Finally, a Miniso in Michigan! Great Lakes Crossing is the perfect location for a store like this, which houses a variety of fun trinkets,. plushies, and general goodies for you to enjoy! It's an Asian-chain of stores that you'll see commonly found in densely populated Asian areas around the USA and the world, but I have yet to see on in Michigan, so I was so happy to come across this when I was walking around GLC a few months ago! The prices are reasonable, but can add up given how much lovely stuff they have in stores that'll make you want to buy it all, and the quality is average. It gives the vibes of a Daiso, but more fun-oriented!
This Miniso is basically just like all the others. It's got floor to ceiling adorable merch and goodies for you to browse and you'll probably find a ton of cute items throughout! It's unique and contains a ton of items and accessories that you typically would not be able to find much anywhere else! They have a whole line of Disney-based products designed specifically for Miniso, along with Sanrio, BTS, and so many more! You can stock up on Asian snacks, beauty products, toys, and mystery boxes as well! It's impossible to explain just how much wonder there is within this store, so I just highly recommend you make a visit!
It's a really good sized space within Great Lakes and is very bright and open to invite you in. My main complaints are: 1) Between the first time I went there, which was shortly after its "soft opening," to about a month after that, the store had become quite disorganized. There were a ton of plushies more at ground level that were clearly dirty and scuffed, but were still on the shelves being sold. The merchandise had also changed drastically as well, so all the items that I was looking forward to coming back for were nowhere to be found the second time around. 2) They charge you for the basic Miniso-branded shopping bag to hold all your purchased items, but don't have that advertised anywhere before you get to check out. It would be one thing if this was a universal thing within Michigan where our government had passed the law to require shoppers to bring their own bags similar to how it is in other states, but it's not a thing here (yet) and I think this will bamboozle a lot of people shopping here since it's not a common practice here to bring your own. It is a nominal fee, but still displeasing to know you're being charged for a bag, especially when Miniso sells so many plushies that take up a lot of space and you might be needing more than one bag if you purchase more than one or two of these!
Other than those two main complaints though, this store is wonderful and I'm excited to see it grow and stabilize as it goes! It will definitely be a must-visit stop every time I find myself at GLC...which is often! read more