I personally like the quality over quantity approach to food (and especially chocolate) - instead of buying the most you can get for your money, buy the finest you can afford. It also encourages you to savor your food, rather than shovel it...

In my book, four beautiful cointreau caramels from Dilettante beat an entire pound of Whitman's assortment by a long shot. Anyway, if I had more it would no longer be a treat.