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| - I've been a fan of Fairytale Brownies for a long time, 20+ years. So when K said she wanted to get a gift of brownies for a co-worker, picking Fairytale was a no brainer. K thought they were available at Whole Foods. They're not. My next stop was AJ's. The AJ's located on Ray Rd. did not have sufficient quantity of the types I needed so I bought what they had and headed over to THE SOURCE.
Now the Fairytale store is really nice and of course the selection is killer. Gift tins, boxes, plain and holiday related, everything you need to put together a great gift. The whole mail order thing right in plain sight. The employees working the counter were awesome. I told them what I was looking for and they did a great job of helping me choose the right brownies for K's gift. They were super nice.
The goodies: Brownies, cookies and caramels. Winner winner brownie time after dinner. There are a lot of choices, swirls, nuts, no nuts, blondies. Wow. They sell the brownies in 3 different sizes. Brownies, Sprites and morsels. Plus there are sugar free options available. Nice.
Are they the best brownies in the world? Probably not. Are they better than brownies you make out of a box? I think so. But, EVEN if they were the same, the gift tins and boxes, special customizations they can do, the wrappers, it all ads up to a great product and presentation. And that's something that makes it worth visiting Fairytale Brownies.
What I did find interesting was that the prices here at the SOURCE, were higher than the price at AJ's. Seriously? Why would AJ's, of all the places, charge LESS than the source?
AJ's, $2.99 for the 3x3 brownie. The source, $3.25 for the same brownie. Strange, and not cool. Lose a star for that.
Good Brownies, cookies and caramels. Great employees at the store. Great selection. Great gift packaging. Higher prices than local retailer selling same product. 4 Stars.
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