Bulk Barn

Bulk Barn has these huge bins filled with everything: candy, crunchy snacks, grains, flours and spices. They also sell vitamins and other nutritional supplements, teas, coffees, different kinds of milk, baking equipment, and even piñatas. I like to come here and get just a little bit of the candies that I like to eat. The store also has some good trail mixes. I’ve been to a couple Bulk Barns and I’m always impressed by the cashiers who know most of the product codes from memory. This particular Bulk Barn I went to was clean and the candy and snacks I purchased were fresh.

I came here the other day to purchase some star anise that I couldn’t find at any other grocery store. Since I don’t use this spice often, I wanted to buy it bulk. My friend recommended this store to me. Before I went, I was able to do a search on their website that let me know that they carry the spice. I thought that was an awesome tool — time saving!
The store is large and everything is displayed in a neat and orderly fashion. They carry everything from baking spices and flours, nuts, candies to super foods such as quinoa. They provide baggies or containers for you to package your treats in. The prices are reasonable.
I would definitely come back here again to buy some more bulk goodies. Mmmm maybe some of those delectable candies that I saw…

What can I say about a place that delivers exactly what it promises? Kudos!
Bins, full of bulk stuff, from chocolate to spices.
There’s nothing better than buying only what you need, especially when trying to cook an new cuisine. Is there anything more insulting than having unused, expensive spices mocking you each time you set foot in your kitchen?
I think not. Save yourself the humiliation and buy what you need. Coupons on their website make it even better. You’ll thank me in the morning.

I love how organized this place is. The staff are pretty friendly and willing to give honest answers to questions you may have. I like to come here for staples and spices because I don’t usually need alot and buying a big bag or jar is a waste for me. I am sure someone with a sweet tooth may have a heck of a time in this store, it is half sugar I am sure. They also have some non-​bulk items like coconut milk and potato chips and vitamins. Prices are pretty good, though even better if you can get them on a sale.

There’s no way not to love buying only what you need when you need it! Who needs to store 20lbs of flour?! Not me!
And gluten free. The selection is really good and kept away (mostly) from accidental cross contamination. Did you know the scoops w/​yellow zip ties are usually reserved for gluten free? They are cleaned daily too. They work hard to keep it as safe as they can.
Sales! Oh yes, coupons on the website or promos where you get $ 5 gift card for spending $ 15!
I can say a few prices aren’t cheaper than the store (instant powdered skim milk) but I don’t have to make an extra trip. Spices, bird seed, candy, popcorn, chips, ever single last thing you could ever need for cake decorating, did you know they rent cake pans?! Sure you can buy them, but you don’t have to.
Piñatas, Xmas cookie boxes, ready to decorate ginger bread houses and cookies… this is your party headquarters. Wedding supplies? Cake toppers… the list is endless! d

I loooove bulk barn! What’s not to love about buying mass quantities of candy for cheap prices??? Bulk barn has a ridiculously large variety of candy, baking goods, juice powders, soup stocks, and more to offer. It’s a great place to come and save a pretty penny on your snacking or baking supplies. It’s super affordable, super selection, and there’s really nothing bad I can say about it. The staff does take a couple of minutes to come to the till and ring you through, but that’s never particularly bothered me.

Oooo, ya! I love buying mass amounts of bulk candy like soooooo much! Nothing makes a great party better then vases full of jelly belly jelly beans or gummy worms, or any relevant candy for the theme at hand. And I have yet to come across a party theme that I can not pair with corresponding candy! Name your party, I will tell you a candy to match. And besides awesome candies, they have really cheap prices on baking needs like melting chocolate, food colouring, sprinkles, as well as nuts, honey, jams, even vitamins! The staff is super friendly, they have a parking lot right out front. Yup, I love this place!

If you are looking for Gluten-​free items this is the place to go! Lots of baking mixes, flours, snacks compared to many other places. The pre-​made stuff is slightly cheaper here. They also have some sugar-​free «gummi-​flowers» which are way better then any other sugar gummis, I have Hypoglycemia and maintaining my sugar levels is important and my husband is gluten-​intolerant and I stay away from wheat flours because of the type of carbs. I love this place. You also will find a plethora of baking needs like pans, piping bags, you name it, I know a couple of people who do wedding and theme cakes and They get most of their supplies there. My only wish is that they had more sugar-​free options, it’s difficult no matter where I go, people with sugar issues are not demanding enough to make it viable. I can make sugar free baking and I would go here when the supplies I have run out. The nuts section is awesome… I could go on, lastly the staff at the 104 St location are awesome!

Incredible deals.
This place rocks, it has the most affordable and largest variety of baking/​cooking ingredients i’ve seen thus far in Edmonton and they have a nice selection of organic and eco-​friendly products as well. Just don’t think you’re being sneaky when you take a random taste of an ingredient because a buzzer will go off and embarrass the hell out of you as has happened to me twice haha. They’re watching us.

I guess the novelty has worn off for my love of Bulk Barn. More and more I have found that some of the product I have bought from here comes home stale, or become stale very quickly (which sort of defeats the purpose of BULK, no?). Additionally, they no longer carry my favorite rice chips which was the main reason I would stop there, and I often find myself leaving with more junk food than is really necessary (or at all reasonable).
Nonetheless, I still stop here when I get a muffin craving, or need to bake a cake. There are still a few items that I would rather come here for but I seem to find myself here less and less as time goes by.

I love this place! I got married last summer and was able to get all my candy selections for a candy bar. It was cheaper then doing wedding favors.
Also I have rented cake pans from them. They by far have the greatest selection for all your baking needs.

