My mom and I were looking for a good spot to go Christmas shopping, and after receiving a…read morerecommendation about Old Mill Pond Village, we decided to take the drive up. We're so glad that we did! What an amazing hidden gem for all things Christmas. Everything is quality made, and our style is Americana/country, so this was right up our alley. If I had to refurnish my house again, I would come here in a heartbeat! We found so many nice Christmas decorations, and I certainly didn't mind paying a little bit higher prices for quality products. Any staff members we encountered were pleasant. We will absolutely be returning, and I can't wait to come back during other seasons to check out their selections! We easily spent 3 hours here combing through everything, and we couldn't believe the gigantic warehouse of furniture!

"Down by the Old Mill Stream Where I first met you"…read more(Mills Brothers) When you drive around the Old Mill Pond Village Complex, your eyes are met by one of the largest and most impressive collections of outdoor furniture and colorful outdoor accessories I have ever seen. Brilliantly colorful Adirondack chairs, dazzling wall art, planters, lawn spinners, gazebos, lawn décor, and more are everywhere. Not only is he inventory beautiful, but there is so much of it. And when you go inside the buildings, you'll pretty much have the same experience with different goods like furniture, housewares, candy, jarred foods, toys, stuffed animals, lamps, birdhouses, candles, clothing, kitchen gadgets, soaps, health and beauty aids, the massive variety of things to buy never ends. It's like the greatest county store you've ever visited taken to the tenth power on steroids. We had a blast walking through the Village Complex, chit chatting with the friendly staff and bought some candies for the grandkids. We'll be back to get some lawn spinners or lawn accessories once we're done with the weeds and landscaping. If you haven't visited here, I strongly recommend that you do. I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself as much as we did.

We love Bosco's. They're always so friendly and helpful, and the plants and trees we've gotten have…read moredone really well at home. This place is a gem!

Drove 40 min to check out their indoor plant variety (very scarce btw) and decided to buy a planter…read moreand 2 mini terracotta planters. The total came up to $9.11 at which point she said $10 minimum on credit cards. So I put it down and walked out. I wouldn't recommend.

"Don't let it bring you down It's only castles burning…read moreFind someone who's turning And you will come around" (Neil Young) Consignment Castle was brimming with inventory. But as loaded as it was, it was very well organized and very neat, so shopping and browsing was a real pleasure. They consign an extensive range of Junior & Women's clothing, household Items, home décor, artwork, fine and costume jewelry, silver & gold handbags, shoes, scarves & accessories, small wood furniture, books, CD's, DVD's, gifts, and collectibles. They recently introduced men's clothing to their selection, though currently, their men's inventory is limited to around a dozen outerwear coats and a few colorful bicycle racing jerseys. I also saw a nice selection of soaps, cosmetics, personal care and pet care items. One cool thing I spotted among their collection of sealed party games, was one titled "Fact or Crap." It was definitely a fun place to browse in.

I stopped by this store over the weekend and this consignment store is amazing!! Its extremely…read moreclean and smells wonderful when you first walk in! There is a great balance of consignments and gift items. The owner was extremely nice and very helpful. The prices I thought were very comparable to other consignment shops in the area. Don't miss out on this hidden gem! Will be back to shop here again.

This place is amazing!! Hundreds of unique gifts to choose from with very reasonable prices. Plus…read morefriendly dogs, a friendly cat and a very kind, helpful and welcoming woman named Amie that makes you feel like a friend visiting her home. 5 stars!!

I've been in a few times and it's a great little metaphysical/pagan shop. There's a section for…read moresome interesting home decor too. The woman who works/runs the shop is always very sweet and helpful.

Horrible customer service. Placed an order online, got an…read moreemail and text confirmation that my order was accepted and ready for pick up. I arrived within 40mins of receiving these messages only to be told they don't have what I ordered. Confused I showed the employee my email and text confirmation, he proceeded to say yes we got your online order we just don't have those products in stock. He tried to sell me something else. I left without purchasing anything. There are several other options in the area. Highly recommend staying away from here and head elsewhere.

