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    Banyan Mini Mart

    3.9 (9 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 8:30 pm

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    My on vacation room necessities! - VN
    Vince N.

    I found this little gem-of-a-sundry-store on my afternoon walk to the Queen Liliuokalani Gardens and Coconut Island. I was on the hunt for my gotta-have drink, lemon iced tea, that proved unsuccessful at two neighboring stores, Uncle Billy's and the shop inside the Naniloa Hotel. THE STORE: The tiny hut is located along Banyan Drive fronting the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The inside is crammed with sundries, jewelry, clothing, and knick knacks of all kind. They offer a small menu of foods including hot dogs and chili. But best of all, they had a nice selection of iced teas! Yay! If you're an iced tea lover, you need to try the Pure Leaf-brand tea. Whenever I see it, which is hardly ever, I snatch it right up. It has excellent flavor, and isn't overly sweet, even when consumed straight out of the bottle without ice. Add to that my Funyuns and I was a happy camper on mini vacay. SERVICE: The male associate was friendly and welcoming. OVERALL: Great sundry selection, odd location.

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    2 months ago

    Convenient but expensive but what options do you have. It ain't Oahu. Good for a small drink or so

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    3 years ago

    Got all your essentials and very convenient for hotel guests. Very nice people. Opens at 8:30

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    9 years ago

    Staff (owner?) Was unfriendly when I came in, just grunted at me basically. Beer prices inflated to 30 to 50 percent over norm.

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    9 years ago

    Convenient if staying at the Hilo Hawaiian. Try the homemade pastries made by the owner.

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    Kamuela Liquor Store

    Kamuela Liquor Store

    4.4(37 reviews)
    43.5 mi
    $$

    Kamuela Liquor Store is one the of reasons I look forward to when visiting the Waimea Cherry…read moreBlossom Festival, not because I am an alcoholic but I just LOVE alcohol!! Kamuela Liquor Store has been in business for over 80 years, the signage on the glass window has 78 years but I confirmed with the kind lady staff that helped me twice this past Saturday, is family owned liquor store located in Kamuela on Hawaii Belt Road, parking is next to the store which is a great thing and offers an impressive selection of wines, spirts, sake, and craft beers, they have a unique offering of cheeses, meats, olives, snacks, some groceries and dips. Staff was very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable with my questions on wines and recommendations. They also have weekly wine/sake tasting on weekends. I usually stop here to grab my alcohol for the hotel stay and I saw some great deals, close out deals. I purchased 4 bottles and went back to grab a few more bottles, before we drove back to Hilo, during my most recent visit. Luckily the 6 bottles made it back to Oahu safely. It was such a great deal, a close out deal at $6.99, the only regret is not purchasing the last 6 bottles that were left. It was an Oregon wine which I always wanted to try when I was @ Portland but didn't have the chance to. ( Happy Dance) Check out Kamuela Liquor Store, such a GEM, hole in the wall, at Kamuela and worth the one hour drive too!

    Amazing selection for such a little store. I love that this place exists and it's always fun to…read morebrowse what they have on their shelves. The wine tasting events are tons of fun and quite educational.

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    4.6(55 reviews)
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    This was not only the worst retail experience in all my years living in Hawai'i, it was the worst…read moreshopping experience ever. I don't say that lightly, nor am I exaggerating. When I came into the shop, the owner was helping the only other customer there. I walked around and found some bottles of what I was looking for in the back, where a woman was wrapping baskets. She made no eye contact with me, and didn't offer a greeting. I remained in the back for over five minutes, repeatedly looking at her and trying to get her attention, but she refused to engage. I returned to the front, where the owner had finished cashing out that one customer and was chatting with him. He made no acknowledgement of my existence for at least another five minutes. The other customer then left and the owner finally asked what he could do for me. I said that I just wanted some help. He told me that it was a very busy time of year (note: at this point I was the only customer in the shop, previously there were two, including myself), and that I need to have patience. This felt like a highly passive aggressive thing to say. But I desperately wanted a certain liqueur for my husband, so I ignored the comment and checked out the bottles. He left me in the back to help another customer. By the time I returned to the cash register with my bottle of choice, he had just started to cash her out. A "she's been waiting, would it be okay if I assist her" might have been nice and what I would have done but I let that slide too. The customer left and he started cashing me out. Being one who's both honest and upfront, I told him that I understand both being busy and patient, I'm an elementary school teacher with Hawai'i DOE; the customer service was deeply lacking, and that I had thought the woman in the back didn't even work there, but rather was a volunteer. He repeated his line about it being a busy time of year (at this point I think there were three customers, including myself, but not including the distributor near the register). I said something to the effect of, "too busy wrapping baskets to even greet a customer," and reminded him of my very busy job. The owner then asked me to leave. As I was walking out I heard him tell the distributor that this had never happened before, but if you look through previous reviews, there are complaints about this woman. Ultimately the owner did me a huge favor. The bottle I was going to buy retails for $45-$52, he was selling it for $79. Another bottle that he was listing for $87, a competitor had for $64. Extremely greedy in addition to rude? All of DOE will hear about this experience!

    Stopped in here on a way from the airport to see about getting some wine for the week, given I love…read moregood Italian wines and not many places have large selection on the island. The woman there was so unfriendly, didn't even say hello, so we ended up leaving. Given the wine selection and most likely this being a small owner shop, one would have thought the customer service would be much better...

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