Now that Woolworth's is gone its difficult to find anywhere decent to buy little bits and pieces for the cinema which in my town centre is conveniently placed only an escalator away. One of my favourite treats I used to love when I was younger was pick n' mix and in recent trip to Wilkinson's I noticed they had an entire section dedicated to this all neatly under the brand Candy King. I must admit that until I spotted this in Wilkinson's, I'd never heard of this brand. A quick google search tells me that it is originally a Swedish brand that expanded across Europe and now caters to Scandinavia, Ireland and the UK. Their website is not strictly limited to ...  Read the complete review

I am normally a Cadburys kind of girl and live for eating bar after bar of chocolate, but last week my friend dragged me down to our local Wilkinsons to grab some pick and mix. It has been years since I have indulged in pick and mix and boy did I enjoy myself! Literally there was a whole wall filled with sweet boxes filled with childhood delights- bananas, jelly beans, jelly babies, pink shrimps, snakes, sour cherries, fudge, toffees, caramel bonbons, strawberry bonbons, smarties, fried eggs, chocolate raisins, liquorice sticks....the list is endless. I really could go on! It was like I'd been sent to heaven. The sweets can either be placed into a ...  Read the complete review

Following the closure of Woolworths in early 2009 the Candy King Pick n Mix seems to have spread ten fold. Now Thorntons, WHSmiths, Tescos and others all stock Candy King. At the time of writing these Pick n Mix are sold at prices: Thorntons: 99p per 100g Tescos: 71g per 100g WHSmiths: Not sold by weight. (Cups only) Odeon: £1.21 per 100g Cineworld: £1.15 per 100g At all retailers a 'small' cup usually weighing between 350g-500g costs £2.99. While a 'large' cup (between 600g-900g) is £3.99. The heaviest I have ever known in 1000g which was mainly squashed fudge. The Candy King offers a large variety of sweets ...  Read the complete review