F.A.O Schwarz has been around for 150 years and is the oldest toy store/retailer in the US. At the time, it was the worlds largest toy dealer. Now, it has been acquired by Toys R Us and still making kids smile.
CanuckGirl brought me here and I was so amazed by the size and the amount of toys in this shop. It’s also conveniently located near the Apple store too.
Half of the lower level and the entire 2nd floor contains toys of all sorts! Theres also a big lego area upstairs!!
The other half of the first floor is filled with candy!! FAO Schweetz! They have bulk candy, packaged candy, and basically all candy you can think of. There are a lot of tourists and kids here.
The lollipops are elegantly displayed! Very colorful!
They even have the world’s largest jawbreaker. It’s the size of a baseball and I have no idea how anyone would be able to eat it.
There is a section for big candy. Huge gummy bears, gummy worms, nerds, etc.
One thing that blew my mind was this HUGE Rice Krispies marshmallow square. Thats my hand..and thats the size of it! HUGE! It’s also quite expensive! You could probably buy a few boxes of cereal for that price.
Their selection is quite large and they do have candy from around the world. Since it is very popular and in New York, the prices are very expensive. I bought a few Angry Bird gummies for $3.99 and when I came back home to Vancouver, I found them at London Drugs for half the price. Clearly I felt cheated! Nonetheless, it was still fun running around the store looking at all the stuff they have.
Address:
767 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Website:
http://www.fao.com/
