E & S Sales

Love the simplicity, no frills, bulk food, unique finds, and LOW PRICES of E&S. My neighbor and I make a morning of it when we have gathered a list of needed items to warrant a trip to this Amish grocery store. Take in the Amish sights and Dutch language while shopping with them. The Amish gals running the cash register are so quick and efficient! Love the good old fashioned brown paper bags used and the friendly Amish boys who take your groceries to your vehicle and unload them for you! Now that’s service! Be prepared with cash or check, no cards are accepted here.

This is a great store. Bulk everything. We like the Amish noodles and their spices. The people are always very friendly. The store is clean. Prices are very reasonable. THEY DONT TAKE CREDIT CARDS. They do accept personal checks. They also carry your groceries out for you.

I love bulk stores. Why pay for fancy packaging when the most important thing is the contents? Everything is prepackaged at E&S, so there is no weighing it out yourself. But they’re packaged in useful sizes. Need 50 pounds of flour? They have that, too.
Besides flour, sugar and spices, they have «just add water» baking mixes. I had to get a bag of «micro mini marshmallows» for making s’mores cookies. I thought they’d be even more fun than the regular mini marshmallows.
Of course, all kinds of noodles. I like the really skinny ones for chicken soup. They have soup mixes and dip mixes. Snacks and candy. Jams, jellies & salsa. Popcorn. Several varieties. I got some specially bred to pop up extra large, for caramel corn.
You can pay with cash or check, but they don’t take credit cards. If your stuff is too heavy for you to carry, a nice young man will take it out to your car for you, on a sturdy dolly. Some people pull up their cars to the front of the store, so don’t try to circle the parking lot by going across the front of the store — too much traffic right in front of the doors.
There is a bench where you can wait in the shade for the rest of your party to emerge from the store.

It’s like Costco for the Amish! They have things there that you never would have thought of. Baking supplies, candies, cheese, and more. Admittedly I’m actually less impressed with this store since they expanded, but it’s still a great place to go and the prices seem reasonable.

If I come to Shipshawana I have to shop at E & S. Like Randall V said earlier I prefer to get «off the beaten path». When you pull in to the parking lot you immediately see that there is a large number of buggies parked here so you know that the locals shop here as well. I could spend hours here just roaming up and down the aisles looking at all the different stuff I never see at my local Walmart. It’s also a great place to have lunch or grab a cool treat ice cream cone. I also load up on cheese. They have about every kind of cheese there is and at a very reasonable price. And the produce, much of it is home grown. We bought the largest head of home grown cauliflower today and it was only $ 1.99. A small head of packed national brand was right next to it at $ 3.49. This is a must stop when you are in the area.

While this place is great for getting mass quantities of things at wholesale like prices, they don’t seem to have the selection they used to (or so my husband says). Overall I liked going there and checking out all of the great deals and picking up some food for the week. We mostly use this place to get packaging and supplies but I got to look around and get some stuff for personal use this time. We ended up getting a good deal on fresh moral mushrooms for a friend at a steal of a deal. Everyone went home happy. My only suggestion for this place is that they make sure their prices are indeed actually lower than grocery stores. A few things I saw we’re actually more expensive than Meijer or Walmart prices.

While I still enjoy going into this grocery store, It was a whole look cooler when they had the open flame gas burner lights that extended from the ceilings throughout the store. The hiss and warmth that emanated from them reminded one of a time gone past. But, all things must pass, and I am figuring the fire marshall had a hissy fit every time he came into the building.
The thing I most like about this store is that they have things here grown by Amish, made by Amish, sold by Amish, sold to Amish, made for Amish, and then consumed by Amish. They just happen to let us English folk in also. I am guessing if they could, they would charge us more… but then again, maybe they do… since they do speak to each other in their own language, and who knows what they are saying behind my back right in front of me.

