CARPINTERIA, Calif.-While the handmade treats at Robitaille’s are known for being sweet, the final day of business was bittersweet.
For longtime customers and tourists, who return again and again, it is the end of an era at Robitaille’s on Linden Ave. in Carpinteria.
For 36 years the Robitaille family has been in the candy business.
John Robitaille said if you don’t include the pandemic, they opened when the Dodger’s won the World Series and are closing after they won again.
John and Tami Robitaille are expecting their sixth grandchild and closing will allow them to spend more time with them.
One of their grandsons fell asleep at closing time.
But you will still see the family around town.
They said their children and grandchildren still love to visit them in their beloved beach town.
On Sunday, they had expected to close for good at 3 p.m. but family and friends and customers kept coming in and calling the store phone.
Betty Brown, a family friend, recalls being there the day they opened.