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| - This used to be my legit favourite place to get candy. And for those who know me (and not even well), they know that bulk candy from bins is my idea of the best day ever. Want to win my heart, and take my to a bulk candy store and set me free.
With the addition of Bulk Barn to the neighbourhood, I think the Bulk Mine has just lost its way. I like that it's always the same people in there (a family run store) but you can tell they are struggling. Today, maybe they're getting their new shipment tomorrow?, all the candy was hard and stale. Bottom of the barrel, literally. Nothing was overflowing and fresh. The space seemed tired; lots of empty space on shelves, and an overall feeling of...loss. I started to get a bag, but whenever I stuck my scoop into the bins, everything just felt so unappealing.
This is sad because it used to be a great alternative to Sugar Mountain (SM charged $2/gram and Bulk Mine charges $1.49), but Bulk Barn charges less than that (way less) and so the inventory turns over faster, and the product is fresher. Yes, at Bulk Barn you crush your way through those tiny ass aisles and have a line up no matter what -- but sadly price (and thus quality) often wins out in the end.
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