Like an Amish Costco at 1960’s prices! You can not spend enough time at E&S Sales. Leave your husband and kids at home or in the RV so that you can get the full experience of this fabulous store. The isles and isles of bulk packages can not be compared to any others I have ever seen. FRESH Meats and Cheeses — Excellent and Samples galore. SERIOUS size packages if you choose to freeze or share. Bulk Candies, spices, baking goods, pans, flours, sugars, jams, jellies, mini marshmallows, dry fruits, you name it, it is here. Toilet paper, paper towels, plates, cups, etc. Prices — I thought I was at a 90% off sale ! I think these are 1960’s prices and could not believe my eyes when I checked out. Went back 3 more times to mail boxes to other family members. Don’t miss this shopping experience if you are on vacation or driving through Shipshewana. This store on its own should be a vacation destination if you are a foodie or just love to buy great bulk food at great prices.
P. S. DON’T MISS the delicious Butter Cheese!
Plenty of parking even if you are in a motorhome.

I live near Chicago, but this place is near my parents house, so I get to shop here several times a year. This is like no other place that I’ve ever been to and if you find yourself in Shipshewana, you have to check it out. They sell a lot of stuff in bulk and at very reasonable prices. Have you ever wanted a 10 pound bag of just marshmallows from a box of lucky charms? You can buy it here. How about a 20 bag of popcorn seeds? 8 pound bag of pretzels? I can’t really compare this place to anyplace else I’ve ever been, they do sell items not in bulk as well. They also have a huge selection of locally made cheeses and free samples of all of the different varieties. There are buffalo wing cheeses, butter cheeses and the list goes on. They make their own granola and it is the best granola I’ve ever had anywhere. The prices here are very good, especially if you are buying the bulk products. They just expanded the store, so it is quite a bit larger than it was. On Saturdays this place gets absolutely packed with people, so be patient. They are closed on Sundays (as is everything else in the town) and they don’t take credit or debit cards, cash or checks only.

Everything the other reviewers have said about the variety and prices in this store are true. That said, when I was in Shipshewana for the quilt festival a few weeks ago, I bought a lot of goodies at E&S, put the bags in the car and didn’t pull them out again until I got home (WI) a few days later. I was disappointed to find that the five bars of homemade soap I’d bought were not in my bags. I wrote to E&S and within a week I received a check reimbursing me and a letter of apology. Now that’s customer service!

We go here whenever we get the chance. I’m not exaggerating… they have 20 different flours and almost as many different kinds of sugar. I can’t live without my New Rinkle bread flour. It is grown and milled just one town away at Howe. They also sell SAF Instant Yeast in .5 kilo bags for the best price I have ever seen. In the summer try to shop on Wednesday — you can go to the flea market, walk around until you are ready to drop, stop for lunch at the Auction restaurant (don’t pass up the pie) and then shop at E&S refreshed! They don’t take credit cards — at least I don’t think they do – but they have always taken my check.
When you park, make sure you don’t park in spaces designed for horses and buggies.

Loving the original bulk store! There’s nothing like it here, so we have to go here every time we are in the area. You can even get great greeting cards here!

This place sells Wheat Montana (
) products, including whole (raw unground) wheat, and wheat flour. I’m a fan of «Prairie Gold» and «Bronze Chief» varieties of wheat and flour.
I know a lady in Fishers who drives here on a regular basis to get stuff for her family and friends.

After visiting my cousin in West Central Illinois and going to this little store on some farmland know as the Amish store I had to go in search of something similar but closer to my hometown. I originally went on the hunt to find Cheddar cheese powder that I had bought at the first mentioned store. A friends mom then mentioned E&S Sales. This store is a bulk food haven.
Walking down the isles I found the Cheddar cheese powder I was looking for but found so much more as well. Bulk banana chips, goji berries, egg noodles, chicken soup base, rice, gelatin, cereal, dehydrated Lucky Charms Marshmallows and spices galore. I bought pumpkin pie spice, oregano, Italian seasoning, dried onion, dried garlic and much more.
When you walk in the store there is an Amish man to greet you and hand you a cart. when you checkout they bag your items and without even asking the young Amish boy is carrying my purchases to my car. I had to tip him or my conscious would have had a field day. This is my new favorite place to visit when in Indiana.
Cheap, Friendly and Bulk! These are a few of my Favorite things!