Really poor customer service. Waited more than two months for my delivery to be shipped and never…read morereceived anything. Despite two phone calls, three emails and multiple messages with the owners... I never got my order. Lots of empty promises and ridiculous excuses. I'm sure there's a decent business here, but I did not experience it. I was never even got a refund and had to complete a chargeback request through PayPal myself.

When I accidentally stumbled across this fab wee sweet shop a few months ago, I wondered how on…read moreearth it had been kept secret for so long (from me anyway). Where there's a sweet shop, I'm honestly not far behind, and Curious Candy was no exception I'm horrified to say I'd almost forgotten about it, but I remembered just in time, and made a mental note to pop in the next time I was down in Bangor. Which just so happened to be today. Yippeeee. Located off the top of Main Street, Curious Candy is your typical old-school, walls-lined-with-an-enormous-amount-of -sugary-delights sweet shop. It is indeed 'wee' as we say in these parts, and with the customers in front of us consisting of a lady, a buggy and a child, it was a squeeze. Especially when they tried to get out, as you can imagine. Thankfully, said lady with buggy took quite an age selecting her choice of confectionery (I think she bought at least six bags), so I had a chance to scour the walls. I'd suddenly gotten a notion for Millions, and was slightly gutted not to have discovered any. Surely every good sweet shop does Millions? As I searched for a backup sweetie choice, lady and buggy moved, uncovering seven jars of Millions of the bottom shelf. Phew. I chose Bubblegum (always satisfies the sis...she seems to have a fancy for blue sweets), Blackcurrant (my fave flavour of any kind of sweet) and Raspberry (second fave), plus some Jellybeans for my dad. 100g of each of the above came to £3.16, which wasn't bad at all. Happy days. Pay the lovely people at Curious Candy a visit. You know you want to...

Seller charged me £7 for 198g packet of jolly ranchers, she was also mumbling answers to my…read morequestions at the till and did not disclose the price properly.

I was a bit dubious as to why Belfast needed an American sweet shop in the first place, and having…read morevisited I still am. Having peanut butter Twixs' is a pretty flimsy premise for a shop in my book, but they are going for it. While they do have probably the best selection of M&Ms in town, and you can get bags of boiled sweets decanted from jars, it is no McKays in Queens Arcade. A wall of cheap plastic gums just isn't my bag of sweets.

BEST EVER! Anyone…read morewho remembers Carrick from years ago will remember that we used to have an old sweet shop at the top of North Street called the Pipe Shop. Unfortunately that closed years ago, and there's been nothing like it since, until now. They have over 250 different types of sweets in here, and the sweets are weighed out for you in the old style scales. It genuinely is like stepping back in time, really lovely. My favourites are the Chocolate Toffee Rolls and Army & Navy!

Well that was a nice surprise!! Me, my mum and my 3 year old son headed here on a Saturday morning…read morefor the candy workshop (purchased on a whim from a well known voucher site) not expecting too much apart from maybe some free sweets! The man who was taking the workshop-one of Aunt Sandra's nephews, calling himself Willy Wonka's cousin, was hilarious! The workshop was bunged but he took the time to speak to every group individually and made everyone feel involved. I'd highly recommend this to anybody who like sweets, history and a good laugh. It's suitable for all ages and interests. Along with us were family groups, older couples and a hen party (which I thought was fab!) So sad to hear Aunt Sandra has passed away.

Great customer service in here…read more Loved the wee story I got about the crisps chocolate on my last visit. I like being able to see the sweet making in action through their work room window. Had a toffee apple today. Was nice and fresh and packaging wasn't all sticky. Also good stick didn't fall out. Toffee was a bit think so took a good strong bite. Perhaps would have been better smashed against a table first. Lol

The Cabin is an old fashioned ice cream shop looking over Donaghadee harbour. It only sells vanilla…read moreice cream and I do not even like vanilla but the cabin takes vanilla and pimps it. Add marshmallows, sprinkles and sauce and this plain old ice cream becomes an ice cream super power. Unfortunately pregnant women can not eat the Cabin ice cream as it is made with raw eggs. There's another helpful tip for you.

Sweets, sweets and more sweets. Seriously, the largest number of sweets I have ever seen. Boy was…read morethis going to be a problem... The shop assistant was ever so patient, as I stood trying to a) take in the various kinds of sweets, and b) make my mind up from the huge choice. Five minutes later (they were a loooonnggg five minutes), and I was eventually able to come to a conclusion (of sorts). Don't think the shop assistant was as ever as glad to see me stop gazing longingly at the profusion of delectable sweeties. Honestly. First up was a quarter of a pound of jelly beans (apparently they don't work in grammes), as apparently my dad likes them, or so I thought. Upon further investigation, this is not the case...they're just "all right". Hmph, well that's the last time I buy him any sweets. I couldn't possibly leave without purchasing Millions (blackcurrant flavour s'il vous plait), so I took a load of them too. The best bit about eating them is being able to say to people "oh, I lost a million" when you drop one on the ground. Priceless. Just as I was finishing up, my eye caught sight of those little fruity stick things (wonderful description I know...and the shop assistant even told me their name, but alas, I have forgotten), so I took twenty of them, just for good measure. And so that Mr Dentist will love me even more tomorrow...eeek. The shop itself is truly retro...man, it's even got a wireless in the corner! There's a cute little fireplace, a few pictures, and whole lot of charm. Sweet, in more ways than one.

