Wakarusa Dime Store
Jan 12th, 2010 | By Jessica Nunemaker | Category: Play, WakarusaWakarusa, Indiana is a part of struggling Elkhart County. So it’s even more amazing that Wakarusa Dime Store has been in business since 1907 (with the last changing of hands back in 1995) ! Just try not to run up and down the candy-filled aisles grabbing every shiny, colorful, candy-containing package in sight!
Row after row of old favorites: Apple Heads and candy necklaces, Candy Buttons, Big League Chew Bubble Gum, and the whole gummy gambit: from cheeseburgers to rats (gross), as well as some things I hadn’t seen before, will make anyone with a sweet tooth revert back to an 8 year old with free reign and a couple bucks in his pocket.
They boast quite the claim to fame: the giant jelly bean. While I am normally not that big a fan of jelly beans, turning them into these Goliaths has made me a believer – and an addict! They have quite a variety of flavors. Random fact: giant jelly beans were once enjoyed by Ronald Reagan as a way to kick a smoking habit.
Seriously, if you are in the area, or even if you aren’t!, you have got to hit the Wakarusa Dime Store. For store hours, questions, and to get those big jelly beans shipped to your door (brilliant!) hit up their website.
Wakarusa Dimestore
103 E. Waterford St.
Wakarusa IN 46573
877.715.9821
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January 16th, 2010 at 9:03 am
What a great little store! I am not a fan of jelly beans, but if I were, i would go broke supporting this store. Thanks for sharing about them and their site! Hope you have a great weekend. Just stopping by from SITS to say hello.
January 16th, 2010 at 10:05 am
That store sounds amazing and I’d love the tryt he giant jelly beans. I love jelly beans but can’t imagine them that big!!
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January 16th, 2010 at 11:25 am
That is an impressive jelly bean!
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January 19th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Those have to be the biggest jellybeans I have ever seen. I am bookmarking that link for future orders. Thanks!