We are here to pick up a gift of chocolates…read more An employee cheerfully greeted us as we entered the store! After viewing a few display packages, the choice was a mixed bag of centre-filled Lindt chocolates. Checkout was fast and courteous.

Really sneaky store and terrible staff…read more The bulk deals basically use products close to expiry. If you call them out on it, their statement is they are legally allowed to sell you products up to the expiry date. Totally true - but if they've had to come up with the statement as a company policy, it should tell you something. The issue I really have is that they don't tell you the expiry on most products unless you check yourself. Other's you can figure it out with signage, but for a lot of the stuff, you've just got to check and rummage. And they're constantly playing around with the stuff, so that they newer products just don't come out till after the christmas sales etc. So for example, if you're buying gift boxes around Christmas time, you're buying stuff with a 2 month expiry as gifts. The day/week after Xmas, you're buying the same discounted stuff with 1 year expiry. So caveat emptor - buyer beware. I personally have no time to deal with a store with this kind of business ethics.

Who doesn't like a sample of Lindt upon entering the store? Not me!…read more I found a gift ideas for a friend. Customer service was friendly and excellent!

Came here to get some going away treats for my team. At first I was gonna get a small amount as I…read moredon't know how receptive everyone is to chocolate. But then the store employee were helpful and suggested I get 100 as it only cost a few dollars more. I took her advice and I have them to thank. The store is very clean and well lit. A place filled with many flavours of chocolate... Too tempting to grab one for myself. I appreciated the staff being helpful and friendly. Plus going the extra mile to offer their recommendation to me even though the store was quite busy.

Exotic Empire is a small store located inside the Well's market / food court. They sell candies &…read moresnacks that aren't easily found everywhere. In some cases it's just different flavours of a brand of chips for example. They also have drinks that I haven't seen in your standard supermarket / grocery store. The prices are a bit higher but I guess the idea is the novelty of the item. The lady who was working at the store was friendly, nice and welcoming. She encouraged us to browse. That's always nice as a customer always wants to feel welcome to browse without pressure. I didn't end up buying anything as I'm not a big candy / snack person. But hubby ended up buying some things.

Candy store is located on the ground floor of the food court area…read more Small shopping foot print, but packed with a lot of candy and snacks. C$4/100 grams I grabbed about C$7+ of Jelly Belly of the Juicy Pear, that's my go to. They won't let you try a single bean of any other flavors at all. Would like to have tried the watermelon and the mango, oh well.

They sell so much candy here. It's almost like walking into a 7 Eleven in Japan…read more I find that the prices are slightly cheaper here than at the other candy stores at Pacific Mall, especially with the Pocky. If I could, I'd try all the things, but sometimes when an item sells out it won't come back for a long time.

The BEST chocolate I've had in a long time. So many flavours to choose from. I always go…read moreoverboard as I have zero control when it comes to good chocolate. And my favourite part is that it is a Canadian Business!!!!

Seldom would I rate a store with 2 star but the service we received at this place was really BAD!…read moreWe have 4 kids in a group of 11 people deciding on what ice cream flavor to order. 2 staff waiting with confused and annoyed reaction. Somehow they are not used to a big group of customer walking into their store. My son decided to order cookies and cream on a cone since they run out of cups. There wasn't a lot left so one of the ladies scooped what is left. Guess what, it didn't even come close to their regular 1 scoop serving. I mentioned this to the lady and she just shrugged it off that thats all they have. Also depends on the staff, the size of scoop serving is different. One gave a bigger scoop to my other son and a smaller scoop to a friend's son. On top of all these, I was charged 4 scoops when I only ordered 3. When I questioned it, she simply handed me back the cash since I have already paid via credit card. Not even an apology given. I have been to several Purdy's store but this is the only worst store I have visited. 2 star only because we love the chocolate and ice cream.

Still innovative with more treats…read more Lindt expanded their once small chocolate shop inside Vaughan Mills. We recently revisited this location which is twice its original size and offers a decent assortment of Lindt chocolates. There are still many Swiss chocolate truffle flavours. This time around there's also new crema milkshakes for $9.99 although we came for ice cream. You can still pickup truffle gift boxes, Easter bunnies, chocolate candies and bars during different times of the year. They had sample truffles when you lined up and asked at the front counter. We went back for our go-to chocolate station for which service was friendly and meticulous with each order. The mixed crema gelata ice cream ($7.79) comes with a cone that's coated & filled with tasty dark chocolate. This time it was made smaller than I recall. The hot chocolate also has plenty of depth in flavour and can be selected to be either dark or light chocolate, or mixed in between. While the menu item ($6.49) is expensive but it's a sweet premium taste that's worth it. Skip it or hit it? We hit it when we're at the mall craving for a chocolate treat including the ice cream cone.

This store is quite packed on weekends because it's smaller than other Lindt stores. Usually a…read morestaff will give you a free milk chocolate truffle simply for going into the store, but only if they aren't busy! They sometimes have really good discount, especially if they want to clear their products off the floor and shelf space. Today, they are offering mystery boxes (just like the Japanese Fukubukuro lucky bags). It comes in 3 sizes. $40 for $120-value products with a best-before date of August, $50 for $170-value, and $70 for $210-value. I can't wait to unbox my $50 mystery box and see what I got

This chocolate shop is overwhelming (in a good way) with how many different offerings they have…read more Tried some of their homemade fudge and chocolate truffles. Liked how many flavours there were, how both the chocolate and fudge weren't sickeningly sweet, and how the quality of everything was pretty good. Bonus points for the welcoming atmosphere and quaint place.

