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. The Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Chocolate Collection is the perfect way to reward yourself with the perfect combination of intensely rich chocolate layers sprinkled with refreshing, festive peppermint. These Ghirardelli peppermint bark squares offer the perfect balance of chocolate blended with rich ingredients to satisfy your holiday cravings. From the name alone, bark doesn't sound particularly appetizing. It's actually just the name for a sheet of chocolate that is often covered with nuts, fruits, candy or even more pieces of chocolate. It's rustic looking in the sense that it seems thrown together, not laid out in a specific pattern, and it is often broken into shards of various sizes to share and serve, though the Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Chocolate Collection offers the iconic Ghirardelli peppermint bark in squares, so you don't have to share. Bark can be made with any kind of chocolate and usually consists of more than one kind layered together. Ghirardelli chocolate peppermint bark has layers of white and dark chocolate topped with crushed peppermint candies and is very popular around Christmas and the holidays. UPC: 047599325107 Weight: 1.44 lbs RKU: SAM990001044