The Candy Shop

KeithM89_old

Anybody go to the new sweet shop down on park street??

Its bloody class - i bought a meter of marshmallow and the fizziest cola bottles iv ever tasted

Great shop

Leeg17

Do they have Vanilla coke by any chance? It's not "The Candy Shop" that are based in Dublin no?

KeithM89_old

Eh no its in Louth - not sure about the vanilla coke

Leeg17

KeithM89 wrote: »

Eh no its in Louth - not sure about the vanilla coke

Should have rephrased sorry, based online, but ships from Dublin. If you're around the shop again could you check please?

KeithM89_old

Leeg17 wrote: »

Should have rephrased sorry, based online, but ships from Dublin. If you're around the shop again could you check please?

Yup il check - would love some vanilla coke myself

10green bottles

Shops of this type will come and go but you will never "bate" the handy stores(also park st.) for a 1/4 pound of sweets,served loose in the old fashioned way;)

Onesimus

10green bottles wrote: »

Shops of this type will come and go but you will never "bate" the handy stores(also park st.) for a 1/4 pound of sweets,served loose in the old fashioned way;)

handy stores is a lovely place, but its important also not to knock the guys business. Dundalk needs to lose its narrow minded view and open up to a bit of diversity methinks ( and that includes narrow minded aul me ).

Fair play says me, I walked past it and it was packed full of kids. I'm not the greatest sweet lover myself but its great to see a Dundalk business do well especially in this economic climate.

MugMugs

10green bottles wrote: »

Shops of this type will come and go but you will never "bate" the handy stores(also park st.) for a 1/4 pound of sweets,served loose in the old fashioned way;)

+1

That place is like a time warp ! Nicest people in the world too !

Jake The Fat Ma

Class. Do they do deliveries lol?

KeithM89_old

Leeg17 wrote: »

Should have rephrased sorry, based online, but ships from Dublin. If you're around the shop again could you check please?

Jake The Fat Ma wrote: »

Class. Do they do deliveries lol?

I checked this morning and they dont have the Vanilla Coke and there is currently no online delivery but would look into it soon if there was demand

Milo Minderbinder

They have all the retro sweets you will ever want..... including the gobstoppers the size of tennis balls !!

Nice staff, I was gazing round in wonderment and was asked if I needed any help , I replied that I was "like a child in a candy shop" and he was kind enough not to mention that he had heard that particular phrase 12,000 times already that day.

Jake The Fat Ma

I mean house deliverielike the takeaways, now that would be deadly

Wertz

10green bottles wrote: »

Shops of this type will come and go but you will never "bate" the handy stores(also park st.) for a 1/4 pound of sweets,served loose in the old fashioned way;)

Whilst in, you could pick up a mass card, some pipe tobacco and pet the friendly dog as well.
...and if Handy Stores don't sell it then Hollands (also park st) probably do.

petes

10green bottles wrote: »

Shops of this type will come and go but you will never "bate" the handy stores(also park st.) for a 1/4 pound of sweets,served loose in the old fashioned way;)

I'd say this particular shop is here to stay judging by the amount of trade it's getting.

Granted it's only open but there is always demand for sweets.

Cathal_91

where abouts on park street? what beside it? will def fget the big marshmaollow 4 the craic

bigneacy

Dundalk is one of the last big towns in Ireland to get an "old fashioned" sweet shop. It was overdue.

I haven't been in yet but i'll venture into it tomorrow I think!

indiewindy

Cathal_91 wrote: »

where abouts on park street? what beside it? will def fget the big marshmaollow 4 the craic

Its beside where Jocks shop used to be just before Earl Street

Wertz

Good to see a new business actually opening in the town centre for a change. Been far too many closures the last few years.

Panthro

well Papa knows where hes visiting tomorrow:D

Cakes.

I am definetley going in tomorrow

bigneacy

bigneacy wrote: »

Dundalk is one of the last big towns in Ireland to get an "old fashioned" sweet shop. It was overdue.

I haven't been in yet but i'll venture into it tomorrow I think!

I forgot to go in and now i'm stuck here in work for the rest of the day

Basilio

Cathal_91 wrote: »

where abouts on park street? what beside it? will def fget the big marshmaollow 4 the craic

Next to new lingerie shop CHANGE.

10green bottles

Basilio wrote: »

Next to new lingerie shop CHANGE.

"SWEET" all round so:cool:

KeithM89_old

Those meter long marshmallows are bloody addictive - always get covered in flour with them though

Dunny

How late does it open? Passed it around 6:45 twice recently and the place had plenty in it!

Anyone know if they have Jolly Rogers? They were red square sweets?

KeithM89_old

Theres a Facebook page here - ask them for any sweet and theyll tell you if the have them or if they get them in

Dunny

I have to get into this place soon lol.

KeithM89_old

Dunny! wrote: »

I have to get into this place soon lol.

Youll be like a kid in a candy st....... Oh

Dunny

KeithM89 wrote: »

Youll be like a kid in a candy st....... Oh

patrickc

Wertz wrote: »

Whilst in, you could pick up a mass card, some pipe tobacco and pet the friendly dog as well.
...and if Handy Stores don't sell it then Hollands (also park st) probably do.

tell me that same dog isnt still alive? if so must be the oldest dog in Ireland?

KeithM89_old

patrickc wrote: »

tell me that same dog isnt still alive? if so must be the oldest dog in Ireland?

Is this the big golden labrador?? I think its still alive

10green bottles

boom boom:)

Als76

I was in the candy shop it seems to be doing well. Get the mega sour sweets they are the best sour sweets ever. You will pull some squirmish faces at the start. The white and blue mega sours are the best.

Cakes.

Dunny! wrote: »

How late does it open? Passed it around 6:45 twice recently and the place had plenty in it!

Anyone know if they have Jolly Rogers? They were red square sweets?

was in on a Saturday and the man said 8:30

Panthro

a feed of Bon Bons did the damage today.
Coupled with a few White Mice.
And whats that, a bag a Brown Mice in the car for tomorrow?
Oh papa, wayyy too much sugar!
Lovely shop!:)

Ann22

I was in it recently. Lovely shop, filled half a cupful of sweets for the wee lad for €2. I think it'll do well. It's a cheap treat to take kids up to it compared to a trip to Smyths.

azwethinkweiz

Yes! i was in this shop last Friday to stock up on some tasty cinema sweets (& also for a dose of nostalgia!). Its very cool... didnt get the marshmallow thingy... maybe next time! I did get some cola cubes, apple bon bons, those turkish delight sweets etc. They have tons of stuff in there & it was packed with people lol. nyum! I still like Handy Stores though... it has the "old" smell I remember from my youth (I'm like 23, dunno why I feel so old??)

realmadrid1

Try The Sweet Life in George's Arcade, Dublin. Totally great, all the old quarters and childhood sweets. Got me some Candy Letters and some Toffee mice.