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This is a review for the gift shop inside the shady maple grocery market. My 6 year old purchased a toy with her birthday money that she had eyed up the last time we were there and had been talking about for a month. I let her purchase it against my better judgement. The first red flag should have been that this item was marked $7.99 while all the other ones of the exact same type in the same box were $6.99. I did not realize that until she had already paid. Within 5 minutes of leaving the store and walking around the market, they made an announcement that in 10 minutes, everything in the gift shop would be 20% off. I assumed I could go back and they would honor a discount of a purchase I had just made. I mean, why would they not have just told us that they would be running that promotion in 15 minutes? Went back in to see if they could price adjust and the girl at the counter had the worst attitude of any clerk I’ve ever dealt with. That book I interrupted her from reading must have been good, because she was SASSY before words even came out of my mouth! I asked if I could then just return the item and buy it again at the discount then, and she made me feel like the most worthless trash. I’m not a hateful person, but I’ll admit her demeaning tone and bobbing her head at me like I was an idiot really brought out the worst in me. It wasn’t right for me to give her attitude back, especially over what would have amounted to less than $2, and I regret my behavior, but she really should not be in charge of any kind of customer care. Seriously. And to make matters worse, the toy had a puncture before we ever got home and took the tag off, dangerously shooting water beads all over the car and dumping whatever mystery chemical it was filled with all over the kids. $8 for trash. I would not recommend the gift shop and I will not be back.
We enjoy exploring the gift shop after eating at the smorgasbord. They have a large selection of handmade products. We purchased several shirts, postcards, handmade placemats, and coasters on our last visit. We also talked to one of the women about ordering a custom quilted blanket, pillows, and bedding.
Huge gift shop!! There's so much to see and so many options. There's Disney products, superhero merchandise, lots of figurines, souvenirs, and even a candy shop area. It's a little pricey but still worth the visit.
And it's a great place to visit and walk off the massive amount of food you eat from the buffet!! Definitely recommend checking it out while at the buffet.
And it's a great place to visit and walk off the massive amount of food you eat from the buffet!! Definitely recommend checking it out while at the buffet.
I’ve found a huge gift store! Many options to pick from, definitely got my magnet. They have regular mass produced item with some local items in the store. People get nostalgic looking at those toys and collections of wall clocks. Unique experience with dedicated people to help guests. Love to come back from Penn State!
Large gift shop below the Shady Maple Smorsgabord! They sell all sort of items from knickknacks to furnitures and clothing, etc. some really high quality items there. I particularly like browsing through the Amish quilt store and found several good items I purchased from! Must visit if you happen to be in the area or visiting the buffet/smorsgabord!
Holy smokes! This is one of the largest gift shops I have ever stepped into. 44,000 sq. ft. I was surprised by the variety there is something for everyone there. It’s also a great way to wear off a bit off the buffet Food by walking around and shopping a bit.
A perfect place to walk off all the food you ate at the buffet! You could come here to get what you need for 30 different people! Such a large variety of different things!
