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                Choosing a gift for someone with a sweet tooth can be difficult, even when you have already decided to buy something edible. If you know they love sweets but rarely treat themselves to anything special then a birthday or special occasion is the perfect time to give them that special treat that you know they will love. But it's not as simple as deciding to buy something sweet, the range of items to choose from is simply staggering. Should you buy a box of chocolates or a whole decorated cake? Well unless you don't know the person very well at all or have no imagination, it's best to stay away from a plain box of chocolates as this can appear as though you grabbed them at the petrol station on the way to the party. And as for a cake, as delicious as it might be, you could make the recipient feel that they must open it and share it out once you arrive, rather than savouring it themselves if they would prefer. 

Instead, a great fun idea for anyone with a sweet tooth is some kind of personalised sweets that show that they were bought specifically with them in mind as well as appealing to their taste buds. To do this, why not combine tasty treats with fond memories and go for a gift of retro sweets? By collecting together a wide range of their favourite treats from days gone by, retro sweets will delight anyone with a taste for candy and a sense of fun and let them know how special they are in the sweetest way possible. 

The old ones are the best

Packed full of all their old favourites, a jar of retro sweets makes an excellent present when you are looking for something a little bit different. You can even choose a personalised label for the old-fashioned style jar and create a special heartfelt message to go with it. Crammed full of sweet treats from creamy Chocolate Mice to lovely Love Heart, a jar of retro sweets will provide so much more amusement than a plain old box of chocolates as well as much greater variety. By recalling happy memories of youth, retro sweets make a great gift for anyone that ordinarily struggles to find the time to sit down and reminisce with friends. Great for sharing, a gift of old-fashioned treats is also a fun focus for a party or gathering and helps get people talking by sparking off all sorts of memories from childhood. 

Everyone will agree that when it comes to sweets, they just don't make them like they used to but you can be sure that there will be no consensus on what the ultimate best sweet of the past actually was; although debating it is still fun and all the sweeter when you can sample each contender as you go along. If you are throwing a party for someone special, or for your own event, retro sweets might offer just the centrepiece you need to break the ice. You could even choose a whole hamper of retro sweets to lay out for your guest and perhaps issue each person with one of those small white paper bags and let them fill it with their own particular favourites, just like in the old days.

Memory Lane

If you are looking for the perfect theme for an entertaining party then why not really focus on those trips down memory lane that we all enjoy so much. Hand out retro sweets to all your guests as they arrive and get everyone to wear or bring one item from the decade of their birth and tell its story. You could even play old school music and focus on the school disco theme with tasty snacks and treats from your childhood and, if you really want to recreate that atmosphere, even a few 'teachers' as chaperones. Of course you don't have to take the theme too far, after all you're all grown up now and no party would be complete without something fizzy, and that doesn't mean lemonade. Wash down your retro sweets and get the conversation flowing with a few bottles of bubbly and make the most of the fact that you can party all night without having to have your Dad pick you up at ten.

So whether you are throwing a retro-themed bash for yourself or a special sweet-toothed someone, spark off some fantastic memories with old fashioned sweets and treats. As well as making a unique and thoughtful gift for anyone with a taste for the sweeter things in life, retro-themed presents also allow us to recapture forgotten memories and remember all the wonderful things about being young. So choose a gift packed with nostalgia and kindness and you can't go far wrong, whatever the occasion.

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