Lindt Chocolate Shop

Best part of the store was Danny. He welcomed me with a free chocolate. (WOOT) Lots to choose from there. A new coffee bar that sounded like the height of decadence. I left with a Crème Brulee chocolate bar, a few candy jellies and a bag of on sale chocolate bunnies. The gal who rang me up, Kendall, was friendly and knowledgeable. It was really a lovely affordable store amongst a sea of overly expensive outlet stores.

I can’t come to the Clinton crossing outlets without coming into this store. First, the employees always greet you with a complimentary truffle. Winning! The prices are very good and they always have items sale and lots of chocolate gift boxes. Lindt also has a rewards card. Today, I got a free Lindt chocolate bunny for registering for the card. For every 100 points earned on the card, you receive $ 5 off your purchase. I love it, and if you haven’t tried a Lindt truffle get there now and try them!

I walk in every now and again to see if they are giving candy away for free. If they are, I eat it. Then, If I’m feeling like a fatty that day, I’ll throw money into the air and then leave with a bunch of awesome chocolate.

Gave me free candy, for free!

In my shopping for customer service, this place is about as good as it gets (in my price range, anyway). I was treated like a VIP customer, even though I didn’t even spend $ 100 in the store. The young men at the counter were very professional and helpful. I was even more impressed when one of the young men went over to a silly woman who brought her pretty little dog into the chocolate shop and told her in a very nice way that she could not bring a pet into the store. The woman whined a little in an entitled way and pompously asked if she could just wait in line and pay for her chocolate, then leave. The young man was very kind but made sure that she got that pooch out of the store and away from the yummies, leaving the rest of us to enjoy dog-​hair free chocolate. I was only impressed by this because it is the third time this year that my son, who has severe allergies to animals, has had to leave a store because of someone carting along a beloved pet on a shopping spree. Service animals are an important asset to many people’s lives but if Fido isn’t essential to your activities of daily living, leave him home when you are going to the store and spare the rest of us the aggravation of dealing with your hairy friend. On a side note, you will want to read carefully some of the signs in the store. Especially the fact that the single wrapped chocolates (which are delicious) are priced for a quarter pound. Multiply by 4 for the price per pound, folks, so be prepared when you get up to the register. Pricey, yeah, but definitely worth an occasional splurge for the absolute creamiest chocolate you will ever put into your mouth.

I happened to be in Clinton a few weeks ago for a job interview, so I decided to go check out the outlets while I was there.
Once I saw the Lindt store, I had no interest in shopping anywhere else. I just wanted chocolate. When I walked inside, they had a table set up offering a variety of chocolate bars… 10 for $ 12.
If you figure that the usual retail price for these is around $ 2.79 per bar, that’s 57% off. Um, yeah, so, I bought a lot of chocolate.

I heart chocolate and Lindt is probably my favorite commercial brand in the US. Maybe it’s because I’m swiss…
Oh and Jon, about your chocolate… (Last time he said he was stopping by Clinton Crossings, I told him to buy me a present and he said «no.» But if he looks in his refrigerator he’ll see that I found his stash ;-))