Excellent service by a very friendly and helpful print and copy centre…read more Particularly enjoy and appreciate the helpful service of Lisa!

Came here for some biz supplies and it is typical of other big box Staples…read more It was not very busy being in the evening but I still had to scout around for a staff member to ask questions....still quite fully stocked being that it is in small town Nanaimo.

Totally shocked that there are no reviews on Yelp already for this place. It's been there for 25…read moreyears. Easily the best metaphysical, witch and occult store on Van Island. And the oldest. They've got everything you'd expect such a shop to have, and a whole lot you'd hope to find but not expect to. Fantastic crystals, dozens of very cool Tarot decks, incense, herbs. They even have a certified herbalist. Fantastic.

Love this store so much! But the 2 ladies that were working on Saturday may 1st were extremely…read moreunorganized and pretty much ignored me when I came to pay because they were too busy chatting. I usually have an amazing experience at this store but this time I felt very judged and uncomfortable.

Stopped into the shop with my mom and we were both in awe of it!! First of all, the outside of the…read moreshop is gorgeous, and the inside was really calm and comfortable. The cashier was really kind and helpful too!! Definitely spent much more than intended, but that's a good thing in this case! Highly recommend stopping by Common Foundry if you're in the Old City Quarter :D

Took part in the 3 day Ron Collin's retreat and it was amazing. The facility was clean and the…read morefriendly staff set us up with treats coffee and tea and a fridge for our lunches so we were all set to spend the days learning. Great selection of fabric, notions and machines.

Always pleased with the service and selection at Snip and Stitch. Very dedicated staff and owners…read moreare lovely, kind and considerate. They offer very interesting sewing classes for quilting as well as garment making.

Went in for an insurance appraisal for a ring, the lady was late opening the store and was quite…read morerude. Got the appraisal but the gemologist totally downgraded my ring "just in case". Went to another gemologist the next day and got a second opinion. The ring was apprasied for $5000 more than what he figured it to be. So if you want to be screwed over on an insurance appraisal, go visit the rude folks at kellers jeweler.

Joe is a gentleman and an artisan. It's a small shop where you know it survives well against…read moreinternet sales and big box stores through honesty and great work

Great selection in a funky store located just off a main corridor thru Nanaimo. Product staples…read morelike Gesso were a little on the high side of the price scale but I suppose having availability in one place for locals is good. Some of the displays are well laid out and done very well for viewing selection options. Being from out of town the actual store location seemed a bit sketchy to me. That's just me. Owner and staff were pleasant and helpful, and more importantly, knowledgeable. All I can say is that it's an alternative to the big box art store experience.

Great art store with a large selection of art equipment. I…read morefound everything that I was looking for. The service was friendly and helpful.

I ordered online and everything was packaged nicely and got here quickly. Thanks for the quick…read moreservice!

Yes this place has some neat things, but you can buy many of the non-clothing items elsewhere for…read moreless. The service is terrible, especially the owner who is rude and quite uninformed about baby items, which is surprising given that she owns a baby store. Maybe a good place to browse to get some ideas, but then cruise the internet for the Canadian businesses that she carries and buy from them direct for less (including shipping). You'll get better customer service that way.

I was an employee before they shut down and reopened, for context. They laid us off with no sort of…read moreseverance, expecting the old team to stay with the company (telling us all not to look for new jobs), and was promised that we would be contacted about being rehired as soon as they reopened. No effort was made on this. Additionally, prices are absurd. But they blame it on the market fluctuations. This is wildly incorrect. The markups are done for 100% profit and are not considered with the going market, especially for children's card games. Lastly, all security cameras are live videos. The store doesn't have access to this. The only ones who do are corporate, where they spy on workers and make sure they are doing "the right things." Many times I would be demoing product for customers, where they would then call the store and yell at me for not working. Don't support this company. They exploit both employees and their customers.

My husband and I woke up to rain on Sunday, we decided a family games day would be fun. We went to…read morethe mall to find something to go home and play. We went to Mind Games. We're new to Nanaimo and had never even heard of it. We were immediately (Covid safe rules being followed 100% by both employees on shift) welcomed in the store, the male employee helped us with several questions, and came up with a few cool games for us to play He went above and beyond. Super friendly and helpful. The female employee at the till advised their electronic payments were down, she politely asked if I minded going to am ATM in the mall. I had no issue with that, we got cash, came back and paid for the games. The female employee then gave me $3 cash and said this is for the $3 ATM fee you had to pay to get cash. My mouth dropped, wow. I was amazed they would even think of that, and actually refund It to me. Needless to say: we were so impressed with the products in the store, how clean the store was, the customer service shown by both employees, we will definitely be back often, and pass the word on to others. Way to go Mind Games!!!