I had been looking for a gift in Houston and someone recommended this company to me and they are…read moredefinitely the best. The person who sent them the surprise was happy and I am much more thankful for existing

Avalon Stationery always has great ideas for gifts and if you need actual stationery, they have…read morelovely options. I bought several items there this past Christmas. Stop in and enjoy browsing and buying!

Did you come here for a short review? Here goes: Lovely shop with lovely ladies! Definitely would…read morecome back! Are you interested in knowing what made them lovely? Here goes the detailed version! I was looking for some classy-looking thank you cards. I went to several stationary shops nearby : Anvil Cards, The Space Montrose, H.E.B (yes not a stationary shop but they sell cards), Whole Earth (somehow I was hoping this outdoors gear shop would sell cards), Trader Joes, and even B&N. Sadly they all failed me. Don't get me wrong, these are all fantastic shops for unique and hilarious cards (especially Anvil and The Space Montrose). They just don't sell what I was looking for. So I stumbled upon this shop and my oh my they swept me off my feet! For you drivers out there, they have PLENTY parking spaces for tiny cars and SUVs! First when I walked in, I was greeted by a lovely elder lady (sadly I didn't get her name) who asked me what I was looking for and immediately went to look for them. She obviously knew what she was doing, she zoomed from one corner to another and pulled out several cards for me. Then suddenly I heard little happy taps and low and behold they have a little lap dog with a red sweater named CeCe!!! CeCe will make sure to sniff your shoes and greet you as you walk in. The best greeter in town if you ask me. I proceeded to look around on my own because I like to explore. The ladies in store were very thoughtful and knew that so they let me roam. If you are looking for high quality cards, this is the place! They have 100% cotton cards, Downton Abbey stationary sets, embossed and debossed cards, quill cards, leather notebooks, etc. Also this would be a good place to get cards for your wedding or baby showers. I heard they also do personalized Christmas cards. Now if you are hoping to get a good bang for your bucks, this will not be the place. Before this store I got a pack of 50 average-quality cards for $10 on Amazon. Here, $10 would get you 3-5 cards. But you do get what you pay for since they are very nice paper and feel amazing when you write (especially with a fountain pen). I took photos of the 2 boxes that I bought. Both are very very pretty and I'm very happy with them. Also, they take Apple Pay!!!

I want to dedicate my first review of 2024 to Unity Bookstore. Because it helped me with knowledge…read moreand relief all at the same place. It is a unique bookstore catered for the Unity Church goers. It's partly a gathering place for conversation and coffee or tea, besides books. It also sells consigned items, such as CBD products, which helped me with anxiety relief. I have been here many times and always greeted by friendly employees and customers. There are many merchandises at this small bookstore. It's more like a gift shop to me because I can find stuff to put on my mantle. The room is sectioned with invisible dividers. There are tables and chairs by the windows for anyone wanting to sit and relax. There is a mural with a sound bowl. In the middle of the store is another sitting area for gong sessions. Opposite of windows are bookshelves with spiritual studies and self-guided reading in both English and Spanish. Unity Bookstore opens during the church service hours on Sunday 10 am to 1 pm. With exceptions of holidays such as Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve of 2023.

Books galore! I came across this wonderful non-profit on social media. The books are completely…read morefree, and they have a large, fantastic selection for adults, teens, and kids alike. The children's area is incredibly cute and welcoming. I have already picked up several great reads and have been able to donate several back in return. Plus, my son even found two vinyl records he wanted! Finding this place has truly been a win-win for our family. BTW, parking is limited and no AC in the building. Still a fantastic place to check out.

Took my breath away. I limited my haul to 7 books including Hardeman's bio of Sam Rayburn. Yes I…read morealso made a $ donation. Go cats go -- and let me know if an Austin spinoff seems doable.

The River Oaks location is a wonderful addition to the brand. The manager, Rosa is absolutely…read moreoutstanding. The associates are attentive and helpful without hovering, a balance between service and allowing customers to browse comfortably. What I especially appreciate is the atmosphere. Unlike many of the Houston stores that are often crowded with demanding customers, this location maintains a calm, pleasant environment that makes shopping enjoyable. It truly feels like a hidden gem. It's also one of the few BBW stores in Houston that I haven't witnessed the constant, brazen shoplifting that has unfortunately become commonplace in retail and especially in this crime ridden city. Combined with the exceptional merchandise and thoughtfully curated inventory, the River Oaks store offers a refined shopping experience that keeps me coming back. It has quickly become one of my favorite places to shop in Houston.

Bath and Body Works, the place to be when you want to pick up your "smell goods". I had the…read moreopportunity to visit their Montrose location during their "$5.95 Scents" sale, and I cleaned up! So many choices! I did place my order online and their system to make your purchase is very easy. I opted to pick up my online order at the store. I was immediately greeted and directed to where I could pick up my online order. This was a simplified process. I decided to get another scent that I did not order online, as well as trade out one that I had ordered online for something I liked better. They worked with me and were so gracious in allowing me to make my trade out, and I appreciated it. There was a scent that I wanted that this location ran out of, they were kind enough to call the neighboring store for assistance (their Rice Village location) just minutes away. The Rice Village location had what I needed and then some! Something that really impressed me about the Rice Village team was how friendly and warm they were! Their customer service was on 10! Cudos to them! Over all a great experience! Of course, I will be back.

