Super dog friendly and I love this! I called ahead to check this and some one had actually picked…read moreup the phone! I went in looking for something auto related... which they didn't have. Hmm. PRINCESS AUTO! lol! No car parts here and barely any accessories! More like a Lee Valley Tools. This company is Canadian which is cool and more stores are currently being built. Staff were friendly. Dog treats up front! The store was crammed full of stuff. Nothing fancy. Kind of surplus store meets Canadian Tire. Perfect for the Mr Fix It type guy.

I've got to pipe up! I love it that Princess Auto has opened up shop in the true west end of…read moreOttawa! If you are familiar with the brand, Princess Auto sells all kinds of car maintenance products, and shelving and other items to outfit your garage to do the repairs and maintenance required. They have things to fix your car: wheels and tires (after all, it's winter now... are your snow tires on?); doodads to check the pressure of your tires; trailer hitches; and all and sundry for the DIY car enthusiast. So why do *I* like it when I don't know the right side of a wrench? Because they are Canadian owned and operated, and they sell work gloves and those heating things to keep your hands and feet warm in the winter. I go there maybe every 3-4 months to check out what is on display. It's different than a hardware store, but also good and useful.

I needed a price by the foot/meter on some copper ground wire and as the online price is by the…read morespool I called the Kanata branch and after specifying "English" & "electrical " on their automated telephone system was either cutoff after a minute on hold or would go directly to a busy signal....6 times. Now I have been on the Home Depot Text function on my phone for the last 15 minutes waiting for an "associate" to "assist" me.....no thanks, I've wasted enough time on this, I should just drive the 50 kilometers into the store and get the price in person....NOT.

Do not have any projects or home maintenance issues pressing but here I am walking through one of…read moremy favourite places. Invariably I am looking at tools, appliances, lighting and Christmas decorations including trees. There is so much to delve into. If money was not limited, what fun or mischief one could enjoy Alas there are agendas to adhere to This store will be here when needed Purchases will be made with the assistance of the knowledgeable and helpful people that work in an establishment providing tools and products to help professionals and homeowners for their endeavours

Grace in the Kitchen is a kitchenware and gourmet foods store in Kanata…read more I went in in search of some scones because I was served some of their scones at my in-laws and they were delicious, but I went on a Friday and was told they only have them on the weekends :( I browsed around and they have lots of cool products, but they are pricey. They do have a clearance section towards the back of the store, but most of the stuff there was actually past its best before date. If you love gourmet stinky cheeses, they had lots! As for me, I'll just stick to brie, harvati and other benign to the nose cheeses thank you very much ;) Fun store to poke around. Lots of free parking.

This place is awesome! I have never been in before, although my husband was in over the holidays…read more(lucky me was the recipient!) What an awesome shop! And HUGE!! They have everything an upscale kitchen could need - from the tools to the groceries, including (but not limited to) spices - right down the pepper and salt mills, cheeses, chips, dishes, pots and pans, and top end coffee makers. I will definitely be back to try out the coffee shop in the corner. You need the rest that refreshes (coffee) after a stroll through this shop. What was I waiting for?? They had some very good sales - leftovers from Christmas. I picked up a mug for myself (which had the design of a scarf and mittens. What can I say? I'm a knitter!) and one of those stoneware cookie molds which came with a recipe. This was on sale at a good price; I've seen it at double that elsewhere in the city. Did you know that there's a difference in the mechanisms of a pepper and salt mills? Apparently the salt can rust and corrode a pepper mill, and the pepper is too hard for a salt mill. Whodathunk?! I actually went in looking for coffee pots. The ones we have at work have been seriously used and abused. I'm also feeling the need for an espresso or latté machine, and was hoping I might find one of those nifty combo things here. Turns out that the design I'm thinking of is a bit passé. Too bad for me! However, the good coffee makers they have here are too good for work (read: expensive), and could almost be professional, like for coffee shops. So, I will have to keep shopping. Yum. I've just gotta say this place was very inspiring!!

Ok, this place was a bit of a surprise to me! First of all, this location has only been open for…read moreabout a month, and it's next door, or nearly next door to the "Bed Bath and Beyond" which sells very similar stuff. That's a bit odd, but you get to do your comparison shopping all in one location! Jeff S wrote a great and very informative review about the Orleans location of Jysk (thanks Jeff!) However, I do have to say that although he compares this store chain to Ikea, I am not a fan of Ikea, as I don't like the feeling of being herded through the store like so much cattle or sheep. You know the feeling: you can't walk in the door and march straight to the section you're looking for without following the sidewalk past a zillion other things before finding the item(s) you're looking for! This store is much like that, but a bit better. Ikea would have scored less than a 3-star from me. Sorry to you Ikea fans!! But this is just me... We wandered through the store just to see what they had to offer, and overall, I have to say that I was fairly impressed! First of all, we've been looking in all the local hardware stores for mirrors for 2 places in our house, and this place won out over everyone else, hands down! Not only did they have the exact size we were looking for (which I admit is a bit unusual) but these mirrors were also a fabulous price! We got these items for a fraction of the price the hardware stores were asking. LOVE IT!! I will come back occasionally to have a poke about.

