The Candy Shoppe on Main

Surprised to find this store open on a Sunday we were in downtown Salisbury. Walked in and the selection was outstanding. So much to choose from and see. Unfortunately the employees (maybe the owners) behind the counter we less than welcoming. They were bickering among themselves to the point it was off putting and rude. That is the reason for the three stars. Would have gone 4 otherwise.

While visiting some friends, we had some time to kill, so ended up in downtown Salisbury, which was a great surprise! The Candy Shoppe was a must-​see for us, as we love old-​timey candy stores. They have a great selection, but a lot of stuff is behind the counter, so you’ll likely have to get someone to help you. The service was great– the owner helped us out and was super nice. He recommended Hammond’s chocolate bars, telling us how they have to order a box a week of each kind during Christmas, all except one kind, which they order 8 boxes of a week… Pigs N’ Taters. We obviously HAD to have it, then, so bought one of that and another Hammond’s Smores bar. The Smores bar was fantastic, one of the best bars of chocolate we’ve had. The Pigs N’ Taters bar was… well, let’s say the owner was trying to get rid of them, so likely made up that story. They were disgusting, with artificially flavored bacon bits and potato chips in a chocolate bar– just not a good mix.
We still loved the store, just feel like we were taken advantage of a little bit.

This is a cute candy store on Main Street. I would give it 4 stars but they do not make the candy there. The owner said they get it from a local place. I tried the fudge and a few chocolates. The fudge was good. They had your basic flavors and a few special ones. I tried the red velvet fudge and it was pretty good. The chocolates I tried were the dark chocolate coconut and the sea salt caramel. Both were good. The store smells like sugar and they have a lot of kids of candy. I would check them out if you are in the area.

Great candy and a very nice selection of sugar free candies which are very hard to find in this area.
Owners/​workers will box them up really nice for a gift. They are always helpful and nice.
They are in downtown Salisbury and down from the Thread Shed.

My wife swears by this shop. She loves candy, but usually has to stick to the limited sugar-​free varieties that are available in grocery stores and other places. She and her sister went to The Candy Shoppe last time we were in Salisbury, and she raved about the sugar free candy selection. I am going to forward this Unilocal business site my wife (also a Unilocaler) so she can go into detail about what she found.
For one, she showed me the sugar free Vines (similar to Twizzlers), which I had never seen. She let me taste one and they were quite good, you can’t really taste the difference.
The regular «full sugar» part of the store seems to be amazing, but again, I will let my wife fill you in.
Kudos to The Candy Shoppe… you usually can only find this type of selection in larger cities. If you are in or near Salisbury, NC, try this place out… you won’t be sorry. For those familiar with downtown Salisbury, it is located where the old Literary Bookpost was located.