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    The Blue Marble

    4.1 (14 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    2 days ago

    Beautiful store, great for gifts, unique clothing, perfect baby items, lovely and friendly staff.

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    6 months ago

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    3 years ago

    Wide selection of random stuff. They will not give you your money back though, which is extremely frustrating when shopping on a budget.

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    8 years ago

    Very nice store with unique gifts for everyone, staff were excellent went back twice.

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    12 years ago

    Cute little gift shop with unique handmade items. You can surely find something different that people won't already have.

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    Essentials

    Essentials

    4.4
    (22 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$$

    One of the things that makes Northampton, well, Northampton, is Essentials. I started shopping at…read moreEssentials almost twenty years ago, and it's been a staple of my quirky life ever since. It's changed hands twice in my awareness, and just keeps getting better and better with age. This is a design-focused, design-heavy shop, and there are things I can pretty much only get AT Essentials; for instance, they've got a cut-to-custom-length ribbon bar, and some of that ribbon is vintage, and my absolute favorite is the hand-dyed silk. Also, they've got the best collection of Tintin and other European character favorites (like Barbapapa and Babar) this side of the pond. Oh, and the staff is wonderful. Knowledgable, friendly, thoughtful, and creative. Over the years, the cast of characters has changed, but it's always top-shelf. One giant boon: they've helped me put together a gift in no time, saving my bacon on numerous occasions! On a typical day, you can find stationery of all kinds, the indier the better; dishware; rubber stamps; intriguing books (think Chronicle); bath goods; bags of all shapes, sizes, and purposes; clothes and scarves; eight million things for kids, from blankies to onesies to stuffed alligators; jewelry; small home goods; special pens; DIY kits; custom furniture; large sheets of beautiful artisan paper; and a ton of things I'm forgetting. And one other thing about Essentials I am not forgetting, but which I saved for last, because it's my favorite. Essentials has an in-house design and print studio. And they also work with a select group of indie designers and printers who create everything from business cards to party invites. Here is where Colette, the current owner, really freaking shines, in my opinion. There was one thing I wanted when it came time to get married. One. Thing. That one thing was letterpress wedding invitations from Essentials. Colette took us from beautiful nebulous idea to flawlessly-executed product without ever breaking a sweat. I don't know if you've ever worked with people who are about to get married, but we are not always the most poised, cool-headed, or unflappable of people; Colette sat us down in the big comfy chairs and made sketches and phone calls, and really made our family feel like we were the only people in the entire world. Go see what I'm talking about - our invitation is probably still hanging in its golden-framed, green-paper-backed glory. Nearly four thousand miles away now, and I'm still bouncing in my chair as I look forward to my next trip to Essentials, whenever it may be.

    I like this store and their merchandise. The prices are high, as the merchandise is of a high…read morequality. However their store policies are not up par with many upscale stores. We received a lovely gift of several girls garments, however we have a male child. The store manager, who did not have the courage to call us, rather made a sales associate do their work, informed us without a receipt we can not get a store credit. So wonderful Essentials, you made some money from this sale, but you lost a lot more revenue from this here shopper.

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    Happy Valley

    Happy Valley

    3.9
    (11 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    I totally heart this place! Very homey, welcoming attitude and really neat things at ridiculously…read morelow prices. I saw a beautiful raku(?) vase and figured it would be way out of my price range, but I couldn't resist carefully lifting it to have a look. It was under $50! I seriously was expecting the sticker to say something like $350, it was THAT gorgeous. They always have special pottery pieces here, and they have some fantastic jewelry. All right alongside a plastic sushi that will crawl across the table when you wind it up, tie-dyed infant onesies, and... chocolate-covered sesame seeds? Weird and great mix of stuff, and the people who work there will tell you the story behind each and every thing they have...who made it, where it came from, etc. Seems like they carry lots of things from emerging artists, which is something I love to support. I get how it got its name... it's impossible to leave there not feeling happy!

