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    Sugar Kingdom

    3.1 (21 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Candy Planet
    Michelle T.

    They changed the name to Sugar Planet. They have so much candy here! It was so hard to decide. They also have clothes, souvenirs, hats, men's swimsuits. Didn't see ladies swimsuits there. They had the most salt water Taffy. They also had like two aisles of flavors to choose from. I got a box of it which is almost gone. The floor in this place is tie-dye colored which is really neat. They also have an assortment of chocolate pretzels, different kinds of chocolates and Ice Cream! My favorite taffy from there was: Carmel, Butterscotch, Vanilla, Candy Corn, Cinnamon, birthday cake, grape, watermelon, banana strawberry, and cherry. I might stop by again before we head home to Michigan. I also bought a t-shirt and a bathing suit cover up and two bumper stickers. I can't imagine how a child must feel when they walk in the door of this place! They even have candy from when I was little which is hard to find anywhere else. The people behind the counter were really friendly. There was one teenager (I think) that was doing stock for more clothing. He was wearing headphones that was rude to me when I asked him a question. Employers shouldn't allow workers to wear headphones when they are working. Anyways... this place is definitely worth every dollar I spent on candy and so on! Wish we had a place like this in Michigan.

    Gravy with his pup cup!
    Abi T.

    Great ice cream and great service. Our pup was able to come in and got a free pup cup of ice cream and picked out a toy! Michelle helped us today and was so nice! I would definitely recommend this shop!

    The new Sugar Kingdom locates in Nags Head on the bypass at MP 16.
    Courtney K.

    Bottom Line: Candy, more candy and souvenirs sold at high prices in a colorful atmosphere that kids will love but may leave adults cringing. I expected to really dislike Sugar Kingdom but I must admit I found it whimsical and mesmerizing. Of course it caters to kids and is overpriced but I still found a tour through the store irresistible. I was thoroughly entertained looking at the cheap clothing, bags, souvenirs, bulk candy bins, stuffed animals and trinkets and such. And I really like the swirly cotton candy inspired floor. Despite finding the store and concept interesting I didn't buy anything. What disappoints me about Sugar Kingdom is that it is substantially filled with low-quality, off-brand candy that is probably manufactured overseas. A lot of the candy is sold in bulk which is fun but Of course you pay a premium for all of that variety. One pound of bulk candy (gummies, hard candy, non-chocolate candy, etc.) is about $14 per pound. And since there are not scales located in the store for customer use you don't know how much money you're going to blow on refined sugar until it's time to pay. Still, I am curious about the Sugar Kingdom business model - just how many pounds of gummy candy must be sold during the three month peak season to make a profit for the year? And what is the inventory turnover ratio? I digress. Also, I hear rumors of an ice skating rink out back. What is that all about?!? I've tried to learn a little more about Nags Head's newest sweet retreat and found a few peculiar items on the Sugar Kingsom website - namely grammatical errors, the lack of address and contact information and a comparison to Disneyland. The Disneyland reference just struck me as odd for a East Coast store with locations in NJ, VA, NC and SC. Anyway, Sugar Kingdom is more of a curiosity for me than a place to spend money but I'm sure kids and doting parents and grandparents will love it!

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    Mr B.

    Candy out the wazoo that every kid should like. Prices reasonable. Odd typo on the bag though.

    Erin W.

    Wow! Loved this place! I was like a kid in a candy store! Big, bright and huge selection. Pricey, but so are all buy by the pound candy places. I even got a t-shirt that was reasonably priced. Had game area for kids. Not sure if it was up and running, but looked neat. Advertised ice skating, but I didn't see it or any sign. Loved the figures inside and out. Overall fun place!

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    SO. MUCH. TAFFY!!! Had some funky flavors and some normal flavors. Smelled kinda weird inside but they have so much stuff!!

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    11 months ago

    Great service, great candy, amazing place highly recommend to everyone!! Lots of variety and convent place

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    6 years ago

    Very clean place. Great atmosphere. Tons of candy and souvenirs. They even have beach items. No Ice skating during pandemic

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    The Spot - Loggerhead Bowl

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    4.4(209 reviews)
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    Updating my review to further express how great their açaí bowls are. This time I ordered online…read morefor pick up. The online ordering system isn't great (see below), however, I eventually found what I was looking for and called to adjust the pick up time. Since the large wasn't available, I chose regular for one bowl and mega for the other. I also paid for extra granola for both. Although the toppings look skimpy, we were pleasantly surprised to find the extra granola at the bottom of the regular bowl. Then the mega bowl was basically a double decker acai bowl. Acai on the bottom with selected toppings then more acai resting under another layer of the selected toppings. It's definitely worth it to get the mega bowl. They also make good smoothies and use compostable materials. Our orders have been accurate and filling. Plus the employees are friendly. Issues with the online ordering: -I couldn't adjust the pick-up time. Even though they were open for another 5 hours, the only option for pick up was next day at 9:30 am. I called after placing the order and they said they could make the order right away. -large perfect bowl is not an option (all other sizes were available) -special bowl options are confusing. No option for granola but there is an option for extra granola. No description for what it contains yet you can remove items. -many of the items do not have descriptions, luckily I had been here before so I knew what the perfect bowl entailed

    The service was great!! Cute ambiance. Great option for Acai bowls. Wish they have more options…read moregor coffee beside cold brew and regular hot pot coffee. Was wishing for espresso or .... something a little more . Overall, Great will be back.

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