This review is for the World's Window and its sister store right next door (and with an entry point…read morein the back of the store as well) The Cob Mercantile, which doesn't have its own Yelp page! I love the duology of these two stores! Anything you find at one store you can then take over to the other store to purchase, so you can browse both stores before making your final purchase! The World's Window contains products from all over the world that they have sourced globally. Meanwhile, The Cob Mercantile showcases products from local Iowan artisans! I love the dichotomy of the local and global goods and it's such a fun way to organize the two stores. We entered through The Cob Mercantile and was greeted with the friendly shop owner, who chatted to us about what the store contained and told us about World's Window too. From there, we went off shopping through all the different displays, nooks, and crannies in both stores that highlighted different goodies from different artisans throughout. There are SO many great options and variety here for yourself and gift options for all your loved ones as well! I made many mental notes on great gift options for so many of my loved ones and will definitely be back soon! The pricing is all reasonable and I love nothing more than being able to shop small! This set of stores is a must visit when you're in Cedar Falls, I love its prime location right in the heart of downtown and will definitely be stopping in every single time I come to visit from here on out!

First of all, this shop is open on Sundays. I always make it a point to stop in here when I visit…read moreCedar Falls. It seems like I always walk away with something cool. They've recently redone the store and are now adjacent to an Iowa artists collective next door. Prices are reasonable and selection is great. Friendly staff.

This is a used bookstore that presents like a new one. Everything is organized, clean and shelved…read more Nothing is tattered and the prices are pretty darn amazing. Most of the novels I picked up were $4.99 and in excellent condition. You might not find a deep discount bargain here but you also won't have to search through dusty stacks on the floor.

Books on Main is the "used books" version of The Nook bookstore (that only sells new books) across…read morethe street. They have similar availability and stylization between both stores. Impressively low prices (between $4 to $12 for most books I saw) with books in pretty solid shape. Honestly, after I saw a few books go for $18 at The Nook and then $8 over here, I'm not sure why you'd buy at The Nook (though the Nook was awesome too). Didn't see any stained covers or bent pages; the spines of the books are clearly "used" (no new book smells) here, but they're in really good shape. Staff was really friendly but left us alone to shop. I ended up picking up a few books, and I was happy to receive them in a cute brown paper bag as well (which I used to take out recycling today!). If you shop at Books on Main, you get a 10% coupon off a coffee across the street at the Reader Cafe (which is attached to Books on Main). Books on Main does not have a bathroom in it (unlike the Cafe and The Nook across the street). It is, however, attached to Raygun at the back of the store, allowing you to shop two stores without having to pop back outside. As a single semi-large room, the books here are very focused on popular fiction niches. You get lots of mystery thrillers, romance, and romantasy books. There's a very small section of cookbooks, non-fiction, and SciFi, but it's relatively clear that this book is focusing most on what sells best (i.e. your BookTok genres). Would come back in an instant.

Stopped in for a bit of shopping while visiting my sis. What a beautiful place! The owner is so…read morekind and welcoming. No pressure to purchase and makes you feel at home. Clothing, shoes and accessories are artfully displayed. We each bought a few items and my 12 year old niece found a cute dress for her big sister's grad party. Check out their website! My gorgeous older niece models for them

This place is fabulous!…read more Emily was SO patient and helpful with every dress I tried on. She brought up different ways I could tailor my train and let me try on so many dresses. I felt as though I was the only bride in the boutique. She never rushed us or pressured us into making a decision. You could truly tell she wanted to make sure I LOVED the dress. I could not be happier with my experience and will recommend this place to anyone looking for a dress!

I wanted to like this place so much. I visited in late November, as the first place to look for my…read morewedding dress. Though I understand it was probably a long day for the employees, I felt as though the customer service I received was absolutely unacceptable. After stripping down to nothing to try on dresses, my attendant would not listen when I told her what I wanted, and instead was content to let me rifle through the racks alone. I left nearly in tears after such a terrible experience. A real bummer, since I had heard great things. Not a great start to wedding planning.

