Commercial Drive Licorice Parlour — Local services in Vancouver

I've been to this shop on a few occasions and the service, and the licorice and other delicious candies have always been top shelf. On Saturday just past, while indulging in a furious amount of research chemicals and cannabis, I stumbled into her store because I knew the delicious, crazy flavors would add that mad flavor to my trip, yo. I walked in and asked for $5 of assorted licorice 'cause I'm incredibly high, and, yeah, I'll spend five bucks on some licorice - surprise me; pick the craziest things that you would like to put together into a bag worth $5, and that'll add some fun to my day, and of course she did. Hearing the loud, bilious commotion of and intoxicated dude demanding licorice Watermelon herself came out from her office, introduced herself and we talked for a moment. Mary Jean Dunsdon ("Watermelon" being her sobriquet) is a treat. She has always been a treat for every sense and her licorice is almost as much... even if the first piece I had was the nastiest thing I'd ever put in my mouth ever, the rest was pretty tasty, even the hot pepper licorice had its charms. So, if you're really high and looking for fun, and want some munchies that don't come from 7-Eleven, come here, treat them nicely and they'll treat...

Amazing shop, amazing owner, and despite the turmoil of drama that has been attempted on her she has handled it with aplomb.

Dont let the cult of the offended keep you from checking out this soon to be cornerstone of the Commercial drive community.

The selection, knowledge, care and respect far out weigh the perceived OUTRAGEOUS crime of allowing a poster for a charity event to be hung in her store without scrutinizing the politics of that group.

I was at the front lines of that debate when it first happened and despite a moment of defensive behaviour only when the serge of offended and highly aggressive people were reacting to it, this business owner handled herself in a really mature and productive way.

Despite the identity conflict between factions of feminism, LGBT+, the government and political spectrum, Vancouver needs grass root entrepreneurs bringing unique commercial development to maintain the element of what makes it great. The argument can be made that there is no way that The Licorice Parlour can do that and allow posters for a charity event organized by a group that has continued to operate in vancouver for...

If you want to get your licorice on this is your place to go while in British Columbia. The lovely lady behind the counter is affectionately known as Aunty Watermelon and knows her stuff, no doubt about it. A nice cozy and very clean shop to find what your sweet tooth is craving. There are regular packaged licorice that you can find elsewhere but the real treat is the licorice that is store made. There are hard candies and lollipops too. My kids loved the store and Aunt Watermelon too and wished we had a store like this back in Toronto, wish we had a beautiful caring Watermelon in our city too lol..would highly recommend this place to stop in and...