Ingredients Artisan Market — Local services in Saskatoon

I do love a local specialty store, this is one of them. However a few things that could be improved on is service, often times I walk in and I feel like I could help myself to whatever I wanted and walk out as generally the employee is sitting in a corner on a phone zoned out, one time I even had to ask is anyone working here? But when I did get service the person was very friendly and complimented my selection. Another thing is PRICE WOAHHH overpriced!! I get the store may mark things up but some wines and such are way overpriced which is disheartening when its generally the only place downtown that's opened a bit later to grab a bottle of wine or beers for the night, but I also understand the store is marked up for the people who will pay it. Overall I utilize this store as a last resort for when the LB store is closed already. Its a beautiful store but price and service...

This is a nice little store with really great products, although quite pricey. You can get some different/ unique/ artisan products there. I've had decent experiences with customer service, although sometimes too pushy (offering too many suggestions, following me around, etc.) This last visit a few days ago was the worst. The woman working was waaaaaayy to aggressive when trying to make sales. I don't know anyone who likes an aggressive, pushy sales person. Customers want to look in peace, but know that you're available if needed. A simple, "let me know if you need anything" would suffice. I would spend way more time looking around, and likely more money in this store if I could just shop without someone following me around...

I'm pretty disappointed honestly. I thought I remembered more actual ingredients there as opposed to the overabundance of overpriced alcohol. I'm sure they sell specialty alcohols that are harder to find elsewhere, but of the stuff that can be found elsewhere, they charge notably more. However, the most disappointing part of my visit was finding a row of olive oil that was expired. Upon notifying the staff they informed us that they had just received the product, and that it was "probably fine". For those who don't know, olive oil does NOT get better with age and goes bad even with proper handling and storage after about 2 years. For a place that sells higher end ingredients I'm very...