Robin’s Candy Store – Great Barrington, MA

Robin's Candy Store, Great Barrington, MA

For the past few days I have been in western Massachusetts. It’s a nice area – scenic landscapes, rolling hills, pickup trucks. But it is far from flawless: papyrus font is everywhere. I have a number of Papyrus Alerts to upload, but I’ll start with this one. In Great Barrington, MA there are some great restaurants and shops along the main downtown stretch. Among these is Robin’s Candy Store. As the name suggets, the store mostly sells candy, but as I filled my shopping basket with succulent treats, I noticed a small basket of buttons on the counter. The basket contained a small sign written in papyrus font. Immediately, I called the cashier over and violently threw each item in my basket at her, screaming that I would not return until the establishment had purged its papyrus infestation. They lost one customer that evening, and I suggest that all of you loyal readers refrain from shopping there too until they clean up their act – and by “act,” I mean “fonts.”

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that this ‘Papyrus sighting’ is misleading. While the sighting did occur within Robin’s Candy Store in Great Barrington, MA, the sign was not native to the shop. Furthermore, it has come to my attention that Robin’s Candy Store once used ‘Papyrus’ as an official font, but changed typefaces when it started becoming overused. I commend this decision and hereby lift my self-imposed boycott of Robin’s Candy Shop. However, when I return for my candy, I will not be purchasing any ‘Very Funny Large Buttons’  – even if everyone does need one.