We went into Blueprint Home to see what furniture offerings they had available since we just moved…read moreinto a new house and needed to furnish it. We loved that it's a local store and we try to support local in our purchases whenever possible. They have a variety of furniture on the floor as well as decor of all kinds. The team at Blueprint Home was absolutely great! Karrie and Kim were very knowledgeable and helpful when we explained to them what we were looking for. We could tell that they are passionate about what they do and actually care about providing excellent service to their clients. We ended up buying a Lind leather couch and love seat for a good deal. We ordered them in July and we were expecting to receive them at the end of November, but the shipment arrived early November instead. It was a pleasant surprise! The white glove delivery experience was amazing and we're very content with our overall experience with Blueprint Home. We're planning on going back to get more furniture and decor there in the future. We highly recommend them!

Yesterday i went to return an item. I was told the returns was down as the person dealing with this…read morewas not in. I asked to see the manager to discuss this further and upon the manager arriving I got the exact same response. I asked the manager whether I was able to able to exchange the product for another item and if there are able to manually write down the item for which i had a receipt for and was still declined. When the manager noticed my frustration, in-order to get rid of me I was told to please go ahead and make a complaint if i was not happy about the service. Me personally being in the customer service business I definitely though this was highly un-professional and that this situation could have been dealt with better or for CT to have a back-up plan in place.

This store has been open in this location for a couple / few months, and this was my first chance…read moreto take a look at it. Comparable to the Jysk store next door, which sells some similar items, this store goes a step further by offering small kitchen appliances. For me this is essential, as I look after the coffee club at work. This store sells a Krupps expresso maker with a milk frother attached, for just $79.00!! Altogether too often, I'm finding these attrociously expensive machines (in the range of $1,200, but some at $3,000 or higher!!) for some thing I would personally not use enough to make the tremendous expense worth while. So, I will have to bear this in mind, depending what happens with the machine we currently have which recently broke. Either I fix that one at a reasonable price, or I run back to this store and pick up this little cutie! Oh my, are we ever spoiled at work! Well, you need SOMEthing to look so forward to! Imagine having an office where you can get better coffee than else where! Yehaw!! Aside from that piece of wonderfulness, they have a wide variety of those hanger-things for your shower (where there's never enough shelving for the shampoos and other shower essentials). Of course, they sell bed sheets - individually, and in sets, bath towels, dishes, and all kinds of stuff. All in all, this was another fun place to wander around in and look around. I will occasionally go back. Update January 21, 2016: This page seems to have been moved to Ottawa Trainyards which is incorrect as I've never been there. This store is actually in Grant's Crossing in Kanata. I was in here today and found what I was looking for: a squeegee for the shower, and they offered quite a few to choose from, too.

This store is amazing. The staff is the absolute best. I have never known staff to be so helpful…read moreand dedicated to taking care of customers.

Went here during the Covid-19 pandemic and bought with curb side pick up. The order took about a…read moreweek to process and be ready for pick up but they did warn about the long ready time, so I didn't mind. I even asked a question about my order and received feedback quite quickly. The pick up process was do it yourself with your order number and than finding your plants. Easy to do and their are workers at the front to help or ask questions. Plus the quality of plants were fantastic and I am happy with my order!

I am searching for wild rose bushes to put in my front yard, to replace the juniper bushes that had…read morebeen there for an eternity and were withering out. The bushes are gone, but the space is crying for new items to display there, although I have now planted a few smaller items. Those wild rose bushes are impossible to find in the stores! Lowes has them planted in the parking lot, but none in the store. The staff doesn't even know what I'm asking for! At least I could show them... ... Which is more than I could say for Richmond Nursery. :-( There are no wild rose bushes in the nursery or nearby. They had a lot of other stuff which was ok, but not what I want. Mind you, the nursery is quite big, and the staff was helpful trying to find something that might be suitable. For me, the rose bushes they had on offer were nice, but were about $30.00 each, which is more than I want to pay when I'd need 4 or 5 to fill the space. So, I'm still looking...

Beautiful garden centre!!! Wonderful, friendly & helpful staff!!! My mom loved all the solar lights…read moreand unique garden decor! Wide variety of plants, reasonable prices and helpful advice about the plants. Highly recommend visiting here.

owner is greedy. would not negotiate an end of season discount on one of her overpriced small…read moretrees. not even a small discount. her reason : she can sell it next year at full price. she just lost a repeat customer in her neighbourhood. i hate people like that. i vowed i would never comeback to this place after the boxwood i purchased died the following year. i will never go back.

we purchased clean sand for our above ground pool and was very disappointed when we found several…read morelarge to small rocks in it. we pulled them out but now since the water is now in the pool some rocks are protruding, we found four more and some very sharp. we have to remove the water and pull back the liner to remove the rocks. I'm very disappointed, this will cost us a few hundred dollars since we have to purchase more water. after complain to the company all they said was it's not their fault it's where they buy their sand. Thanks for taking responsibility for this!!!!

Love this family owned business. They are so nice and helpful. I highly recommend Manotick Gardens.read more