One of my patients recommended this small "penny candy", ice cream, popcorn shop to me as she lives only minutes away. I was in need of a large amount of popcorn for a Popcorn Bar at a baby shower - I was looking to be able to control the amount of popcorn I purchased versus set "bulk" amounts and I did not want to spend an arm and a leg for it. This was just the place!
First of all, it was difficult to find contact information for this small family-owned shop. I could not find a website, there was very little information listed on Yelp, and Facebook had their story, products they carried, an email address, and a "send message" button to contact them through Facebook - I ultimately went with the ladder. Lisa was quick to respond and this was how I corresponded with her through the entire process. She offered me a variety of options: caramel, caramel chocolate, kettle, cheese, white cheddar, white cheddar buffalo ranch, butter, and hot butter cheese. I ended up settling for 4 lbs of the following: butter, caramel chocolate, and white cheddar. She quoted me prices and I was able to pick how many pounds I wanted of each kind.
When discussing a pick up time, she was able to accommodate me with a time that the shop was not open. I arrived 10 minutes early and a gentleman (I believe Jerry, an owner) let me in. The shop was exactly as I expected - filled with old styled candy, homemade candied nuts, a case filled with Hershey's ice cream and another case filled with a variety of popcorn flavors. There was a section with new flavors of popcorn such as root beer and cookies and cream. It was clear they ship their products all over as priority mail and flat rate boxes were displayed with prices. A small sign on the other side of the shop stated that they host birthday parties and events as well.
The gentleman stated it would be another 10 minutes or so until he had everything ready as he was currently popping the buttered popcorn. Talk about fresh! His timing was spot on and he had everything labeled and boxed, even carried it out and loaded it into my car! He even gave me an extra bag to put the buttered popcorn in as he felt it had a shorter shelf life compared to the others. He was very pleasant, engaged in conversation throughout the process, and was very easy to do business with.
Overall I was very pleased with my experience with this company. I have yet to try the popcorn but I look forward to it!
Oh, and I plan to be back on a Saturday morning to try an Oram's Cinnamon Roll! read more