Sweet Factory

I had promised my grandkids a visit to the candy store after eating at Red Robin. My grandkids loved picking out their candy using the scoops in the various bins. I guess that makes the $ 13.00 a pound price worth it. The small Sweet Factory candy store was not very busy at dinner time. Fortunately for my wife, there is a nearby See’s Chocolate store for her to visit while I watched the grandkids choose their candy. It is hard to find any parking available near the entrance to the mall that you use to get to Red Robin and the Sweet Factory candy store.

I agree with other reviewers; very overpriced. We grabbed a small scoop of gummy bears and 5 (yes I counted) chocolate covered almonds — it was almost $ 6!
This is one of the oldest stores at Cerritos Mall, and I hate to give them a bad review since they may just be scraping by, but if they want to continue to be in this mall in the future, they should really change their pricing. The mall is changing for the better, tons of great new luxury stores that weren’t there a decade ago! Something’s gotta give.

$ 15/​lb for M&Ms, really!!! I really do not understand how this tenant pays rent in the mall. They are so ridiculously overpriced that they have no customers, yet they are one of the oldest businesses at the Cerritos Mall?!

Great candy selection and the workers are helpful! Definitely a go back in the summer.

I’m only going them 4 stars not 5 because I’m a dentist, so technically I shouldn’t even be in here. But that’s ok — I’m a hypocrite, and some venture to go as far as calling me a fraud
They have a lot of candy… mountains. There’s enough sugar here to melt a whole in everyone’s tooth in Cali. There are gummys, hard candy, lollipops and others that i didn’t really take the time to look at — I went right into the sour candies — I got the peach and watermelon.
I like the concept of using a small shovel to get the candy — it’s. Not like you can shovel only one or two pieces and it’s the illusion that the shovel is relatively small., you’re not getting a whole lot… wrong.
I also got the sour powers — apple. These you grab with the tongs. They had sheets of this thing — tha container easily had about 15lbs worth of candy.
I got a small cellophane bag full of junk…$ 8
I think the rate is $ 16/​lb so I got ½ lb of sugar (in case you couldn’t do the math, genius). That’s enough sugar to sweeten 1large Starbucks frappacino — that’s a lot. People who say this candy is expensive just don’t get it — these people need to make a living off selling gumdrops and lollipops. What do you expect you friggin cheapskate?
Overall cashiers nice. I did sample a lot of the candy for free before purchasing, so technically I could have just left with that. But I’m not a jerk (sometimes) — now I can’t wait to develop a toothache and get a root canal (no I can’t do a root canal on myself bc I’m a periodontist foolio)!

Buyer please beware!!! KEEP YOUR RECIEPT! I went there today with my two children and purchased two grab pops at 3:44pm. Paid in cash and thank God I kept my receipt. At around 5pm we were leaving mall passed by Sweet Factory again and were almost to Nordstrom when a man (with no name tag on) grabbed my son on the shoulder and said «You stole candy you cannot come back to my store!» I was in shock and asked him what he was talking about? I told him I had my receipt and never to grab my son. He left and I followed him back to store. Turns out his wife saw someone take something and he followed us. I have never experienced something so awful and felt so threatened in the mall. When I presented them with the receipt all they did was apologize. It is unthinkable to me that someone followed me and my two children for at least 10 stores and physically grabbed my son for an item valued at $ 2.99 assuming we had stolen it.

Over priced overpriced, overpriced. Not the friendliest service either. They definitely don’t love their jobs.

I love the butter popcorn flavored Jelly Bellies and came here after a fierce craving. For some reason… whether it’s because they’re selling OLD jelly beans, are storing them with other flavora, or are buying KNOCKOFFS, I’m not sure, but… the after taste was AWFUL… almost like black licorice! Absolutely disgusting! They ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TASTE LIKE THAT! Won’t be returning.

OK, I am not blind to the fact that this place has one heck of an offering, but I have to say I was horrified to see how obscenely overpriced their candy is. Marci and I spent nearly 16.00 dollars on 2 small bags of sugar free chocolates and some gummy worms. My god I nearly fell over from sticker shock when the girl behind the counter announced the price.
Needless to say I wont be shopping there any more. Its just not a good value. I can go to See’s and get premium chocolates for far less money per pound.
The real reason I am writing this review however is more of a public service announcement. Sugar Free may have no real sugar but it is by no means FREE. We paid such a huge price in pain after eating it. Both of us experienced the most terrible stomach cramps and bloating that I thought we were going to blow up. The sugar alcohols that are used in sugar free candies apparently cause gas and diarrhea in some people. I probably would have tried it anyway, but I wish there was some kind of warning. This stuff kept me up all night and I literally have not been right since. Please be careful if you go to this place. The price you pay may not just be a ridiculous amount of money.

As I sit here, chewing madly on a strip of deliciously sour, deliciously sweet Strawberry Sour Belt from Sweet Factory…
…I can’t help but remember the days of yore, when I used to spend an hour just poring through all the different gummies, taffies, chocolates, jawbreakers, butterscotches, and all sorts of other colorful goodies in tidy little bins. With a blue plastic bag in hand, I would carefully weigh my options and pick out only the best of the best, meticulously scooping M&Ms, sour belts, and gummy rings into my bag.
Not much has changed in the past 20 years, eh?
Yes, I lament the fact that they no longer carry the original Sour Power straws (they were the best, by far), but at least they have Sour Belts. It’s probably the only sour candy that I’ll actually eat. Liquor stores don’t sell the right kind (they only carry wannabe brands), so on the (frequent) occasion that I get a sour belt craving… well… Sweet Factory it is. I don’t really like candy anyway, much less anything sour — but Sour Belts are my favorite! Not the green ones… Just the red ones. *drool*
Sweet Factory — Thank you for providing me with 20+ years of crazily expensive, but super tasty Sour Belt induced sugar rushes.

There are signs posted warning you not to sample from the bulk candy… they’re pretty serious about that. Don’t ask me how I know.
Nice selection of sugar-​free candy if you have special needs for it.

This place always gets me every time I walk through the mall. In a corner with bright colors and candies beckoning you to come hither, its no wonder i always drop some moola when I’m walk. I love their sour strips and sour patch kids. ok ok, i just love their sour anything. It gets quite expensive though, at 2.79 for a quarter pound. When you’re done filling your candy bag with the gazillion candy choices. you are paying upwards of 8 dollars. It’s expensive, but at least you have your choices of candy instead of picking the ones you want to eat and leave the rest to the trash can. This place definitely fills my sweet tooth time and time again.

This was one of my favorite candy store when I was a kid.
I was introduced to lemon drops, gummy worms, and liquorice by this same place. I was a bit surprised on how little changes the place have gone through since the opening days. For that same matters, their next door neighbor Red Robins hasn’t changed much either.
Here’s a tip about coming to this place. They charged their candies by the quarter of a pound. The current rate at this place is $ 2.79 per quarter pound. (Essentially it’s about $ 11 per pound). All the candies and chocolates are in their own containers throughout this tiny 300 square ft store. With the array of candies, try to pick out only the ones that does not have a box or their own packaging. Chances are, those boxed candies are more expensive per weight than they are sold elsewhere (ie Liquor store or supermarkets).
Go for the non packaged candies. The gummies stuff should be the lightest and yet weight a ton when the final tally comes out. For a simple pleasure of joy, this candy store should make anyone go sugar high.