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dadefresh t1_j7frcu2 wrote

Good for them. I love this place.

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Offthepoint t1_j7fvykv wrote

I love this freaking store. More power to them.

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AsparagusUprising t1_j7gilzw wrote

OMG I love that place. Candy legos are a strange type of culinary perfection that is difficult to describe to outsiders. My teeth start to slightly ache just thinking about them.

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zed910 t1_j7gj5xt wrote

Always love hearing good news for a local business

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3DPrintedCloneOfMyse t1_j7gyfri wrote

Like other commenters, I also love this place. However, it definitely lost a lot of its magic when it started catering to the tourist crowd.

Thirty years ago, you could get cheap bulk candy here. I once needed a very large amount of Runts - they had a 25lb bag. 5lb Hershey bar brick, they had you. They had bulk dried fruit, halvah, Turkish delight, chocolate fruit cordials. All of that is gone to make room for more novelties like "Bitch Pills".

That said, they haven't ditched the collection of antique games and toys, and the current owner has the same distinct voice his father did, so still top tier nostalgia.

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PlaneStill6 t1_j7hfc93 wrote

> Thirty years ago

Cmon, cut them some slack. They’re an amazing, local business — like everyone else, they depend somewhat on tourist traffic.

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Murdercorn t1_j7gwpu4 wrote

Oh man, I was so worried that this place wasn't going to survive COVID. Glad to hear they're thriving.

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carcosa___ t1_j7h1nla wrote

I was scared until I got to "expanding." So many places have been closing.

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DonConnection t1_j7gitwd wrote

Unfortunately I dislike sweets.

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[deleted] t1_j7kwn8e wrote

Oh, we'll cancel their expansion then. Keep us updated on your other preferences moving forward.

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