Bulk Nation

This is an interesting store though its uses seem limited. I could imagine coming here if you’re baking something and only need a specific amount of, say, hazelnuts, and don’t feel like buying an entire bag. The cake form pans on the walls and the surfeit of baking supplies scattered about reinforced this impression.
I’m not sure you’d necessarily save money doing it that way though. There’s a definite convenience fee added to the prices here.
What I also didn’t like was how the place seems set up to keep you ignorant of just how much you’ll be spending. I may have missed them, but I believe I only saw a single scale out on the sales floor, towards the front of the shop. I only went in to browse but I personally wouldn’t want to spend the time filling up baggies with an estimate of the amount I want, haul them to the front of the store to a single scale, determine which are too full or not full enough, then hike back to each individual bin to blindly adjust what I could. Bulk Nation probably counts on customer apathy the same way a store like Candy Barrel does.
Definitely not to my tastes but if money is no object and you just want to sample a heckuva lotta B-​grade sweets, it could be up your alley. They do have giant fist-​sized gummy bears. If you’ve been questing for those, your long journey may be over.

Yesterday, we had the displeasure of shopping at this Bulk Nation. For those that don’t know, this place sells nuts, flour, spices, candy, and various similar products in bulk. We were sorely disappointed in the whole experience and will not be returning.
We got 7 bags in total containing cashews, sesame seed sticks, sriracha peas, dried cherry, coconut squares, etc. The coconut squares tasted stale. The sriracha peas barely had any heat. The bin containing dried mango had 2 – 3 stale looking pieces of mango.
**WARNING** the scale by the bins tell you a lower weight than the scale at the counter. Before checking out, we placed our 7 bags on the needle scale by the bins and it said 2 lbs. After leaving the store, we added up the weight shown on the receipt and that added to over 3 lbs! That is 1 lb over what we thought it should have been.
The second big turn-​off was the cashier telling us over and over again that if we spent $ 2 more then our total would be $ 20 and we would get a punch-​card that would give us some small discount after 10 visits. We did not care for the punch-​card so we refused. While the cashier was checking us out, I pulled out a coupon from the store’s website but the cashier loudly said «the sale has gone through… sorry we can’t accept coupon.» You would think that if the cashier would spend so much time upselling their punch-​card program that they would have the sense to tell us about the coupons on their website. Any other store would have gladly adjusted the price if they wanted return customers. This was clearly a lack of common sense customer service.
In conclusion, I would not recommend this store to anybody.

I’m in love with the idea of a local bulk store, but I think I’ll be sticking to the bulk section in Whole Food instead of visiting this one again.
When I walked in, I was greeted with the rows and rows of bulk food bins. They have flours, nuts, dried fruits, candies, grains, etc. I was initially like a kid in a candy store, and I wanted some of everything. But upon second inspection, a lot of the items were over priced. Since I was already here, I decided to get a few things anyway. They have plastic bags you can fill up and then weight on scales places throughout the store. I carefully weighed the items and then took them to the register where I waited and waited and waited until an employee (who was very rude and aggressive btw) ran out from the back. She then weighed my items which were heavier than what the other scale showed. NOT COOL!
In summary: Rude customer service (–1 star), overpriced (–1 star), and uncalibrated scales (–1 star)

Such a great store with outstanding selection. I got different different kinds of rice, some figs, a few kids of dry fruits. I really enjoyed browsing and checking out all kinds of goodies. Loved their chocolate covered coffee beans but had to stay away because they were so good I would eat them all.
I was a little disappointed that they didn’t have any buckwheat, it surely would have been nice. Most importantly, they have many healthy options not available at the regular grocery store.

