Welcome to the first newsletter from the Sussex Sweet Shop. To subscribe (be sent the link via email) click Contact Us in the yellow bar above and send the word "SUBSCRIBE". If you were sent this link and wish no longer to receive them simply do the same with the word "CANCEL".
2010 and all that
Its been a busy year for the Sussex Sweet Shop. Online sales have jumped nearly 800% on 2009 and the future looks rosy for the coming year. Yes there have been down points, and the business hasn't fully recovered from the armed raid in the Spring, but that hasn't stopped us from driving onwards.
What's New?
We are now stocking a large range of delicious mega lollies. Often lollies can be a bit bland in taste but not these fellas! Some of the smells that erupt from the jars when they are opened need to be smelt to be believed. Sadly the electronic super-highway doesn't transmit aroma yet so you will have to take my word for it! We have 25 flavours, and at three for 80p you can't go far wrong. Search Mega Lolly from the bar above or click here to see our full range of lollies.
Can one wild animal receive too much publicity? When it comes to meerkats, quite possibly. If you are reading this from outside the UK this may be lost on you, but the humble meerkat is being used to advertise a price comparison website thanks to the word 'meerkat' sounding not dissimilar to the word 'market'.... no it doesn't really, does it? Well if Alexander and his friends are starting to annoy you why not bite off their heads? Sounds a bit mean but who's looking?
Christmas Sweet Hampers
Its taken us far too long but finally we are making sweet hampers. While all are custom prepared in the shop to order, we've tried to make life easy by offering some generic titles to help you choose more easily. Is the 'old man' a fan of retro candies like shrimps and bananas then go for the 'Retro Hamper'. Is there a sour puss in the house? Then the 'Super Sour Hamper' is a must. Mum like her chocolate? Ah, you have the idea.
What if we don't have your ideal hamper on our list? Easy peasy... drop us a line with your needs and we'll get it sorted for you. Like the man who couldn't pronounce his "F"s, "Th"s and "T"s; you can't say fairer than that :D
Build 'em Up
For fans of Lego (other generic building blocks are available) we now have a stack of candy building blocks. We have built a fairy castle in our shop window, though why it is exclusive to fairies I'm not too sure. Can you do better? Send a picture of your creation and we might publish it in our next newsletter! Here is our grotto, which took around a day and a half to build. And sorry I don't know how many bricks we used!
Only Joking...
Let's sign off with a joke, an oldie but still a goodie!
Two giants are sitting on a park bench. One pulls a paper bag out of his pocket, and starts munching through a selection of real live human beings. The second giant looks over and asks "Chocolates?". "No," replies the first. "Small Geezers!"
