Old Pioneer Store & Emporium

In reading the last bad review this has got to be the same place that my husband and I went to on our vacation last week. We couldn't remember the name of it but we knew that the bag said Kilwin's on it. Well let me tell you, do not fall for there "kettle corn" at the outrageous price of $4.00 a bag. My husband asked the girl behind the counter, who looked like she went to the local college, if it was really, truly, kettle corn and she answered "yes" every time he questioned her. She said she made it fresh. It smelled so good, and maybe it was all of the chocolates and candy in the room, but it smelled sweet and salty. So at a difference of two bites for $.75 versus a whole butt load at $4.00 we went for the larger option. Well to our complete and utter disappointment, it was just regular, boring, extra insanely salted, gross, stale, popcorn. Apparently this girl does not know what true kettle corn is! We both got one scoop of ice cream, one in a bowl and one in a cone, and a the other person with the bad review commented, there was so little ice cream given to us for the price that we paid! Our total for all three items was almost $15! Outrageous! And it wasn't even that good. My cone was so thin it practically crumbled in my hand. I questioned the girl as to the price and she broke it down for me. I wish I would have refused to pay for the pop corn. The only reason she said it was kettle corn was because she said the popper in the machine had broken so she had to make it the old fashioned way in a big kettle. We didn't realize that until it was too late. Well don't make the same mistake that we did. Stay away from the pop corn and ice cream unless you want to spend $15 for pure disappointment.

Every time I am walk in there is a smiling face to greet me. Unique products, LOVE the Michigan Made section. If you have a sweet tooth, this is the place to handle that craving for chocolate, candies and ice cream. #SupportLocal #buylocalmi

Wonderful little shop, there are so many options for desserts and delicious ice cream. They were even making home made popcorn assortments, while I was there. Very polite owners and staff.

I love everything about this store, the very friendly staff, the abundance of unique ornaments, the 'Michigan' items, along with the made in store fudge and other treats. My favorite is the malts, nothing beats a Kilwin's malt any day of the week!

I give it 3 stars because it has a Kilwin's. The staff was extremely courteous. And it's a beautiful store. I was hoping for more unique products that I can't find at a ton of other places. And the merchandise was way over priced.

The old Piobeer has some for everyone. From the sweets, cards Michigan made products, Christmas all year round room. It's a terrific place to visit.😆 and shop

Love having this shop in downtown Big Rapids. The ice cream flavors are always great and it's a nice afternoon stop with the family.

This place is wonderful... the smells, the friendly staff, and the yummy treats! Worth every penny every time!!

Always love coming here! I would buy everything if it wasn't so expensive!! Bought my favorite sweatshirt from here after searching for this logo forever.

Charming store with great chocolate and ice cream. Was a student at Ferris and the visit brought back many fun memories!