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[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 23 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Those fucking candy shops in London. You know the ones. Also, I used to manage a car wash/detail shop in Florida, and Breaking Bad nailed it.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Those fucking candy shops in London. You know the ones.

I'm sorry, I'm an ignorant American who's never been across the pond. I'm also confused by further comments calling these shops "American."

Could anyone explain?

[–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They’re in very valuable retail locations in the city centre, they sell American brands of candy at unreasonably high prices, and I have never seen a single customer in any of them buy anything.

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

I've seen one opposite a cinema, cheaper than buying your sweets inside so it gets plenty of custom. It was the only one around though.

[–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 4 points 3 days ago

They look like this

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

American Candy shops in Denmark too. It's hilarious. I still go to them when I visit my bestie though haha. Love those mixed bags.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Denmark

but, but you have real chocolate in denmark.... why allow such an affront?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ladkris

looks fancy. prob can't afford it.

can afford a few Tony's Chocolonely here and there, and that's enough. fucking fantastic stuff.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Ladkris is sold everywhere, it's a nice treat and common for Christmas gifts. If you are in the UK, think Hotel Chocolate. In America, Godiva.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

yeahhhh, had family that worked for godiva. some of it was rather nice but again, their product chain wasn't conflict free for a long time and I don't like slavery choco.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, the ones in London are American candy shops too.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yea, we had one out here in the SW near me but it didn't last and by far wasn't the shadiest shop in that area though lmao. I went there for Gatorade and some nostalgia treats. They didn't have a lot of scoop bins though and it was a bit out of the way.

For some reason (probably just from good memories), the sweets with the isles of scoops are distinctively a Scandinavian thing to my brain.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

I haven't seen a candy shop with the scoop bins in forever. When I was a kid, they were a staple of Americana.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

There was a small one that recently rebranded into a doughnut shop. If it was a front at some point, its popular enough to be legit now.

[–] hexabs@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you used to manage, weren't you directly involved in the layering of dirty money?

Please do an AMA!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

His name is Bogdan