Purchased online usps had an address issue merchant ghosted me and didn't help and then charged a…read morefee for shipping and restocking. Customer service is trash.

Amazing customer service! Quick replies to all my questions…read more Products are fantastic. Looking forward to more purchases from Mindzai. Thankyou again.

Wow! What an amazing find in Toronto…read more I run a Cookbook dinner club so when I walked into this bookstore that was all cookbooks, Cooking related memoirs and stories, I thought I died and went to heaven. A beautiful brightly colored store with kitchen and food themed items. In addition to books Staff was lovely. Very low pressure. I probably could've spent hours poking around the shelves. Definitely on our list to visit next time we are back in town

Good Egg has a lot of cute decor and home ware…read more I'm a huge fan of baggu and there's a wide selection of products. The pricing is a bit pricey but considering there's no actual baggu store in toronto it's worth it. The staff is also pretty friendly!

I just recently had a bad experience (12/28/2024 @6:25PM) with extremely rude and incompetent staff…read moremembers of AnimeXtreme. The staff members were running around the store checking floor inventory for missing items that they are unable to keep up with. The staff limited customers that were coming into the store. The staff followed me an my party around store noticeably, which upset my girlfriend and when staff asked what was the issue, I let the guy know we were being watched, and we left. I would recommend no one to ever visit this store until they get better staff.

Okay, I didn't wanna make this review but here we are. So I read the reviews and I wanted to see…read morefor myself and the bad reviews are true. Me and partner went here, we went to look around and as we were looking we herd in the back of us, from one of the staff that there is to many people and some of us should go.!!! What!!!! They have allot of products so it might take awhile to look around so that kinda annoyed us cuz we feel like we are being rushed and the staff kept looking at everyone and not only a second or two for awhile so that made us feel uncomfortable. However, I went up to one of the staff and asked them if they have a certain item and they told me to scan a code and check for myself to see if they have it, in that case I might as well just order online. So not only they're making people feel rushed and uncomfortable, they're also making us do their job. I am giving this store a bad review, however they do have allot of good products in the store, they just need to work on there customer service and willingness to help there customers and make them feel welcome, not making them feel uncomfortable, rushed or checking items on there own. This isn't how to run a business. Do better or higher someone to do a better job than the staff that is there.

On Spadina is Collective where you can find a store selling art supplies, blindboxes, trading cards…read more(e.g., cabbage pail kids, Pokémon, dinosaurs), bearbricks, and more. I always stop by this place as it's a few stores down from Anh Dao. My boyfriend likes to come here and check out the trading cards, specifically the cabbage pail kids! They have a wide selection of them, the vintage ones being $20 and the cheapest ones (newer versions) being $5. Huge shoutout to the owner Shawn (sorry for incorrect spelling) and Troy! They were super kind and we had a nice chat while I was browsing the trading cards.

Knowledgeable, helpful staff! My son is new to street art, and wasn't even sure what questions to…read moreask. Staff were friendly and enthusiastic as they helped us.

Calling all geeks.... I've found your Mecca! Our son was in heaven and probably could have spent…read morethe entire day in here if we had let him. It felt like it went on forever and had anything and everything a tabletop gamer / hobbyist / geek could ever dream of! There was even a space you could pay to play games / paint minis!

I've loved this shop for so many years, and I'm slapping myself why I haven't written a review yet…read more This is a hidden gem tucked in the basement next to the TD in Chinatown. One of the cheapest spots in the city to pick up a board game. The pros are they have a massive collection, a giant library filled with rows and rows of games and collectibles. If I'm in the area, I used to stop by to peruse because I'm that kind of geek. I honestly haven't made them exercise their customer service skills because I research my board games and know exactly what I want. But I can see that newbies could be overwhelmed with all the options coming in. We decided to buy a board game for a friend's child, age 6. My boyfriend ran off to find a game at Meeple without consulting me first. He came out empty-handed, saying there was nothing suitable for that age range. I'm SURPRISED. There's a board game for everything there. I'm not an expert for games for six-year-olds, so I just Googled, found a dad blog and decided Catan Junior was it and purchased online here. They processed our order immediately and were ready for pick up the same day if needed. The truth is my BF was about to check out at Indigo, which is 30% more before I reminded him to check at Meeple again for prices. The only difference *I think* is the packaging art is slightly different and the box is larger at Meeple. If their staff actively asks every customer walking in and tries to help, they can convert more casual or newbie gamers--what a lost opportunity.

