Candy Box

This is a tiny little newsagents but they seem to have crammed everything they could in and there’s not an empty space to be seen. It kind of reminds me of a garden shed that someone has added some shelves to, added a till and stuck a sign on the door and as if by magic it’s turned into a shop. It seems that they only stock the essentials but they also have odd items such as tinned gherkins, which made me chuckle when I saw them hiding on a shelf.
As Laura has already mentioned, with Barry’s and larger convenience stores nearby there’s not as much selection here, but if you’re just looking for a newspaper or a packet of crisps then you’re sorted.

You’ve got to adore the illuminated Tunnock’s Teacake sign sticking out of this shop’s wall! I’m not even a Tunnock’s Teacake type of a girl but still. It has some pulling power.
I did also live pretty much above it for the best part of a year. Hence, I’ve been in here quite a few times and in an array of states…
No matter what state I wandered in here the staff were always very nice, friendly and chatty. The stock isn’t great but considering you’ve got bigger stores — such as Barry’s and A & S Food Stores — just minutes away, it doesn’t matter greatly.
The stock that they do have is just enough — fresh Morton’s rolls, bog roll, newspapers and the usual soft drinks and sweets. The prices are slightly higher than the average supermarket but completely in line with other newsagents and fine for a few emergency bits and bobs.
There’s also a selection of local adverts in the window that are always worth a browse.