This wonderful novelty toy store is brimming with popular and unique offerings for all ages. My…read morenine year old granddaughter and I had a wonderful time browsing. We only had 45 minutes to shop which was not enough time to check out everything, but with the guidance of the friendly, knowledgeable owner, we spent our time well. We selected fidgets for her, presents for her cousins as well as several games to bring on our annual family vacation in Narragansett, RI. It was great to be able to ask the store owner about items and get informed responses. It was much better than shopping online and searching for questionable product reviews. Again, we chose to support a small local business!

For a relatively small store, it's amazing how much interesting (to me anyway) stuff there is in…read morehere. When I first walked, in, I thought it was mostly for kids, but as I strolled around, I was amazed in a good way at the inventory here, including an assortment of smaller games (card, dice, social, party, etc), "grumpy old people" themed socks, a variety of interesting books, and more. There's a lot of things here which I don't necessarily need but are still calling out for some of my discretionary income. I have quite a few friends who would also definitely enjoy coming here when they visit me.

Ok, well here you go yelpers, a FTR!…read more hey, are you a flopper? do you flop cardboard? collect rookies? anything related to sports cards? 2d nerd tickets? well, collectors friend is now your friend. i walked in out of the blue a couple of weeks ago. i think this place is listed as a pawn shop, but i didnt see anything like that, just a lot of displays with baseball/sports cards and a lot of nerdboard, i mean pokemon/magic cards, im a wotc fanboy, so they had me covered. I dont think they qualify as a LGS, but they do sell the crack for cheaper than the big boxes, so im sold. i picked up a bundle box and hit a few goodies, but thats not their doing. staff was just surly enough for me thank you, nothing too out of control, but now you know too. sorry to say, since you read it, this review is no longer mint.

Mon - Friday 12-6pm Saturday 10-4…read more Sunday is closed. If they're closing early, they will post on Facebook I like this store because you can find discounted items like stuff from target at a cheaper rate.

UPDATE; when I shopped in this store the next week an employee made good on my poor experience and…read morelet me pick a replacement item out of the bins. They also were very apologetic and kind. Will update my review accordingly. Honestly after having shopped here for awhile I'm disappointed that this store could be selling potentially dangerous food products to its customers. Went in here on a Thursday when it was $2.00 and purchased many items like clothes, cd's, and a couple food items (cheerios and panettone bread). Went to open the panettone bread today and there was a large chunk missing out of the bread and someone had very deceptively re sealed the box with packaging tape on the bottom. I understood that no refunds are given and all sales are final and no returns. I took it back anyway feeling they would want to know about this. We just received a response of oh wow and sorry. I did expect that they would refund the $2.00 as this was very deceptive to resell a food product that had been opened and very discreetly resealed but no refund was given. I urge all customers here not to purchase food items as they may be potentially dangerous. if they have been resealed. I'll still be a customer for other items here but will never purchase food because of the safety of how food is handled.

I'm happy to support this local, family-owned business, not only for the aforementioned reasons but…read morealso because their employees are both knowledgeable and helpful. I tend to come in to have prints matted and/or framed. Archival materials are the norm. The staff will also mat to ready-made frame sizes or custom. Their training also makes choosing mats easier. "Do you want bright white or eggshell white?" "Let's look at them together." Additionally, they offer to amend things that I didn't notice. A print I asked to have matted and framed was slightly curved. I was assured the print would be flattened prior to being matted and framed so it would sit more snugly. I'm sure most customers would appreciate that attention to detail. Here's to hoping this establishment continues to provide goods and services to this community for a long time to come.

This store has been around for years and always has a great selection of products. My mom loves…read moreadult coloring books and comes here to stock up on assorted color pencils. They sell the pencils individually so she can selectively restock the ones she runs out of most. Apparently, green is the most frequently used color for all the grass in landscapes so she can buy individual ones here very reasonably instead of buying a whole new package of pencils. They also have a nice selection of gift items like small pouches, reusable bags, socks, cards and assorted small art themed things. The selection of easels is extensive and includes table easels and standing easels. Tons of canvas, paints and paint brushes. Prices are reasonable. I found the staff a little overbearing (they greeted me multiple times) when I entered the store but were friendly at checkout. Highly recommend.

