We love stopping here when in the area! They always have holiday candy on sale for recent holidays as well as a huge assortment of candy for the upcoming holiday. LOTS of sugar free options! Prices aren't necessarily better than anywhere else, but you certainly can't beat this selection. They also have fresh hand scooped ice cream & dessert beverages, as well as caramel apples made in house and other chocolate desserts (like truffles, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered Oreos, pretzels, etc). Most exciting thing we found was "no sugar added" ice cream! They had vanilla and butter pecan flavors (note these items do include sorbitol). It's always difficult to find travel snacks for my diabetic dad, so this was great. Highly recommend stopping here! read more

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Candy galore and a few flavors of mediocre ice cream. Stopped on drive home from Florida. If you wander long enough you come to stacks of boxes large of cheap "bloopers". These are imperfect chocolates dumped in a box randomly, seemed stale but for chocoholics we were pleased. read more

I made a wrong turn and ended up at a candy store. Really. Unfortunately, that wrong turn didn't take me to Willy Wonka's magical factory. Don't think that you'll be finding a lot of bargains at the Russell Stover store - there is a discount area but the majority of the store is full retail price. The store is absolutely filled top to bottom with chocolate but what struck me was that there was a lot of duplication of product. I found the same box of chocolate covered cherries in three sections. There were displays of "chews" in numerous locations throughout the store. Don't get me wrong, there was a wide variety of chocolates but not nearly as much as I initially thought. Also, there wasn't anything really unique - I've seen a majority of these products at one time or another at my local grocery store - and there I can often get them on sale. The discount area was the biggest disappointment. There were boxes of "mistakes" - you have no idea what you'll get - even though the boxes were discounted, I wasn't willing to take a chance on getting a box of icky creams and my husband wasn't willing to risk getting a box of his aversions - coconut, cherries and raisins (though I'd be thrilled with that box AND I wouldn't have to share!). Other items were leftover holiday candy - half off valentines and Easter candy - really? Even at Walgreens, those satin heart boxes will go to 70% off. I didn't leave the store empty handed, come on - we are talking chocolate, but I did leave the store knowing that I wouldn't go out of my way to go back. read more

Before choosing to do business with Edible Arrangements we called Russell Stover in Athens to inquire about their chocolate covered strawberries. It's after Valentine's Day so I thought these shouldn't be in such high demand right now. However, the lady on the phone said it'd be around 24 hours before we could pick up one dozen chocolate covered strawberries and they were over $14 more ($49 before tax) than what Edible Arrangements quoted us. The girl on the phone seemed like she didn't care whether or not we did business with them, like it was a chore to speak to us about their products and services. Not impressed. read more

We had been driving for awhile and saw a sign from the interstate for this store. I thought it was the factory, but no it was just a store. If you're craving chocolate, then you've come to the right place. Chocolate overload. My kiddo came in there expecting us to buy the entire store. Sorry to disappoint, but this is just a storefront that sells Russell Stover Chocolates exclusively. No factory tours here. However, you will find plenty of discounted chocolates... for daaaaaayyyyyys!!!! I found chocolates from the fall. Some of the chocolate boxes are only sold at that store. If you are interested in a la carte chocolates, you can get that there, too. It's located in a small town, off the interstate. It was during the holiday season that my family and I drove through here, so they had special hours. Plenty of chocolate for you chocolate lovers and those that love gifting chocolates. read more

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If you are a chocolate lover, you won't regret this stop off the interstate. They have every kind of chocolate. We stopped right before Easter and they had chocolate rabbits in lots of varieties. They also have candy from previous holidays. On this trip, they had Valentine's candy marked down really cheap. They even had some leftover Christmas candy even cheaper. We bought a box of bloopers which are the candies that aren't perfect but they look pretty darn good to me. $12.99 for three pounds of assorted chocolates. We let the girls each get a 1lb box of marshmallow bloopers for $7.99. We also got fudge which was buy a pound, get a half pound free. They also had caramel apples. They serve ice cream and sundaes here as well which looked great. Will definitely stop here if we come by again. read more

I was so disappointed I was excited to get a really good Carmel Apple but they used bad apples not Worth it. read more

Russell Stover Chocolates - Bad Carmel Apple - Candy Stores Near Me - Athens, Alabama

The store is okay, and I'm sure the chocolates and candy are fine. I came in to get ice cream with my wife. She got 'Expresso Chip'. I got chocolate chip. Hers was fine but mine seemed to be old ice cream. As in, not changed out in quite a while. I ended up throwing it away about a third of the way through my cone. I would say, just be aware if you go in to get an ice cream cone. You may want to sample it first. read more

Only place that we have found to carry Jelly Belles in bulk quantities in Licorice flavor. Store is nice and super clean and you are always greeted upon entering the store. It seems this place is a diabetics nightmare! However sugar free items also are available. Ice Cream, Chocolates and other tasty treats can be found here at a fairly reasonable price. Don't forget your free sample. Located right off of I-65 in Athens. COVID precautions are enforced and I'm glad. Enjoy. read more

