Purdys Chocolatier

Delicious chocolates — can always find something great here. Also, purdy’s has a few non-​chocolate treats as well which are great.
Where purdy’s really goes above and beyond though is with their customer service — I wish all retailers had customer service like them! I placed an online order and unfortunately the boxes weredamaged in shipping (most likely the fault of the shipper, not purdy’s). I emailed customer service and they had new boxes of chocolates shipped out right away, arriving in time for Christmas.
I also went to their pacific centre location during the holidays and even though they were extremely busy, both staff members I talked to were friendly, knowledgable and really helpful.

Having tried most of the popular, fancy chocolatiers over the past few years, I recently re-​discovered Purdy’s and my love for this place! Excellent selection, flavours, textures, and all round great quality for an outstanding pricepoint [versus other shops]. It doesn’t have to be the highest grade of belgian or cadiveu to be successful.
I spent a good chunk of $ here over the summer, for my birthday, and treated former coworkers to some goodies. If I buy enough, the girls often give me extra treats on the house ;)
Love: pear lemon caramel, cherry caramel, almond caramel, strawberry rosa

Best chocolate ever. Get the Sweet Georgia Browns, or try their Marzapan. Everything here is amazing, and is worth the extra $$. They also have ice cream! Purdy’s will change your life.

I used to work at the center here and on my lunch break I used to buy the bars, the kind that gets dipped in almonds. I am also a sucker for sugar free mint chocolates. This place is small and the line-​ups, especially during the holidays gets really really busy.

Hello Rum Raisin Ice Cream!

Located in the middle of Pacific Centre, close to the food court you cannot resist but smell the chocolate as you walk by. I have been craving some ice cream, and remembered how good the dipped bars were.
They use to be able to do the chocolate dipped bars with peanuts and sprinkles! But due to allergies they have stopped. But nevertheless they’re amazing! Make sure you get the bar with both white chocolate and dark chocolate, add peanuts! I find that the sprinkles are a little too sweet for my taste buds. Price is average, and the employees are always so friendly. The store is very well organized and clean, they even have a really cool chocolate fountain. Cannot wait to come back for more ice cream!

Great selection of chocolates, always fresh and so many items to choose from, highly recommended, especially the ice cream bar dipped in white chocolate.

At the bulk picks table, that is where Tiger Butter, Salted Caramel and peanut butter daisies reunite after yearrrrrrrs!
I’m pretty sure I freaked the lady that that was serving me, I bought, ate and came back to buy more.
HAHA
LOVE TIger Butter squares!

Location: In the heart of downtown, but I can’t remember the name of the mall — Pacific, maybe? it’s very easily accessible by foot and is located on the bottom floor.
Service: OK. I can’t say that anyone actually asked me if I needed assistance while I was there, but they weren’t unfriendly. It would have been nice if someone had come over and made some suggestions. The 3 stars is largely due to the lack of service.
Chocolate: Purdy’s is well-​known out West for their yummy selection of chocolates and I have sent many a Tweet asking them to set up shop in Montréal. Alas, this has not come to fruition (but they DO ship across Canada!). Purdy’s offers a wide variety of chocolatey goodness, from dark to milk, ganache-​filled, cream-​filled, nut-​filled — you name it. They offer pre-​made boxes in various formats where you can purchase assortments, or one specific type of chocolate (i.e. Melties, Georgia Browns etc.), as well as various chocolate bars (hello PEANUT BUTTER!). You can purchase single pieces or build your own box if you like. I really enjoy their chocolate. Unlike the Laura Secord chain over here, which has gone downhill fast over the years, Purdy’s seems to care about quality and you don’t feel like you’re eating some generic crap. It’s quite good for the value.
In addition to chocolate, Purdy’s offers ice creams that are so damn good, I would give my right arm for one. We’re talking a vanilla ice cream bar that is triple-​dipped in chocolate people ! And THEN they coat with a thick layer of crushed, toasted almonds. Ho-​lee foodgasm! Note: You may want to skip breakfast and lunch if you plan to get one of these. I’m sure the calorie count is way up there!
Definitely a good place to stop in and pick up some gifts for the chocolate lover in your life.
Price: Average. I can’t say it’s more or less expensive than any other chocolate shop. It’s more affordable than the specialty shops.

Purdy’s is one of those places tied closely to childhood memories.
The Purple box meant either my Grandmother was in town, or we were at the mall buying icecream with my father and making fun of people. Erm. I mean, people watching…
I dont think I’ll ever give a bad review to people who give me chocolate.
Hedgehogs are the closest way to a girls heart!

