Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy

Carlisle, United States

3.9

Closed now

8 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 717-243-1002
Website:
www.georgielous.com
Address:
56 W High St, Carlisle, PA, 17013
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No

Today

Today 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Carlisle) 09:47 Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Georgie Lou’s is a candy, gift, and toy store specializing in nostalgic and gourmet candy and unique sodas. We make our own delicious fudge and treats and carry decadent chocolate truffles. Shop in store or online.

We also carry a unique selection of retro themed gifts – greeting cards, coffee mugs, metal signs, tin toys, metal lunchboxes, magnets, and more. Our goal is to offer a wide range of gift items which give a nod to the past with humor and a touch of irreverence.

We will create and deliver gift baskets to the Carlisle area, including Dickinson College. So if your Red Devil needs a study survival pack or reminder that you’re thinking about him/​her, call or email us.

History

Established in 2009.

Georgie Lou’s opened on Black Friday 2009 and moved to its current location in December 2013.

Meet the Business Owner

Stephanie G.

Business Owner

Stephanie Patterson Gilbert holds an M.A. in American Studies and has taught popular culture and American women’s history classes at Dickinson College. Her family has been in Carlisle for more than six generations, depending on what line you’re talking about. She’s wanted to open a retro candy store for years and finally convinced her husband she wasn’t crazy for wanting to – and Georgie Lou’s was born.

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8 reviews of Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy

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Place rating: 5
Waterbury, CT
A great store! Lots of interesting items you’ll have trouble finding anywhere else. I’m not sure why someone would think there’s nothing for kids. The best example is my daughter: she’s 6, and when she visits my parents who live in the area, she specifically asks to go to Georgie Lou’s. She loves candy, like most kids do, and she selection in excellent. She loves Pez the most. The location is good too.
Place rating: 5
Carlisle, PA
We love having this store in town. The shop is charming and comes with a wide array of candies, including retro items, that you can’t always find elsewhere. The shop owner is kind and invested in the local area. We can’t say enough about it. Georgie Lou’s is a great place to find an unexpected gift, something for a holiday or a special treat for your son or daughter. Love it!
Place rating: 5
Carlisle, PA
I love the unique and unusual candy stocked. My husband and son love the retro toys. We stop and pick gifts for his retro comic book loving brothers.
Place rating: 5
Florham Park, NJ
Easily the coolest candy store in all of Pennsylvania. I’m from Carlisle, but haven’t lived there in over 20 years, but my mom still does. On a trip to visit my mom, I took my daughters for some lunch at the Hamilton, and then we stopped in at Georgie Lou’s.
Every conceivable type of candy resides in this little gem of a shop. My kids busied themselves with deciding what varieties to stock up on, and I perused the cool and retro signs, cards and toys. It’s one of those cool shops you might stumble upon in a major city, to find it in Carlisle was a very pleasant surprise.
I’m surprised there arent more reviews on here, and that they aren’t all 4 or 5 stars. I especially don’t get the negative review from the woman who was asked to keep her kids in check. My kids were treated first class all the way, but my kids also know how to behave in public, lol.
Place rating: 1
Carlisle, PA
I went to this «candy store» with my kids and the owner was incredibly rude. Telling my children don’t touch the merchandise as they would scratch it and not buy it.
This «candy store» isn’t geared toward kids or for anyone who doesn’t have DICKINSON COLLEGE written on their shirt.
It’s deceptive! She advertises like its for kids– but her merchandise and attitude says otherwise.
Don’t waste your money there. Especially if you’re local!!!
Place rating: 3
Schertz, TX
This was a cute little candy shop on the main street of Carlisle. I have a few complaints though… Not great customer service, high prices & what I tried wasn’t very good! I would give it another chance if given the opportunity!
Place rating: 3
Chesterfield, VA
We stopped by this shop while eating at the neighboring noodle restaurant. We’re not from the area, just travelling through. The store was a great find! Very cool options that you won’t find anywhere else. Want some Peanut Butter soda? You bet. Need a Banana Cream Pie chocolate bar? Sure thing. Tons of crazy options for unique gifts!
Prices are a bit high, but as you’d expect for a boutique shop like this. I will say I was disappointed in the fresh truffles. They tasted a bit old to me, but I’m no connoisseur. I may have high expectations as my favorite is Norman Love which just melt instantly in your mouth. At $ 3 per piece, I expected a bit more.
The organization of the store, the unique offerings and numerous selections, and the friendly employees were definitely the high points. Worth checking out!
Place rating: 4
Carlisle, PA
I was really surprised to see that this store didn’t have more reviews! I was in there this weekend at their new location (much more convenient) and it was packed! I think some people were in getting Easter candy perhaps, but it’s usually got people coming and going.
This is such a fun store. They have lots of retro candy and gifts, and it’s a great place to load up for a candy buffet.
I am planning my husbands 40th party and I went in and picked up a large bag full of retro candy for the fun candy «bar» we are planning. Tons of small items from the bins that we used to eat as kids. I got a full bag plus a card for around 12.00. I will be back again closer to the party to get any missing items.
I was also impressed that I was able to go in and find a bag of all yellow jelly beans for my sons Easter basket. His favorite color is yellow and he always picks out the yellow candies when given a choice.
Really fun place overall. A little pricier perhaps than going to Walmart to pick up candy but not when you are trying to find your favorites from the past!