The Candy Box

Hi
another great traditional shop in Birmingham. Remember the good old days and the sweets we had. WELL! they are back and what memories they bring with them.
pay this shop a visit you wont be disappointed. Merry Christmas everyone.
x

This is a funny little place. Like a mixture between an olde-​worlde sweete shoppe and your grandma’s front room, due to the weird thick maroon carpet and trinkets in glass-​fronted cupboards. Maybe these are the ‘gifts’ of which they speak in the name of the shop? I’m not sure.
Anyway, they have a spectacular selection of good old-​fashioned sweets: chocolate bananas, lollies, gobstoppers etc, as well as doing hot Belgian waffles with ice cream for £2. Nom. The girls behind the counter seemed really nice — they were merrily chatting away to other customers — and me, although it did take them a while to realise that I wanted to be served.
I got a small bag of sweets for all of 45p so you can’t really complain about that!

This is quite a pink girly shop which you immediately pick up from the pink and white candy striped sign hanging outside. If you’ve a sweet tooth it’s worth popping in as behind the counter they have a huge selection of traditional sweets such as dolly mixtures, pineapple cubes and sherbert lemons which are pretty cheaply priced as you can get 100g of sweets for 75p!
What makes them stand out from other local sweet shops is that you can buy larger amounts in gift wrapped parcels or served in mugs or hampers.
If you’ve got a wedding or a birthday party coming up you can even hire a sweet cart from here for the occasion the price varies depending on how many sweets you want and if you’re also hiring glassware to serve them in. Ithink the minimum price was around £100.

This place is so sleek and squeaky clean, it builds its own ‘bubble gum pop’ edge, and has a real candy American vibe about it. Most of the shop is pink inside and out, and the entire one side of the store is covered in sweets jars. Literally every type of candy that you can imagine is sold here, cola cubes, fizzy sticks, gummy bears, flying saucers, dolly mixtures… The lot. But what’s greatest of all, is the price. For 100g, you only have to spend 75p! At most other sweets shops, you’re looking at doubling that cost for the same amount. I was completely shocked when I saw the price tag and had to check twice!
As well as the traditional sweets jars, the shop also sells gift wrapped selections of sweets that are tied together with a ribbon and bow. These cost between £6 and £9 depending on the size of the parcel and the amount of sweets included. The thoughtful aesthetics and creative design of the gift wraps are absolutely perfect to give people as a unique present. Additional to gift wraps, they sell mugs full of sweets, which also look great as birthday gifts.
The staff certainly know how to keep their store looking brand spanking new too, considering it has been open since December 2011. And their ditzy humour and light hearted approach really makes the whole sweet shopping experience an enjoyable and memorable one!