November 13, 2018

The Cheapest Places To Buy Sweets Online for a DIY Sweet Table

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The cheapest place to get sweets online can really vary depending on what offers are available and the time of year. Most sweets have a pretty long shelf life so it’s perfectly okay to stock up at Halloween or Christmas for your summer wedding or party. In this post, I am going to share the cheapest places to buy sweets online for a DIY Sweet table.

The Cheapest Places To Buy Sweets Online for a DIY Sweet Table

The number of sweets you will need to buy will vary depending on the size of your party or wedding – if you’re hosting a kid’s party with 15 or so attendees it may not be worth bothering with bulk buying sweets online – getting everything you need from the supermarket will be far more cost-effective than buying tubs of sweets unless you want lots leftover.

If it’s for a wedding party of 200 then bulk-buying sweets online from eBay or roupon is probably going to be the best way to go for the biggest savings. Tuck shop sweets from Costco are also a popular way to go when buying sweets in bulk online.

Cheapest Places To Buy Sweets Online And Instore

1. Look At Groupon Offers

Groupon has some fantastic offers when it comes to sweets and if you’re a new customer you can save even more by using a discount code for your first offer.

I used Groupon to buy sweets for my wedding – the offer at the time was six large boxes of Haribo for £25ish although I think paid less than this with a discount code.

The boxes were random from a selection of about 20 and I was happy with the ones I was sent.

While they are no longer running the offer I mentioned above, they do still have some sweet offers running: (valid at the time of publishing (02/12/18)

120 Piece tubs and 600 Piece tubs depending on type £5.99 each plus delivery at £1.99
Up to Six tubs of Haribo Sweets £6 Each, two for £10 (must be the same) plus £1.99 delivery individual flavours or an assorted option although this was sold at the time writing.
Fun Gums tubs – £6 Plus £1.99 delivery
Hard Boiled and Gummy sweet selection – £10 but much cheaper gram for gram if bought from the supermarket.

2. Checkout Amazon & eBay

However, if you don’t have access to those best place to buy sweets online might well be Amazon and eBay.

There are plenty of sweets on Amazon that would be perfect for a wedding sweet table including:

If you or your partner are a member of a Cash and Carry such as Costco or Bookers they are by far the cheapest places to buy sweets online or instore with most large tubs of sweets being around £3 or £4.

Plus you get to choose exactly what you want, unlike the Groupon offer. (This post has a great offer if you’re planning to sign up to Costco).

However, sweets like Sherbet Lemons may actually be cheaper to buy from the supermarket.

3. Try Cash & Carry

Cash and Carry such as Bookers and Makro are by far the cheapest places to buy tubs of sweets online and in-person too.

However, I do realise that not everyone has access to these places and that you need to be a member

4. Supermarket Sweep

If you’re planning well ahead for a party but struggle to save up large amounts of money or are on a very tight budget, buying a few sweets each week from the supermarket might be the best plan.

Most supermarkets do three for £1 on various sweets and often have offers and Haribo and bags of chocolates like M&Ms and Skittles (the bright colours look fab in glass jars!) Of course, you can buy sweets online from the supermarket as well as in-store.

There are also discount stores such as B&M and Home Bargains that do tubs of Haribo and other jelly sweets fairly cheaply.

5. Don’t Forget To Buy Jars and Scoops

I really think there is no need to rush out and buy any jars or bowls – cake stands, vases, candle holders, wooden boxes and jewellery boxes all make great sweetie holders. You could try saving glass jars for a retro sweet shop look – Kenco large coffee jars (pictured below) are great for this as they have really nice chunky lids.

Try asking friends and family if they have anything they could lend you – most older family members will more than likely have items you could use. You could even line the tubs the sweets come in with brightly coloured tissue papers if there will be lots of children and you don’t want to use glass. Poundland also does very cheap fishbowls and cake stands perfect for piling up with sweets.

You will, however, need to buy paper bags and scoops for your DIY sweet table.

Sweet Table Theme Ideas

Retro – By far the most popular sweet table theme – Piled high with childhood classics such as Sherbet Lemons, Flying Saucers and Rhubarb and Custard. These are certain to evoke a trip down memory lane. This is an easy option where sweets could easily be bought from the supermarket.
Candy Shop – Think of the Roald Dahl classic Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – brightly coloured swirling lollypops, M&Ms, Skittles, Jelly Babies – anything with a bright pop of colour!
Colour Coded – For a more subtle effect, you could try having just one or two colours for your sweetie table – with pink and white being the easiest choice to achieve although pastel colours or just gold would also look amazing. And then, of course, red is the colour of love!
Walt Disney Themed – This one would take a huge amount of effort but if you’ve been to Disneyworld you’ll have an idea of all the different candies and amazing American candy on offer. From Mickey Mouse Rice Krispie treats, and Goofy’s Gumballs to edible seaweed from the little mermaid – the end result could be truly awesome especially if you are having a Disney themed wedding!

Popcorn

While popcorn isn’t a traditional sweet it is very cheap to both make yourself and to in buy in bulk. It is the perfect addition to bulk up a sweet table on a budget or as an extra so you don’t need to buy as many sweets in the first place. Bags of flavoured popcorn cost around £1 in the supermarket, however buying and popping your own kernels is by far the cheapest (and most fun!) option. If you do decide to this you may need to add in the cost of popcorn boxes or cellophane bags to store the popcorn in.

Harry Potter Themed Sweet Table

Harry Potter-themed Sweet Table

This is what I did for my wedding because I’m a total Harry Potter nerd and it was one of my favourite things I created for our special day.

Here are some of the sweets I used:

Fiona Hawkes