Great place to spend a relaxing afternoon of browsing for books that I don't need to have...but love to buy!

Blue Vase Books is INCREDIBLE and I hate that I'm not located closer to it! This place is, as described by my friend when we walked in, a thrift shop for books and so many other kinds of media! The store is 95% used and 5% new - truly just one shelf at the front of the store with some popular, new books and that's about it! Books probably account for about 80-90% of the store, but Blue Vase also offers used records, board games, and some other music/movie items. But my friends and I came here for books and boy were we satisfied! The prices here!!! That's where we must start. All adult books in paperback were $2.99 and hardcovers were $3.99 (all unless otherwise marked) and you cannot beat those prices! All of their books that I pulled off the shelves were in great condition, so they are very intentional about stocking their shelves with good quality products, and I loved the way this store was organized! Things are grouped mostly by genre - cookbooks, sports, fiction, new fiction, young adult, classics, romance, horror, etc. Naturally, the fiction section is the largest and spans an entirely long wall of the store and that one was hard to look through because there were just SO many titles. Just know you'll be walking through this store with your head at an angle reading all the titles! I found the most success within the new fiction/young adult areas AND the awesome Michigan/local reads area at the front of the store! These shelves were so lovely and I definitely snagged a lot of books that I've either heard good things about or were just curious about them from what I read on the back of the book. All in all, I ended up getting 20 books for just a little over $100. WHAT A STEAL! I happened to snag a book that one of the employees at Blue Vase Books published as well, which I think is SO cool! There were also a lot of cute stickers and mini book magnets at the check out counter, so I got a little lost in those as well! The employees were so patient with us as we squealed over all the cute and delightful things and were just so kind and lovely! Pay attention to the hours here as their hours are limited. They're open 4 days a week and only from 10 am to 6 pm, but trust that it's completely worth a trip here! When I was chatting with the employee who was checking out my books, I asked her how often the books refresh and she said daily! They get about 3 giant truckloads of books each week that they sort through and put onto the shelves in real time! So you are sure to find something here and different every time you stop by! They also have an online store with great deals as well and a good selection of their inventory on their as well! I love it here and will be stopping by every time I'm in the Traverse City area no matter what! read more

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Outside there are two large bins with a lot of good books - mostly fiction - in great condition, all for a dollar each. Inside lacks aesthetic appeal, but has a large selection and affordable pricing. Though, bookshelves are way too high for me to see, much less grab a lot of the books. But a couple cozy sofas in the center gave me a comfy place to skim through some books that I did find. read more

Blue Vase Books - Browsing through self-help - Used Bookstore Near Me - Interlochen, Michigan

I stopped here on Sunday. The girl scouts were shilling their wares out front- I supported them, too. Need my thin mints, lol. I bought three books. One is a mystery thriller, one is a contemporary retelling of 'Little Women,' and the last is some cooking competition romance junk. Pretty typical for myself. I will enjoy these finds all week. Blue vase is open Thursday- Sunday, it's worth a special trip. They take books for shopping credit. read more

Blue Vase Books - Used Bookstore Near Me - Interlochen, Michigan

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Very nicely organized and the staff was very helpful! Prices were great! I was able to find inexpensive gifts that were high quality! Comic book were well protected and responsible! read more

Love this place! Owners and staff are absolutely fantastic! Very friendly, welcoming, and inclusive. Great books at great prices and awesome people! read more

Great store. I have been able to visit once. I order a lot. Have not had any issues. Highly recommend.

The team at Blue Vase never fail to be helpful in finding the books I can't while being kind!! I get exactly what I have ordered in the stated condition. Great place to shop! read more

Let me know if you can find some baby Einstein DVDs for me that will be great thank you thank you very much nobody

The best used book store I've ever been to! So so many options and they will buy your books back. Love that the books are all fairly priced. Most of them are $3.50 read more

I ordered a rare book they said they had on hand, they didn't. So, instead, they sent a junk book! BEWARE! Blue Vase just wants you money!

This is a terrific store! Lots of gently used books. Fiction and non fiction. Big bins for all you diggers out there. They give you credit for what you bring in, which saves you money on the way out. read more

My 98 year old Mother is a voracious reader and using Blue Vase to keep her in books has been great, HOWEVER- they will not give you any exchange $$ for any paperbacks they consider "mass market", even if they are brand new, off the shelf, recently released and purchased. Their answer is always "we get too many of those" and "it's not worth it to us". But, here's the kicker, they will gladly take them off your hands, because, honestly, what am I going to do with them? I used to do this until I realized that they may end up on their shelves anyway or in their on-line inventory. Really? Don't they realize that if they had given me even a $1 for them I was going to turn around and spend it in their store and they would have gotten it back? I no longer "donate" them to Blue Vase. Their loss. So while I continue to shop there, they had a much better policy before they moved in to their new space. read more