Ham online--Excelente Ham recently announced on a TV news program that it does not have an online outlet of any sort. And, yes, I got scammed for PHP2,500.

We consumers need to look after one another.

Photo by Neil de Leon