"You're kidding me right?"
That was my response last month when I learned there was a huge candy store named M&M World smack in the middle of Times Square.
Yes, while driving up to my hotel in New York last month we drove by this:
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District
1600 Broadway(between 48th St & 49th St)
New York, NY 10019(212) 295-3850
I marveled at how this place seemed to take up the entire corner of the block and span at least three floors. I thought, "there's no way there is that much M & M junk for sale."
I was wrong again.
M & M World was filled with more M & M paraphernalia than you could ever imagine. Books, key chains, glasses, mugs, pajamas, underwear, socks, hats, jackets, Tee shirts, shot glasses, pens, pencils, doormats, plates, stationary, combs, ....... on to infinity!
Aren't these little guys/gals adorable?Well, I wasn't to be denied. After all, I came there for the chocolate. So I found my way to the dispensers.
There were M & M's of every color and flavor. So I grabbed my bag and went to work. A little bit of these and a little bit of those. A few of these ..... and more of those.......
I was sure to load up on the peanut M&M's (my favorite) and the dark chocolate ones. I threw in a few almond M&M's and mint flavored for kicks. I tried to avoid the green ones just in case what they say about them is true.
I giggled when the lady next to me seemed to miss her bag and dribbled a barrage of M & M over the lip of the bag. They clinked and wobbled down this little grate and into a hole - disappearing from sight. I couldn't help but wonder.... "What happens to those lost M & M's?"
Do they just throw them away? Or do the employees get to eat them at night before they go home? Or maybe someone is responsible for separating them and putting them back in the dispensers for resale.... Yuck! I hope not! I quickly erased that thought from my mind.
So I gathered my purchases and bid farewell to the M &M Dudes.
I couldn't help but notice another candy store across the street. Chocolate even..... That's another day and another adventure.
For now, I'll just sit back and enjoy my M & M's. Wait a second. What would the fantastical Jane Turley do? Let me call her and get her perspective on eating chocolate..........
She referred me to this video for the true meaning of Chocolate!
Wow! You mean I could have had a Cadbury?
Wow! You mean I could have had a Cadbury?
She really knows her chocolate!
Stay tuned for more adventures in Candy Land.
