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retro sweetshops - why don't you see them around anymore?

Where have all the retro sweetshops gone? It's one of the questions we have been asked over and over since we had the idea for A Quarter Of ... back in 2001.

And why don't you see traditional, old-fashioned sweets anymore?

retro sweetshops - where have they gone?

The Sad Demise of the Retro Sweetshop on the Corner

We modeled A Quarter Of... on a little sweetshop called "The Chocolate Box" at the end of our road when I was young. Sadly it has long since disappeared.

It used to be rammed full of old-fashioned sweets, newspapers and comics... and it sold jokes too.

Nowadays little sweetshops like that are getting rarer... instead of space for a wide range of retro sweets, little shops like that have become mini-supermarkets - selling milk and cat food and washing powder.

 

Retro Sweetshops Became Mini Supermarkets

So the space for confectionery is massively reduced and they tend to stick to the big sellers, the "safe" sweets like Mars Bars, Cadbury Dairy Milk etc. There's just no space for retro classics like gobstoppers or sugar mice. It's so sad.

 

Are Our Retro Sweets Left Over Stock from the 1970's?

And if so, are they still edible?

We have genuinely been asked this on a number of occasions! I suppose that people think that, because they haven't seen many of our classic traditional sweets for so long that they aren't made anymore.

The good news is that the answer is a resounding "No! Our retro sweets might remind you of the 1970s but they are all freshly made"

 

So Where Do We Get Our Traditional, Old Favourite Sweets From?

When we started A Quarter Of... we had about 60 different sweets. We thought we might get up to about 200 sweet classics... How wrong we were! We are now up to just over 700! We hunt long and hard to find new suppliers so that we can stock every retro favourite that is still being made. And we have some of the sweets made specially for us.

 

 

 

 

 

our customers say...
Beautifully packaged, imaginative and fun

Just to let you know I ordered a 50`s childhood box for a friend - it is absolutely terrific, beautifully packaged, imaginative and fun.

I will definitely be ordering in the future.

Enjoy your Christmas and New Year.

All the best

Stephanie

I have never been so impressed
I just wanted to say i am back for the second time, i placed an order at 3pm and by 10am the next morning my order was with me - i have never been so impressed with a companies prompt delivery!

I love your site, so many memories,

I`ve recommended to so many fellow sweet lovers

Lisa
10 out of 10!!

This is the first time I have used your site. 

My son and daughter-in-law were both born in 1970 and are having a joint party in October.

Your site was so so easy to use and I felt very relaxed using it - the red note were also cheery and I loved the end cartoon!

10 out of 10!!

Barbara

The best I`ve ever tasted!

I`d just like to say the Fizzy Jelly Fish, Sour Apples and Sherbet Lemons I ordered from you are the best I`ve ever tasted!

I`ll be back to try out some more in no time.

Thanks!

Daniel

I will never use a different supplier again!!
I just want to say a huge thank you for the excellent service I received yesterday!

After being let down by a supplier, we needed to find someone who could get £100 worth of sweets to us in less than 24 hours and A Quarter Of really came through!

After talking to a lovely guy on the phone, he insured we would get next day delivery despite ordering after 1pm!

The sweets arrived today by 11am!

I will never use a different supplier again!!

Thanks guys!

Gemma

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