{"id":6027,"date":"2019-03-27T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2023-08-26T20:02:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T01:02:18","slug":"blue-sun-soda-and-sweet-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/blue-sun-soda-and-sweet-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Sun Soda and Sweet Shop: The Perfect Treat All Year Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you have just gone a full winter without your favorite MN Largest Candy Store<\/a> fix, it can be rough. Don’t get me wrong, the candy store is only a stop I make on a whim a few times a year. But when someone tells you, you can\u2019t have it, for some reason you want it more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like when you are pregnant and they tell you all that eating cold lunch meat is dangerous. You may not have eaten them very much turkey before but now it\u2019s all you can think about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s that way with the Candy Store<\/a> for me. But I just found the next best thing, the Blue Sun Soda & Sweets Shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After one polar vortex and a winter filled with more snow days that I\u2019ve ever seen, I was over being stuck in the house. What I needed more than anything was to get out on the road again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time the family and I headed north to the Blue Sun Soda & Sweets Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside Blue Sun Soda & Sweets Shop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The staff spotted us right when we walked in and realized we were first-time visitors, giving us the rundown of everything Blue Sun Soda & Sweets Shop had to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things like Free Popcorn, Ice cream floats and the ability to instantly chill a bottle of soda in under a minute were just a few of the features. They carry over 1300 different flavors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They did the math, if they drank one soda each of their shifts, it would take them 5 years to try every single variety. Our heads were spinning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I, on the other hand, was looking at all the glass and thinking about how much damage my youngest could do if he was let loose on the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I each took a kid and started to explore the isles. The sodas are divided up by flavors, making it a little easier for us to absorb just what we were looking at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My kids were swayed by colors, and less on the flavors. Instead of having all the soda\u2019s marked individually, everything was priced by quantity, making it easy to walk out with 12 different varieties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We let both kids pick out a couple and we rounded out the varieties to make it a dozen. It averages out to be about $2 – $2.50 per bottle depending on the quantity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruity Pebble, Watermelon, Root Beer, Blue Cherry, and Shirley Temple are some of my favorites that made it into our basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so many options, it\u2019s hard to remember what you drank and what to buy again. Don\u2019t worry, Blue Sun Soda and Sweet Shop thought of that. They created a soda tracker<\/a> for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This way you\u2019ll know that Watermelon flavored soda was more of a fruity punch flavor than watermelon. Or that Friday Pebbles is cavity-inducing. I\u2019m kind of a gambler when it comes to soda.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Made on Site Factory Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With over 84 different brands to choose from, it was a little overwhelming. But what I absolutely loved was knowing that two of their brands, the Whistler Classic Soda and North Star Craft Soda were bottled on site.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even better, you can view the whole operation on one of their tours. Tours are available by request<\/a>, so no need to be there on a specific day. Cost $5 a person with a 10-person minimum and each tour ends with a bottle of Whistlers Classic Soda.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t have a group that large, but that didn\u2019t stop us from taking a quick peek at the bottling operation. One peak and you\u2019ll know that retro is making a comeback!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Candy Selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We were hoping for some of the Largest Candy Stores grandeur. They pride themselves on Soda which is probably was a good thing for my waistline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, they had a lot of the key old school favorites, like candy cigarettes, Charleston Chews, Pez and saltwater taffy. It\u2019s enough to make you think you\u2019ve gone back in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come to think of it, I don\u2019t recall seeing any of the candies you see on the shelf of target\u2019s checkout counters. Maybe it was just that I don\u2019t want the ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Retro Arcade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget about the collection of retro pinball machines of every kind. Each machine costs a quarter a piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t need to run through your house looking for every spare quarter you can find like I did. Bring a few bills because they have a change machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only was their pinball, but Ski Ball too. It was arcade fun at its finest without the craziness and high costs of the Chucky Cheeses and Dave and Busters of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tips for your Trip to Blue Sun Soda & Sweets Shop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like with any place Blue Sun Soda and Sweets has some of their own fun things to watch out for. Thankfully, you won\u2019t find anything on here like, CASH ONLY. Visa, MasterCard, and Amex were all excepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n