A great experience! My younger teenage sister was coming to visit and I had heard about this place…read morefrom a friend. We went together with one other friend and it was so much fun! We really enjoyed the process of making a candle and getting to choose the smells.

Ounce upon a child in Bloomington is a outstanding store an supports the community. Your trunk or…read moretreat was so much fun the employees were very friendly and did great job. You all out do yourself.

Not sure why this location is reported as closed. All they did was move to the building nearby…read more I feel like they should have a sign up as you walk in. You pays your money, you takes your chances. Maybe then I'd feel better about the non working items or kits that are missing pieces. If it's battery operated and/or requires assembly, it may or may not all be there. Clothing selection is always good, and the new location is a vast improvement over the old. I like their mission and what they're about, but so help me, I just want to buy things without coming home and finding out half of them are unusable.

The Service Looks Nice But there Is Too Much Selection…read moreAnd The Value Is Expensive To Cheap!!!

If you don't like their views...get over yourself and don't shop there. Go somewhere else. Go to…read moreMichael's. Use Amazon. Hobby Lobby is wonderful and I love all the decor and craft supplies you can get! Friendly people work here, too!

I love TJ Maxx and this location is just awesome! It definitely is frequented by a lot of locals…read moreand students - so expect to spend a bit of time waiting in line with all your amazing finds. My favorite part of TJ are the pet and kitchenware sections. You can get high quality dog toys - great brands like Outward Hound and Kong - at extremely discounted prices. They also have a great selection of dog/cat accessories (I've gotten all of my dog collars/leashes, beds and even car seat covers here). Once I lucked out and found a Sherpa soft carrier for only $22 - so great! The staff is awesome and very friendly, I've never had any issues asking for help or direction. This TJ Maxx location is also happy to welcome well behaved dogs in the store! I bring my pup and the staff absolutely showers him with affection. Thanks TJ!

I'm sure Bloomington is a great TJ Maxx store however I was there after the students had just come…read moreback so the shelves were very rare unlike I'm used to so I look forward to going back and giving them another opportunity. They seemed kind they were just overwhelmed. I'm at TJ Maxx girl so I will be going back.

Top 3 reasons I love Sabun/Soapy Soap:…read more -the shave bar knocks my socks off (I love the clean and simple smell paired with the fact that it works really well for both men and women -the owners could not be more passionate about the product. I'm smiling just thinking about what a fun team they are (imagine three nerdy-fun dudes "chilling" somewhere when out-of-the-blue they decide to start a soap company---aha! Why not?) To be clear, they know their ish. I'm trying to paint a picture of how laid back and cool they are. Trust me, after you get to know the soapy trio you'll want to be their friend too. -the lavender lip balm - buy one for yourself, best friend, the lady at the gym, you name it. Super reasonably priced too! -

Why I buy soap, lip balm, body balm, and body spray from Soapy Soap:…read more -100% natural ingredients -100% made from scratch -100% vegan -100% halal -100% passionate owners This is as pure as it gets. If you're in Indianapolis, find Soapy Soap products at your local Whole Foods, Fresh Thyme, and Market District. You can also order online at their site. You'll love 100% of their products 100% of the time!

A great place for unique gifts. Feel good spending your money because it's all fair trade…read more Many COVID precautions- masks required, distancing required. No contact payment.

One star is added for altruism, as this retailer genuinely tries to stock fair trade merchandise…read more Their supply chain seems static, and this means that the merchandise seems to be the same and not varied widely from year to year, given the same season. As a gift shop, however, this might not matter to you. Gifts are more poised toward female recipients, but not exclusively. There are some good gifts for the men in the audience. Expect reasonable prices, and very friendly help there-- that's what I found.