This place really is a genuine «toy store» for those that love to cook, bake, or just snack.
As I browsed the endless bins of bulk ingredients, I kept brainstorming new home recipes, using many of their interesting offerings. It was almost overwhelming…
They have a wonderful assortment of different nuts, rices, beans, specialty flours, oatmeal, quinoa, dried fruit, coffee, tea, spices, oils, candies, chocolates, gummies, and many more sweet or salty snacks to just munch and enjoy.
It is very easy to get carried away here, but we restrained ourselves.
We often associate the word «bulk» with cheaper prices, but please don’t make that mistake here. The prices here range from the affordable to a bit inflated.
The main draw is the amazing selection. I could have easily spent $ 50, but kept calm and am looking to spending more on my next visit…

I had a blast exploring the tubs and tubs of goodies at Bulk Nation. You can grind fresh peanut butter, ground coffee beans, buy almost any form of sugar, spice, trail mix, etc. The prices are a little steep and the one draw back of Bulk Nation. Then again, I have seen coupons for $ 5 off of $ 25. Plus, the prices will probably keep you in check and keep you from going overboard.
We bought small amounts of everything until we knew that we really liked them. We purchased some coffee beans, chai tea, turtles, coconut energy bites, Smores snack mix, and an energy snack mix with expresso beans covered in chocolate. We did buy in smaller quantities, so we only spent $ 18. Not too bad. Plus, we still have some of all of them. Between the two of us, we have tried every item. They are all fresh and delicious. There isn’t a single thing that I wouldn’t buy again.
I also want to mention that they have a lot of boxed and packaged items too. They have jams and jellies, sauces, nostalgic candy, K-​cups, and more.
I do wish they were a little cheaper, but I really love Bulk Nation.

Never been in one of these before, but there is always a first time for everything! Bought a few things, but was disappointed the so called CHAI tea in the bag was merely only Ceylon tea in disguise! Nothing Chai about it!

I visited Bulk Nation this week and was fascinated by all the different bin items. If you have a special diet — gluten-​free, vegan, etc., you will likely find some things that you can’t find easily elsewhere. I thought the sale items were a good find, as well as some items like Fruit Stripe gum or rock candy sticks that I haven’t seen in a long time. Some of the other itemss I have seen at other stores for a good bit less. I think in this area, there are many options for you to find speciality items. I think for that reason I would not drive out of my way, but it was fun to check it out.

This place is great. Very clean and employees are always friendly. Prices are good and we always have a coupon in our email to use. We mainly get our oats, rice, quinoa and other healthy options that other stores charge an arm and a leg for. We are glad we have this store close to us.

My new obsession. They have so many items of nuts, flour, and dried fruit. This is a bakers paradise.

I walked in thinking it was a supplement store, but I was soooo wrong. I almost had an panic attack at how excited I was. There was bins and bins of candy, nuts, dried fruits, grains, spices and so much more!
I just couldn’t handle myself so I dived in clumsily. I’ll be coming back more prepared and ready to bulk up!
I love the peanut/​almond/​cashew butter maker in the back as well as the many different oil dispenser as well as local raw honey!
So excited and so happy.

The ick factor is pretty high on this place. I went there because I was curious about the set up and what they have to offer and what I witnessed with my own eyes really grossed me out for lack of a better word.
My concern is that the bins are at child and «service dog» levels neither of which are often well trained. That said, I would not bring my elementary aged daughter to the store because she would be too tempted to touch everything.
A picture says a thousand words so see the photo I took while I was there. There was a (allegedly) fake service dog in there when I was there and the owner let this dog sniff just about every food bin. My experience with service dogs is that they are trained not to bother people, to ignore people and temptations. That’s why I think the dog is not a real service dog. The woman is laughing in the foreground at me because I question the authenticity of the dog. I feel that providing an actual service dog to someone who needs it is an act of love for everyone involved. Getting a red jacket for your pet is an act of selfishness that diminishes the nobleness of true service animals.
It was sniffing the bins as well as shoppers’ rear ends while they shop. Clearly the fur baby’s mommy has the manners of her dog. Since the establishment can’t control this I can make the option to not shop here.

So far this place looks amazing!!! I will need to compare prices with the other health food and bulk stores but the selection is amazing! Rice, dried fruits, candy, protein powders, herbs, etc.