They sell lots of candies, including leftovers from past holidays. Great place to stock up on chocolate for cheap ... As long as you don't mind it being slightly out of date. They do have a lot of regular boxes as well (still in date), with a few samples around the room. Not to mention the fresh chocolates in the glass case.. I didn't try any of those however. Definitely will stop here again next time I come through. Oh and the yelp map shows it on the opposite side of the interstate from what it is. read more

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We stopped in on our way to Nashville. I thought I was going to appreciate the samples but none of them were really all that impressive and a couple of them I wanted to spit out. The real problem is they aren't labeled so you have no idea what you're sampling. I was glad that they had a good variety of sugar free candy, especially one variety I can no longer find in stores. I really wanted chocolate covered strawberries...but $2.99 a piece? Man, no wonder I never buy chocolate covered strawberries. I wanted to be like a kid in a candy store but I was a little disappointed. read more

My brother bought two boxes of cake flavor filled candies , I might be okay with one or two pieces of a unusual flavor , but no way am I going to eat two whole one pound boxes! ( Red velvet and Carrot cake) My Dad doesn't eat much sweets and my Mom is allergic to gluten- so I can't even share in my family.He thoughtfully left the gift recipte in the bag. I called the store - they won't refund unopened boxes ! I called corporate customer service and they can't do anything either! Buyer beware - a gift recipte will only be good for an instore exchange not a refund if your recipient is unhappy with a sweets gift. The exchange options were: other flavors of RS candy, Whitman's candy, Pangburns candy, candied apples, dipped strawberries, ice cream , jelly beans or jelly fruit slice candy . I find Russell Stover chocolate and candy to be stale and unpalatable. Whitman's is the same. Pangburns? I've never tried ,and considering the source ? I don't want to. Dipped fruit is overpriced and has to be used soon after purchasing. I'm not in the mood . Ice cream is not a option as I have a intolerance for dairy it will trigger a migraine. I don't like jelly candy at all and jelly beans only rarely. So basically the only help I received was to find out that it would be a waste of my time and gas to go there. read more

Nice clean small candy shop with some really good markdowns from Christmas and Valentines day on this visit in mid-March. I thought of those shoeboxes they stock and send overseas to the troops, as many items are 99 cents. A lot of aisles offer candy boxes under 10.00 and they had some cute Easter candy/stuffed animals and gift items. My friend swears by their Jelly Belly prices (fill your own bag) and she loves their milk shakes. {they have an ice cream area just to the right of the front of the store] where you can get ice by the scoop, on-the-spot made milkshakes, etc. and they sell chocolate chip cookies. I thought the cookies I picked up for Dear Hubs were kinda pricey and I didn't get to taste any so I don't know if they are worth it. Go there for the chocolate deals. They also have sugar free options for many items. read more

Very nice staff and good selection. Highly recommend going by for your chocolates or Russell Stover needs

Very large inside and full of boxes of candies. Lots of candy from previous holidays--Easter, Christmas, Valentines Day. I supposed it's still good to eat?? The staff weren't very friendly. The bathroom was dirty. They do sell Blue Bell Ice Cream, which was very yummy! I was disappointed in our trip there and we probably won't have a reason to go back. read more

Great candy store. Line moves right through when you are a last minute shopper. The only thing is, there could be more parking. The store has plenty of land to add more parking space. It is definitely a go to place to grab a sweet gift for a loved one. read more

Had the chance to follow my gps to Russell Stover in Athens, Alabama on my way back from Nashville to Birmingham. Upon arriving in the building I was greeted by a young lady who offered me a bit of taffy. It was soft and delicious, evidently freshly made. Yum! I walked around the store and noticed sale signs everywhere, which was nice to see. Previous seasons lined one side of the store and a few spots in the walking area. There were Jelly Belly's on one walk too. One area has individual chocolates, truffles, etc. I wanted a taste of the dark nougat and the sales person gladly gave me a sample. Yum! The store has ice cream, drinks and a place to sit to enjoy your treat. I ended up buying 3 boxes of chocolate nut clusters and I took advantage of the buy 2 get 1 free boxes sale. Normally $14.99 a box, 15 oz , mine were $9.99 each after the sale. I also bought some of the sale items and loose chocolates and 1 caramel apple which they said was made that day. I think I got a steal of a bargain here! Worth the trip! I ate a few of the single chocolates when I arrived home, and they tasted so fresh and delicious! read more

love to stop here for dessert- they serve blue bell ice cream, and have all kinds of chocolate in glass case- not to mention all the boxed candy. Staff is friendly and the place is always clean. read more

We bought two boxes of the bloopers. When we opened them they tasted old and looked and found both boxes were out of date. We will not be going back. read more