It's great to have a sweet spot on 108th Street! The strip can really use a local candy store in…read morethe mix! There are gift baskets on display as well as dried fruit trays. Candy trays are also on display on the shelves. Window space is taken by gift baskets with plush bears. A self service candy section allows you to get some goodies. A scoop comes out of the plastic holder and is attached to avoid lost or being misplaced. There are also plastic gloves. A decorative gold baggie is to filler up on the sweets! There is a wall of candy dispensers. The self-serve candies are $6.99 a pound. I found the store could benefit from more varieties of candies and might even help to get a soft serve machine or slushee! Novelty rock candies are on shelves and these are the longest ones I've seen. Workers are still unpacking things so maybe they are not fully stocked on shelves yet! They have only just opened this week! It's a good start to add some business to the area and also something new! The workers here are young and sweet! There is a candy tray on the counter so customers can have a taste! I see little kids and families enjoying the candy store. The business card is colorful and grabs the eye!

A really nice convince store, really good for kids, they treat you well here and i really…read moreappreciate it

Everything was very good over here. People are nice. Their options are very good. Atmosphere is…read moreawesome, totally recommend

Excellent variety, reasonable prices I would definitely…read morerecommend this place! They deliver too ( big plus)

Updated review: Date of visit 9/19/26…read more I stopped by simply to browse for a quick visit. This store has all the classic candy from my childhood. Sweet treats that I haven't seen in years is available at Economy Candy. It was crowded and everyone seemed to be in a jubilant mood because of the environment they were in. A visit to a candy store like this can trigger fond memories of your childhood. If you have a sweet tooth or simply desire candy that isn't sold in stores, then you may need to stop by Economy Candy.

To be honest this place feels somewhat like a relic from the past…read more The folks who work here are super helpful and if they have a candy stocked they will know where to find it immediately You can really stock up but really it is best for those who want to find a specific candy from their childhood rather than any modern candies. We've been here twice and left with diabetes lol! Just kidding It is a treat for someone visiting NYC and is in the area but not really some place one would frequent very often

I've been coming to this quaint little chocolate shop in Forest Hills for a few years now. I can…read moretell you that this is the BEST chocolate that I've ever had. Good lord, it's delicious!! Very easy to get via several buses that stop on and around Metropolitan Avenue. Every time I've come here I've always been warmly greeted and offered a free chocolate. They give you a choice between dark, milk and white. They have so many different kinds of items. Not just chocolate. Candy, hot/cold drinks, ice cream, etc. Some of the items are pretty pricey. Like the boxes of chocolate, but believe me, it is worth EVERY cent. They do have a shelf of discounted chocolate items. Its the last shelf in the back on the right-hand side. It'll have previous holiday chocolates for half price. Last week I got a chocolate flag for only $4.25. It was still fresh and delicious. Their stuff is so good that even just a simple milk chocolate Valentines heart on a stick is satisfying delicious. They have chocolate covered Oreo's and Twinkies. Everything is handmade and you can tell! Don't forget to sign up for their rewards. You get 1 point for every dollar you spend. Once you reach 250 points, you get a $25 gift card. If you pay in cash your order will come out to less as well. I look forward to my next visit. The friendly service and dynamite chocolate will always keep me coming back!

CHOCOLATE GALORE!!…read more This chocolate confectionery business somewhat has an old school aesthetic appeal. Quaint. Upon entering the scent is delightfully sweet chocolate permeates all senses and awakens the spirit. Sometimes chocolate can heal broken hearts. However, I believe the most powerful source of healing is genuine love. There are lollypops, hot chocolate, chocolate ice cream, bars, truffles, caramels, cordials, solid milk and dark chocolate shaped hearts and red liquorice. Sports theme and shaped chocolate are also available. I have entered a chocolate party. Aigner must have good mold to make their creations and certainly made on site. Samples are distributed. Customer service is welcoming and attentive. Gift boxes are available and purchases are issued in a nice gift quality paper bag industry standard $0.05 with a post card description of their business and company history. I was browsing their selection and my eyes are surely bigger than my stomach and wallet. Business cards are available for keepsake. Aigner is easily accessible via MTA NYC Transit buses Q53 SBS/ Q52 SBS and then Q54 on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, NYC. Foiled Red Hearts $14.95 This product is nostalgia brew. It reminded me of Valentine's Day, every year growing up being educated in NYC Board Of Education public elementary school and one year of public junior high school where every student receive two (2) red foiled heart shaped milk chocolate which was a privilege. As a kid, it was a sweet treat and the highlight of the year. Oh, goodie goodie gosh! I found this same exact product at Aigner which reminded me idyllic, wistful times of what was. Rum Cordial $12.95 Small balls center filled rum covered in chocolate was a happy ending for a celebratory day. Nota Bene: There is a 2.05% surcharge fee for credit/debit payment transactions. This time I did absorbed this annoying fee. The sales associate did not inform me of this fee upon payment, ergo four stars. I would return again and again.

