it shipped in the direct product packaging--I feel it should have been inside a plain brown box-- a bulk pack of 80 tasty fruit snacks might tempt a school child passing by into becoming a porch pirate.

These gummies taste like candy, because that's really what they are. I've had a lot of different fruit snacks in my life and Welches tastes the most like a checkout aisle treat.
The package makes the gummies look like they're healthy (and maybe you can justify getting your fruits and essential vitamins in that way - hey I'm with you, and I'm not judging! I buy them in bulk so I have no hang up about this.) But.. the first three ingredients are 1. fruit puree, which naturally contains a lot of fructose (fruit sugar), 2. corn sugar, and 3. sugar.  The number 5 ingredient is grape juice which once again has fructose. I'm sure all of this sugar is why they taste so good (they artificially enhance the flavor too). If you read the package, it makes these seem like they're the next best thing to eating a piece of raw fruit: the package says that they are fat and cholesterol free, low in sodium and don't have added preservatives in addition to the vitamins in them. (The label doesn't point out that other than the vitamins they are pretty much empty calories). My thought is that they taste delicious and as long as you eat them in moderation there's definitely worse things that you could be eating.
These are gluten free but not vegetarian: the gelatin is made from pork and beef (I try not to think about the gelatin being made from an animal- yuck).
Speaking of gluten free, these are a perfect snack for me to share on the hiking trail with my friend who has gluten allergies. I haven't had them melt in my bag and they don't get squashed like trail bars can. There's about 12-13 gummies in a typical pouch so they're definitely a quick snack, not something that will fill you up.
Be warned that you need to eat all of the pouches of gummies within a few months after getting them or they will go bad. Blech - they lose some of their sweetness and have a staleness to them. You can still eat hard ones without them making you ill, but they definitely don't taste the same.
This listing is for a big box of 80 individual packs and it's the best value per pack I've found. But if you're not going to go through a big box quickly, don't waste your money on the large size. 
This listing is for the mixed fruit flavor which are common flavors: strawberry, white grape raspberry, orange, white grape peach, and Concord grape. The two made with white grape in them aren't especially tart and the peach doesn't jump out at you either.
Welch's also makes a lot of other flavor combinations in smaller sized boxes. Although I really like some of the other varieties such as the strawberry-only ones and the apple orchard kind, I have found it's not worth it to buy them because they're almost always stale. I think it's because they aren't as popular so they sit on the shelf a lot longer and get stale. 
I store my gummies in a sealed plastic container to help keep them fresher longer. They fit nicely in the container.. we eat them all before filling back up with a new box so that there aren't pouches perpetually on the bottom getting stale.
All in all, these are my family's favorite take-along snack. As a mom I am looking the other way about these "fruit" snacks not really being healthy.

I have been buying these for Halloween and for my office. People love them! They arrived quickly, very fresh!
Parents appreciated that I wasn't giving out anything with nuts.
They make a great snack.

Nothing to complain about.

Good item.

Well these didn't last long. I bought these for my 2 kids for a quick snack. When they arrived my husband realized what I had done, he continued to bet me he could eat all 80 packages in one sitting. What a load of crap I said. I told him no way was it possible and was not going to happen as I debated if this bet was worth waiting for another box if he did. He ate about 18 packages before he announced his defeat. That he could have eaten more but not 80 and quit. He ate these in his sleep. He ate them during the day. The kids had about 10 packages and these were gone in 5 days. This box should have been a great value.. unfortunately it was not.