Andrea and Emily were awesome to work with! Emily actually suggested a dress for me. It was nothing…read moreI thought I would want but when I tried it on... it was perfect! Thank you so much ladies! Also, Andrea is a great asset to the community and grew up in the Cedar Valley. It is so important to keep business local. Andrea has donated several times to a local event that sells prom dresses for young girls for $10. I appreciate everything you have done! I would recommend Simply I Do to all brides! Also, I would stress that you set up an appointment so you can get the full experience. You may think you know what you want but these ladies our experts and know what they have on inventory, what will fit your budget, and what will look great on you.

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! My daughter found her…read morewedding dress here and we placed an order for it the day she tried it on. We paid for the entire dress in March 2018, over $1200 upfront, for a wedding to be held in October 2019. As the time grew nearer, we began to inquire about our order. The short story is THE WEDDING DRESS NEVER ARRIVED and most likely never was ordered. The owner, Andrea Stallman was incredibly deceitful to my daughter & I about the whereabouts of the dress order many times. We were told it was still being made, it was stuck at the distributor in Tennessee, and then she said we would have to work with another bridal shop, as she was going out of business. No attempt on her part to resolve. She never set 2nd bridal shop up for us and never offered a refund for her transaction FAILURE. She did not give 2 sh*ts about her customers. We needed to find the dress again at another dress shop and paid for the exact dress a second time. I am not holding my breath to get a refund. Did anyone else get taken by Andrea? You can email me and make this right Andrea, egiap@aol.com. I thought I would support local acquaintance and chose wrong.

This place is the bomb. Wish it was closer. The owner just…read morebought like a thousand records so there is plenty to dig through. I found several disks I'd been looking for as well as stuff that was well priced so I grabbed them too. This is a store like we went to when we were kids. Posters, cassettes, CDs, vinyl, stickers. ...a lot of stuff you just don't ever see anywhere. And it's probably still there cause I didn't have enough $$. The pricing is reasonable but not cheap. I didn't haggle because why? If it's reasonable then no worries.

Went here one time. Great place to look and buy. Only been here once but never really talked to the…read moreowner. They have some very retro records though. The place was really clean. I value this place a lot and my grandma liked it to, just didnt have what I was looking for.

The best service in town! Best gas prices as well…read moreFriendly, helpful service Great music Kind of a retro atmosphere

I came by there and I was waiting in line at the cash register and I was looking at the different…read morekind of alcohols and energy pills they have and stuff and there was one pill on it that said showed a man and a woman laying a man standing up in a woman laying on the ground and the pill said something about f****** her and then kill her and so I picked it up and looked at it it's some kind of a one of those pills that make you go longer in bed or something but I just you know a family Mart like that kids come in and out sometimes I just think it's really inappropriate and I pointed it out to the guy that could barely speak English and he kind of looked at me like it's none of my business but also I live in the neighborhood and the grass is knee high they always kept their grass clipped up nice and clean in the parking lot clean now it's starting to get kind of trashy like I said I was thinking about going over and mowing it used to be a friendly neighbor but you know what the guy's in business he's got a reputation to keep up and and you know some have some kind of a you know first impressions mean a lot and well that's my first impression of the new management anybody got a lawn mower maybe that maybe you want to go over and more but I sure the hell ain't yes not the same music station it used to be not at all I wouldn't recommend it to nobody and I'll quit going there I'm going to Casey's general store a block farther up the road from now on I could have took a photo but you can drive by there and take a look for yourself I didn't want to waste the time getting that close I won't even drive by there anymore I'm I mean I live just down the street but I don't need to drive by there anymore I can go up to Casey's general store now that I can recommend I'll give Casey's five stars out of five the new guy buys the business and now it looks like he never had it or lived in such a nice neighborhood I guess he's not accustomed to neighbors being neighborly and taking care of their own keeping their yard up so that the neighborhood looks nice yeah I can imagine some people just don't know when they got it good I don't recommend this place at all okay I got to go I'm on my way over to the Casey's general store on Hudson and 1st Street.​​

Such a cute store!! The staff has a great eye for design and are very helpful. The staff is great…read moreat picking out decor and furniture to fit any space.

This is another really cute store on Main St. They mostly have home decor and garden decor. They…read morehave these really cute square candles that I can't find anywhere else that smell really amazing. I pretty much want to buy everything here. You can get wall decor, candles, vases, furniture, fake flower arrangements, and more. We spent a good amount of time here. And they have 2 levels!