With supermarkets these days thinking we cannot be trusted to have sweets beside the till, McKays…read moreis a sweet tasting trip back to yesteryear. The walls are jam packed with bottles and jars, bags and packets of any sweet treat you could wish for, just waiting to be weighed out and enjoyed. It is amazing how such a tiny place can fit so much in, also selling a good variety of tobaccos for those that way inclined. Yes, it is aged, dark and tiny, but regardless it is rockin.

Until I decided to Yelp about it, I didn't actually know the name of McKays, I only knew it as…read more'that wee shop at the end of the Arcade that does the lovely sweets', and that's probably what I will always call it, to be fair. Really centrally located, McKays does a roaring trade from people out shopping, or others on their lunch hour who work in the town and want to pop in for their newspaper, magazine, cigarettes, or just some of the lovely old fashioned sweets, bon bons, gums and treats that you can get in here. It's really small inside, so you're better looking at what's on offer through their window, which bulges with goodies - if you have a sweet tooth beware, you will do yourself some damage here...

Thorntons in one word rocks! They do the most amazing chocolate! And something I never knew, until…read moreI received one, is that they will inscribe names or messages onto things made out of chocolate, to give them that personal touch! I received a chocolate campaign bottle with 'Happy Birthday Magz!' written on it-so thoughtful! They do chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs too during that time of year! The newest thing which makes Thorntons even more amazing is their chocolate fountain! Oh Yes! You can have it poured over strawberries and ice cream or have marshmallows dipped into it! It is too good!

Thorntons is a cracking shop. This one in Castlecourt is probably the first one I ever went to and…read morestill is my regular stop when it comes to gifts that don't really need much thought! It's a deceptively big shop, as it stretches far back into the walls of the shopping complex. The best thing about this store is its chocolate fountain. For a small amount of your hard earned cashed you can get a box of choc covered strawberries which are always welcome in the part of the world known as my belly. The prepacked selections are a perfect gift if your in a rush.

This was the place to go for sweets, drinks and the like when I was a lad and my friends and I used…read moreto go fishing off the pier or simply just jumping off the pier to impress the local young ladies. It was all very juvenile but The Tuck Shop never let us down for a stock of orange juice by the pint or bottles of coke. The staff here have been working her since the beginning of time and it has a lovely family business feel. They're always friendly and were even helpful to me and my friends when we were annoying little teenagers cluttering up the shop. Its a little bit out of the way from the main part of town but its perfect if you are on the pier or going for a walk round the coast.

On one of the nicest streets in the village is of course a sweet shop that you will undoubtably…read morestop outside and look inside. Kids eyes will open wide when they see the selection of sweets and adults likewise when they see the old time sweets still being sold. Don't tell your dentist you stopped by.

I have never left Stewart Millers empty handed. I'm not kiddin', honestly. It's like some kind of…read moremagnetic force which leaves me completely helpless and powerless, removing all inhibitions and barriers which prevent me from purchasing extreme numbers of goods from this fave store of mine. Or maybe that's just me shopping normally... Anyhow, Stewart Miller is a bargainous store which is primarily a newsagent and confectioners, but is also a bookshop, cardshop and toyshop. I've found books for peanuts, excellent sweetie deals, and, when I was younger, it was my first stop for TY Beanie Babies (remember those?! I still have an absolute ton of them stashed away in my wardrobe...couldn't bear [excuse the pun] to part with them quite yet). The Holywood store is undoubtedly my favourite. The toy section is huge, and they are genuinely well-priced (not always super cheap), top-quality playthings. The card section is extremely well-stocked, with a huge variety to choose from, and at reasonable prices. The book section is my favourite - I've gotten presents for my mum and dad for next to nothing, and even picked up a football book for £1.99 from £12.99 today, and I've found travel books for a fiver. Oooh, its a good 'un.

I'm lovin it. This gem on the Holywood main street has some of my favourite everyday treats -…read moreglossy mags, cold drinks and chick lit style books at very good prices. It also keeps the kids very happy as it has the best selection of football trading cards I've ever come across. My favourite thing about Stewart Millar is the magazine and comic selection. One whole wall of the front section is given over to mags and comics which means that I can happily browse Marie Claire and 25 Beautiful Homes and the kids can look at the Beano (yes it still exists) and Shoot! before making our choices. And there are none of those shouty 'This is not a library' signs either. At the back of the shop are the toys - good selection of lego- and books. The books are worth a particular mention as the prices are great. Some of the not quite latest releases can be snaffled at Tesco-esque prices which certainly floats my boat. There's a good selection of kids books too, especially quite unusual activity and pop up books which are always good for Christmas presents. All I need to do now is stop accidentally calling it Stuart Little which makes the kids fall about laughing every time as Stuart Little is of course a talking mouse. It's happened, I've become an Embarrassing Mum.