Walked into this store and wasn't greeted by the rude heavy set employee standing there. She…read morecompletely ignored us and literally rolled her eyes and expressed annoyance when I asked for ice cream service. I said never mind because a place like this doesn't deserve my business and got more attitude on my way out. This shop deserves ZERO stars. Save your money or go somewhere else. Horrible customer service experience it's actually laughable places like this stay in business.

I have a fondness for KitKat bars. It started when I took a summer course as an undergraduate…read morestudent. When we had a break during our three-hour class, I'd hit the tuck shop and get a KitKat bar. I'd eat it and it got me through linear algebra. I did it again the following summer for statistics. Math + KitKat = good times. For well over a year, I have flagged visiting KitKat Chocolatory. It is the first store of its kind in North America. I made the pilgrimage to this KitKat Mecca recently when I had a voucher to redeem for a customized KitKat bar. I dropped by last Tuesday on my day off. It's at Yorkdale Shopping Centre. I parked by entrance G at lot H1. I feel like I'm watching Sesame Street! It is one of the closer entrances to the KitKat store. I was fortunate to have nabbed a decent parking spot. When I entered the store, there were two customers ahead of me. A male staff member, Prudence, came behind the counter to help me out. I was longingly admiring the Japanese collection: "I've had the cassis in the peach box," I said. "My favourite is the yuzu," he said. "Is it because it's citrusy?" I asked him. "Yes, it's like a tangy lemon," he replied. We instantly connected on a KitKat flavour profile level. It was pretty cool. I said yes to the Japanese collection. I showed him my voucher and he led me over to the counter to help me customize my KitKat bar. The procedure consists of choosing your chocolate first. You have milk, white, or dark. I'm a dark chocolate fan, so I went with it. You then have the option to select three toppings. I knew that I wanted freeze-dried raspberries and coconut. "I need something salty," I said, which made him nod in agreement. "You have these three options," he said, pointing to them on the chart. "Pretzels. Yes!" You also have the option to include a customized message on the box. He showed me one example and I loved it. It was like Prudence knew what message would resonate with me. I chose this one: BITE ME. Seriously, I'm delicious. Perfect! He was great putting my order together, confirming what I wanted in my customized bar, and then needed my phone number to text when my order was ready. Normally, it takes 90 minutes to complete. Since it was a weekday and not crazy busy, he said that it would take an hour. Yay! I paid for the Japanese collection with a credit card. I tapped and was done. I got one text to confirm that it got to me. Prudence handed me my receipt. I thanked him and wandered off in pursuit of a late lunch. I was relaxing after a yummy meal when I received a text message that my order was ready to pick up. It did indeed take an hour. Yay! I headed over to the store and Prudence welcomed me back. He had my order ready and showed me what my curated KitKat bar looked like. It was beautiful! The bar has eight wafers covered in everything that I had specified. I was thrilled. He then showed that my Japanese collection box was included in the paper bag. I was so happy. I thanked him for all his help, which he truly seemed to appreciate. I happily left with my goodies. I ate them gradually throughout the week. My customized bar was amazing. Dark chocolate tends to work well with raspberries and coconut. It's my favourite combination. Adding something salty to dark chocolate heightens the chocolate's taste. I typically don't find dark chocolate to be overly bitter. There was no bitterness here! The Japanese collection was yummy. I loved all flavours: cassis, passion fruit, yuzu, strawberry, and raspberry. Each flavour profile was so perfect. I wish that they came in big bars, though. If you are watching your wallet, it's not cheap buying stuff here. It's the only drawback that I can see. If you don't drop by here often, you'll be fine. I recommend coming here if you are a KitKat fan. It's also cool to experience it for the first time or want to give a unique gift to someone special. I had an excellent, memorable experience. I'd definitely come back here for more yummy KitKat treats and happiness. (314)

Located in Yorkdale mall, this is a nice little KitKat customization shop that sells some unique…read morekitkats or you can build you own. Service: Staff are kind, patient and make sure your given all the customization choices. Sadly, that day they didn't have the chocolate malt balls but such is life. We got two customized kitkats, you can choose up to 3 toppings. It does take some time to get it down but they give you a call when it's ready. Come here first to customize your KitKat and then wander the mall/do other tasks until it's ready. We really enjoyed the customized kitkats. It's essentially like a classic Kit Kat but with your added toppings en masse. I really enjoyed my almond, chocolate cookie crumble, toffee KitKat. I didn't get to try my partners strawberry, almond, shortbread crumble KitKat but it definitely looked awesome. 5/5. The one thing I feel was a letdown was the yuzu and pomegranate kitkats. It was too strong fruit flavor. The entire chocolate taste was entirely lost. I feel like it was no longer a KitKat - 2/5. Overall, definitely recommend the make your own KitKat experience. It's kinda cool to try it out and taste your own creation.