Como Friends Gift Shop - Garden Safari Gifts — Local services in Saint Paul

I purchased a lollipop with the little stuffed animal on it(receipt says $9.99 Zoo Animal lollipop). I grabbed like 5 cause my child was choosing at the counter, then after purchasing I went to put the rest back. As I was putting them back, some rude lady comes charging at me saying I have to take the one I purchased because it will ruin the inventory, ruin payroll, put the zoo into bankruptcy, I was so confused and showed her that the receipt DOES NOT have a specific animal and explained that my child grabbed multiple and chose 1 at the counter and I was just trying to be polite and put the rest back, it just says “Zoo Animal Lollipop”, she screamed at the poor cashier “WHAT ANIMAL DID YOU RING UP” and he told her that the only option is “Zoo Animal Lollipop” but just to give me a turtle, so I grabbed a turtle and started leaving with my child and this lady comes charging at us again practically chasing us out, so weird-especially since it was during a...

I was super happy after stopping at the gift shop after my recent visit to the Como Park Zoo. I was really pleasantly surprised by the affordability of so much of the merchandise I had looked at, and felt that I received a really good value for what I decided to purchase. There is a great selection of stuffed animals, kids toys, clothing items, and nicer gifts for around the home such as bowls, chopsticks, and artwork. There was an excellent variety of smaller gift-like items such as fun socks and quality decal stickers available as well. A perfect way to commemorate a wonderful...

Poor customer service. I purchased multiple items including jewelry. When I asked for a bag I was told they don't have bags and that I would have to purchase a $5 tiny shopping bag. Put the jewelry in my purse and hope it wasn't broken by the time I got home and had to carry the rest. Considering what this store charges for merchandise, the least you can do is give the customer a paper bag which is recyclable. Really...