Teacher Appreciation Week!

Just like taking care of you mom, teacher appreciation usually falls around May as well. If your school parent teacher organization is looking for a great way to pamper the staff, opt for candy instead of flowers! A vase filled with Sixlets and long, lovely Twinkle Pop Rose Lollipops are just the ticket to get your teachers beaming with delight. Southwest Candy has all kinds of candy bouquets available, and now with our flat rate shipping- prices will keep you shopping! Teacher Appreciation gifts are just the perfect reason to purchase from Southwest Candy! Tulips, Stars, Flower Blossoms, Hearts, Butterflies, or Groovey Fruit/Flower lollipops= check them all out!
Visit us at www.southwestcandy.com and hook up your teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week!

Candy Buffets- Fun with Color

So you have a party upon you, and you are planning a candy buffet. Start with your color theme. Go wild and crazy with several colors, or keep it simple with one or two. I LOVE seeing what our Southwest Candy customers do with our candy. Truly, we love being part of your special event. So when you call us, and ask us to help you plan your candy display- it just makes our day!

SO you have a color theme. You are doing pastels, you are doing bright primary colors, you are doing harvest time, or holiday time colors, or perhaps a glitz and glam theme with all the gold and silver! The last one being my personal favorite.

Now you need to determine how much candy you need for this wonderous occasion. I use the estimate of 1/4-1/5lb per person.
You can easily start with our basic candy buffet starter package (available in most single colors): http://www.southwestcandy.com/blue-candy-buffet-candy-assortment.html
This will give you about enough for 48 people to have a lollipop each (except for the Rock Candy) and a small portion of the gumballs, sixlets, and buttermints. While the key word here is "starter", you are going to need more to account for the guideline of 1/4-1/5lb of candy per person.

So give us a call, or send us a chat request. We are here to help make your next event super sweet!

Candy By Color for Your Next Event

Baby showers do it. Weddings certainly do it. Birthday parties, fundraisers, and even corporate events have joined the bandwagon..... candy by color is what I am talking about. You have a theme for your event, and this theme usually involves COLOR. Sure a baby shower is typically pink, blue, or perhaps yellow or green, but weddings usually add in a second complimentary color.  Now birthday parties, fundraisers, and corporate events tend to get even more creative taking on, for example, a superhero party of red, blue, and yellow; a luau party of green, blue, orange, and yellow. You get the idea.
So here at Southwest Candy, any color scheme you need- we got it. Candy buffet? Yep! We do those all day long! Gumballs, Rock Candy, Straws, Sixlets, M&Ms, Buttermints, and all kinds of lollipops to fit your color theme.

Last Call for Valentine's Day Candy

Have you taken care of your "Bit-O-Honey"?
Are you feeling "Red Hot" for that "Sweetart" in your life?
What about those "Miniature" loves in your life?
Remember to "Blow" them a "kiss"!

Hilarious right? Put together your own Valentine love story with our candies for the special someone in your life. Southwest Candy has all kinds of Valentine's Candy options with a small or large budget- and so many great ways to get creative. Teachers will love receiving baskets of sweetness, as will grandma and mom.
Check it out:

Remember! This Valentine's Day- find your

Are You Ready for Some FOOTBALL??

That weekend is almost here- the one that usually breaks everyone's diet with bar food and beer! SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!
So if you are hosting one of these extravaganzas, don't forget to add the sweets to complement your savory. And if you are attending an extravaganza, don't forget your host needs a candy dish with football chocolates as a token of appreciation!
The Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos will give a good show no doubt. The top ranked Panthers definitely play some hard ball. Scoring two points when already in the lead just to rub the Cardinals' nose in it? Hmm.... that will get you nowhere b/c karma is a butt kicker!

So enjoy some football chocolates, or maybe create a unique arrangment of lollipops to display for them in a pot? Laffy Taffy in a bowl to keep the party's humor rolling.... so many options with candy. But whether you are hosting or attending- candy should be part of your game plan.

May the best team win! www.southwestcandy.com is your candy one stop shop!

Wedding Candy!

The weather will be changing soon which means wedding bells will be rigning!!  Are you planning your candy buffet yet?  Southwest Candy is ready for anything you might have in mind!  Chocolate, Gummy Candy, Mints, Lollipops and more!   Here are a few great colors and flavors to get those creative juices flowing!

I hope this gets some ideas rolling!  Check out www.southwestcandy.com for our entire selection of amazing wedding candy ideas!

Tax Season Candy

January 19th marks the beginning of tax season. Closing your books and saying a prayer you will either get a hefty check in the mail, or not have to pay the piper too much, is on everyone's mind. The brain is a funny organ- what causes stress and anger one minute, can be overcome by the sensation of pure joy! How does this happen? Sunlight, sex, or chocolate all have the same power to help your brain power through stressful or unpleasant moments. Southwest Candy does not sell sex or sunlight, so we will just talk about chocolate!

Kiss, bar, stick, square, or lump- no matter. Chocolate elicits the feeling of happiness. Why do you think this is a "go-to" staple during the hardest of break-ups? As I stated in my previous post, it is also an aphrodisiac, which is why it is SO popular on Valentine's Day. 
Chocolate stimulates the release of endorphins by the brain which induce a state of pleasure and joy. So in times of stress- tax season- having chocolate out on your desk for your clients is always a good idea.

There are many types of chocolate to choose from: milky chocolate such as the "Kiss" featured here, chewy chocolate such as the Tootsie Roll, hard chocolate such as a Tootsie Pop, chocolate coins, minty chocolate such as Andes Creme de Menthe, candy-coated chocolate such as M&Ms or Sixlets, and when you just cannot decide because you love them all, assorted bags of Nestle, Mars, or Hershey Miniatures are just clicks away! Visit us: www.southwestcandy.com