Great Card Shop & Community!…read more Awesome spot for Pokémon and trading card fans! They have a huge variety, fair prices, and a friendly, knowledgeable workers here. People come here to chill, trade, and play, making it more than just a shop--it's a great community. Location: It's inside the building--go in and make a right! Highly recommend!

Great "hole-in-the-wall" spot!!! Great selection to discover great finds!!! Helpful & friendly…read morestaff! Highly recommend!!

I had a great time here. Staff was really friendly and explained the games I was interested in. The…read moreselection was small, but surprisingly thorough and covered many games I was looking for. The staff also helped me find corresponding card sleeves. Various gameplay was going on in large groups in the background and I learned more about their schedule for different games, including X-Wing which I'm a huge fan of. People were clearly having a great time. My guess is that other staff members have prompted the negative reviews on here, but from my experience everyone was extremely friendly and helpful. I'll absolutely be making this a go to spot for my board game needs.

Prices are way too high. This shop is no better than the scalpers. They are charging about $160-170…read morefor $100 products. I played one event at this store, it was advertised as a $5 entry event with standard rules. I arrive to the store and was charged $10 for entry (reasonable amount for event in question but advertised lower) and after I paid, I was told this event had a bunch of house rules and they banned half of my cards. For extra context, I was in the store 2 days prior and none of these house rules were mentioned when they told me about the event. Instead they posted these rules in their discord and never even told me about this server. TL:DR The employees themselves seem fine and nice, but whoever sets the prices and organizes events needs to do better.

I've recently stumbled across Whistle Stop Hobbies and cannot recommend it enough, from the…read morefriendly staff, to the variety of tamiya paints and model kits. Planes, ships, cars, and more... they really have it all here. A hidden gem for the hobby

Cool little Hobby and toy store in a strip mall in Alexandria. Lots of models, puzzles,…read morefigures/figurines, model paints., and more! The person running the story was friendly and greeted me and asked if they could assist me in finding anything. #WhistleStopToyAndHobbies

My family and I stopped by after having a fro-yo date next door and were BLOWN AWAY by how massive…read morethis store was...it truly was a collector's paradise! I had always thought the store was more geared towards sports memorabilia but there truly is a little something for everyone here. My children were enamored by their large Pokemon collection, my husband loved all the vintage comic books, and for me there was a section with old records to browse through. We easily blew through an hour looking at everything in the store and let me tell you... my children are not patient people. By the end of our visit we had to pick up some items to help build up my pre-schooler's budding Pokemon collection and something for big sis too. Staff was friendly and store was very well organized.

Decided to check this place out based on Yelp reviews and it did not disappoint. Super family…read morefriendly atmosphere with an amazing selection of comics and sports memorabilia.

An excellent store for treating yourself while browsing for items for your home; the only downside…read moreis that you always have to wait a long time to pay.

My favorite store ever as a Christian. So clean, big, and spacious! I got a giant frame for 50% off…read moretotaling only $33. Also this store doesn't take Apple Pay.

This review is for the National Capital Model Soldier Society (NCMSS), 58th Annual Show, held on…read moreSeptember 7, 2019 (9am-5pm) at the Hilton Springfield location showrooms. They do not appear to have a routine fixed business location and have rotated around the suburbs of Washington DC for several years. Previously, NCMSS events had been held at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. During this show, the admission price was $10 per adult guest attending at the door. The venue was spread across several showrooms inside the Hilton Hotel chain location, in Springfield. There was a showroom for finished model kit displays, a tutorial class for hobbyists, and a vendor room for sellers hawking their wares / model kits. Been to this show previously, to try to inspire younger folks to take up the hobby; to no avail. At this show, most attendees and vendors looked to be post-retirement (over 65) in age. Not sure what the intent is, however, there appears to be a generational gap to relate to others and did not see any knowledge or skills being transferred here in any workshops or presentations. Overall: Wow - expensive admission, for something which should be FREE, if this is a civic-type organization show. Dealing with only a handful of repeat vendors, who exhibit cranky, geriatric whining about medical problems, politics, and long drive to "set up" at this show...only to overprice the merchandise...did not seem worthwhile. Definitely will skip this event in the future. Rating: (**) Meh. I've experienced better. Unfortunately, this group appears to be on the decline, winding away into "the-good-'ol-days-long-gone-bye-bye". RIP.

First time going to a Michael's in six years. Halloween items were listed at clearance for 60 %…read more The items were still expensive to me at a discounted price. Thanksgiving items were listed at clearance at 40% off despite there were still three weeks until Thanksgiving. A lot of items didn't have prices on them or listed by them yet the staff was there to scan for prices. I was able to scan my 40% off coupon to use on a regular item. Lots of savings and sales on new Christmas items like stickers and cards. You can access coupons on the Michael's website to scan at checkout register. My favorite find was an all black journal book & pages as well as Christmas holographic silver frames on blank cards to decorate & personalize. They were 40% off on sale or with a coupon. I plan to stamp hieroglyphics in the cards. It was the first time I used a self service register at Michael's - very easy to use. I plan to visit again when prices are lowered more for clearance.

6/26/22 Michael's has many things that can help people with…read morecreative minds and people who have hobbies. Today, my wife and I are looking for a certain type of nylon rope, but were unable to find the size she needs. My wife plans to remake a bracelet for her friend. We asked someone for help, but unfortunately Kyla couldn't help us. This store wasn't very busy when we arrived, but it looked well organized from what I saw. The manager or associate welcomed us as we walked into the store and this set the mood before we started shopping. We will be sure to come back here.

Last Saturday, we visited the largest, permanent, model railroad display in the mid-Atlantic, owned…read moreby the Baltimore Society for Model Engineers. The Society was founded in March 1932 and is the oldest exclusively model railroad club in the United States. They maintain 2,500 square feet of model railroad displays of steam and diesel freight and passenger trains and trolleys, plus so much more. It was fun to see all the parts of the display - it really gives you a glimpse into the history of railroading. It is not easy to find, as the doorway is tucked into the left front center of the building and the society is located on the third floor with no elevator. The display is normally open on the second Sunday of each month, except May.

These gentlemen have been around 81 amazing years. Great family environment with extremely…read moreknowledgable guys working. Displays are very detailed and even showcase popular Baltimore landmarks.

This place is awesome has ton of imported collectibles and just wanted to shout out Kimberly she is…read moresuper awesome and helpful made me and my girlfriends experience 100x better she is was into mofusand as well and had a blind box opening party with us and let us trade her the figure she pulled that we were chasing for one of ours super kind of her and will definitely be coming back just because of her she needs some recognition and a raise for her customer service!!

Since my child has been home from college, she's been dragging me to every comic and anime shop she…read morecan find -- and this one was such a cute surprise! The store is filled with anime figurines, kawaii items, K-pop merch, stationery, and so many adorable finds. She picked out a super cute hat with ears that actually move, which was a huge hit. Everyone working there was very nice and helpful, and the shop itself was clean, bright, and well organized. I'd absolutely recommend this spot to anyone who loves anime, kawaii culture, or just really cute things. We'll definitely be back!