If you’re from Vancouver, then you’re familiar with Purdy’s Chocolates.
As a kid I always ordered the chocolate dipped vanilla ice cream popsicle. Nowadays, I can’t get enough of the Pink Himalayan Salt Caramel chocolate.

I am a chocolate addict what do you want me to say !!!
So now if I walk in a shopping centre, and I see and smell chocolate I have to run there to get myself some ;-)
They display a nice chocolate fountain which would make anybody go crazy.
They have delicious chocolate and you do have to try the Pink Himalayan Salt Caramel and their Marzipan Dark chocolate …
The price is a bit high and it is not Belgium chocolate but not bad at all !!!
Donnez moi du chocolat maintenant !!

Wow Purdy’s has good ice cream. I got a single scoop in a waffle cone, dipped in crushed peanuts and it was only $ 3.75. Also, a pretty good portion for a «single» scoop. I could never have finished a double.
They don’t have a lot of flavours, but I can’t imagine why anyone would get anything other than chocolate. It has chocolate chips in it.

The peanut butter bars. Enough said.
Okay… maybe not really enough said. Purdy’s is (or at least was at one point) a Western Canada thing. I did the majority of my growing up in Ontario where Laura Secord was where you went for truffles and fancy chocolate bars.
Purdy’s… you had me at hedgehogs.
Since moving out West, Purdy’s has become almost a staple in gift-​giving within my family. I can’t go a holiday without receiving that classic triangle shaped box of hedgehogs… or mini hedgehogs.
I’ve come here on occasion to grab a box of chocolates for someone, and I like how you can mix and match different chocolates and leave out the ones you know the recipient won’t like. And, it’s moderately priced. You’ll pay more than you would grabbing a box of Pot of Gold chocolates, but it’s affordable, and the quality is worth it.
I can hardly walk by a Purdy’s without grabbing at least peanut butter bar (or 3). Mmm!

One word: Ice Cream (OK, two words)
I’m the odd one that hangs out at Purdys for the ice cream not the chocolates. Sometimes they have some rocking great flavours, sometimes. . not so much. Their ice cream selection tends to be hit and miss but considering that the alternative in the mall is Dairy Queen, I’ll take my chances here.

I love the dipped ice cream bars here. If you’re ever in need for a treat while shopping, or something cool to munch on as you stroll around downtown, grab a dipped ice cream bar.
Make sure the try the double dip, dipping the ice cream bar in White AND Dark chocolate … mmm! Really good!
I like the fact that this is a Canadian company, nothing wrong with supporting Canadian companies!

With only one sales person on the wait was rather long, however eventually the chocolate decadence was ours. :)
The second sales person was on the phone but finished and zoomed over.

O.M.G… S.G.B… W.H.Y.B.A.M.L.Y.S.L.D.S. !!!
Translation = Oh My God… Sweet Georgia Browns… Where Have You Been All My Life You Sneaky Little Delicious Sneakersons !!!
First of all I am NOT a chocolate lover by any means. When patients bring See’s and Ghirardelli to my department at work, I always decline. It doesn’t even tempt me in the least. But there’s something about these magical little Purdy treats… I found myself eating one 5 min after I woke up one morning, telling my fiancé with a mouth full of sticky caramel, chocolate and pecan delight, «Damnbabe…*nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom* Weshouldgetmoreofthese.»
«What did you say?»
«Nothingnothing…*nom-nom*… shhhhhhhhhhh…*spraying out pecan flecks*… Don’truinthemoment…»
Thank goodness there are Purdy locations sprinkled around everywhere in Vancouver. It makes it pretty convenient when you get that ‘you will stop at nothing in order to get one of these things’ craving.

Purdy’s chocolates has only two products that stand out. Their very famous chocolate hedgehogs and their delicious peanut butter chocolate fingers. The rest is just BLAH… YUCK… FORGET ABOUT IT… because they’re no better than stuff you can get at the drugstore or discount grocery store.
I absolutely hate Purdy’s chocolates with cream fillings as they’re insanely sweet to the point that your teeth will experience pain. Very pointless, like eating pure white sugar.

Not impressed. I had a taste of the milk chocolate and the dark chocolate. To me– it was like eating Hershey’s chocolate. Don’t get me wrong– it’s chocolate and it’s good. But why pay 5 times for «specialty» chocolate that tastes like the cheap stuff? It’s no Godiva.
However-​some of the gift sets are packaged nice. (Again not worth the price) And could be a good gift, for those of you who are clueless about what to get for your secret santa, loved one, or for a random person.