Recently, I was scrolling through instagram and came across @newburycomicsprovidence post and story…read moreof in stock Pop Mart's Labubu blind boxes. Falling for the trend, I had to get my hands on my own Labubu! Labubu is a small monster with high, pointed ears and serrated teeth. Despite a mischievous look, Labubu is kind-hearted and always wants to help. Aren't they so cute? I hurried over to Newbury Comics and they had THE MONSTERS - Have a Seat Vinyl Plush Blind Box, THE MONSTERS - Exciting Macaron Vinyl Face Blind Box, The Monsters Coca-Cola Series Figures Blind Box, and The Monsters Lazy Yoga Series Blind Box behind the checkout counter. There is a limit of purchasing 3 of each type and no holds. A few hours later, I saw an update on the post that Have a Seat and Exciting Macaron Blind Box were sold out. I am so glad Newbury Comics carries these blind boxes and even have a whole Pop Mart section. I've also purchased hippers. Hippers are adorable decorative mini figures come with adhesive tape to stick onto your laptop, desk, phone, bookshelf, and more. I've stuck them on my monitor and my desk organizer. If you are on the hunt for THE MONSTERS blind boxes, follow @newburycomicsprovidence on Instagram and I'm sure you'll get it. They restock and post updates.

I love this store... I can find so many fun things to get as gifts...from fun t-shirts to stuffed…read moreanimals, to toys, to LPs etc.. The store sells new and used CDs, LPs, singles, and DVDs, and other pop culture-related goods, including comics, manga, posters, T-shirts, trading cards, action figures, buttons, sports merchandise, jewelry, cosmetics, novelties and more. A fun place to wander around for a while and get interesting stuff for others.... This store is of the many that can be found in New England, mostly at shopping malls.

This small book shop is located inside The Arcade. It's focus is on 'the weird', aka books related…read moreto sci-fi, horror stories, tarot, witchcraft, and more. They have a few t-shirts for sale too. Books include local authors, famous authors, fiction, the history of witch trials such as in Salem, MA and several other non-fiction topics. I picked up a book I have been hoping to find for years now; the original stories by the Brothers Grimm. None of this tinkerbell fairytale stuff. This is raw, gorey, brutal stuff. The woman who assisted me was such fun to chat with and made some recommendations based on my interests. Definitely more books here I plan to return for. They even have a small area out the door (in the center of the building) to sit and read if you have time, or can't wait to begin your new book. Seriously, I have passed this shop half a dozen times and didn't realize what I was missing until I read their write up in Rhode Island Monthly magazine. Very glad I did!

I love this bookstore! (Now called "Weird Providence.") Great staff; great selection; I make an…read moreeffort to visit every time I'm in New England.

Really cute book shop! It's easy to get to in hope artist village. I parked in between the two…read morebuildings, saw the sign for the store in a window, and went in through the side door and it was right there! It's cozy inside with a great selection. You can curl up and read a book there if you want! They also offer blind book dates - the books are wrapped and labeled with the genre with some fun goodies that come with them. The owner hosts some cool events, I haven't been to one yet but really looking forward to attending one soon.

Adorable, quaint bookstore with a great variety of used books and new books from local authors…read more Love the blind date with a book option, def gotta try that in the future. Check this place out it's really adorbs!

Heartleaf is a really cozy and cute bookstore my partner and I visited a bit ago. The selection is…read morevery curated and contemporary with a wealth of LGBTQIA+ inclusive books for all audiences. I enjoyed the fantasy and sci-fi sections and we walked away with several purchases. Great place to snag a book, then walk nearby and grab an espresso or affogato and chill out. Make sure to say hi to Penny, the shop's kitty before leaving!

It was a bit cold outside and I needed to kill time so I was delighted to stumble across this…read morebookshop! First, I love that they have free non perishable goods outside for people to help themselves as they need it. The shop inside is very cute, they have a diverse selection of books inside a cozy space. I liked how it was organized, enjoyed featuring of local artists work, including cards and bookmarks. Prices were what you can expect from a smaller book store, nothing incredibly expensive and overall a good deal. They also had a pile of books by the door that were completely free, which I thought was a great idea. Definitely a great place to stop by if you're looking for a new read!

