We Got Called Out for Stocking the Hard-to-Find Stuff
SFGate stopped by Haight Street. They noticed what our regulars already know.
So, SFGate Came by the Shop
Here's something we didn't expect when we opened a candy shop on Haight Street back in 2018: a journalist from SFGate walking through the door and writing a whole feature about us.
Tamara Palmer visited Candy's and wrote about what keeps people coming back to our little corner of Haight-Ashbury. The short version? We carry things you can't find anywhere else in San Francisco. The long version involves a fire, a comeback, and a lot of Swedish candy.
The Fire, the Comeback, the BUBS
If you've been following us for a while, you know 2025 was rough. A fire caused serious damage to the shop, and for a minute there, we weren't sure what was going to happen. But we reopened. And when we did, something clicked.
Part of it was the Swedish candy. Specifically, BUBS. If you've been on TikTok in the last two years, you've probably seen those foamy skulls and sour ovals popping up everywhere. Hundreds of millions of views. People losing their minds over gummies from Sweden.
We'd been stocking BUBS before TikTok made them famous. When the wave hit, we were ready. And honestly, watching someone discover Dizzy Skulls for the first time never gets old. There's always this moment of "wait, what IS this?" followed by them buying three bags.
"We added it to the shelf Tuesday. By Wednesday we were already reordering. We are not immune." The Candy's team, on basically every BUBS product
700+ Candies. One Shop.
The SFGate piece highlighted something we take a lot of pride in: our selection. We stock over 700 different candies at any given time. That's not a typo. Seven hundred.
There's the Swedish imports that TikTok can't stop talking about. There are the nostalgic American classics your grandparents stashed in their pockets. Japanese gummies shaped like things that have no business being gummies. Spicy Mexican candy that'll make you rethink your spice tolerance. Australian licorice. Retro sodas. Things you forgot existed and things you didn't know could exist.
We're not curating a "vibe." We're just stocking the stuff that makes us excited. It turns out that works.
Why Hard-to-Find Matters
Anybody can sell a Snickers. No shade to Snickers. But the reason people walk into Candy's (or find us online at candys.com) is because we have the stuff they can't grab at the grocery store.
That BUBS Banana Toffee Caramel that tastes like something a Swedish grandma would sneak you at Christmas? We have it. The Sour Tutti Frutti Rhombuses that sound made up but are somehow one of our best sellers? Right here. The Giant Fizzy Skull that's the size of your fist? Yeah, that too.
The SFGate article put it simply: this is where you go when you want candy that surprises you.
Come Find Something Weird
Whether you're on Haight Street and want to walk in, or you're across the country and need some BUBS shipped to your door, we've got you. The whole point of Candy's has always been the hunt. Finding something you didn't know you needed and then wondering how you ever lived without it.
SFGate noticed. We think you will too.
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