One of my favorite parts about visiting Nashville is stumbling across little locally owned shops…read moreyou weren't planning to visit...and Lakehouse Candle Company was exactly that kind of find. We were staying in a nearby cabin for the weekend when I realized I'd forgotten to pack a candle from home (yes...I'm one of those people ). We stopped in hoping to grab one, and I'm so glad we did. The shop itself is absolutely adorable--bright, organized, and full of incredible scents. Mandy hand-pours every candle herself, and narrowing down my choices was honestly the hardest part of the visit. Whether you like fresh, fruity, bakery, floral, seasonal, or woodsy scents, there's something here for everyone. The real test came once we got back to the cabin. I lit one that evening, and it burned beautifully. No tunneling, no overwhelming perfume smell--just a clean, even burn with a fragrance that filled the room without overpowering it. Exactly what I was hoping for. I also picked up a few of the handmade fire starters (sadly Mother Nature had other plans, and the hot, muggy weather meant no campfire this trip), so I'm already looking forward to trying those next time. One of the coolest things in the shop is Mandy's collaboration with a local potter. You can purchase one of the handmade pottery vessels and have your candle poured directly into it, creating a one-of-a-kind piece that's both functional and beautiful. But honestly, what made this stop memorable wasn't just the candles. Take a few minutes to chat with Mandy and Andrew. They're incredibly welcoming, genuinely kind, and the kind of people who make you feel like you've known them longer than the ten minutes you've been standing in their shop. Those conversations are what make small businesses so special. Needless to say, I left with more candles than I originally planned... ...and absolutely zero regrets. The next time we're back in Nashville, Lakehouse Candle Company will be one of our first stops.

Downtown Nashville is full of cute little unique shops around every corner. One of my favorite…read moreshops is Lakehouse Candle Company, a place that specializes in candles and scented items. This is a woman-owned business, and it offers hand-crafted candles created with quality ingredients, all made with care and attention. I visited for their Pour & Restore event, which had us creating our own candle, and then enjoying a gentle yoga session in the candle shop. During the Pour & Restore event, we first got to walk around and sniff all of the candles to figure out what we wanted our candle to smell like. I like natural scents, so I chose a herbaceous, clean scent. Then, we were led through a candle-making demonstration, where we got to mix our scent, pour our own candle, and come up with a name for our new scented candle. (I chose ILY, because that combination of letters is significant to me!) While we waited for the candles to set, we were led through a restorative yoga session right there in the store. It was a wonderful experience to lie on the mat and breathe in the warm and fragrant scents that were all around us. I was lucky to participate in the inaugural Pour & Restore event at Lakehouse, but if they offer this again and you have to opportunity, I highly recommend attending! Doing yoga in a candle store is way more relaxing than I could have imagined. And even if you don't do yoga here, you need to stop in and check out the candles. There are so many wonderful scents!

Downgrade. I buy…read morefuel here, the biggest saving. Sam's Club is not paying attention. Their prices can be competitive, and any shopper can't ignore that. It's why I go there at all. Now that I've shopped at other Sam's Clubs, in Indy and across the country, I've found that this location suffers in small but serious ways. The first one relates to groceries, where in comparison, this location has a far more limited selection. In its place is far more booze, do the near monopoly on liquor in the county by Big Red. Drinkers go here; much floor space is dedicated to beer/wine/liquor at the expense of food and grocery selections. Worse, on important items, they're not the cheapest around. Even Walmart, their cousin down the street, has better prices and selection in many areas-- without the need to buy in huge bulk quantities. The edge that Sam's has gets thinner and thinner. I'm hoping for a Costco to put price pressure on them. The people that work at Sam's are great. I have had great service. It's the layout and inventory limitations that make this location far less useful.

I like this Sam's Club and only this Sam's Club. The other Sam's I've been to are dirty and…read moreunorganized. The Bloomington one is actually really nice. The people at the optical center know what they're doing and are friendly. I do like Costco better than Sam's. Costco prices are better. Sam's is getting to the point where you don't even need a club membership. No one checks. And if you do self checkout or scan&go then they really don't know who's membership you're using if you don't have your own.