Sweet Spot Candy Shop

Love this place! They have vintage candy that I haven’t seen since my childhood. Mallow Cups from my hometown!

One of those rare places that delivers more than you expect, when viewed from the outside, or the doorway it does not seem like much, however once you are inside there is a lot more than one would expect from such a small and uncluttered shop. They have a decent selection of obscure candy that you would never find at a larger store, along with all the current favorites. Prices were very reasonable, staff was very friendly and attentive.
Recommended when you are in the downtown area and need a candy fix.

Went to Container Park to check this one out. My response is… eh…
Very small place. It just didn’t look very cool and the prices were too high for what you bought. You can get the same candy elsewhere for much cheaper. Their selection wasn’t that great either. Limited supply of bulk candy, which is what I love most about candy shops.
It’s like any tourist trap retail store in Las Vegas. Prices are high and the store isn’t designed very well.

This place makes me happy– from the smile and friendly welcome I get when I walk in the door, to the beautiful display of candy and fun items reminiscent from old school days. My favorites are the jelly beans– so many delicious flavors! This is a great spot for kids, and adults alike.

Stopped by here on my last visit to the container park and this was such a cute and quaint place. I loved the set up of the store and the store had a really nice sweet smell.
The candy by the pound is $ 5 per half pound and you could choose from any of the jars of candy laid out on the table.
What I love the most about this place the cute jars the candy is placed in. I frequent candy stores and this is the first time that I’ve seen a candy store have their candy placed like this.
Must try the peach penguins! Will definitely come back.

Great place with a wide variety of candy and some favorites that you haven’t seen in a while! Good spot if you have a sweet tooth!

I love this place!
Even though I am not a huge «candy person.»
The owner is so sweet and fun to talk to! And everybody I bring here goes crazy! Why? Because this shop has all those funky specialty candies that you cannot find anymore.
So while in there your inner kid comes out, and suddenly you are jumping for joy because you have found that magical candy bar that you loved when you were 10 years old!
Don’t believe me? Next time you are in the Fremont St. Container Park, go check it out!
And if you have never been to the Container Park… Just go! Great shops, good food, and if you are lucky an awesome band is playing! One of my favorite places to go in LV!!!

When my family and I visit Las Vegas, we always have to stop by the Sweet Spot Candy Shop downtown at the Container Park.
I love that it has something for everyone in my family. My husband loves that Paul (the owner)
carries a wide variety of vintage sodas like Big Red soda and his favorite Sprecher cream soda. I personally love all the retro candy that he carries because it brings me back to when I was a little girl. My daughters love all the fun and unique gifts (Tattly tattoos, cute lip balms, my 6 year especially loves that he carries the Jelly Belly Beanboozle game/​spinner and the refill box). As a family we love that we can indulge in all of his wide variety of amazing gummy candy (peach purple penguins and the chicken feet are our favorite!) and the wide selection of chocolate. The thing we love the most about the Sweet Spot Candy Shop is the amazing customer service. They are so well educated about everything they carry in the store and are so «sweet» just like the shop. This is a place you definitely need to check out if you are ever downtown at the Container Park.

There are so few true candy shops left. This place has a wonderful selection of sweet sour and novelty candy, Penny candy, bacon candy, and holiday specific specials. I was looking to fill up a candy jar with a colorful assortment for a gift and I was able to mix and match from all the bins in the store. It was a huge hit! They have gummy teeth, skulls and spiders for Halloween. Everything is tasty too. Giant gummy bear on a stick even! I just love this shop. Great for gift bags or baskets, stocking stuffers come Christmas. In the quaint downtown Container Park.

Ok I’ve been here before it’s a cool place lots of candy but now I’m pissed off I was across town at rocket fizz looking for violet crumble (is very hard to find) they didn’t have any so I looked up where to get it and hey look I’ve been there but before I spend my gas and time driving to Fremont let me call them so I did, 3 times no answer and that was at 11:20 so ok they might be busy or on lunch so I guess I’ll just go there so I find a parking spot and walk up to it and it says back in 5 mins on the door and it’d 11:58 I called 30 mins ago and your still on lunch with a «back in 5 mins on the door» really??? Come on talk about horrible costumer service it’s now 12:23 I’ve been here sence 11:58 and he just now open the door wow I didn’t know «back in 5 mins «ment «back when ever the hell I please» so in turn good job your «5 min» break was more like an hour so please next time hire some one with punctuality thank you…

Came here during the Life is Beautiful festival to browse around and quickly found myself buying a small bag of candy. Relatively cheap for pick and choose candy, and the employee in the store was super nice and helpful! Candies range from known kinds, to ones that you’ve also never heard of. I recommend it for anyone in the area.

