Lollipop Shop of Hiawassee

Lollipop Shop History

The Lollipop Shop was born on March 22, 2001 on Main Street in Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough. The original location was on the first block of town in a 700 square foot chocolate-colored building.

It was the perfect place to try our new concept in small town America. One of our sweetest memories was in October 2002 during the National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough’s biggest event. The temperature soared into the upper 80’s and our air-conditioner broke. It was 89 degrees upstairs, but customers still came in. Our floor literally buckled and around 2:00 pm we finally had to close to fix it. We expected people to leave, but No! They stood in line to get in, even knowing we had no air conditioning. If we had ever doubted it before, after that, we knew The Lollipop Shop was a winner. Two years later we moved into our current location at 123 East Main Street. It has 3,200 square feet and a lovely new air-conditioning system.

On March 2, 2007, the second store opened on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. This is our “franchise model store” and is located in a village setting at the beach called Freshfield’s Village. The Kiawah Location is located 20 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina.

By the way, The Lollipop Shop was invented by a girl named Candy!



	Lollipop Shop History The Lollipop Shop was born on March 22, 2001 on Main Street in Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough. The original location was on the first block of town in a 700 square foot chocolate-colored building. It was the perfect place to try our new concept in small town America. One of our sweetest memories was in October 2002 during the National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough’s biggest event. The temperature soared into the upper 80’s and our air-conditioner broke. It was 89 degrees upstairs, but customers still came in. Our floor literally buckled and around 2:00 pm we finally had to close to fix it. We expected people to leave, but No! They stood in line to get in, even knowing we had no air conditioning. If we had ever doubted it before, after that, we knew The Lollipop Shop was a winner. Two years later we moved into our current location at 123 East Main Street. It has 3,200 square feet and a lovely new air-conditioning system. On March 2, 2007, the second store opened on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. This is our “franchise model store” and is located in a village setting at the beach called Freshfield’s Village. The Kiawah Location is located 20 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina. By the way, The Lollipop Shop was invented by a girl named Candy!