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welcome to A Quarter Of...

The traditional, old-fashioned sweetshop online, full of over 700 of the best sweets ever...

Retro classics like Shrimps, Floral Gums, Space Dust, Anglo Bubbly, Sherbet Pips and loads more! We test & test to find the best.

Just pick a type of sweet from the red menu bar, or use the easy "Search for a Sweet Here" box just above... and you`re away!

what a lot of little bottles!

Milk Bottles
Love juicy, chewy bottles?
See our whole range here

Chocolatey Treats Galore!
Brown Gems
Brown Gems
See loads more choccy favourites
Do You Remember...
Double Dip - Original
Double Dip - Original
customer comments

Thank you
We have received a gift box from our daughter as a "thank you". It was lovely gesture on her part and the box and it`s contents were super.

We were delighted to receive such a novel gift containing all our favorites and shall definitely be using your company ourselves in the future hoping that others will enjoy receiving their favourites as much as we have.

Many thanks

Marilyn

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Tooty Frooty Scoox
Tooty Frooty Scoox
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love our cartoons?

They’re drawn especially for us by superstar cartoonist Colin Whittock.

He used to work on Whizzer and Chips - the comic that inspired the look of A Quarter Of...

His cartoons appear all over the website. Aren't they fab???

Colin Whittock

Gift Ideas >> Retro

Nostalgia Gift Ideas from A Quarter Of Do you find yourself thinking back to a simpler time ... when a single pack of Fruit Gums would last you a week, or when you would dare your friends to eat Space Dust with fizzy pop!? Then these gifts are perfect for you, or anybody else who has a love of Nostalgia. Each of our Boxes of Nostalgia are filled to the brim with sweets you thought had disappeared!
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 A Large Wooden Box of Nostalgia. 
 A Large Wooden Box of Nostalgia. 

 A Medium Wooden Box of Nostalgia 
 A Medium Wooden Box of Nostalgia 

 A Large Jar of Nostalgia 
 A Large Jar of Nostalgia 

 Boiled Sweets Selection Jar 
 Boiled Sweets Selection Jar 

 Handmade Sweets Selection Jar 
 Handmade Sweets Selection Jar 

 Liquorice Selection Jar 
 Liquorice Selection Jar 

 Chewy Sweets Selection Jar 
 Chewy Sweets Selection Jar 

 A Small Wooden Box of Nostalgia 
 A Small Wooden Box of Nostalgia 

 Original Pascalls Kola Kubes Jar 
 Original Pascalls Kola Kubes Jar 

 50s Decade Box... Sweets from your 50s Childhood 
 50s Decade Box... Sweets from your 50s Childhood 

 60s Decade Box... Sweets from the Swinging 60s! 
 60s Decade Box... Sweets from the Swinging 60s! 

 70s Decade Box... Sweets from the Fabulous 70s! 
 70s Decade Box... Sweets from the Fabulous 70s! 

 Glass Gift Jar - Penny Sweets Mix 
 Glass Gift Jar - Penny Sweets Mix 

 80s Decade Box... Ace Sweets from your 80s Childhood! 
 80s Decade Box... Ace Sweets from your 80s Childhood! 

 Retro Sweet Hamper 
 Retro Sweet Hamper 

 Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper 
 Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper 

 Whopping Penny Mix Jar 
 Whopping Penny Mix Jar 

 Diddy Retro Sweet Hamper 
 Diddy Retro Sweet Hamper 

 A Large Wooden Box of Festive Fun! 
 A Large Wooden Box of Festive Fun! 

 A Medium Wooden Box of Festive Fun! 
 A Medium Wooden Box of Festive Fun! 

 A Small Wooden Box of Festive Fun 
 A Small Wooden Box of Festive Fun 

 

 

 

 

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Retro Sweet Hamper
Retro Sweet Hamper

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Black Jacks
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hidden treasures!
Did you know we now sell some of our most fabulous retro sweets in their original jars? Now you can recreate the feel of your old local sweetshop!
We have Floral Gums, Pascalls Kola Kubes, Bonbons, and many more! Check out our Jars Section for more info.
Floral Gums
you know you're a
child of the 80s when..

The words "Banana Splits" make you start singing (in your mind of course!)

Tra la la... la la la la...

Tra la la... la la la la

Lots more 80s memories here
Wanting To Buy
Wholesale?

We will be launching an online wholesale sweet supplier service in early 2009.

Want to know more?  Follow the link and we`ll tell you as soon as it`s live...
 
 
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Gift Ideas >> Retro