We love this bookstore! The service was very friendly and knowledgeable about books. I loved the…read moreselection of authors they provide. Plenty of new stuff and plenty of hard to find stuff as well. I'm a big fan of staff recommendations posted throughout the store.

Murder by the Book is a wonderful specialty bookstore, considered one of the oldest and biggest…read moremystery bookstores in the country! It was well-curated, and I learned about so many books that I've never heard of. I'm not really a big mystery girlie, but this visit has motivated me to choose it for my next read. There's adequate parking upfront. 10/10 would recommend!

I absolutely loved the work done here for monogramming some items for a special anniversary gift…read morefor my parents, so I decided to return for another gift for my Yelpies son. The quality was a little sub~par this time, unfortunately, as they mixed up my order with another item I gave them .I think the sweet person who does the monogramming that day was having some personal issues, and I appreciated the fact that she owned up to messing up my order. I was leaving for South Florida the next day, so she did redo an item I gave her, although the 1st one was unable to replace it. I never did hear from the owner, so I'm pretty sure it was not mentioned but would likely want to return, but I would probably not give them multiple items as it may be confusing to the person who monogrammed. They do have some really cute items in stock, so I would absolutely return for those cute specialty items.

Incredibly dissatisfied and disappointed in the quality of work, the lack of attentiveness to minor…read moredetails, & overall terrible experience. Read the bad reviews to determine if you want to put yourself through what myself and countless others have dealt with regarding the owner and the way they treat their paying customers. We bought two brand new bags for our two babies to use for school and we wanted their names (12 letters total) sown on the front. Took the bags in and discussed different designs with owner, Brittany, and we came up with a design for each bag. We paid for the bags and left them with Brittany and were told they should be done by the end of the week, if not we will call you and they should be ready the week of spring break. 3 weeks went by and my wife and I both called the store, sent messages via IG and emails with no response. I decided to drop (30 minutes away) by to the store to see if the bags were ready after over 3 weeks of being ghosted and no returned phone calls or updates. I walk in to an employee named Georgia who asks about our order. I tell her we dropped off a few weeks ago and we're waiting to hear back about whether they were ready or not. Georgia goes into back room and cannot find our bags. She finally finds them at the top shelf in a bigger bag and they looked like they had not moved from that spot since the day we dropped them off with Brittany, 3 weeks ago. Georgia says they will get with Brittany and have these ready for us in a few days. My wife asks me 5+ times if she needs to clarify with them the designs and color scheme to make sure they don't forget so she even reaches out to Brittany and asks if we need to go back over what we talked about some 3 1/2 weeks ago now and Brittany simply responded something like "no, all good." As predicted, it was not all good, when my wife went to pick up the bags the next day, my son's name was spelled wrong. Brittany said she would fix it, no problem. We get a call a few days later that his bag is ready for pick up. Some 4 weeks later now. When we show up to pick up my son's bag, the quality is terrible and it is off-centered. My son's name is "ONIX" she spelt it "ONYX" then unstitched the "YX" and replaced it with the "IX". It was off-center due to this. Brittany actually told me that she took all the letters out and re-stitched the entire "ONIX" off-centered meaning she didn't center it or she is lying about removing all 4 letters and starting over. Back to the quality of the bags, stitching is coming out and I pointed it out to her and she told me "not to mess with it or it would come out" I looked at her and said, these bags are for kids, they are going to get knocked around. At this point, Brittany was rattled. I think she thought we're just going to accept these bags the way they were as she told me she did not feel she needed to reimburse us for anything as we paid her to embroider the names and the names were clearly on the bags like we asked. It did not matter whether we were satisfied and that is the real reason for this review. Not only is Brittany an unorganized liar, she is also very rude and really never treated us like paying customers after she took our money. I asked Brittany why there was a delay with our bags, she said that was her fault and she takes responsibility for that. It was only then, that Brittany was starting to understand the situation here. She then, almost within 5 minutes, changed her mind and now did feel compelled to "fix" the bag and reimburse us. After leaving her store for the 4th time empty handed, I finally came back the next week to find the bag in the condition you see in the pictures of this post. Brittany never said another word to us about the bags. At one point I even asked her if she wanted US to buy a new bag so SHE could start from scratch. She said no of course and that she could fix it and we wouldn't even be able to tell there had been stitching placed and then pulled and re-stitched and then removed again. As of today, we still have not been reimbursed by Brittany or the store.

I was driving down the road and 100% U-turned when I realized I almost missed this MASSIVE…read morebookstore ! If you like adventures, books, and finding treasures in piles you will love this spot Parking: There's plenty of parking and when I stopped by at about 530pm on a Thursday there was only 1 other person there Selection: The selection is huge ! From kids books to vintage and everything in between. They even have comic books. There are several rooms to explore and the books are literally floor to ceiling Some areas are overwhelmed with stacks of boxes of books which is fun, but not always ideal (especially the stacks at the front when you enter- it's a bit chaotic) Prices: Prices are very reasonable (at least in the few books I looked at ) Unfortunately I didn't stay long because their AC was out making it too hot for me personally to stay in there. They said they had it scheduled to be repaired so I'll need to make another trip to really deep dive into this treasure trove

I stumbled across this "Jem" of a bookstore yesterday, searching for one book in particular. This…read morewas my fifth and final stop in my hunt for this book I was literally about to give up. I was so excited when I actually found the book I was looking for and ended up walking out with that book +6 others that I couldn't leave the store without lol. The sweet lady who owns the store was very friendly and helpful. From now on this store will be my first stop when I'm hunting for a book!