This will be a short one. I know, I say that a lot and it's never the case. I will certainly try…read morewith this one.
Burlington, VT. A special little city. In the downtown area, many cute, homey, many upmarket types of places. So many cute little stores to visit! TRULY a tourists dream! Haha! Especially if you like these types of stores...stores that have a considerable markup on their items.
I imagine rent for these places is very high.
However, I found that the prices at this Saratoga Olive Oil Co were NOT that bad.
My roommate is a huge on olive oil. We use it in everything we cook. It's like..."omg you guys! So good for you!"
So I went in here wanting to get something for him. It's a small place, so it was definitely crowded with the small group of people that were in there.
Especially this woman who was sitting on the floor with like 5 kids. No joke. My brother and I were like...WTAF?!? Blocking such a massive part of the store, blocking us and many others from seeing what was on display behind them.
We couldn't understand why the employees didn't say something to them. Small store, very crowded, 6 people sprawled out on the floor. What would you do as an employee??? I sure as hell would have been like..."umm, yeah, we are gonna need y'all to legit move. If you wanna chat, please take it outside. The store is too crowded for all...this"
Ok, I probably would have been nicer if I worked there and I was certainly being nicer here. If I say what I REALLY wanted to say...Yelp would remove my review hahaha. Seriously, it's not the kids fault. That woman should have known better but chose to stay completely oblivious.
We had to leave bc it was too crowded and we couldn't maneuver around them. We had planned to come back too bc I really did want to get a few bottles to ship back here to Idaho.
Our time in VT wasn't long. So, alas, we never made it back. That's really the only complaint I'd have about this store. If you see 6 people camped out on the floor, lady showing kids something on her phone....just please ask them to ... moooove lol.
I'm sure it was stressing the staff out and they weren't sure how to handle it. I should have been like..."hi! I can see you wanna say something but don't want to offend? I'd sure be glad to help you out!" Hahaha!
It's a very nice little store tho. If you go to Burlington, chances are, you will absolutely go in here. If not, try to remember this review if by chance you come across it and pay them a visit. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
Of course some things are pricey, but overall, not bad. I hope to return to Burlington some day. Grew up in upstate NY and this was my first time in Vermont haha. Family still in NY, so I know I'll be back to VT.
Tried to make this short haha! Hope it's not too long. Check out Saratoga Olive Oil! Especially if you love to cook! Even if you don't and live with someone who does...you'll love this place and their incredible selection!!
Thanks for reading, YelpOlivOilers!
Cheers!