Everyone who knows me KNOWS how much I love Bulk Barn. I love the wonderful varieties of pasta, and rice, and flours, and spices, and coffee… aaah.
But if my experience at this location is going to be the usual, I’ll drive all the way across town to one of the other locations solely based on the music they were playing here. I think it was Bounce 91.7 or whatever the heck it is, and call me old, but it’s noise. Feed all the vocals through some sort of filter, digitize all the life out of it, and shovel it down people’s throats. Ugh.
I heard at least one Rihanna song, and I don’t remember who else. I was ready to blow my brains out after 5 minutes. This is coming from someone who has worked at CD stores for much of my life and is about as eclectic as you can get (I have everything from Dwight Yoakum to The Clash to the Happy Mondays to old 1920s standards to Burning Spear to Vivaldi on my IPOD, y’all).
I put up with it as long as I could, but cut my visit short simply to escape from it. I know they have to cater to the students at the university because it’s closer than the other Bulk Barn, but good GAWD, my ears. I won’t be back to this location for any reason until the radio gets changed.

I ‘m on the hunt for CANDY, and I finally found the place. This place has alot of Candy, and dog bones for my dog’s too. Since my previous review on a store called Candy that had only chocolate bars and a few at that, Bulk Barn surprised me alot.
They have more candy then I need, plus a whole lot more. Like peanut butter, tea’s, assortment of nuts and for all the baker’s out there, lots of baking supplies. This is a really good place to come in if your throwing a party and need lots of munchie foods, and of course CANDY.

Is this real life? Someone needs to pinch me.
After reading all of the positive reviews about Bulk Barn on Unilocal,I knew I had to check it out for myself. Honestly, I don’t know what I was expecting. Perhaps a glorified version of the bulk section at Safeway? But no! Bulk Barn is so much more than that. The second I walked in, I was already planning what I would pick up on future visits.
As others have mentioned, the highlight at Bulk Barn is the amazing selection of baking materials. They have everything from cake decorating supplies (which I was totally drooling over) to pre-​mixed dry ingredients for the time-​strapped baker. They also carry any kind of dry fruit you can think of.
They also carry a huge selection of candies. I really appreciate how everything is labeled with ingredients. It makes it so much easier for a vegetarian like me to know which gummies to avoid and which to devour.
Even right now I’m thinking about what I’m starting to run out of so that I have an excuse to go back. I’m hooked!

Although I knew there was a Bulk Barn in my neighbourhood for quite some time, it wasn’t until recently that I began shopping there and fell in love with this place.
They have a huge selection of bulk items from herbs, spices, flour to trail mixes though I mostly come here for the candy. They also carry a selection of baking supplies which comes pretty handy if you don’t want to go to another store to buy them. Prices are very reasonable for those on a budget and on Wednesdays if you’re a student or senior, you get 10% off!
I’ll definitely go back whenever I get the chance to.

Everybody else has discussed most of the reasons why Bulk Barn is awesome, but I will add one pro (and one con)
Pro:
There is no need to write down the bin number of the item you are buying, unlike at Save On Foods.
Con:
If there is only one till open and those in front of you in line have a large number of bulk bags, you could be waiting a long time to pay.

I love Bulk Barn!!! I’m not a huge advocate of bulk bins in grocery stores, mostly due to stale food/​low turnover, but Bulk Barn is different. They have everything… EVERYTHING you could ever want.
Most useful to me is the variety of bulk baking ingredients they carry. If I only need a couple tbsp of something, I only need to buy that couple tbsp. They also sell lots of unique items, like some dried fruits, coated nuts, and my favorite popcorn butter salt! They carry a large variety of gluten-​free flours and organic foods such as pastas but I have to wonder about contamination, especially with respect to the flour. (The gluten-​free flour is located beside the regular flours and someone could easily misuse one of the scoops.)
They also sell a lot of non-​bulk items, mostly baking tools like pans, piping bags and tips, muffin cups, etc. These are unfortunately not as inexpensive as the stuff they carry in bulk (actually, some of it is quite pricey), but if you are baking and need something quick, it saves you another trip.
Awesome prices and awesome selection. A definite sigh of relief for those living near campus!

I love Bulk Barn! I’m quite impressed that I can buy my spices for really cheap. I’m able to fill most of my spice jars for under $ 2 (which goes a long way).
I always reccommend to people who use spices to stop buying them at a grocery store and start buying from Bulk Barn. They carry all spices you need at a fraction of the price.

How have I never been here before? Bulk Barn is so awesome!
A gazillion billion bins all full of different things, it’s like Christmas with every new discovery you make! From tasty snacks, candy, pet treats, coffee, tea, you never know what you may see. They even had about 5 different peanut butters to choose from and honey machines as well. Just bring in your empty jars and fill them up!
The prices are amazing, because you can fill up your baggies to whatever weight you want, its your choice on how much you want to spend.
Definitely check this place out, I will definitely be back!

I am sooo impressed by Bulk Barn. They have a huge collection bulk binned items like herbs, spices, dried fruits, chocolates, baking needs, salt, sugar etc. Although most items are in bins, they have a pretty big variety of packaged items as well. You can fathom the variety of things available at this store by just noticing that they have 6 different types of salt available in bulk. I can’t conjure up a spice that they don’t have — yes, they do have bay leaves in bulk! I am quite glad that this store has opened up in my neck of the woods.
I am really quite shell shocked by the variety of baking items that they have. Several types of baking pans, cookie cutters, moulds, pastry pipping tools etc. along with almost any baking ingredient one might need.
I should add that I am particularly impressed that they sell so much organic stuff as well. People might think that Bulk Barn sounds like a Dollarama, but this place has some pretty decent quality items! Also, some loose leaf tea available in bulk and strangely enough, a few British brands that I haven’t quite seen in other stores.