This product has a risk that it could melt during shipping by ground services due to the warm weather, especially during the summer months from May through August. We would suggest you to choose any expedited or express carrier service available during those summer months, however, this still does not guarantee that it will not melt. Cow Tales Caramel launched in 1984 as a chewy, stick-shaped caramel filled with sweet vanilla cream. These Goetze's® candies are the dessert jerky of snacks. Cow Tales candy is made in four mouth-watering flavors: original caramel, chocolate, strawberry and now caramel apple. Cow Tales Caramel are actually a very versatile ingredient when you bring them into the kitchen. Chop them up and put them in your favorite recipe for gooey rice cereal squares, melt them down and dip fruit in them, or just stick a whole piece of Cow Tales candy into your mug of hot chocolate. Try them melted them down and used them as a sweet drizzle over pound cake or chopped them into pieces and added them to popcorn for an irresistible sweet and salty flavor combination. UPC: 070622801019 Weight: 2.75 lbs RKU: SAM26786