First off, I chose "Home Decor" as the sub-category for this shop because I couldn't find a better choice in the Yelp list. J.T. Muesing carries a lot of fine china collectibles, Swarovski crystal pieces, vases, a small selection of Rance of France toiletries and the like. After entering the shop, hubby whispered, "This is the kind of shop that sells things my Aunt Delores would collect." He was right. The knick-knacks in here are not really our taste, but there's no doubt one could find a nice wedding or anniversary gift or such in here. What they have is very nice, mind you, and pretty pricey, but then the best knick-knacks always are. In fact, even we thought about buying a box of the soaps to put back for the person we'll inevitably forget to buy a holiday gift for this year...
Ultimately, we left bare-handed because the salesperson was so preoccupied with inventory or unpacking or whatever in the far reaches of this store. We barely got a "hello" and only then at ten minutes post-entry. Hubby actually thought he could read the man's mind: "For Pete's sake, will you PLEASE stop shopping, can't you see I'm busy here?"
But, if we need a crystal hummingbird collectible, this is where we'd go...the one they had here was gorgeous! read more