    What an adorable store, with so many beautiful things to admire! We stumbled in here on a Saturday…read morenight when almost everything else on this street was closed (around 9:20 pm). We were so excited to find a store that was open and had such interesting items for sale. Tons of local art including pottery, paintings, jewelry, children's clothes, toys, art for your garden, etc. They have something for anyone in this store. I ended up finding and purchasing two small bags of seeds, in which a local woman had spent time gardening and developing unique versions of plants and then collected the seeds to sell. What?! So cool! Not only does the store have the most unique and beautiful items, the woman who owns the store could not be more friendly and sweet! If you're in the area, make sure to stop by this shop!

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    Shop Therapy

    Shop Therapy

    3.1
    (18 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $

    the epitome of northampton lies inside shop therapy, where you can find clothes, accessories,…read moresunglasses, jewelry, incense, glassware, toys, and more. i always stop here when visiting the area. helpful service and great value especially upstairs.

    I WISH THERE WAS A ZERO STAR OPTION! I am completely…read moreappalled by my latest experience here. I've been shopping here since i turned 18 and never had any issues. On Saturday July 19, i went into the store with my best friend and immediately felt the eyes of a certain older employee. We went upstairs and purchase some items because we are over 21, came back downstairs just to browse and ended up finding some cute rings and we wanted to get matching ones. The woman at the counter with dark hair in a low ponytail and glasses, kept starring at us the ENTIRETY of our time there and while we were looking through the cheap rings she was STARRING at every movement we made and we could feel her energy. We were ready to cash out and i already paid and she goes "Now where's the mood ring" confused i go, I go "I don't know i didn't purchase a mood ring" and she proceeds to tap on the box, insinuating that i stole a ring. Stunned, i repeat my answer, honestly i was left speechless. She was watching my best friend and i the entire time she knew we didn't take anything. I then proceed to put my purchase from upstairs and my purse on the counter and tell her "Do you want to check my bags?" I was completely fine with her doing so and i stated that multiple times, i had nothing to hide; i even patted down my pockets. She said "No, if you say so" Because she KNEW I didn't have anything and she just wanted to feel powerful and try to embarrass someone. After asking her to search my bags multiple times she refused and i walked out. Furious, upset, and embarrassed i called the store in hopes to speak to a Manager but unfortunately had to speak to that same woman claiming to be the manager. I didn't get her name and I didn't know i was speaking to her on the phone until she cut me off and asked me for the ring back, i told her i don't have your four dollar mood ring, you can check your cameras, i offered multiple times for you to check my bags, i patted myself down, why do you keep trying to push this narrative? She then starts yelling at me; wouldn't let me speak, called me fourteen, despite WATCHING me go upstairs and make a purchase with my ID (my thing is if im fourteen why do you feel so good arguing with a fourteen year old, you're a grown woman and that makes you feel good?) and said she can SMELL fake from a mile away with my jewelry and with my perfume, and my clothes and my hair, talking about my appearance. This is a grown woman! She admitted to profiling me and said if i come in again i will be profiled again. She was only watching my best friend and i, who are women of color; watching us like a HAWK i should say bc she did not take her eyes off us the entire time of us being in there. be Because of my appearance she was profiling us from the minute we walked in. I come to Main Street after visiting my grandma's plot because she's buried 3 minutes away from there and i like to go there afterwards to feel some good energy and get my mind off the cemetery, and this experience completely ruined my day. I've never been racially profiled to this extent before, i've never been accused of stealing. I am completely horrified at the incompetence of her behavior and her customer service skills, she clearly is looking for some power and needs some serious healing. The utter disrespect and lack of common sense is completely ridiculous and unprofessional. Now i know not to support this business no longer. I wish she would've tried to do that BEFORE my purchase because i wouldn't have purchased anything; but due to their no return policy i'm burdened with these items that have been tainted by that nasty women's energy. I would hate to work with her i just know she's a nightmare of a person. DONT shop here unless you wanted to be profiled, judged, and humiliated by grown women who don't have their light anymore, just looking to drain the energy and light of other people. If you're going to sell metaphysical items, please hire employees with good intentions and good energy, because that was completely dehumanizing and humiliating, and just disgusting.

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