Rose Garden Store — Local services in Portland

When I brought only a few small items to their cashier counter, the lady there took them to the other side of the counter and put some additional items in the bag and charged my credit card. I’m glad my eyes just caught it when she put a bottle of body lotion that I didn’t bring to the counter and so I checked the contents of the paper bag before I sign the receipt and found 2 unfamiliar items.

I requested her to cancel the payment and do it again with the correct price, then she requested me to sign the original receipt with the wrong price which says “I agree to pay the above amount” so I refused but she tried to push me to sign it and insisted they will refund it later. I still refused to sign it and finally the other lady said they can do it without me signing the original receipt.

Pretty sketchy huh? If that was a pure mistake that’s ok everyone makes mistakes but somewhat I felt maybe they picked it up on me because I look like a foreign sightseer who is...

The rose garden is abundant with beauty, color, and aromas that can't be found anywhere else on Earth in one place. It's a seemingly infinite array of rose petals, a little slice of heaven nestled in Portland. I can't say the same for the gift shop. A sign on the door reads "No food or drink inside the store," so sweetie pie and I consumed our goods outside before entering, in plain view of the shop attendant. As we are about to walk inside the door gets shut on us and the "open" sign gets abruptly turned over to "closed." Slightly bewildered we ask if we can take a quick peruse through the shop and we are told that unless we know exactly what we want the answer is "no" and that she NEEDS to be out of there by 7:00 pm. Well it was 7 on the dot, the shop was full of people, so I can only assume she turned into a pumpkin in front of all of them and let out her...

While visiting the park, and Japanese tea garden I stopped at the store while waiting for the free park shuttle. The lady inside was getting ready to close up for the night but graciously invited me inside to have a look around. I collect travel pennies that you wind up in a machine and they print a design of the location. I was having troubles with the machine and she was very helpful at sorting out the issue. The selection of items in store are fun, whimsical and unique. The staff are wonderful too. Thank you for making my first visit to...