Penny Candy Store

The penny candy store is amazing! You walk in and you are taken back in time with some of their candies. If you don’t find the candy you grew up with. They will let you know if it’s been discontinued or they ran out. But also if you ask them if they can order it they just might be able too. So if you swing by the next time it just might be there for you. Yes they still have the penny candies but because of inflation and cost of gas now you can buy penny candy for 2 cents. For special holidays you can go in and buy candy arrangements like for Valentine’s day, Mother’s day, Halloween, & Christmas & etc. They also sell small toys & ceramic items. You can buy ice cream & Hawaiian shaved ice which is a big sell. The prices are so reasonable compare to where I live. If remember correctly small is $ 1.00, medium $ 1.50 & large $ 2.00. Where I live small $ 5.00 medium $ 6.00 & large $ 7.00. When ever I visit Northen California I always visit The Penny Candy Store in Live Oak CA. I stock up on my favorite candies. One of my favorite candies is the Big Hunk when I buy it at The Penny Candy Store it’s always soft & chewy. My other favorite is dark chocolate covered coffee beans. If you’re ever on the 99 fwy or Live Oak Blvd it’s a must stop. You become a kid again when you walk in. Thank you Penny Candy Store.

Slap sticks, kits, and wax lips. What more can I say?! I only wish they had cinnamon toothpicks. Not their fault, discontinued.

Owners were nice my kids brought there own money there was a big selection of candy. This candy store is the kind of candy store you would see at fishermans warf in s.f. or monterey :) seen alot of people buying snow cones looks like the kind they used to have at all the snow shacks on every corner great lil store and great prices.

I live in Live Oak, and Penny Candy store is just a few blocks from our house. It’s great! Same kine shave ice back home in Kalihi Valley, Oahu. Down the street at Kalihi Meat Market on Gulick St. Anyway guys «dis da real ting». Smooth n cold all the way through, it’s not juice flavoured crushed ice. So anytime of the year (even in the dead of winter) when i missing home, us guys go enjoy shave ice. It’s cheap too. Sm is $ 1,Med is $ 1.50, Lg is $ 2 for up to 3 flavors
Next time you in Live Oak stop by the Penny Candy store for shave ice, Island Style. Don’t know which flavour to chose? no problem! Try the Rainbow you can’t go wrong. Or my all time favorite flavors is blue vanilla & coconut! It’s da bestess! Go easy! my braddah n sistahs. Wishing you Jah love all day long!

Had a great time my 2 year old loved it … and im feeling fat from hours of candy eating…

Yes it is still there, my wife says she remembers the day it opened, and how much fun it was to go there, she all so recalled being ask to bring more than just pennies into the store lol. So we were passing through Live Oak today had my 9 and 10 yr olds with me and so we had to stop and yes it is still the same and yes they still have some penny candy. So if you are passing through Live Oak take the kids and drop by.

Great family outing spot! My neices loves getting snow cones and candy here. Always great service!

Great little store, local business with lots of candy

The people here are why I love this store. My fiancé loves shave ice so we stop by whenever we can.
I was on the way home (from visiting my grandmother in the hospital) and I stopped for shave ice. I asked them if they had any idea how I might be able to get two home if you were the only petson and you couldnt hold them. They said no problem, they would figure something out. The xl $ 3 shave ice is in a flower cone, so they got me a box full of packibg peanuts to hold my icy treats. They are so nicely packed, in the box and with the shave ice that they made the more than 10 mile drive home.
Another time, after a drive to Chico and back, we stopped at the Penny Candy store exactly at 8pm, when they close at 8pm. They let us order even though they had but everything away and we only had a $ 3 sale.

I’ve been going to this place since I’ve been a child. Never have had a better snow cone anywhere! If you’re passing on by try them definitely won’t ever be disappointed. Family owned great attitude and super friendly!

Delicious shave ice! It was actually good shave ice not that chunky snow cone ice. And the flavors were delicious. The flavors can really make or break it. Best of all they are only 1 dollar each! Can’t wait to try the other flavors! Cute candy store inside too! Love it!!!

