In June 2026 I bought several items of high quality, beautiful clothing and jewelry in this lovely…read morelittle shop. Pricing is fair. The sales lady was a delight. I look forward to shopping there again.

The staff in this store are amazing. You have to come in and talk to them, they are so much fun!…read moreSabrina played the musical instruments for me and if you are looking for a didgeridoo you will find it here. They have great clothes, a wonderful selection of jewelry. Buddha's and Mallah beads. The owner, Shawn, travels to Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia and India and supports Fair Trade practices and cottage industry and family business there and brings the treasures she fines back here to Mystic Lotus. If you plan to visit parksville or the surrounding area stop in. If you have any questions please let me know. I am simply an fan and customer :) Terri

I was an employee before they shut down and reopened, for context. They laid us off with no sort of…read moreseverance, expecting the old team to stay with the company (telling us all not to look for new jobs), and was promised that we would be contacted about being rehired as soon as they reopened. No effort was made on this. Additionally, prices are absurd. But they blame it on the market fluctuations. This is wildly incorrect. The markups are done for 100% profit and are not considered with the going market, especially for children's card games. Lastly, all security cameras are live videos. The store doesn't have access to this. The only ones who do are corporate, where they spy on workers and make sure they are doing "the right things." Many times I would be demoing product for customers, where they would then call the store and yell at me for not working. Don't support this company. They exploit both employees and their customers.

My husband and I woke up to rain on Sunday, we decided a family games day would be fun. We went to…read morethe mall to find something to go home and play. We went to Mind Games. We're new to Nanaimo and had never even heard of it. We were immediately (Covid safe rules being followed 100% by both employees on shift) welcomed in the store, the male employee helped us with several questions, and came up with a few cool games for us to play He went above and beyond. Super friendly and helpful. The female employee at the till advised their electronic payments were down, she politely asked if I minded going to am ATM in the mall. I had no issue with that, we got cash, came back and paid for the games. The female employee then gave me $3 cash and said this is for the $3 ATM fee you had to pay to get cash. My mouth dropped, wow. I was amazed they would even think of that, and actually refund It to me. Needless to say: we were so impressed with the products in the store, how clean the store was, the customer service shown by both employees, we will definitely be back often, and pass the word on to others. Way to go Mind Games!!!

I don't buy anything here, but I love it for the consignment. I send all my unused name-brand…read moreclothes here and collect a cheque once in a while. They donate the clothes they don't use, or give them back. I always just donate. Way easier way of flogging guys clothes than selling on FB.

Another cool and fashionable place that is conservative on one hand and can be edgy if it wants to…read morebe. A healthy balance of booth. Prices could be better to be honest.

There are lots of beautiful clothes in this store however the sales pressure is so high, I am not…read moregoing to shop there again. I told one of the sales women (I think she was the manager) over and over that I didn't want to try on a certain item, yet she brought the item to my dressing room and hung it on my dressing room rack anyway (are you kidding me?!). I eventually bought an item that was too snug for me and took it home, only to have to return it after I came to my senses. Now I have a store credit I have to use (no refunds) so I will have to go back, if only to use up the cost of my folly listening to someone who was only interested in selling me something, not whether or not it looked good on me. Thank goodness for one of the other sales consultants who ran interference with the manager, so I didn't have to tell her over and over - No, thank you. Once should have been enough. I have heard the same thing from other women who have shopped there.

This boutique has AMAZING formal gowns. I got the most perfect dress for prom there.....it was a…read moreshow stopper. A year after grad, I still get compliments on it! When I received the dress I wasn't happy with the way it looked, and the store staff were more than happy to order a new one for me. They really made my day that much more special with all their help. I would not hesitate to shop at Damsels!

Totally shocked that there are no reviews on Yelp already for this place. It's been there for 25…read moreyears. Easily the best metaphysical, witch and occult store on Van Island. And the oldest. They've got everything you'd expect such a shop to have, and a whole lot you'd hope to find but not expect to. Fantastic crystals, dozens of very cool Tarot decks, incense, herbs. They even have a certified herbalist. Fantastic.

Love this store so much! But the 2 ladies that were working on Saturday may 1st were extremely…read moreunorganized and pretty much ignored me when I came to pay because they were too busy chatting. I usually have an amazing experience at this store but this time I felt very judged and uncomfortable.

These people go out of their way to ensure you find just the right product. I've used the printing…read moreand computer department with great success. Also I now see they have smaller items for Christmas Stockings. A must experience retail outlet!!

I have always found very nice things here and I love that they organize clothing and bags and shoes…read moreby colour in a lot of sections. Also, it's huge and there's so much to look at. Clean and tidy every time I have been there. The proprietor helped me when I thought a top was $32 and it actually said $82--she phoned the consigner and asked if they would take the lower price, and they agreed. She knows her stock very well and can help with ideas if you want, or leave you alone if you prefer that. Highly recommended.

Consigners beware! I started consigning with Bella by Brianna a couple of years ago. At first,…read moreeverything was fine. But around a year and a half ago it became very difficult to collect the money that I was owed. I would have to call and e-mail several times over weeks and months before I was paid for the clothes they sold. About six months ago I was asked to pick up some clothes of mine that hadn't sold. After picking up the clothes, I noticed that some of the items had been damaged while in the care of Bella by Brianna. Multiple items had their tags ripped off the garments, which also ripped a bunch of the stitching and left holes in the seams. That was the last straw for me. I asked for my remaining unsold items to be returned and for my account to be closed. Brianne returned some items that had been dropped off recently. Including one shoe out of a pair :/ What am I going to do with one shoe!?! Brianne informed me that she would not be returning any of my other items because "anything past a 3 month period becomes property of the store". I signed a contract when I started consigning with her that did in fact state that items that had been at the store longer than 90 days become property of the store. Brianne assured me that was just to protect them in case of theft or other loss of items. I never imagined she would use that clause to justify not returning my items while also not giving me money for them when they sold. I picked up the items she was willing to return to me. While at the store, I saw other items of mine that were on display to be sold. In total, Brianne accepted 92 items of mine for consignment. 25 items sold, which I received ~$160 for. She returned 25 items. SHE REFUSED TO RETURN 42 UNSOLD ITEMS. Do yourself a favour and consign your items at more reputable store.

Superb customer service, unique variety of gifts and one-of-a-kind collectibles! Would recommend to…read moreanyone traveling by and worth the extra time to browse. Darling shop~

They have a good selection of home and garden stuff here. I came here the last time I was in…read moreNanaimo. They were closed on X-mas eve, otherwise I would have picked something up for the mother of the guy I am dating, however, I am inspired to come back as the lady who was there was very helpful and the prices were good.