The Hippy Shop in Springwood is right opposite the train station, and takes up almost the entire sidewalk! But I like it, it has a very marketplace-y feel. And, true to their name, all the products are hippy-like! Tie-dye tops, dresses and baggy pants, hemp totes, Buddha statues, antique-looking artefacts like an old chest of drawers, a small cabinet, what looks to be an armoire, plush, ornate pouffes.. and that's just on the outside! If you venture inside (where it's dark and only lit with lamps), you'll see more intricately designed artefacts, like little stone figurines, ornamental lanterns, windchimes which are constantly making soothing tinkling sounds in the background as you browse... it's really quite a lovely atmosphere. There's even all kinds of incense, including one that is made to smell like marijuana. Why one would want incense that smells that marijuana, I'm not quite sure. You also get a nice mix of cheap items, and expensive items, so there will always be something to fit your budget. read more

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Brace yourselves! I pass through Springwood only once or twice a year and this store keeps expanding and for good reason. This place is packed with so much stock, and I mean SO MUCH! This is the perfect place to go if you need a easy gift or if your tastes are off the beaten track. I would otherwise give this store a lower rating for the mobility issues around the store but I love it too much. Please be careful if you need space to move around. The aisles are quite narrow (so much stock!) and it is difficult to pass other customers. Bring a VERY small bag if you don't want to knock the stock over and break things. Go here, I dare you! read more

Ok, take a deep breath... New Age Markets, known to all and sundry as 'The Hippy Shop' (it even says so on the sign) has been a much loved local institution for decades. It is not, however, for those whose nightmares involve asphyxiation by tie-dyed Indian cotton and rampaging throw pillows. The Hippy Shop takes the notion of abundance to nigh absurd levels, consistently cramming a level of stock to the point where walking down an aisle becomes an all-terrain obstacle course, leaving you clambering over piles of Vietnamese crockery, Nepalese picture frames and Buddhas in collective repose. Not the mention the death from above threat dealt by hanging lanterns and children's toys of bewildering variety. And that's only the first half of the store. Duck through a doorway suffocated by handbags I suspect are breeding together in quiet moments and you reach the clothing room, barely navigable for the arms of silk, cotton and hemp reaching out from the walls and from the centre racks. There's an indiscriminate range here too - from the cheap and awful to some genuinely stylish pieces. My advice is to buy something straightaway if you like it, set it down for a moment and it'll be sucked back into the seething maw never to be seen again. The staff are more than friendly and the store itself stocks everything from crystals to handmade soap, shoes to jewellery; you can even get a psychic reading on request. I couldn't bet on it, but there may be the odd kitchen sink lurking under piles of sari bedspreads and scented candles. I'm in two minds about this claustrophobe's nightmare of a shop, although I can only manage a 15 minute stint before I feel like I'm drowning, if the store did clear out to normal levels, it just might lose a great deal of its oddball charm, and as it is you're sure to find something to suit just about any taste. Just don't expect to find it in a hurry. read more

The Hippy Shop - Gift Shops Near Me - Springwood, NSW

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During the summer break I visited this store with my family as we were intrigued to look at their stuff. My siblings found stuff they wanted and I found two skirts that I liked which had a sign which read 50 percent off, so i tried them on. After i came out of the change room the owner of the shop snatched the skirts out of my hands and said I couldn't buy them because he didn't like that my mother questioned him about the pricing as he said the price had already been reduced when it hadn't. It was an awful experience and I will never shop there again. read more