New Old Fashioned Sweetie Shop

dolphin city

There's a new old fashioned sweetie shop opening on O Briens Bridge (could be opened by now) selling the old fashioned sweets in the old fashioned jars with weighing scales, etc. Nostalgia alert.

snubbleste

Luckily there are a few dentists close by.

biko

Nice, I'll have a look.

SillyMangoX

If its anything like the one in limerick it should be yummy, got lovely bonbons and sherbert in the limerick one!

zero19

Retro sweets eh? Yes please

hamsterboy

Which bridge is O Briens Bridge?
The one near Kellys pub?

meg3178

If its a Mr Simms like the franchise in Limerick, it will have all the old sweets like rhubarb and custards, chocolate bananas, slab toffee and just walking in there will bring back so many memories, they even have the old pick n mix behind glass with the paper bags and you tell the staff what you want ( Anyone remember saying "I'll have one of those, two of them?"). Yum Yum

drum!

They have Dip-Dabs!

JohnCleary

Best of luck to them hope it goes well!

Will pop in this evening for a *nyom* if I get the chance. Here's hoping prices aren't *too* crazy...

moonflower

hamsterboy wrote: »

Which bridge is O Briens Bridge?
The one near Kellys pub?

Yeah, the sweet shop is right beside Kellys.

joeKel73

drum! wrote: »

They have Dip-Dabs!

Dib-Dabs seem to actually be back normally again, have seen them in a lot of "normal" shops recently. Saw them on Maloney's corner shop on Eglington St/ Mary's Street the other day.

They also had refreshers and stingers.

bobbytables

Fruit Salads & Apple Jacks.

One of my favorite childhood memories was going in to Keneghans shop in Salthill to get a bag full of the above and then on to the Claddagh Palace cinema.

The opening of this shop is a great idea and I wish them the best of luck

rivalius13

Remember when a pound meant you would eat like a king for AGES (Like, an hour!)? Wonder what a euro gets you nowadays...

Das Kitty

Why didn't I read this before I went into town today.

LadyMayBelle

is it a mr simms??

JohnCleary

100g / €1.50

Not sure how that compares to Pick n' Mix at other shops.

It's not fair to go on the basis of how much 1 sweet costs, as the cola bottles/fruit salads etc. are way bigger than penny sweets

barryd09

is this where macisaacs is/was?

apple jacks and postman pats,please someone confirm QUICK if they have these in stock?????:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mrs OBumble

barryd09 wrote: »

is this where macisaacs is/was?

No. The other side of Kellys. Shop was dis-used for as long as I've been there.

Where exactly is this bridge? I tried to look for O' Briens Bridge on Google maps but it couldn't find it.

joeKel73

For those still not sure - here's where the sweet shop is: http://maps.google.ie/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.271905,-9.057058&spn=0.002733,0.014656&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.271933,-9.054908&panoid=HSSDp9Y1PGXlVMzBEmvU3w&cbp=12,177.16,,0,10.69

TheCosmicFrog

Nice place. A bit small (was wedged in there yesterday with only four other people), but not their fault I suppose. It seemed a bit expensive at the time - €1.50 per 100g as mentioned by JohnCleary - but I suppose comparing it to Pick n' Mix it's not that bad. Really sound staff too.

thesandeman

Are they giving any samples?


I miss Woolworths :-(

seriouslysweet

Opening this at night would be an uber fab idea, just a thought!

TristanPeter

Does anyone know what time they stay open till in the evening? I hope they have white mice, the nice milky ones not the horrible chalky kind They used to cost half a penny each in Coyne's shop, Briarhill when I was a kid. Then they got rid of the half penny and they doubled in price :mad: Cruel world.

LadyMayBelle

TristanPeter wrote: »

Does anyone know what time they stay open till in the evening? I hope they have white mice, the nice milky ones not the horrible chalky kind They used to cost half a penny each in Coyne's shop, Briarhill when I was a kid. Then they got rid of the half penny and they doubled in price :mad: Cruel world.

That place deserves a thread of it's own!!!
Can anyone clarify if this new place is just a Mr Simms franchise or a new venture?

TheCosmicFrog

LadyMayBelle wrote: »

Can anyone clarify if this new place is just a Mr Simms franchise or a new venture?

New venture. I think it's called "Sweet Dreams".

Karona

Yeah I walked past yesterday. Cant believe it but they have Black Jacks. They were my favorite sweet ever!!

brianthebard

JohnCleary wrote: »

100g / €1.50

Not sure how that compares to Pick n' Mix at other shops.

It's not fair to go on the basis of how much 1 sweet costs, as the cola bottles/fruit salads etc. are way bigger than penny sweets

generally see pick and mix advertised at about 12.50/kg so its a bit over that. Depends on the place of course.

I think I saw a sign saying they do coffee too, would be nice to have place to get different beans.

JohnCleary

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20115390.index

A cheaper alternative

emptybladder

They do a decent discount to old men in overcoats

madeinireland

i am a huge fan of sweets and i loved my local pik-a-mix until i tasted the sweets from <snip, mod> in mullingar, they taste the exact same as when i was a kid,even the bon bons look and taste the same..... i think their sweets sell for €1.50 per 100g so they are a bit dearer than my pix-a-mix but the taste and memories are def worth it!!!!!!!

joeKel73

Thanks for that info, they're so good you'd nearly want to run the place eh... :rolleyes:

biko

madeinireland wrote: »

i am a huge fan of sweets and i loved my local pik-a-mix until i tasted the sweets from <snip, mod> in mullingar, they taste the exact same as when i was a kid,even the bon bons look and taste the same..... i think their sweets sell for €1.50 per 100g so they are a bit dearer than my pix-a-mix but the taste and memories are def worth it!!!!!!!

Since regging onto boards to support or advertise a business isn't allowed I have removed the name of the shop. Also this is the Galway City forum, not Mullingar forum.
You can send me a private message if you have questions, click my username to do this.

madeinireland

dont have a problem with that