My son and I just got back from the north metro because we HAD to check out the Grand Opening of Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop! They purchased Blue Sun Soda in Spring Lake Park. They just announced it on Facebook 10 days ago, so a LOT has happened since then.
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| A little bummed they painted over the mural out front. |
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| It was HOPPIN' inside! Charlie was handed a sweet soda jerk hat when he walked in. |
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| FUDGE! That's new! |
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| This is where all the long aisles of soda used to be, and now it's all CANDY and GAMES! |
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| Some soda farther back. |
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| I had to grab a "Wild Bill's" root beer, and Grandpa Joe's has some wild novelty flavors. |
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| "Buy 5 Get 1 FREE." So I did! |
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| This has been a big draw from social media: a $5 candy buffet! |
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| More sodas near the register. |
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| Soda fountain AND ice cream bar! |
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| The bottler was up and running, and people could watch. |
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| Back in the candy area. THEY STLL HAVE "BILLY THE SODA JERK" BACK THERE! He was cracking people up, including my son. |
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| New hand-painted details by the door. |
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| This was by the checkout. I need to try these sometime. |
I still have some Blue Sun sodas to try, so this might not be my last post with the Blue Sun Soda tag, but it's the first with the Grandpa Joe's tag! My son got a few boxes of candy, and I grabbed a six pack of assorted sodas (because the 6th was free). I can't wait to go back to snoop around more without a hundred other people there. They don't seem to have QUITE as much soda as before, but it's a better experience all around - super excited to take my oldest son there sometime as he couldn't make it tonight. We'll be back!
Check out Grandpa Joe's on Facebook to stay in the loop.
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