I purchased two boxes of these to use for an activity at the school. The fish are jumbo size and individually wrapped. All of mine were perfectly wrapped/sealed and the candy was fresh. No stale, hard pieces. They all seemed pretty pliable (I checked after having read other negative reviews). I gave some away to family too, since I actually bought too many, and we kept some for home as well. I recommend these. I'd buy again if the need ever arose.