Candy Love

Last week a brill new shop opened in Shawlands and as you can see from the below I got a bit carried away taking photos but it all looked so tasty. I've not got a huge sweet tooth, but I find the colours, shapes and packaging of sweets very interesting and I love a good sweet shop.

The new shop is the run by Alison MacNeil, who is a very enthusiastic and friendly shop owner who is obviously very excited to be starting up this new business. This enthusiasm seemed to be rubbing off on the customers and everyone was leaving, laden with bags full of tasty treats.

On the opening day when I dropped in the whole family were in helping out, Alisons husband was putting up some more shelves and their two children were doing a tremendous young apprentice job of manning the til - spotting that I'd short changed (by accident) when I paid for my goods. It must be every kids dream, to have a mum who owns a sweet shop - they are prob the most popular kids in class now.

The shop stocks all the old school favourites, sour plumes, sherbet lemons etc plus a load of more designy up scale chocolate for giving out as gifts. There were a couple of items that I was looking for that they didn't stock but when I mentioned these to Alison she added them to a list of new products to buy in so Ann will be able to buy milky teeth soon.

With Woolworths closing, there was definitely a gap in the market for a pic n mix style shop and with the local schools nearby I think they will do well. If the new cinema at the Cell does go ahead just slightly further down the road then they could be sitting on a gold mine.

Despite me saying above that I don't have a sweet tooth, I still managed to go home with six packets of different sweets. The wee girls were also at the door of the shop, handing out a sample pack of mixed sweets to passers by. There was something very enjoyable about walking down the street and everyone you passed was chewing away with big smiles on their faces. Maybe there should be a new law about free sweets for all. Might make us all a bit happier though I suppose if there were loads of free sweets all our teeth would fall out so the smiles might be quite as nice.Opening times are initially 9 - 7 but this might change to match customer needs.

Candy Love - 1125 Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, G41 3HY 0141 632 2700