Polly's know their target market: secondary school kid sugar junkies. They even have an "express…read morelane" for the busy after-school period. It is quite a sweet little shop, with pink and white candy stripes and wooden shelves lined with jars of appetising goodies and treats. The also sell ice "fruit" slushies - I use the inverted commas because I suspect fruit has very little to do with it. I write this review having consumed a blue raspberry flavoured one (while we are on the subject, why is raspberry always blue?). I feel pretty wired and it was only 60p! Cheaper than an espresso, a can of Red Bull or, even, a can of Blue Charge! The lady who served me was really friendly and had good hair.

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I hate it when sweets shops put there prices up, just because they're located on a main high…read morestreet. Black Country Sweets definitely proves that it's worth taking the risk in seeking out the less obvious candy shops, and sells produce at 75p per 100g; Bargain! Entering the tiny premises, I was greeted by shelves full of sweets jars. Three bags of sugary treats for £2? Double bargain! Now, what do I choose?! Do I go for licorice and jelly babies and jazzies? Or do I go for cola cubes? Or do I go for black jacks? Hmmmm. I apologised to the store owner for taking so long to pick my selections, and he replies "don't worry, the record for choosing is 27 minutes!" - Woah! Insane! (He really does have an extensive selection though!) Once I finally decided what I wanted, I was then tempted by the sugar mice and sherbert fountains sitting at the till. Argh, I'll go for them too! I love the shop owner in here, he's absolutely hilarious and brought a smile to my face immediately. Especially when he informed me that: "maintaining a sweet shop is harder than my previous job as a builder." What a truly great eccentric!

There is nothing more I love than sweets and the traditional sweets they have on selection here I…read moreremember from my childhood. Every Sunday my late Granddad would go out in the morning and buy the Grandkids a 20p mix bag of sweets. He told me that when I was 16 he would stop buying me a 20p mix every week and give me a half can of Special Brew lager instead. I always preferred the sweets. Milk mice, pink prawns, rainbow dust; they sell the lot here. They do focus on old traditional sweets, but as I love them I have no problem with this. Definitely worth a look in my opinion. Just don't forget to brush your teeth afterwards.

Top quality chocolate chain. My personal favourites are the rum truffles. Also great for…read morehandwritten names on easter eggs too.