Wot's happened to all the sweet shops?
18 September 2002, 12:03 PM
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You know tyhe ones I mean? The ones with rows of large glass/plastic bottles across a shelf behind the counter, where you could buy amazing stuff like "Rainbow Crystals", Bon-bons, Sherbet Lemons, Midget Gems, Sports Mixture, Sweet Peanuts, Cola cubes, etc, etc,.
Not to mention "Sherbet Fountains", Cowan's toffee, etc, along the counter.
Our local sweet shop *** newsagent has now set up to sell groceries, and the sweets have gone!!!!
I went on a bit of a trawl round, as, for some reason, I REALLY had a longing for Sherbet Lemons, but no shops appear to sell loose sweets anymore.
Is it just this useless town, or is the same pattern repeating everywhere? If so, WHY????
Not to mention "Sherbet Fountains", Cowan's toffee, etc, along the counter.
Our local sweet shop *** newsagent has now set up to sell groceries, and the sweets have gone!!!!
I went on a bit of a trawl round, as, for some reason, I REALLY had a longing for Sherbet Lemons, but no shops appear to sell loose sweets anymore.
Is it just this useless town, or is the same pattern repeating everywhere? If so, WHY????
18 September 2002, 12:16 PM
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18 September 2002, 12:24 PM
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If you are in need of a fix, I can recommend Roly's shop in Caistor market place (in between the newsagent and post office). Its a 20 min drive from Scunny and you will be impressed not only with their vast selection of loose sweets including the under the counter hard midget gems, but also that you can get your hair cut there, ask advice on fishing, and buy some cartridges/bullets for your guns..........
18 September 2002, 12:25 PM
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OMG u git for posting that. Im hungry at work plus I have the biggest sweet tooth I know and now Im gonna have to order some sweets off there!
18 September 2002, 12:30 PM
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Sorry! I've been wanting some of those Atomic Fireballs for ages. But if I'm going to make an order, I figure I might as well make it a bulk job. So I might do it myself next week. 
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18 September 2002, 12:34 PM
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Hmm here's what I ordered - thought it best to stop before I got carried away:
Grays Herbal Tablets
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
Lovells Nut Brittle
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Pascal Sweet Peanuts
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Cola Cubes
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
Rainbow Crystals
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
American Cream Soda
x 100.0g £0.40 £0.40
Pascal Sherbert Lemons
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
Lovells Milk Chocolate Nougat
x 100.0g £0.75 £0.75
Aniseed *****
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
Keiller Butterscotch
x 100.0g £0.70 £0.70
Pascal Pear Drops
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Lemon Bon Bons
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Paynes Chocolate Cashews
x 100.0g £0.75 £0.75
Ryburn Treacle Brittle
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
All prices above include VAT, if applicable. Total:
£8.50
Grays Herbal Tablets
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
Lovells Nut Brittle
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Pascal Sweet Peanuts
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Cola Cubes
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
Rainbow Crystals
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
American Cream Soda
x 100.0g £0.40 £0.40
Pascal Sherbert Lemons
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
Lovells Milk Chocolate Nougat
x 100.0g £0.75 £0.75
Aniseed *****
x 100.0g £0.50 £0.50
Keiller Butterscotch
x 100.0g £0.70 £0.70
Pascal Pear Drops
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Lemon Bon Bons
x 100.0g £0.65 £0.65
Paynes Chocolate Cashews
x 100.0g £0.75 £0.75
Ryburn Treacle Brittle
x 100.0g £0.60 £0.60
All prices above include VAT, if applicable. Total:
£8.50
18 September 2002, 12:36 PM
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Browsing through there, I'm starting to wonder how much it would cost to just give 'em the credit card number and an email saying "some of everything, please". 
18 September 2002, 01:16 PM
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Mark you horrible man!
Been looking for somewhere that sold a couple of the things they have.
Combine it with this one
http://www.sugarboy.co.uk/
and there probably isn't much you can't get.
Thanks
Robin
Been looking for somewhere that sold a couple of the things they have.
Combine it with this one
http://www.sugarboy.co.uk/
and there probably isn't much you can't get.
Thanks
Robin
18 September 2002, 01:19 PM
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For those who want to click: http://www.sugarboy.co.uk/.
Another good link. The one thing I can't seem to find are the little squidgy pink & white mushrooms. Anyone found them yet?
Another good link. The one thing I can't seem to find are the little squidgy pink & white mushrooms. Anyone found them yet?
) my local sweetie was shut down over allegations of selling drugs!
18 September 2002, 01:34 PM
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I though they had a big sweetie stall in Scunny market?
Failing that I'll buy some and Raze Buzz and I will come over with them (any opportunity to get back to my stamping ground!)
Failing that I'll buy some and Raze Buzz and I will come over with them (any opportunity to get back to my stamping ground!)
18 September 2002, 01:59 PM
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Mm...sweeties!
Crush - changed my e-mail address and somehow neither password would work
So in the end just changed it to Jen. Was going to think of a funny/original name...but I couldn't 
Must get into Muppets...havn't had time to visit in a while
Crush - changed my e-mail address and somehow neither password would work
So in the end just changed it to Jen. Was going to think of a funny/original name...but I couldn't Must get into Muppets...havn't had time to visit in a while
