Snug Cove General Store

Island living involves the hard core reality of the extra cost of bringing goods over on the ferry. The folks who own and run the Snug Cove General Store are not the type to «price gouge». They are lovely people and a highly valued part of the community. They are constantly investing in improving their store, the selection, the aesthetics and their service. They are highly regarded and appreciated by the community.

This is pretty much exactly what a person might expect from a small town general store. Ultra-​high prices for run of the mill general life-​ing items. But really, where else are you going to go to buy your picnicking snacks if you’re like me and didn’t necessarily plan a trip to the island?
Carrying everything from deli meats to eggs to coffee (of the Nabob variety), they’ve got it all. They were even so kind as to have a little private liquor section, as if they knew I was coming.
A bit junky looking, but totally acceptable wares — this is the Snug Cove General Store.

* Everything you would expect from a price gouging small island store *
Ever felt ripped off when you needed something at 3am and went to a convenience store? You know the feeling.
Same feeling you can get when you get to a remote place and want something from the one store in town. You know the feeling.
Well Bowen Island isn’t a one store town, and not that remote. But this general store acts as if it is!
They had the normal small market selection of items (including dust on some of the boxes as you might expect with such high prices) and ridiculously high prices.
So happy that Ruddy Potato (
) is just a 3 – 4 minute walk and focuses on organic and local produce. And ironically Ruddy Potato’s prices are actually lower than this place which doesn’t have an organic focus at all! Go figure!