pick and mix
Select your own
Pick and mix describes a selection assembled from various available options rather than taken as a fixed set.
The term comes from British sweet shops where customers fill bags from bins of loose candy.
It now applies broadly to any customizable assortment: a pick-and-mix approach to religion, The curriculum lets students pick and mix from different departments.
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- sweetsSugary food items
- mish-mashConfused jumble of things
- candySugary edible treats
- candy storeRetailer of confections
licorice · marshmallows · variety · gummy bears · confectionery · toffee · fudge · chocolates · eclecticism · gummies · bricolage · jellybeans · hodge-podge · lollipops · tailor-made · scoop · à la carte · impulse buying
- sweet shopscandy shop, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, confectioner
- candyhard candy, lollipop, Twix, caramels, M&M's
- mixturesblend, blending, amalgam, fusion, medley
pick and mixprepackaged
Sealed before sale
set menu · no choice · predetermined · take it or leave it · one-size-fits-all
pick and mixstandardized
Made uniform across cases
uniform · fixed · set · rigid · inflexible
pick and mixprepackaged
Sealed before sale
boxed set · shrink-wrapped · ready-made · multipacks · pre-portioned
pick, mix, picks, picked, picking, picker, pickers, mixes, mixed