We just drove from downstate New York and most of the shelves were empty, told us to come back…read moretomorrow. I'll call next time as they didn't have the gummies we normally get. Very disappointing

The House of Char gift shop in Shelton is by far the best gift shop in not only Shelton, but…read moreConnecticut and my go-to for the best gifts around. The owner is so welcoming, kind and puts her heart and soul into this gem in Shelton. The selection from jewelry to clothes to home goods is perfection and I never leave this story empty handed. The prices are great and the owner hand wraps each gift you purchase with love and beautiful detail. The store is pure class and sophistication and every item she offers in the store is current, in fashion and always too notch. Do not miss this store- it is truly a one of a kind amazing place.

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Lots of choices. It's nice to be able to see lights in person. I have a hard time adjusting to…read moreordering fixture and furniture online.

exceptionally knowledgeable and accommodating owners with a wide range of products and lighting…read moreexpertise for all kinds of settings.

I just wanna put a shout out to Terry's floors. These flowers were absolutely gorgeous very…read morethoughtful. Nice selection great arrangement and delivered them on that day. She absolutely loved them. What a fabulous job. Just wanted to let you know.

They have excellent customer service as well as beautiful arrangements . They could not accommodate…read morea request I had for them this past weekend, but recommended someone who could! I love that they did that and will remember that the next time I am looking to get an arrangement .

Twice my husband bought me flowers from CT Flower Shop and both times the flowers were nearly dead…read morewithin 24 hours. The first time I didn't say anything because I didn't want my husband to feel bad. This time, for Mother's Day, when the flowers were a wilted mess within 24 hours I decided to write to the shop and send photos to give them an opportunity to make it right with a refund or replacement, particularly since my husband spent over $180 to have this arrangement delivered. (By the way, the arrangement is appallingly overpriced at $144 and my husband prepaid a hefty delivery fee and an additional very large tip of $20). Although she has promised to send another arrangement today to replace it, she had the audacity to say next time I should follow the instructions and give it water because she claimed there was no water in that vase when in fact it was 3/4 full of water still. The photos provided in my email were close-ups of the wilted flowers and didn't show the vase. I couldn't believe how insulting her response was, trying to deflect blame on the customer. I sent her a response with an additional photo of the full vase of water.... did she think a bouquet of flowers was going to drink nearly half-gallon of water in 12 hours since delivery????? We regularly give businesses second chances, often more, but when a business blames the customer without evidence/justification that's a deal breaker for me. I told my husband just now that he should never use that florist again. I'd rather have no flowers than get poor quality, overpriced flowers from a place that would insult customers like this. Follow up -- in a subsequent email response to me when I had told her that I didn't appreciate her insulting comment, she accused me of refilling the vase after the fact and claimed that my original photo proves it, and refers to me as "triggered". I've added a photo of this communication. And, the first two photos I had attached to this review are what I had sent her (not the one focused on the vase which I sent her after she insulted me). I'm adding to this review a duplicate of the one photo I had sent her and I've added a notation pointing to the water line in that photo - the photo she's claiming shows there's no water. Can you imagine an arrangement drinking over half a gallon of water within like 18 hours LOL. Her behavior in this situation is appalling. 5/13 @ 12:37pm ET: Adding my response to the florist's comment below: She has been repeatedly rude. After making crazy accusations and calling me triggered in email, I told her to not bother sending a new arrangement and instead to send my husband a refund. She was given the opportunity to make it right with my outreach and she chose to be incredibly rude and insulting and direct blame at me rather than just graciously taking accountability like a professional would. After her repeated insults I decided I prefer to not have her come to my house at this point. I've never had to write a bad florist review in all the years my wonderful husband has had flowers sent to me at least 3x/year...till this terrible encounter with this rude woman.

Everything is expensive these days but it was worth the smile and joy that it brought to a good…read morefriend.