I love coming to the Penny Candy Store :)
My favorite thing to get is the Hawaiian Snow and they have so many flavors to choose from! They sell ice cream too. If you have never been to this store, it’s pretty cool. I remember coming here as a child with my family and I was literally «a Happy kid in a candy store «lol. Many fond memories because of the large variety of candies they have available and many of them are nostalgic from different decades. They have candies that you can’t find in a regular grocery store, but they also have regular candies too.
They definitely have the BEST gummy bears. The chocolate covered gummy bears are very tasty. They have a great selection of bulk bin candies, that are already packaged in clear plastic baggies and sell for $ 1.50. There are so many candies to try here, something for everyone’s sweet tooth.
It’s just neat to look around. They sell different merchandise as well, knick knacks, statues, souvenirs, Birthday cards, All occasion cards, Huge Dreamcatchers which are quite beautiful. Near the register they have real bug candy. I saw Ants, Scorpion, Worm in clear colored type lolli pops. You can find Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, Disney Princess candies as well. They have a bin of Salt Water taffy and it has excellent flavors to choose, I keep buying them every time I go in there. So far, I love the Walnut, coffee, and tropical flavors…
Also, they have seasonal items as well. There is a Peanut Butter cup that is homemade and only comes out during Winter season. It is amazingly delicious, melt in your mouth chocolate, extra creamy peanut butter center, very rich. This is the only place I have ever found Sugar Skulls, which are handmade and only available during October for Dia de Los Muertos. I will be back again and again for more candy treats :)

I heard about the Penny Candy Store on the radio one day and as we were coming back from Chico on 99, decided to stop and check it out. The building itself is very small but the have a lot of candy packed into that space. There are small pieces of taffy that can be had for 2 cents all the way up to a giant Sugar Daddy for 11.95. They also serve decorative items and hawaiian shaved ice. Judging from the line outside to the window. you know it was good.
Staff here is super friendly and didn’t hesitate to make recommendations. Very CLEAN inside too! (I always look for this!)
The parking lot is pretty tiny with just a few spaces, everyone seemed to park where they could.
If I’m passing through again and get a sugar craving, I would totally stop here.

I love it.

Its ok! They have stuff you can still buy at walgreens, walmart, etc cheaper. They do have sno cones, ice cream and limited hand dipped chocolate, they dont have bulk prices. its a small place, no bathrooms or drinks available. I thought it was something to brag about or to take out of town guest but once i did they even stated its pricey.

This is the best little place in Live Oak. The staff is so nice, and there is still real penny candy!

I recently drove an hour or so from Sacramento to Live Oak, California to check out the Penny Candy Store because I heard it was really cool. Let’s be honest here… there was nothing special about this place but there was a little excitement driving up because I didn’t know what to expect. When I got to the Penny Candy Store, I was sadly let down. It was just a ‘house’ or something very similar to a house with candy, figurines, and and other snacks in it. I guess I was expecting something bigger or nicer… but the prices for some of the candy was REALLY cheap.
I bought a few bags of ‘penny candy’ and some gummy candy and the total was only like $ 6.00. I bought enough candy for like two months (Penny Candy) and was totally surprised that the total wasn’t more. I probably never go back to the Penny Candy Store, not because it was bad. In fact, the cashier working the store was very nice. I just don’t need to drive that far for candy, but I would recommend you take the trip up the 99 past Yuba City (10 minutes after Yuba City) to see the store for yourself. I also made a YouTube video vlog about my journey.
SERVICE: Good service. It’s a small store so there isn’t tons of people in the store at one given time.
PRICES: The penny candy is super cheap but the other candy (Snickers, Twix, M&M’s, etc.) might be a little more pricey.
The Penny Candy Store wasn’t what I expected but I’m glad that I at least have an opportunity to check it out. I recommend the drive up with a few friends on the weekend just to enjoy the drive, waste some gas, get some cheap candy, and enjoy the day together.

This place is so cute!!! It’s worth checking out even if you’re not planning on buying anything… because you will, HA!
They have the penny candy, as advertised, which is awesome because I thought it was just the name… but no! They have little taffy candies for a penny! They have all sorts of candy that you can’t find anywhere else, and snow cones and ice cream!
They also have all sorts of bizarre stuff behind the counter that you wouldn’t believe is in a candy store… like weird statues and salt and pepper shakers, meh whatever.
My personal faults with this place: they don’t pull their taffy onsite, but the stuff they have is still yummy. Also apparently they have fudge now, but I haven’t seen it yet, fudge is awesome.
My favorite part of this store is the people who work there. There was some horehound candy behind the counter and I mentioned to my friend, after my purchase, that I should have bought some to try it. The guy behind the counter overheard me and gave me a piece to sample, warning me that it supposedly tasted kind of funky, but he had never tried it. It tastes like hardboiled eggs!!! ICKY! I’m so glad they let me try it for free because it was so gross!
Every time I go I end up spending like 4 dollars (on lots of candy), and wolfing it down within hours of purchase. Go do the same!

I’ve been going to this penny candy store almost as long as I can remember back. Located just outside of Chico, it’s a must stop place when travelling through.
They have more than just penny candy, but that section is still pretty big at the back of the store. Then there’s bulk candy, and wrapped candy that you can choose from. They also have shaved ice in many different flavors. I’m not sure who owns it now, but I believe it’s changed hands a few times in the last decade… but still what I’ve always come to expect.

Candies, chocolates & snow cones! What more do you want? The truffles were really good.