I have visited many candy stores in my travels and this place located in the container park in downtown Las Vegas is the best and coolest little place. The owners are very attentive and before I knew it I walked out with $ 30 in the best candy I have had in a long time. The Gummy Bears are the best!

Another cute store inside Container Park in Downtown Las Vegas. This store isn’t just candy store. They have candies from the past like Charms (sour candies). I would love to visit this store again to see what other candies from the past are in stock next time.

I love this place. I’ve only ever been to the other location once before it closed but Paul remembered me and had some great suggestions for my stocking stuffers.
I love the vibe of the shop, it’s retro and modern all at the same time and the selection of candy is awesome. I definitely recommend people to my fave candy store!

I come to the container park quite often so I don’t know how I could have missed this cute candy shop.
For being such a small place, the variety here is endless! Talk about a blast from the past! There are so many nostalgic sweets including the bubble gum cigarettes that emit the powdery smoke. They also come in chocolate so I am not sure which is older, but the bubble gum ones were definitely my favorite growing up.
But that’s not all, there are violet crumble bars, taffy, jars and jars of sour gummies, and assorted candies that can be bought by the pound, and the prices are definitely NOT strip prices.
On this occasion I grabbed an assortment with the predominant choice being «Sour Cherry Coke» bottles and I am hooked!
The owner was also so nice and sweet (no pun intended) and definitely adds to the charm of this awesome candy and toy shop experience.
I will be back sooner than I thought since I am nearing the E-​mark in my candy bag.

Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE 2014−(330÷365) «Sweet Spot For A Sweet Tooth»
Another great place inside Container Park!
We first experienced Sweet Spot Candy Shop at the Unilocal Block Party on Fremont a few years back, and it’s great to see that the owner Paul has finally got his own shop!
Tons of candy selections here to choose from… candies waaaay back from the 1920’s till now, the varieties here are endless. Towards the back of the shop next to the register, are the retro candies that us older folk grew up with. Towards the left wall, you have a mix of retro and trendy designer candies including a bacon section that would please any bacon fanatic! The right side of the wall has got more candies as well as retro toys and gadgets too.
The center tables are Gummy heaven! From the familiar to the never before seen, all kinds of fun colors, shapes, and sizes here. Paul gave us a few suggestions of his favorites and they did not disappoint! The Peach Penguins and Sour Apples were good!
Sweet Spot also carries Seasonal stuff and celebrity inspired treats, so if you’re looking for a cool gift, or just getting sweet for yourself, Sweet Spot may just do the trick! ALOHA!!!
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This shop is located in Container Park, its very nice. It is located on the first floor to the right as you walk into the park. Their selection of retro candy is very good. They carry violet flavored mints which are very rare and hard to find. The service I received was exceptional. I was given the full history of the mints and was able to special order a case of the mints at a discounted price! I also inquired about several other items that I was looking for and received excellent service on those. I would recommend Sweet Spot to anyone looking for retro style candy or candy in general.

Absolutely delicious! Paul was a delight and the candy was yummy for the tummy. Great design and selections. Loved it! Stop here for your sugar fix…

So glad I decided to break my low carb madness for a treat and popped in. The fella manning the shop was so friendly and engaging, offered samples and smiled as I rambled on about how long it had been since I’d had sugar and helped me pile plenty of old fashioned candy in my basket. Now I have a stash of licorice, candy cigarettes and old time chewing gum for when the going gets rough. I’ll TRY not to visit too often!

The owner was really nice bring out a lot of stuff from the back for us to try. A lot of the candy is from our childhood so it was exciting and fun you see all over again!

