Last actual penny candy I saw was 1982–3 at a convenience store in Georgia whose owner must have looked pretty hard to find individual wrapped candies he could sell for a penny each. Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jungle Jollies, and Stix were the main content, and he had to put the same thing in multiple slots to fill it out.
I admired his resolve. We moved away, so I couldn’t keep track of how long he was able to do it.
There’s still a penny candy store in Live Oak, Ca. called, unsurprisingly, The Penny Candy Store. When I’d take the family to Sacramento, this was a must-stop. They even currently have a video on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCo6QvTF2xEHaven’t been that way in years, but they’re still there, says the internet.10221 Live Oak Blvd, Live Oak, CA 95953
Argythree almost 8 years ago
Wow, what a snob…
StratmanRon almost 8 years ago
In today’s strip: It couldn’t hurt a face like that.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 8 years ago
They’re lucky she’s not Frank Nelson.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 8 years ago
Today’s Strip: Poor animal now has been poisoned.
tahoeh2o almost 8 years ago
Number one or number two?
Kip W almost 8 years ago
Last actual penny candy I saw was 1982–3 at a convenience store in Georgia whose owner must have looked pretty hard to find individual wrapped candies he could sell for a penny each. Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jungle Jollies, and Stix were the main content, and he had to put the same thing in multiple slots to fill it out.
I admired his resolve. We moved away, so I couldn’t keep track of how long he was able to do it.
Sakamichi almost 8 years ago
With that sourpuss sales must be booming.
AndiJ almost 8 years ago
Aww. C’mon, she could’ve given them a piece of candy each! :(
38lowell almost 8 years ago
SAD!
Ushindi almost 8 years ago
There’s still a penny candy store in Live Oak, Ca. called, unsurprisingly, The Penny Candy Store. When I’d take the family to Sacramento, this was a must-stop. They even currently have a video on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCo6QvTF2xEHaven’t been that way in years, but they’re still there, says the internet.10221 Live Oak Blvd, Live Oak, CA 95953
neatslob Premium Member almost 8 years ago
When I was a kid, for a quarter you could get enough candy to get sick on.