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| - This place is still a gem to be discovered by many, not in terms of organic food and grocery selection, but the body care and facial products. Each time I visit this store, I'm surprised at how quiet it is inside. Before this location opened, I visited the Big Carrot all the time for my essential oil and body care products. During my first time shopping at the Healthy Planet, out of curiosity, I did a mental comparison of the product selection and the prices. Surprisingly, I found many products that I use were in-stock and sold at a lower price. My observations so far:
- Essential oils: The Healthy Planet does not carry as many brands as the Big Carrot. However, if you are not picking about the brands, the prices are most definitely lower at the Healthy Planet. For example, I bought a bottle of the Aura Cacia Lavender oil at the Big Carrot for $14.99, found it in the Healthy Planet for $9.99.
- Shampoo's / body wash - They carry an extensive selection of the mainstream organic brands.extensive selection available.
- Body lotion / creams - Also good selection available. I found the body butter that I normally use at the Healthy Planet for $5 less than the Big Carrot.
In most cases, it's a hit and miss where a retailer offers a product lower priced for one product but more expensive for another. It's refreshing to shop at a place and be confident that the prices, regardless of the product, is one of the lowest. One word of caution though - I have also been to the location inside Parkway Mall at Ellesmere and Victoria Park. The atmosphere inside the store, and the product selection is vastly different.
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