Bought a #xmas present for myself here because my wife tells me I'm hard to buy gifts for. Spent a…read morelong time looking at the selection. Got great little gifts for the kids - euro-made self-winding geared cars. I was looking for a social marketing book. Still looking for a place that sells social marketing books. At any rate, I gought the classic Ogilvy on Advertising. Looked at Edward Tufte books. Beautiful Evidence and the others weren't that expensive. Some funny books here and there, big production design jobs. Cool paper and graphic designs. Sick watches. Worth seeing if you're a tourist to Toronto.

This is design book heaven. They have almost everything here but I just wish these books weren't so…read moreexpensive or I would've bought out the entire store in one go! This is a hidden gem in downtown Toronto and kudos to all the adventurers who stumble upon this bookstore on their own without the help of the internetz or a GPS. It's located inside the 401 Richmond building, which has mini art galleries inside, a cafe and a tiny music museum. The interior inside is very pretty so while you make a trip to Swipe, embrace the sounds of the squeaking floors and the feel of the building. This bookstore has a lot of books (not just design books), toys, stationary items and cute unique boutique-like items within the store. It's an awesome place to get some cool gifts for friends or family or for yourself.

My kids are 6 and 9, and they love visiting this place in the science centre. Just found out they…read moreopened a location in Little Italy. This place is great. They have so many books I've never seen anywhere else. Really good place to get birthday gifts too. we picked up a robot kit and a dinosaur book last time we were there.

Inside the shop, there are all kinds of plushies and stuff like keychains, anime shirts, figurines,…read moreaccessories, and cosplay wigs. This is a nice place to buy wigs and accessories for your Halloween costume as well. They had items from Naruto, Sailor Moon, Card Captors, Pokemon, BT21, Studio Ghibli, Gudetama, Dragon Ball Z, Funko POP! figurines, Squishmallows My Little Pony, Peppe Pig and more! The prices are in line to what I normally see these items go for at other shops similar shops.

Even with a name as lame as L&M, Queen St. would not be the same without a fashion district…read moreaccessory like this one. Along with the bead shops and fabric joints nearby, L&M has the funky pop-culture accoutrements with a slant toward Asian trends like Hello Kitty. Their window display alone is worth a trip there. Since it was close to Halloween when we walked in, there were many costume accessories that would be difficult to source anywhere else, or just not be as accessible. With interesting stuff everywhere you look in this store, L&M is what helps make up the cultural fabric of Queen St.

Like other reviewers here, I too felt watched while I was in the store. We were watched non-stop by…read morea woman. I finally found a Go game and asked if the pieces were glass. The owner told me yes and then gave me this whole story on how it was priced over $100 before Christmas and he has been bringing down the price to this super good price of $59.99. Further promoting the story that the pieces are glass and the game has a higher value. I bought it and when I got home I discovered the pieces are not glass. One of them even had some excess plastic on it from the mould that I had to break off and sand. I looked up this company and the suggested retail is $49.00. I understand small business usually charge more, and I would have been more than happy to support a local merchant by paying a little more. However, I cannot excuse the lie, especially one with a full story to make me believe it. There are many small businesses in Toronto to support. This is not one of them.

According to other reviews for this store they have a sign indicating no phones, even if this is…read moretrue I saw absolutely none while I was in this store. For some background information: I just moved into my first proper apartment and was looking to maybe buy a plush to put on my bed. I also had been texting my friend throughout the past few hours since she had been having a bad day and wanted to see what I was up to, therefore after looking through the plush options I went to send a picture to my friend and maybe ask her opinion on what to get, when a woman (I assume one of the owners) came up behind me and snapped that I was not allowed to take pictures (in a toy store?? What am I going to do with a picture???) and when I apologized and went to put my phone away a man (possibly the other owner?) appeared and told me to delete it in an honestly very threatening tone, I told him my phone hadn't saved the picture since it was taken in a messaging app but not sent (true), apologized again, and left. I didn't appreciate how I was treated but more honestly I'm worried of how an excited child, possibly with access to a phone (as is pretty common nowadays), may be treated. Please do not shop here if you don't want to be intimidated for no good reason.

What you cannot get at Tap Phong Trading Company down the street.. you can probably get them in B &…read moreJ Trading Company!! Love to browse around and look at all the junkie merchandises... Great selections of incense.. Ommmmm I am ready for my yoga mediation sessions!

A great place to buy stocking stuffer toys. The most fun I ever have shopping for Christmas…read morepresents. And Cheap! What's not to love?