Gruff insecure manager lost my business after taking his frustrations out on me over…read moremisunderstandings. First, there was some strange miscommunication as he fails to explain the differences between the final copy in stock versus how they usually sell them. I ask for clarification, and he gives a redundant non-answer after already giving me non-laymen terms in the first place. I take a guess at what he meant. "So, like, the (price tag) sticker?" he gives weird condescending quip thinking I meant the one he's applying to seal the case. I can empathize with a misunderstanding, but that was a just plain rude response. We don't have that rapport. We aren't friends. Then I clarify. He gives an exhausted "Well Goo Gone exists." he sounds like he didn't get any sleep and that I'm making his day harder. Like, dude.. I get that GameStop is a horrible employer and I don't want to be there anymore than you do. Don't take it out on me. We then have what I thought was a friendly respectful interaction about whether Paypal barcode is a payment option and I'm thinking this is going fine so I'm comfortable enough to shoot the breeze about how it gets me 3% back on my medications. He seemed chill enough. In retrospect, I'm realizing my N95 mask and resting face must make me look... stern?? to him? Because he's giving this unnecessary "sorry" about it where I'm trying to placate *him* that it's okay and that I ask it everywhere. Here's where it became a problem. After he asks if I want to add protection to my order, My response somehow warranted he derail the transaction to give this bizarre frustrated lecture about how he has a store to run or something. And what prompted this power trip? I said.... "Nope" Cricket chirps. That's it. "Nope." How dare I??? Did I say it too quickly? Too flatly? Did my mask obscure the friendly expressiveness? Who cares at this point, YOU'RE in control and THIS is how you handle it? Does a sudden passing breeze make you want to punch a baby, too? the most baffling part is that video game stores are going to have neurodiverse people saying quick short awkward answers especially if they know they're too long winded otherwise (like here!). That's par for the course. It's gaming, not Abercrombie. Expect awkwardness, assume good intent. I had to multiple times in our short awkward time together. Anyways, Nostradamus here is the master of self-fulfilling prophecy as I cancelled my order and had a lovely time telling him off before taking my business to a competitor at the next town over. The most disappointing thing about it is that this is just the most recent *awful* experience. I shopped at GameStops considerably less in the past seven years and each time I get a stunning reminder that your company culture just keeps spewing out miserably off-putting insecure staff or anxiously under-trained but infinitely more well-meaning canaries in your coal mine that quit at first sign of abuse (like myself). Truly, "Power to the player", means the ability to walk out and take your business elsewhere.

don't even bother calling about anything at the store the people there sound miserable and have a…read morebad attitude when picking up the phone.

One of my nephews is big on video games, Virtual Reality and stuff, so I decided to look for…read moresomething in that realm for him at GameStop. I had never been to one of these stores before and I was impressed. The choices of electronics and games to buy is really good...You could be a PS4 or Nintendo gamer and find Tons of options ! GameStop is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer.The company is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), and is the largest video game retailer worldwide. As of 29 January 2022, the company operated 4,573 stores including 3,018 in the United States, 231 in Canada, 417 in Australia and 907 in Europe under the GameStop, EB Games, EB Games Australia, Micromania-Zing, ThinkGeek and Zing Pop Culture brands.The company was founded in Dallas in 1984 as Babbage's, and took on its current name in 1999. GameStop owns and publishes Game Informer, a video game magazine.

I couldn't let how rude the bald manager was at checkout…read more My son and I entered the store with 8 gift cards that my son accumulated over the year. However, we were unsure of the total amount. As we waited in line I could hear how polite the male staff was(bald Caucasian with a clear mask on. I believe he's the manager). He looked up some items for this couple ahead of us with a smile. Called a few stores for them so I had hopes of decent service. When he called on us however the courtesies ended. I asked him politely asked if he would mind checking the balance on the cards and combine them onto one card. He quickly declined both requests by first chuckling and then pointing to the card reader tucked away behind some upsale items on the counter. He also quickly crushed my kids dreams by saying he didn't have anymore of the 1 game he had picked out while I waited in line. No alternatives by maybe doing what he did for the couple previously...looking the game up and letting us know where we might find it. He just sat there with an attitude while I swiped each card. The rudeness that stood out the most was when he questioned why my son had so many gift cards. Those were the 3 things he said to us. Absolutely nothing more. No I can't check your gift cards. No I can't combine your gift cards We don't have any more of that game. I finally asked before leaving if they had ps4's available. He quickly replied No, next please! We actually came here for better service from the Johnston store but providence place location is just as bad.

We were at the Seekonk, MA store at around 7:00 pm on February 28. We had a pleasant shopping…read moreexperience but didn't find anything that we wanted to buy. Before we were going to leave, we looked for the restroom. When we found it, the entire hallway leading to it was dark and had been blocked off with room dividers and a sign saying out of order. We made a joke about it because it had the look of a closed off area, not just temporarily out of order. We were exiting the store, walking past the checkout area when an associate, a middle aged woman who had the look of being some kind of shift supervisor, basically wanted to start a confrontation with us. As we were walking past, well within proximity for us to hear her, she made a comment to a young associate that seemed to be about us joking about the restroom out of order sign. We turned to clarify what she had said and she repeated that we made some joke about the restrooms being closed. We did not engage with her and left. I went back to the vestibule area to look in to see her name tag, but I couldn't see one. Then we left. I had planned to write to Ollie's corporate but found on their website a rigid format to leave positive remarks but no interest expressed in hearing other feedback. As I tried to find a way to communicate with them, I learned that they have some very unpleasant actions against them, touching on discrimination and other unpleasantness. At that point it seemed that this kind of employee may be just the expression of their management, and I decided not to try to correspond with them. Then I came to Yelp and saw the recent review and comment about the restrooms having been closed since June of 2025. I suspected when this happened that she was particularly sensitive about the restrooms being closed. It appears that Ollie's has developed a very negative culture. I would avoid them in the future.

This quirky store has a lot of cheap, liquidated stuff. Kinda like the ugly step brother of Ocean…read moreState Job Lots, in that it's rougher around the edges. They have a bunch of crap with with a few better quality items mixed in. I removed a star for having large restroom signs only to see they have closed them indefinitely to the public.