Our first time visiting the container park, my family (husband and 3 boys) and I stopped in for a treat. I believe we met 1 of the owners (Barry). He was awesome! He answered any questions we had and was very friendly. The candy is a little on the expensive side but we don’t mind because we knew we were supporting a local business. Before we left he played a Jelly Belly game with us. There are multiple colors of jelly bellys but only 2 flavors per color. One good flavor or one disgusting flavor. You landed on white? Will you end up eating coconut or baby wipe flavor? We enjoyed the game so much we bought 2.
One other thing is Barry seemed VERY open to suggestions on items to carry. We were trying to pick out a few things for our daughter who was in school at the time and I was talking to my husband about fake braces that I had seen at a magic store and how much our daughter would love some. Barry overheard us and explained that he was always looking for new and interesting items to carry.
Clean space, awesome customer service and good candy variety. We can’t wait to visit The Sweet Spot again!

NOT very kid friendly candy shop. Very cute little store especially just steps away from the children’s play area at the container park. BUT just as Jeff R. mentioned in a previous post, the customer service was horrendous. My son and I went into the store to check it out after a bit of playing. We took a turn around the small space and decided on a small lollipop, because I typically like to support local businesses. My son handed the man the lollipop he wanted and in doing so it dropped thru the clerks hand and shattered. We apologize and he just looked at it and says this one broke into a million pieces. I apologized again and asked if we could choose another. He then made us pay for it before buying the new one. Really?!? I understand policy and all but a. It’s just good customer service, & b. should be noted CLEARLY when you step into the store. Sorry clerk guy on the phone with your friends too busy to give good customer service, not recommending my friends or out of town guests to enter your shop.

love this cute little shop! I’ve met Paul, co-​owner of store, and i have to say stop in and at least take a peek. its worth it! love the old timey candy that you can get here. I love the other 2 other reviews before mine. make me smile. Pay if you break is quite the common thing in retail stores so unsure of the shock factor there. and regarding the store being small. all the shops/​restaurants/​galleries are small. its container park. nuff said.
You cant get samples at other candy shops. you can here because the owners take care of you and want to make sure you enjoy your experience.
Thanks Paul! We’ll be back on your birthday. Amy and Jay. :)

Horrendous customer service. I went to container park with my kids and as we were leaving we stopped in to get some candy. My son wanted a lollipop as he was reaching for the one he wanted he bumped another one and it fell to the floor. The guy working there ask me for it as I handed it to him I apologized for the accident. After we picked out what we wanted we went to pay. When we were ready to leave the guy said I had to pay for the broken one first before he would sell me anything else. I told him it was an accident he said I still had to pay. I can understand if my son was not being careful but the store is small and not much room. A couple of customers with kids heard what was going on and left

According to the owner, there’s the main location on Las Vegas Blvd. Other than that, this is the other location at 707 Fremont inside Container Park. There’s printed flyers for advertising this location everywhere, so we decided to check it out!
This place is TINY. It’s got a cute candy store vibe. It feels crowded in there pretty easily. My boyfriend and I easily felt a bit cramped walking around like most stores at Container Park. Wished they could have maybe fused together two containers instead for some wiggle room. But it has a simple design and gives those stores with smaller inventory a chance.
They’ve got chocolate bars you won’t find at the grocery stores. Old Faithfuls, Idaho Spuds, Slo Pokes, Goo Goo Clusters, Black Cows, and Sky Bars. Feels 50s in here. They’re all in glass containers but without the 50-​cent prices. There’s also some bulk candies for sale like sour gummy worms and other wrapped candies. You grab a bag, fill it with what bulk candy you like, and weigh it for a price. I applaud them for getting candies and chocolates that I haven’t seen before.
I bought a bar of Idaho Spud, Sky Bar, and Lucky Lights Candy (the sugar cigarettes from your childhood). Total came down to $ 5.49. Dang. Pricey for only a few things but it’s retro sweets you can’t find elsewhere in town. Each bar of chocolate was around $ 2.25-ish. I’m a sucker for that graphic packaging.
Kids would love it here. Super small space to move around in. The guy working in here was cool. Super friendly and helpful. There’s a good selection of chocolates, candy – familiar and nostalgic alike. Worth a stop. Take your kids to a real, local candy stop and come by here!