Sweet Factory

Ugh, this place. It’s tiny! This should not be a problem, since they cram it full of candy choices, so you could in theory be able to find whatever fun thing you want. But it’s always crammed full of people, so it can be hard to get to what you want. When you do find that perfect thing — giant Snickers bar, Star Wars pez set — guess what? The price isn’t on it, so you have to jostle over to the cashier, wait in the line, and then decide if the price is right. And of course by then, you’re committed, so you buy it anyway. It’s a good strategy for the store, but doesn’t make for a fun candy buying experience.
Candy should be fun.

I’m a big fan for some of the hard to find candy for the ride home. But — this is why I gave it the review I did.
My mom recently quit smoking after 40+ years. She is using the patch right now, but she found that she’s so used to smoking that she needs something to hold on to and bring to her face, basically something to replace the physical movements of smoking. She found that suckers do the trick! Safeway/​QFC has the plain boring ones. Tootsie Pops, Blow Pops, Jolly Rancher pops, etc.
With A LOT OF HELP from two very patient and very very knowledgeable young ladies I got $ 50 worth of suckers for my Mom — all kinds you can’t find anywhere else.
The two girls that helped me — and should get a big pat on the back from management — are «Ruth» and «Sam». Working on ⁸⁄₂₆ around 2:30 — 3:00PM
Thanks girls :)

They sell stale candy and chocolate smell old. I called to let them know, they denied and tried to blame me and hung up the phone on me.
Bad people, bad customer service, and most importantly they sell expired candy and chocolate.
DON’T BUY CANDY&CHOCOLATE THERE!

This place has very cute décor and a huge variety of candy. I give it a low rating because the candy is extremely expensive! They advertise a price in large print on the wall and in tiny letters underneath it says this is the price for ¼ pound. I purchased a pound of Jelly Belly’s and paid $ 13.40. My co-​worker barely got any candy compared to me and she still spent over $ 8 on hers. Next time I’ll get my candy from Costco!
Also, this is one of those places that requires a minimum amount in order for you to use a credit card (I think it’s $ 5). That shouldn’t be an issue since their prices are so high.

I am super disappointed that the store will no longer take Sweet Factory gift cards. My son has two cards from his birthday that he wanted to use and we were told they no longer take them. I think that is bad business. They should have at least honored the cards for a year after they became independent of Sweet Factory corporate. I will have to go to the Redmond Town Center store to redeem the cards and I will not return to the Bellevue Square store. You have to earn my loyalty!

Yes, it’s in a mall so it’s gonna be more expensive than a bulk candy store … well, not in Bel square. But, when you go to Bel square for some other reason, it’s convenient to stop by. Lots of stuff, decent sugar free section.

rude maggots working at the candy store.
i was treated extremely rudely by the staff there. they must have been doing inventory — 3 people filling out paperwork without lifting their head to say hello. when i went to the register the manager didn’t look up and waited several seconds before saying, «give me a minute». half a minute later she’s still filling out paperwork so i said «forget it» and walked out.
they can take one of their gumballs and suck it.

They used to have these gummy little sour balls. I usually would go here only to buy these!
Then… They stopped providing them! The rest of the candy I can find cheaper in other places. Neh, try something else.
Also, this place gets really crowded sometimes on the weekends.
However, the cashiers are friendly and patient– not so bad for a overcrowded store filled with excited kids and candy craving teenagers!

A CANDY BUFFET.
Sweet Factory is my favorite candy shop to go to when I’m in the mood for candy. I don’t usually like to snack on candy, so Sweet Factory is something special for sure. I especially love the blue striped bags that you use to fill with goodies.
Some of my favorite items here include gummy frugs, mini mints, sour belts, jelly beans, sour gummy worms, candy corn, salt water taffy, nerds, candy necklaces, caramel apple pops, gummy bears, red licorice, sour skittles, mentos, dots, air heads, sour patch kids, Swedish fish, and gummy rings are all great!
The place allows you to go around to each container of candy, and scoop or use tongs to get as much or as little candy as you want. They also have make your own pixie sticks, packaged candy, candy pillows, and mini candy machines.
I don’t mind indulging a little bit here, besides, it’s candy!
Good for the kid in all of us. (=