My husband and I toured the amazing Corn Palace in September, and afterward, stopped in the gift shop to purchase a little something for each of our 7 grandchildren. We bought the girls matching rings, however, I bought one that was too small for our youngest granddaughter. I called the gift shop a month later and spoke to Jen. I asked if it would be possible for her to see if she had a larger size of the same ring that I could purchase and have shipped to me. Not only did Jen find the ring in my granddaughters size, but she is sending it to me free of charge, courtesy of the Corn Palace. This is the most genuine act of kindness I've ever experienced. There are good people in this world and Jen is right up there with the best of them. Thank...
Read moreThe Corn Palace is far more than corn. It’s a monument to the political, economic and social realities of South Dakota year after year starting from the early 1900’s. Most astonishing is the involvement of South Dakota artists, like Sioux artist Oscar Howe, involvement. Equally as astonishing but disappointing is there is very little by way of information, books or postcards or prints available for purchase to honour this legendary South Dakotan. Please make these available, it’s an insult to the calibre of art the Corn Palace holds to not have anything of his. Furthermore, I hope one year the Corn Palace has an Oscar Howe...
Read moreI live in Sioux Falls and visited on 04/08 and had gotten a puzzle. Of course when i finished the puzzle i was missing a puzzle piece. So we drove back to this gift shop a couple weeks later on 04/19 and i told the guy behind the counter, who checked us out, my mishap and he gave me the puzzle for free! He went above and beyond!!! I didn’t catch the employees name but im pretty sure he was the only one working the last 2 times i was in there. Very nice guy! Store is well put together and...
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