Sweets for All
Gift-giving can be stressful business. Birthday gifts, shower gifts, hostess gifts, thank you gifts—the number of gifts we have to buy is positively mind-boggling. As we scour kitchen stores for a suitable housewarming gift for a new neighbour, we wonder, is there such a thing as a one-size fits all gift?
We finally figured it out. The answer to the quest for the universal gift: Candy.
(Who wouldn’t love a basket of the sweet stuff?)
Next time you’re in Westboro, drop in to The Candy Store. It is wall-to-wall goodness and will solve your gift-giving problems forever.
Now before you go crazy (which is very easy to do), spend a moment or two thinking about your recipients. Are they edgy and sophisticated? Pick up some salty French caramels, Caramel Au Beurre Sale Au Sel De Guerande, which hail from Paris, and are so rich and creamy they put those ho-hum grocery-store “caramels” to shame. Dark chocolate rules the roost here. The most popular brands include Galler from Belgium, NewTree bars (which were on Oprah’s O-list and have funky names like Tranquility and Sexy), and Theobroma (an award-winning organic Canadian-made bar).
How about some espresso-covered malt balls for the new mom who needs to feel energized again?
Or you could go a bit retro with Big League Chewers, Payday bars, Gobstobbers, Sugar Babies, Bottlecaps, or Pop Rocks. Fill up a dozen little bags with some bulk faves. The Candy Store staff are friendly and ready to assemble a customized box o’candy on your behalf at any time, no problem. Past custom gift boxes have ranged in price from $5–150. You set the dollar amount and they’ll do all the work and make sure it looks pretty.
It’s like taking a walk back in time to your favourite childhood candystore. And funnily, the same “please, please, please!” is being sung out loud (only this time it’s not coming from you).
The folks at The Candy Store will give Savvy readers 10% off any custom gift order over $20 until September 1. Just print out this article and bring it into the shop.
The Candy Store
info@thecandystoreottawa.ca
(613) 728-7500
350 Richmond Road, Ottawa
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Tested by Andrea T., Ottawa |  |