The word "sweet" came from the Old English "swete", meaning pleasant to tasteSherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drinkPear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pearsIn Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar fullCotton candy was invented in 1897 by a dentist (we are not making this up)A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silverThe Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honeyStrawberry bonbons rarely contain real strawberry, but the smell molecule is identical
Vivid Delights

How it works

From kitchen table to your door

A straightforward four-step process, with no hidden fees and no surprises.

How it works

Three steps, one jar

01

Pick

Choose a jar size, or start from a preset we have already put together. Weddings, birthdays, office gifts, the lot.

02

Personalise

Your name, a date, a message. Pick a label style and a ribbon colour. Preview the jar before you pay.

03

Delivered

We hand-pack on the morning of dispatch. First class post for the UK, next day for local CM postcodes.

A gloved hand scooping sweets into a glass jar in the Vivid Delights kitchen, with personalised labels laid out beside it

The detail

What actually happens

A jar of sweets sounds simple. A good one takes a few decisions.

01

Pick a jar

Two single sizes (small 500ml, medium 970ml) plus a coordinated gift set of four medium jars boxed together. The medium 970ml is our most popular, with about a hundred sweets in it.

02

Pick your sweets

Twenty-plus varieties. Mix as many as you like in the Expert customiser, or start from a preset if you want us to have done the thinking.

03

Design the label

Two lines of text, one of six ribbon colours, a choice of three label templates. Everything is previewed on the screen before you pay.

04

We hand-pack the morning it ships

Every jar is weighed, packed, sealed, labelled, and tied by hand. Posted Royal Mail first class or delivered locally.

Delivery

Where we post to

From a small kitchen in Brentwood, posted first class.

Local

CM postcodes

Brentwood, Chelmsford, Billericay, Shenfield, Ingatestone, Harlow, Epping. Hand-delivered within 48 hours. No postage charge.

Free

UK Mainland

Rest of the UK

England, Scotland, Wales. Royal Mail Tracked 48, posted the morning after the order is placed. Highlands and Islands by quote.

£5.95

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