I had the pleasure of visiting this little shop and meeting Pamela…read more She is so sweet and bright. She helped me find a perfect pen system for my journaling. She takes great pride in the shop. It is clean and well-maintained. I will definitely come to see her again.

It a had a great variety and very personable. Pam was very helpful and friendly. I highly recommendread more

Quaint little shop with a large selection of postcards and other template letters (e.g. Thank You,…read moreBirthday, Get Well, Inspiration, et cetera letters) as well as other small antiques and gifts. Naturally most of their cards are based on Williamsburg and W&M so it is a great place to pick something up when visiting to send back to family and friends. Only small gripe is that the cards are somewhat on the expensive side , but definitely very unique.

Great selection of stationary, pens, and more!…read more When I visited, a dapper gentleman stood with cashier and welcomed customers. If I'm ever back in area again I'll make a visit.

Let me first say that I love the small independent businesses like this. I could spend hours…read moredigging through the place. They have a great supply of stationery for all occasions. A lot of fountain pen friendly stationery too. They have all your standard office supplies plus some fountain pens and inks. Go check it out and support something local. With reasonable prices and very nice staff you can't go wrong.

Stanley Adams is a gift and stationary shop in the Virginia Beach Town Center. It's pretty…read morestraightforward. There are a lot of different stationary options and gift ideas. They have bags and tissue paper for sale as well. The customer service is nothing special, and I have a hard time seeing how this store fits into the overall theme of the Town Center. Nonetheless, there is nothing particularly bad about the store either.

FYI This business is no longer here and the number just keeps ringing. It is now replaced with some…read moreclothing store.

This is a great little shopped tucked in the beautiful historic Colonial Williamsburg, VA area…read more It's a small, cozy and adorable small shop with a big heart and helping hands and a FREE Museum too!! The staff were very friendly, welcoming and helpful! I had the pleasure of unexpectedly meeting and speaking with John Fogarty, Burton Parish Church Comptroller, who readily gave me some insight on some of the items displayed in the museum and made me excited to visit their Church too. You are sure to find something unique in this store and the profits are used to do great work for communities. YES!!! I do recommend them to my family, friends, friends or friends and, NOW, the World too!!

While we have been to Bruton Parish church many times, (it's my favorite thing on DOG Street by…read morefar) currently the church is closed for tourist visitation due to the installation of their new organ. With that in mind I figured I would finally make the big one block walk down to the gift shop to see what they've got shakin'. The scene would best be described as part hospital gift shop meets a Hallmark store for the 70 and over crowd. So many little trinkets and nick-knacks everywhere. Also noteworthy is that while the shop has an excellent mission, the prices here are very steep. Deals you will not find and some of the clothing that they're selling has never been seen in public since the Golden Girls was cancelled. Dorthy Zbornak would have had a field day in here. In the back of the building is a small chapel which is very respectfully laid out even if it was odd walking by tables of "discounted" Christmas things right by the entrance. I bought my obligatory Bruton Parish fridge magnet ($7!) and had a nice talk with the one volunteer at the register about the current organ project and a few rumored things happening in the near future. She was really a great ambassador for their brand and truly showed that this is a living-breathing-vibrant Episcopal church. I'm not really a retail person so I doubt I'll be back but if you are into trinkets or curiosities then this place might be for you and at the least it's worth the short trip away from the CW buildings on DOG Street.

Kawaii Corner in Lynnhaven Mall is one of the best places to get Japanese pop culture goodies…read morePokémon, Sanrio, and other fun items like blind boxes. Every time you walk in, you're greeted with a smile, and the staff is very helpful. Sometimes they host special events where you can make keychains and buttons. If you're in the Lynnhaven Mall area and you love Japanese pop culture goodies, definitely check them out!

Was in line for the smiski 10th anniversary there is a 25-30 minute wait but I hope I get something…read moregood. I love this store they really Ned to open a second location like downtown Norfolk

This is a great place for stationery. I went in to find some Filofax items, but they didn't have…read moremany things remaining. I was a little disappointed, but the staff made up for that. The staff was really nice and engaging. The store was filled with great things. There great stationery items as well as papers. They had some great Kate Spade items as well as things for The Simplified Planner. They had MK Brand washi tapes as well as GellyRoll pens as well. I was pleased with the great staff and wonderful stationery items as well.

This was a beautiful shop with a lot of great options. Highly recommend for any cards or small…read moregifts.

As part of my quest to visit as many stationery shops as I can in 2026, I was more than pleased to…read morefind Merrymaker on a recent trip to Richmond! Located in the quaint, lively, historic retail district of Carytown, Merrymaker proudly holds the title of Richmond's oldest stationery shop. The space itself is small-but-mighty, with everything from locally-made greeting cards to an impressive selection of planners, calendars, and notepads in literally every shape, size, and color. They also have rack upon rack of specialty wrapping paper, and an entire corner of the store is dedicated to custom stationery. At the front of the shop, you'll find a jawdropping selection of pens (including fountain pens) in every shape, color, and price range. Of course, I couldn't leave here without a small notebook (or two), a couple of lovely postcards to send to friends back home, and the determination to start my own fountain pen hobby "someday." Bonus points for the super friendly woman at the front counter!

I love this card and stationary shop in Carytown. It's the oldest one in the neighborhood and has…read moresome absolutely gorgeous things inside. They have a great selection of cards, journals, pens, planners, and wrapping papers. It's one of those shops that you could leave and come back in 30 minutes and discover something new. It's curated with love. The people who work here are extremely passionate and helpful. I came here with my manager and we had a blast. She ended up getting a few postcards and a travel planner. I fell in love with a small journal I got for about $16. I loved the journal because it reminded me of the Canal Saint-Martin, I'm excited to use it for card game scoring. There is really something for everyone here. There are lined journals, blank ones, squared one, and more. There is a huge variety of planners with different layouts. It felt like they had something for every preference. Not to mention, the fanciest pens I've ever laid my eyes on. I highly recommend checking this local gem out.

Went on a birthday trip to Va beach & my niece found this quaint one of a kind shop with lots of…read moreunique items. The store owner was very knowledgeable about the jewelry & items within the store. Definitely worth a stop in to look at the one of a kind pieces contained in this shop! They offer a variety of soaps, lotions & hand made jewelry pieces!

Russell and Leslie have such a lovely store! Not only is they jewelry lovely so are the owners! you…read morehave forever customers