After dinner at a Turkish restaurant this was the perfect place to get sweets!! There is so much to…read morechoose from your head spins! Lucky for me, I can only buy low sugar/ sugar free. I was pleasantly impressed on the diabetic friendly options. I purchased vanilla halva sugar free, sf raspberry jelly chocolate, and chocolate and vanilla halva. It was all very good! Can't wait to visit again. We were checked out quickly and this location was very clean and well organized.

I bought an assorted bag of Turkish delight pieces there today and went home. Opened the bag at…read morehome and ate one piece. When I took a bite of the second piece, immediately I tasted MOLD - a rotten, moldy, sour taste and I spit out the piece. I sealed the bag and will be taking it back to the store. I hope to God it will not give me food poisoning. There are no expiration dates on these Turkish delight candies - so God only knows how old they are. It is a serious health safety concern when you have mold growing on your food products. You endanger your customers' health. While their sunflower seeds and Dubai chocolate are delicious (and I believe fresh), I don't trust anything else there anymore. I'm disgusted. The pistachio piece I'm posting a photo of, is the one that has mold on it. You can't see it but you can absolutely taste it. Scary. P.S. I called the store several times to inform them that they have mold on their food products, but no one ever answered the phone and their "voice mail box is full" so you cannot leave a message. I would advise every customer to TASTE THE FOOD YOU BUY RIGHT IN THE STORE, so you can return it right then and there if you too suspect mold.

Not sure why the rating is so low for this place; they have a great selection, everything looks…read moretasty as well. Best prices you will find around the area. Everything is packaged nicely. Susan, the owner, is very kind and helpful, and so are her workers. They personally made me a package for exactly what I needed because they didn't have it on the shelf.

Extremely helpfu! Beautiful displays of fruits and nuts! Beautiful presentation for a Shabbat meal…read more.. or no occasion

Nostalgia brews a small local confectionary shop. Suddenly, I am now a five year old little girl…read moreas my eyes are delighted elated with wonderment to see all things chocolate and sweets displayed in the wooden glass case. Surely, my eyes are bigger than my stomach (including wallet). I have always been gravitated to old establishments where there is a long history, period atmosphere decor and the charm. It is family owned and operated since year 1925. Schmidt's Confectionery has been on my Yelp bookmarks for what I felt like an eternity. Previously, I have attempted to patronized during the summer, but it is closed for the summer months partly due the heat and humidity which affects working with ingredients and not optimal temperatures. It is easily accessible via MTA NYC Transit elevated J train on Jamaica Avenue at Woodhaven Boulevard station in Woodhaven, Queens, NYC. However, I walked forty (40) minutes from my home to this business. Upon entering the atmosphere has a redolent chocolate aroma with history and tradition which is intoxicating. There are chocolate lollypops, chocolate covered fruit, nuts, truffles, caramels, but I was hoping for chocolate covered strawberries. I abhor caramel. I despise nuts (despite not allergic). I like truffles. I like thin mints, chocolate covered graham crackers and have a predilection for plain solid milk chocolate. It is run by a woman who is the granddaughter of the founder albeit welcoming and helpful. I would surely return again for chocolate lollypops, chocolate money coins. I do hope Schmidt's have chocolate hearts. At first sight, I could not decide since everything was very enticing and alluring too good. I decided cherry cordials. She shown me a mid-size box of approximately twenty (20) pcs priced $30.00, which I asked if there is a smaller box as a option available followed by she asked if I want either dark, milk or white chocolate type. Oh! Someone who finally listens and heed the hope within my mind, WOW! Customer service is attentive and a personalized shopping experience. She gifted the box with mediocre curling ribbons which I have worked in a high-end retail specialty paper store and trained to use either double-sided satin or organza ribbons - never used curling ribbons. She did distributed a sales receipt. There is a scale if customers were to purchase by the pound. Business cards are available for grabs which is now part of my business card collection in a shoe box. Cherry cordials, box of 8 pcs, $10.00 I was completely sold for this small box. I actually taste the handmade and homemade decadence concoction of milk chocolate. It did tasted fresh and too good to give it away as a gift which I ended up consuming entirely! I delightfully enjoyed my cherry cordials with half a glass of white wine. Wooho! The stems from the cherries are visible. This candy store is certainly reminiscent of earlier times frozen in place. As time is fleeting, I hope Schmidt's Confectionery will continue to operate indefinitely.

