These are very unique candles. They are clean burning and have long lasting scents. They made…read moregreat gifts.

From the owner: 100% all natural soy candles | unique and custom fragrances | Scents While You Sip experience -…read moreBemidji’s first interactive candle pouring experience | Kid’s Wickshop every Sunday 1-3 pm

i have recently gone through a breakup so i came in to get my ex Edward's scent, champagne toast. i…read morealso just so happened to have just gotten my eyes dilated at the eye doctor so when i walked in, the overpowering smell of the candles upfront made me tear up so badly that i nearly ran into the greeter upfront. i did end up grabbing the right bottle of perfume though regardless of not being able to see, smells just like edward!

Wonderful shopping experience every single time! Most of the girls are kind and fun to interact…read morewith, and are always more than willing to assist customers with whatever they may need. I have only ever encountered one employee at this location who is almost always consistently rude, but I never let her discourage me from shopping at one of my favorite stores in the mall. Their layout is great and their store is always clean and extremely tidy. They know how to make customers feel welcome and it's obvious they mostly all love working there. I will continue to shop this location as often as I can, and I will recommend it often as well! Keep doing what you do B&BW! You girls rule!! Except you, crabby girl, take a nap!!

Such a cute shop! The ladies working are so friendly. Lots of local options to select from and high…read morequality items. Would highly recommend stopping in. Sampled the tea and it was delicious!!

A lovely gift shop in downtown Benji. It has a an assortment of up north/Bemidji themed items as…read morewell as other gifts, handbags, and the lake. Definitely worth a stop if you're in downtown by Mitch. I was very excited to find an adorable folding travel cribbage board while I was there.

Compass Rose Boutique is the retail part of this ingenious business (upstairs is the Tree House at…read moreCompass Rose that offers fun activities and a rental space). Located in downtown Bemidji, lots of parking on the street and free parking lots. All ENcompassing shopping environment here-excellent customer service but not pushy or stuffy. Lots of local Minnesota wares here, as well as purses, home decor, kitchen & bath, baby & kids & woman's apparel. Kids play area to enjoy for the little ones while you peruse the shop!

I'm beyond disappointed with my experience purchasing a nuc from Mann Lake…read more After waiting months for delivery, I had to drive out for pickup only to find the entire process completely disorganized. There was a long line of cars, and it was clear they were not prepared at all for the volume of customers they scheduled. No structure, no communication--just chaos. They even had their hundreds of sales orders organized alphabetically . . . by first name! What made it worse was that the nuc was selected for me, with no opportunity to inspect it before loading it up. That alone should have been a red flag. But the real issue didn't show up until I got home--an hour and a half later--and transferred the frames into my hive. What I found was honestly shocking. Instead of a healthy, active colony, there were maybe a couple dozen bees total. Not hundreds. Not even close. A couple dozen. Upon inspecting the frames: * No eggs * A queen present, but clearly not laying * Very few drones * Minimal activity overall This is not a viable nuc by any reasonable standard. At best, it's severely compromised. At worst, it's a complete failure. To make matters worse, I reached out for support--twice via email to their beekeeper support address--and over the course of two and a half weeks, received no response. I then tried calling the local number, only to find it was disconnected. I ultimately had to track down a corporate phone number just to get someone's attention. After that, I was finally connected to someone at the Kentucky office via email. Their first response Was: "Would I like a replacement?" No. I'm not driving over an hour back there and another hour back to Bowling Green to roll the dice again on something that should have been right the first time. I requested a refund, which they have agreed to--but that doesn't undo the time, effort, and complete lack of confidence this experience created. I've noticed a steady decline over the past few years since the original local operation was absorbed into the larger Mann Lake corporate structure. Unfortunately, this experience confirms that concern. I will not be ordering from Mann Lake again. Going forward, I'll be supporting local beekeepers--where you can actually see what you're getting, talk to the person raising the bees, and have confidence in the quality.

This is the second time I have ordered bees from Mann Lake. First time, one of two were delivered…read moredead. It took alot of my time to get a refund since replacement bees were not available. I tried again. Tracking information was invalid. Bees finally arrived on a Thursday at my post office after being shipped on a Saturday. ( Can't confirm that they were shipped since tracking number was invalid) One package with more than 3 inches of dead bees. The process to get a refund/replacement is burdensome-done on purpose so consumer does not follow through. Ordered two bee feeders. No straps included. Process to return requires the consumer to spend time looking up order number, product number etc. to return. Nonsense-make sure your products are shipped with all the parts!!! Do not order bees from Mann Lake-0-2 in the process.