Williams-Sonoma

I like some of the unique items at Williams-​Sonama that can add to my kitchen collection. It’s a great place to find a gift for that person that enjoys cooking or baking. A few years ago, I picked up Spiderman cookie cutters and although I could never make them look at nice at the box, they were a fun gift for a comic book fan. For those who don’t have time to cook/​bake from scratch, they offer a variety of mixes, sauces, and spices. My last visit, I picked up a pumpkin coffee cake, and only needed to add a few ingredients before baking. It baked to a large cake that could feed a square piece to at least 10 guests, and was delicious with the pumpkin flavour.
They often have samples cooked in their kitchen area. Last time I tried some pork cooked in their sauce and my previous visit, they had cake samples. The staff are helpful, if they are available. A few times, I had to wait for service because they were helping other customers.
The prices can be high, depending the item but I have found some sales and the items were reasonably prices.
Will be back when looking for an unique gift, or a treat for the kitchen!

Beautiful selection of high (er)-end kitchen wear and accessories. Style, quality, and overall shopping experience is wonderful, however sometimes the prices can be quite off-​putting. I can find myself going to Williams and Sonoma for day-​dreaming ideas, but end up going to Homesense to find a cost-​effective alternative.

My husband and I love this store, if for no other reason than the fabulous selection of spices they offer. A staple of our kitchen spice selection is their sun dried tomato flakes and, while pricy, are well worth it.
We’ve always had great service, and enjoy browsing the excellent selection of cooking tools and kitchen supplies. One of my favourite things about the store is the demo kitchen. They always have something tasty on the stove, and it smells divine in the store more often than not.

So, if we were to rank this place on quality of goods alone, it would be 5 stars.
Unfortunately, we have to look at the big picture. Williams-​Sonoma sells top quality items… but for a price that is above what other stores charge for the same item.
It seems as though they’re around 10−15% higher — at least on the items I checked.
They don’t even discount the Williams-​Sonoma cookbooks — you can get those cheaper at Chapters at the other end of this very mall (and often Winners, even — for less than 25% of the price at W-​S).
The classes are a nice touch… and if you have trouble buying a few ingredients from Safeway and mixing them together (aka following a recipe), you might find some of their pre-​mixed items handy.
That said, this is a place I go to ogle, but rarely purchase. It’s just too hard to justify their high markup!

So happy with the service and diversity of products. Will definitely spend lots of time here & can’t wait to start the free technique classes!

Welcome to Edmonton Williams Sonoma! You’re a welcome addition to a woefully inadequate shopping scene in this city. Now I love taking my out of town visitors to West Edmonton Mall. You, and your sister store, Pottery Barn, now make a visit to this mall a real pleasure.

I was pleased to see Edmonton finally got own Williams — Sonoma location — this store does not disappoint. Great selection and very knowledgeable, well trained staff.

The staff were all very helpful, polite, and professional. When it comes to experience, this store is top of the heap out of any store like it that I’ve been in.
One thing you have to understand — I know almost nothing about cooking, but they have a very approachable attitude and answered my (probably stupid) questions without so much as a giggle.
The store offers cooking clases (which I plan on attending), both paid and free. If you’re interested in learning more, visit the website. I’ll give this review an update after I take a session and let you know how they go!