This place will have feeling like a kid in a candy shop. The smell of chocolate when you first walk…read morein is intoxicating and inviting. There's so many handmade chocolates and gift boxes to choose from. They even have cute stocking stuffer treats for Christmas! The girl who helped us out was kind and made us a 1/2 lb. assortment of popular milk and dark chocolate on the spot. $15 is a total steal for delicious handmade chocolate. We are definitely coming back and trying out more stuff!

First of all Pat is just so cool. I buy primarily the lemon and chocolate Italian ices. Ok, I'm 66…read more I've had ices since the 60s. Never have I tasted such rich lemon and chocolate. There are bits of lemon in the lemon ices and the chocolate reminds me of the Lindt 70% dark chocolate I truffles Iove. I get quarts at a time. Before they close the store for the winter I make sure to stock up. So, I have lemon ice for Christmas desert! I got online to see if what my wife told me she suspected is true. She said she thought The Little Sweet Shoppe did not open this Summer. I am beside myself. I'm hoping she's mistaken. Sorry Corona Lemon Ice King. Your product doesn't hold a candle to what they have. I think it will be impossible to find such great ices anywhere else. Just one little thing to remedy. Someone posted a 1 review. Some asinine remark about 'vegan'. Moron. I hope all is ok Pat. You and your wonderful place will be missed.

This place is the cutest! A little old fashioned candy store with freshly made ice cream and…read moredonuts! I had the mango sorbet which was really good and served in a cute little takeout box! I also got a sample of the salted caramel vegan ice cream and it was delicious, but a little too heavy for what I wanted that day. They were extremely friendly and accommodating. Super welcoming and nice! They have tons of candy and unique flavors of their ice creams and sorbets that I would definitely come back for!

101 years old icon…read more if you haven't tried this place, don't tell anyone... just go. you'll never want to eat any other ice cream. queens, the world is yours.

Crossing off finally from my Queens popular place list to visit . Multiple attempts to come here…read moreand finally find the right time. This classic and favorite dessert spot still has its magic. When we arrived, there was a line on both sides- to sit down and the to go order. Since today is our first visit here but not our friends, we patiently waited for our turn to get a table. Corner table is not bad. We picked one of their best selling items- banana split, 2 scoops of ice cream. Comes with free whipped cream , choice of syrup, rainbow sprinkles a cherry. Extra charge for any added item like any toppings. Price is reasonable for the serving size, it can be shared. The server is ready to give extra cutlery. A glass of water should be asked, not automatically given. There is nothing extraordinary for the taste of the ice cream except the fact that all flavors are home made. The 1930's decors, classic kitchen gadgets, existing old style but refurbished furniture's , is selling popular candies in early 30's and original atm machines version still working are things that make this place extraordinary , an additional things to look forward to and keeping customers coming back. A monopoly Queen's edition board game puts a smile on my face when I find out that they are selling it for a good fee and includes a $20 gift card with it. Right away purchased it. Definitely coming back to try their other popular and hot items. By the way when we are about to leave, there was a long line waiting for seats.

I've been living in the area for a long long time. There are a ton of convenience stores nearby…read moreand that could explain why I never really bought stuff from here... But two months ago things changed as my work hours increased. I was getting off work really late around 9-10pm daily. I began to routinely stop by here for the sake of "convenience." One night I bought a beer, a lotto ticket, and a pack of smokes which came out to $16. I paid the gentleman behind the counter with a $100 bill and then walked home with said survival gear. The next morning I woke up to go to work and noticed i was short money. I was short $84 to be exact! I walked to the store and asked the daytime guy if the nighttime guy had found some money on the floor. He said no and advised me to call the nighttime guy after 2pm. He said, "If you did leave it here, Mr. Bobby will have it. Last time a customer left a $2000 winning ticket on the counter and he returned it...." At 2pm I called Mr. Bobby and he confirmed that he did have my money and for me to stop by to pick it up. Later that evening I went to the store and there he was with my change. He told me that I gave him the $100 bill and just walked out and went home. I guess since I was so tired from a 12+ hour shift and had my headphones on, I couldn't hear him calling me. 5 stars....Don't question it....