I brought a group of people to the Albany area to check out this shop. We were greeted with…read morerudeness and hostility. I'm assuming it is/was the owner. He pointed his finger at us and with wild eyes, he told us the " we better not touch anything...If you break it, you'll buy it!" He also told us that we'd pay more than their value. My group was sad and disappointed. This was probably the rudest individual I've ever met. One must learn how to "conduct" one's self.

I'll preface my review: I have NO knowledge of model trains (not a hobby of mine), so take my…read moreopinions with a grain of salt. I've purchased a locomotive from this store before, along with the train set, and have been really happy. I'm having trouble with the set now, but that's because I'm no train buff and probably haven't kept up with it as well as I should (I only use it for a miniature Christmas village). Now, I'm ready to purchase a new set. I spoke with the owner, Vince, on the phone, as he's always friendly and helpful. He's very accommodating about meeting time and explaining some of the trains to me. It's nice to be able to trust someone if you don't know all about the hobby yourself. I'm planning on visiting Delaware Trains at the show in Albany tomorrow, where I'll be purchasing a new steam locomotive. I wouldn't go anywhere else for this hobby!

We met Ada at the crossgates Mall in Albany.She was so friendly and helpful! A beautiful ray of…read moresunshine! We were visiting from Germany and enjoyed our visit to her shop !! Our friends and family back home in Germany just love the Candles we brought home for them!Thank you Ada! Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland von Michelle und Jürgen

Your candle shop may not be able to hold a candle to this one, but at least corporate doesn't call…read moreand make you yank everything off the shelves sporadically (they're so yank-y). This is the Yankee Candle at the Crossgates Mall in Albany, and generally speaking they're very popular store and Barbie likes them, but I find it very overpriced and just being in here gives me a headache. Thankfully she doesn't buy, or burn, these things in our house - I think she uses them at her sister's only - otherwise I'd have a migraine all the time. But she enjoyed browsing through here and I enjoyed that she enjoyed it.

I've gone more towards digital and audible books in my older age but can still appreciate a good…read moreold locally run used book store. My wife is more old school and took me by here on a friends recommendation and as I entered the space I was transported to my childhood when I didn't have an iPad and Amazon wasn't around. I remembered how my love of reading was nurtured in places like this where I discovered Zelazny and Tolkien and Moorcock for the first time. Where I discovered a love for all things science fiction in books like Lucifers Hammer and the Uplift Trilogy. Where I read about any subject I wanted from the history of the black death to the Occult writings of Crowley, Lavey, and Starhawk. The used book stores of my day were the fertilizers of my imagination as a kid and I had in many ways forgotten, or at least allowed them to slumber like Rip Van Winkle until awoken anew by the musty smell and creaking floor boards of this new reminder. I remembered how so many of these books have been taken and then returned to in turn be passed on to future generations. It warmed my heart to know there are still places like this around that manage to make the business model work. I had largely assumed that they were all gone to be honest. The owner, Dan, was knowledgeable and able to assist my wife with some recommendations for new reads. If you go here be sure to ask about the purple bucks which are basically a a paper rewards program in the form of purple paper money you can spend at the store. Also, be sure to call ahead before going to pay a visit. Dan is semi retired and so the store could be closed. Especially on a Monday.

Great selection in little cozy library setting. Prices are great to support local. The owner is a…read morelittle different. A real experience is when the former owner, Dan strikes up a conversation.

Best of the best. Top notch! Old stuff and new like from from Drake to Damn Yankees! Vinyl. CDs…read more Posters. Signed stuff. Turn tables, cables. Odds + ends in cardboard boxes like old VHS tapes and headphones. Last Vestige has great name and is fantastic for being a toughie on the block with hand written signs and ZZ Top posters galore. The guy at the cashier was down to earth, super laid back and friendly. We just chatted about some sound. Pretty cool homie and pink* store front. They have boxes of dollar deals - which is much better than shopping with arrogant hop-head mall rats at Best Buy or digging for stuff at the local yard sale. It is a really, really neat diamond in the rough. CDs are all clean and intact. Vinyls are in superior shape. Review: (I'll be spendin' some $$ here)

In the era of manicured collectibles and over run thrift stores, thank god this place exists. I…read morespend hours here and always leave with a stack of vinyl for an extremely reasonable price.